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He was born on 29 June 1821, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 11, 27, 28, 35; 6 (40 in 1861), 10 (58 in 1880), 11 (78 in 1900), 20 (49 in 1870), 21 (48 in 1870), 22 (29 in 1850), 25 (85 in 1907). place: 10, 11, 21, 22, 28]
He served in the Mexican War. On 1 December 1846, he enlisted in company F of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Philadelphia Rangers. On 15 July 1848, he mustered out with his company. [sources: 8, 18, 23, 27]
In 1849/50, he married Catherine [unknown family name]. She was born on 11 July 1821, in Pennsylvania. They had one known child:
[sources: 11 (1 child, not alive in 1900), 30]
In 1850, he was living in Middle Ward, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Catharine Carie, and with Eliza Love and Elizabeth Simpson. He was a stone cutter. [sources: 22]
Probably in fall 1859 and fall 1860, he was a conductor, living at 1712 Barker Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 34; see also 32]
In 1860, his wife Catharine, and their daughter Ida, were living in ward 9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is not listed with them in the census. [source: 33]
On 14 July 1860, his daughter Ida Carie died, of dysentery. She died at 1712 Barker Street, ward 9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 16 July 1860, she was buried, at Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 32]
He was living at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he enlisted. [source: 6]
He also served in company F of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry. [sources: 8, 18]
He also served in company F of the 20th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He enlisted on 26 April 1861. He was mustered out on 26 July 1861. [sources: 7, 8, 18]
He was mustered into service on 10 September 1861. He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was captain of company I. [sources: 1 (10 Sep), 6 (enlisted 17 Sep, mustered in 15 Oct), 7 (2 Dec), 13, 17, 18, 23, 37]
At the end of November 1861, his company still had space for twelve men. [sources: 14, 24]
On 29 June 1862, he, along with the other commissioned officers in the regiment (except Colonel Gregory), signed a statement denying accusations that they were on the verge of open mutiny, that the regiment had been reduced to 400 men, and that Colonel Gregory was too lenient to Confederates and too harsh to men in the regiment. [source: 12]
On 20 August 1862, he testified at E Carroll Brewster's court martial. He testified that he had been Officerof the Day with Brewster serving as Officer of the Guard under him several times, and Brewster had been attentive to his duty as far as he knew. [source: 9]
On 7 February 1863, he was sick, in his quarters. [source: 4]
He was discharged on 10 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability. He was captain of company I. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (9 Feb), 5, 6, 7 (13 Feb), 18, 23, 37]
On 8 April 1865, he swore to information supporting Annie Maguire's application for a pension based on the service of her husband James Maguire (I). [source: 36]
In 1870, he was living on the south side of South Street, 26th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife, Catherine. He was a stonecutter. [sources: 20, 21]
Probably in fall 1870, he was living at 1632 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His occupation was "china". [sources: 19]
In 1880, he was living at 1116 Nevada Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Katharine. He was a car conductor. [source: 10]
In 1890, he was living in Hulmsville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He had been shot in the left arm. [source: 7]
On 31 May 1890, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [source: 8, 18]
In 1900, he was living in Hulmsville Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Catherine, and a boarder. He was a stonecutter, and had been unemployed for 12 months in the previous year. [source: 11]
On 2 December 1904, his wife, Catharine Carie, died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Hulmeville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 29 (1 Dec), 30]
He applied again for a pension on 6 May 1907 (18).
He died on 2 June 1907, at 1111 Spruce Street, ward 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of pneumonia (2 days duration), with senile decay contributing. He was buried from his late residence at 1111 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery, Hulmeville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 35]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John P Carie)
2 Official army register (Carie [??]) (John P Carie)
3 regimental descriptive book (John P Carie)
4 consolidated morning report, 7 February 1863
5 consolidated morning report, 10 February 1863
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 14 March 2005 (John P Carie)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Hulmsville, supervisor's district 130, enumeration district 103, page [1] (John P Carie)
8 pension index, by name (John P Carie)
9 court-martial record, E Carroll Brewster (John P Carie)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 5th division 28th ward, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 590, microfilm series T9, film 1187, page 311 B = 24 handwritten (John P Carey)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Borough of Hulmsville, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 24, microfilm series T623, film 1385, page 135 B = 8 handwritten (John P Carie)
12 'Ninety-first Pennsylvania Regiment'. Philadelphia Inquirer, 11 July 1862, page 2 (John J Carrie)
13 'Camp Chase at Gray's Ferry' Philadelphia Inquirer 19 October 1861 page 8 (John F Carie)
14 'Wanted--ten men for company G', Philadelphia Inquirer 29 November 1861 page 5 (John P Carie)
15 'Camp Chase', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 November 1861 (John P Cary)
16 'Departure of Col. Gregory's regiment', Philadelphia Inquirer 22 January 1862 page 2 (John P Cary)
17 'Local intelligence', Philadelphia Inquirer 19 September 1862 page 8 (John P Carrie)
18 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (John P Carie)
19 1870 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, page 324 (John P Carie)
20 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2nd enumeration, ward 26, district 86, microfilm series M593, film ?, page 181 verso = 34 handwritten (John P Carey)
21 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 86th district, microfilm series M593, film 1414, page 383 = 84 handwritten (John P Carrie)
22 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Middle Ward, microfilm series M432, film 814, page 12 recto = 23 handwritten (John P Carie)
23 Randy W. Hackenburg. Pennsylvania in the War with Mexico. Shippensburg PA: White Mane Publishing Co., 1992. Page 250. (John P Carey or Carie)
24 'Attention!', Philadelphia Press, Thursday 28 November 1861, page 3 [also printed on 27 November 1861 page 3] (John P Carie)
25 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer Tuesday 4 June 1907 page 7; reprinted on Wednesday 5 June 1907 page 7 (John P Carie)
26 Find a Grave, memorial 12186965 (accessed 7 Mar 11, 14 Jul 12) (John E Carey--but see entry 27 below)
27 headstone, Beechwood Cemetery, Hulmeville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (picture on Find a grave; see entry 26 above for a link) (John P [sic] Carie)
28 Find a grave, memorial 91118533, created by Allan L Winger, added 1 June 2012, accessed 14 July 2012 (John Peter Carie)
29 Find a grave, memorial 91118719, created by Allan L Winger, added 1 June 2012, accessed 14 July 2012 (Catherine Carie)
30 headstone, Catharine Carie (picture on Find a grave memorial linked in entry 29 above)
31 Pennsylvania death indices, 1907 ("Carie, John P.; 59482; Phila.; June 2.")
32 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 July 1860 (Ida Carie)
33 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 9, microfilm series M653, film 1159, page 94 = 94 handwritten (Catharine Corie)
34 selected Philadelphia city directories
35 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 June 1907, #15022 (John P Carie)
36 widow's pension certificate, Annie widow of James Maguire, National Archives and Records Administration, record group 15, widow's certificate 78,602 (John P Carie)
37 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John P Carie)
| line | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwellings visited | 130 | |||
| Families visited | 183 | |||
| Name | John P Carie | Catharine Carie | Eliza Love | Elizabeth Simpson |
| Age | 29 | 29 | 20 | 66 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Stone cutter | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Phila] | Pennsyl | Philad | Ireland |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 21 | 22 |
| Dwelling number | 489 | |
| Family number | 491 | |
| Name | Catharine Corie | Ida " |
| Age | 38 | 3 |
| Sex | F | F |
| Color | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Value of real estate owned | ||
| Value of personal estate | ||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " |
| Married within year | ||
| Attended school within year | ||
| Cannot read & write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwelling-house number | 564 | ||
| Family number | 632 | ||
| Name | Carrie John P | Catharine | Watt John R |
| Age | 48 | 48 | 17 |
| Sex | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Stone Cutter | Keeping house | |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | |||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penn] | " | Indiania [sic] |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | |||
| Can't write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 9 | 10 |
| South street - South side | ||
| Dwelling-house number | 1630 [?] | |
| Family number | ||
| Name | Carey John P | - Catherine |
| Age | 49 | 48 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | ||
| Occupation | ||
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | ||
| Birthplace | ||
| Father foreign born | ||
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| Birth month if born within year | ||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||
| Attended school past year | ||
| Can't read | ||
| Can't write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... | ||
| line | 39 | 40 |
| street name | Nevada Street | |
| house number | 1116 | |
| dwelling visit # | ||
| family visit # | ||
| name | Carey John P | - Katharine |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| age | 58 | 58 |
| month born if born in year | ||
| relationship | Wife | |
| single | ||
| married | 1 | 1 |
| widowed/divorced | ||
| married during year | ||
| occupation | Car Conductor | Keeping house |
| months unemployed | ||
| currently ill? | ||
| blind | ||
| deaf/dumb | ||
| idiotic | ||
| insane | ||
| disabled | ||
| school this year | ||
| can't read | ||
| can't write | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | France | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Baltm | Penna |
| line | 54 | 55 | 56 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 164 | ||
| family number | 169 | ||
| name | Carie, John P | - Catherine | Gaffery Catherine |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Boarder |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| birth date | June 1821 | July 1821 | Mar 1828 |
| age | 78 | 78 | 72 |
| married? | M | M | Wd |
| # years married | 50 | 50 | |
| mother of how many children? | 1 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ireland |
| father's birthplace | France | Pennsylvania | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Ireland |
| immigration year | 1850 | ||
| # years in USA | 50 | ||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Stone cutter | ||
| # months not employed | 12 | ||
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule |
CARIE.--On June 2, 1907, JOHN P CARIE, aged 85 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, at his late residence, 1111 Spruce st. Interment private.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from April 14th 1907 to June 2nd 1907, that I last saw him alive 7. P.M. on June 2, 1907, and that death occurred, on the date stated above at 9.15 P.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
Chief, Pneumonia DURATION [blank] Mos. 2 Days