Bureau County IL Archives Biographies.....Carey, Rufus
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Biography of Rufus CAREY, Bureau County, Illinois

Rufus Carey, deceased.  Of the public men in Bureau County who deserve mention
in this work, and who have acquitted themselves honorably and creditably while 
in office, we are glad to note him whose name heads this sketch.  Mr. Carey was 
born March 14, 1813, in Enfield, Mass.  He died August 7, 1873, in Princeton.  
His parents were Thomas and Sarah (Packard) Carey.  Rufus Carey was reared and 
educated in Massachusetts.  In 1835 he came to Bureau County and settled in 
Wyanet Township, where the County Poor Farm now is.  He lived in the country 
till 1854, when he removed to Princeton, where his widow yet resides.  In 1853 
he was elected Treasurer of Bureau County, and for four years held that position 
to the great satisfaction of the people.  After serving four years as Treasurer, 
Mr. Carey served two years as Deputy Treasurer.  He was one of the four prominent 
men who started the Carey, Olds & Co. Bank of Princeton, Ill., and was connected 
with it for two years.  Mr. Carey was married April 26, 1837, in Chicopee, Mass., 
to Miss Mary K. Ferry, who was born February 9, 1814, in Granby, Mass.  Her father, 
Abner Ferry, was born November 4, 1777, in Granby, Mass., where he died March 14, 
1828.  He was a farmer by occupation, as was also his father, Noah Ferry, who 
was one of the first settlers in Granby.  Her mother, Rosanna (Smith) Ferry, was 
born October 25, 1783, in Connecticut.  She died June 7, 1867, in Bureau County.  
She was the mother of the following children; Aaron D., Zenus S., William M., 
Mary K., Hannah E., Amelia R. and Rebecca S.  Mrs. Mary K. Carey is the mother of 
four children, viz.: Francis, was born August 15, 1840 (he is now a resident of 
Chicago);  Eliza F. was born October 24, 1842 (she died  September 1, 1844); 
Amelia L., was born March 23, 1848 (she died July 9, 1869), and Warren, who was 
born December 13, 1849  (he is at present a physician in LaGrange, Ill.). He 
married Fannie Crawford; they have four children, viz.: Edward F., Amelia L., 
Mary E. and Alice.  Mrs. Carey is religiously connected with the Congregational 
Church.

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