Cary, Thomas

Cary, Thomas a Congregational minister, was born at Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 18, 1745. He graduated at Harvard-College in 1761; was ordained at Newburyport, Mass., as pastor of the First Church, May 11, 1796, and died there, Nov. 24, 1808. "He possessed a strong and comprehensive mind, which was highly cultivated by reading, observation, reflection, and praiser." His only published writings are a few Discourses. See The Panoplist, Dec. 1808. (J.C.S.)