Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Carey, Joseph Henry July 7, 1858 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

  JOSEPH HENRY CAREY, of Pottstown, was born in that 
borough, July 7, 1858. He is the son of Manning Force and 
Mary (Missimer) Carey.

  Manning Force Carey (father) was born in Chester county, 
Pennsylvania, and was a butcher by trade. He removed to 
Montgomery county when a young man and settled in Lower 
Pottsgrove township, where he lived until he married. He 
then removed to Pottstown, and attended market there for a 
number of years. He died in 1879, at the age of forty-seven 
years. His wife died in Philadelphia, in 1900, at the age of 
sixty-five years. Both were Lutherans. Mrs. Mary (Missimer) 
Carey was born in Limerick township, Montgomery county, 
Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Carey and four children: George 
W., of Philadelphia; Joseph Henry, of Pottstown; M. Force 
Carey, of Philadelphia; and Fred M., of New York city.
 
  Joseph Carey (grandfather) was born in Pennsylvania and 
was a stone quarryman. He was killed by a blast when he was 
fifty-five years of age. He was a local Methodist preacher, 
and after his day's work was finished he would walk seven or 
eight miles to Pottstown and conduct revivals, preaching and 
exhorting. His wife was Lydia Gruver, who lived to be about 
seventy-nine years of age. They had four children. After the 
death of Mr. Carey, Lydia (Gruver) Carey, his wife, married 
David Ganger (second husband) and they had two children.

  George Missimer (maternal grandfather) was born in 
Limerick township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and 
farmed there for many years. During the last years of his 
life he lived retired in Pottstown, where he died when he 
was ninety-four years old. His wife was Susanna Christman 
and they had a large family. He was a soldier in the war of 
1812. The father of George Missimer was Frederick Missimer, 
the son of Cassimer Missimer, who was the immigrant. He came 
from Alsace, France. Cassimer Missimer was the founder of 
the family in Montgomery county and in America.

  Joseph H. Carey was reared in Pottstown and attended the 
public schools. At the age of fourteen years he began to 
learn the printing trade, at the Pottstown Ledger office, 
and for many years has been foreman of the job printing 
department. He is connected with the newspaper and printing 
department of the Pottstown Ledger, and for twenty years has 
been correspondent for various Philadelphia newspapers. He 
worked for J. B. Lippincott & Company, book publishers, in 
Philadelphia at one time, and was also reporter for the 
Norristown Register.

  March 31, 1887, Joseph H. Carey married Miss Agnes A. 
Reinert, daughter of Benneville and Cecelia Reinert. They 
had two children, Mary and Pauline. Mr. and Mrs. Carey are 
members of the First Methodist Episcopal church. He is a 
steward in the church, and also Sunday-school librarian.

  Politically Mr. Carey is a Democrat. He was a member of 
the school. board for ten years, having been elected three 
times in a strong Republican ward, and was treasurer of the 
board. In 1901 Mr. Carey was appointed borough and school 
tax collector by Judge Weand, a vacancy having occurred. He 
resides at 326 Cherry street.

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