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Carey Family History
Carey Genealogy & Family TreeCarey is an English name from Somerset, England. It comes from the Welsh word carew which means "fort hill." The earliest known ancestor--Hamo de Kan--was recorded in 1205. Roots for this name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Comme je trouve which means "As I find."
Other spellings include “Carrie," "Carrey," and "Cary." Notable people with the surname include American actor and game show host Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show, The Price is Right, Whose Line Is It Anyway?), NASA astronaut Digger Carey, and American singer Mariah Carey. The first Carey to come to America was Sarah Carey in 1620.
Carey Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Frederick George Carey -- --, 1850 March 2, 1895
- Mary Carey -- --, 1848 December 0, 1912
- Phoebe Carey -- --, 1772 June 3, 1855
- Eliza Catherine Carey -- --, 1860 December 0, 1932 Iowa
- Abigail Carey -- --, 1820 November 30, 1902 Ohio
Carey Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Norman Russell Sholto Carey -- --, 1895 September 0, 1970 Victoria
- Henry Emmett Carey -- --, 1907 August 12, 1983 Texas
- William Moon Carey -- --, 1834 May 13, 1914 Ohio
- John Thomas Carey -- --, 1860 May 11, 1938 South Carolina
- Elizabeth Carey -- --, 1738 Pennsylvania
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