William Dennison Cary was the founder and namesake of

Cary, Illinois Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, and Cuba Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 17,826. Founding In 1841, William Dennison Cary purchased for $1.25 an ...

, and one of its early prominent citizens. He was born in 1808 in Sandy Creek,

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. In 1830 he married Lodemia Ells, who was one year older than he. Their first child, Cornelia, was born in 1832. Two years later, they welcomed another daughter, Hulda. In the next few years, five more children expanded their family to nine members. While William and Lodemia's family grew, he bought , in three separate purchases, thus creating the first section of

. In 1845, he built on West Main Street a red brick house, which still stands today. However, the house was moved to a lot on East Ross Street in 1966, when

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bought the West Main property. The present-day house includes two sections that were added later.

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Village of Cary, and biography of William Dennison Cary
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cary, William People from Cary, Illinois 1808 births Year of death missing People from Sandy Creek, New York