• Born: 11 Jun 1732, Newport RI
• Marriage (1): Ann Atkinson on 1 Nov 1754 in Newport RI

  General notes:

Silversmith (tentative identification)

  Events in his life were:

• Alternate Mark.

• He worked in 1759-1776 as a silversmith in New York City NY with a shop on Crown Street. When the British occupied the city, he fled to Morristown NJ. ²⁸

• Freeman: 1765, in New York City NY. ²⁸

• Example: Bowl, circa 1770-1780, in Private Collection. D: 7 1/4"
  wt: 13oz
  Engraved C * L

• Example: Tankard, circa 1770, in Metropolitan Museum of Art. H: 7 7/16"
  d: 5 9/16"
  wt: 34 oz. 8 dwt
  Engraved on lid RLM in a floral cartouche. The collection also has a pair of tumblers with identical engraving.

• He worked in 1776-1782 as a silversmith in Morristown NJ ²⁸

• He worked in 1782-1783 as a silversmith in Newark NJ ²⁸

• Advertised: New Jersey Journal, on 19 Nov 1782. Announcing that he "has removed from Morristown to Newark and carries on his business as usual in all its different branches.''

• He worked in 1784-1786 as a silversmith in New York City NY ²⁸

• Advertised: New-York Packet, on 5 Jan 1784, in New York City NY.
  "Cary Dunn, Gold and Silver Smith, Begs leave to acquaint his friends and the public in general, that he is returned to this city from New Jersey, after a seven years exile—that he carries on his business as usual, at the old corner house, where he formerly lived, between the Fly Market and New-Dutch Church, No. 23 Crown-Street."

• Partnership: Cary Dunn, in 1786-1792, in New York City NY. As C. DUNN & SON. ²⁸

• He worked in 1793-1796 as a silversmith in New York City NY ²⁸

• General: 1 Feb 1796, in New York City NY. Witnessed the will of Samuel Johnson, silversmith.
  

Cary married Ann Atkinson on 1 Nov 1754 in Newport RI.