SHEPARD CARY

Cary, Shepard (1805-1866), a Representative from Maine; born in New Salem, Mass., July 3, 1805; attended the common schools; moved with his parents to Houlton, Maine, in 1822; engaged in extensive lumber operations and also in agricultural and mercantile pursuits; member of the State house of representatives in 1832, 1833, 1839-1842, 1848, 1849, and 1862; served in the State senate in 1843 and 1850-1853; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress; took his seat May 10, 1844, and served until March 3, 1845; candidate of the Liberty Party for Governor in 1854; died in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, August 9, 1866; interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Parents: William Holman Cary, Catherine Haskell
Spouse: Susanna Whitaker
Marriage: 25 Dec 1831 - New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Theodore Cary M 9 Apr 1835 in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine
George Cary M 29 Aug 1837
Jefferson Cary M 4 Sep 1841
John H Cary M 18 Jul 1844
Bion B Cary M 18 Jul 1844

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell