Archibald Cary
American
American Revolutionary War patriot - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Virginia House of Burgesses | 1756 | 1776 |
Lineage
- Father Henry Cary
- Daughter: Anne Cary Randolph
American Revolutionary War patriot - AsNotedIn
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Virginia House of Burgesses | 1756 | 1776 |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1721/02/24 | Archibald Cary is born, probably in Williamsburg, Virginia. | Born | |||||
1744/05/31 | Mary Randolph marries Archibald Cary. | Groom | Marriage of Mary Randolph and Archibald Cary | ||||
1750/00/00 | Archibald Carys Forge 1750-1781 | Owner | Falling Creek Ironworks Archeological Site | Bensley | |||
1765/05/29 | Archibald Cary votes against Patrick Henry's Resolves on the Stamp Act, finding them too inflammatory. | Member | |||||
1776/05/00 | Virginia Convention instructs Virginia's delegates to the Second Continental Congress to propose a declaration of independence. | Chairman | Lee Resolution | Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg | Fifth Virginia Convention | |
1776/05/15 | Archibald Cary chairs the committee tasked to draft the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the first constitution of Virginia. | Chairman | Virginia Declaration of Rights | ||||
1776/06/12 | Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted | Committee Member | Virginia Declaration of Rights | Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg | Fifth Virginia Convention | |
1787/02/26 | Archibald Cary dies at Ampthill, his estate in Chesterfield County. | Died | Ampthill Estate | Richmond |
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