Wife of Jabez Metcalf Baldwin (PA.).
Daughter of Levi and Catherine Wager Carey.
Mother of Kate C., Bertha E., Jay M., Carrie L., and John C.
Died at home in Green Valley.
Father born, Connecticut.
Mother born, New York.
Caroline Carey was born at Richland, N.Y., March 17, 1843, a direct descendant of Levi Carey, who came to America with the Pilgrims. She also was a direct descendant of Alice and Phoebe Carey, who were renowned writers of their time.
Caroline crossed the continent with her parents, a younger brother, and widowed sister with her three children in a wagon train from Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1850 to the "land of plenty." Well-educated in the schools of her hometown, she took charge of the children's education during the crossing.
The trip had been without major mishaps until they crossed the border and passed Lake Bigler, as Lake Tahoe was known then.
One evening, when the camp had settled down for the night, Caroline's father, who was the wagon train leader, suddenly became ill with a congestive chill. Frantic attendants rushed to his aid with home remedies, but to no avail and he passed away. Stricken with sorrow, the family and members of the wagon train buried him at what is known today as Strawberry, on Highway 50, about 20 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe.
They continued on their way the following morning, and a few days later they arrived at Placerville to join Caroline's two older brothers, John and Joseph Carey. The brothers had preceded them by several months. According to Rosa Lee Baldwin, these two men, carpenter and blacksmith, respectively, built the original Carey house at Placerville.
It was not long before Caroline Carey was chosen to teach at the school in "Coon Hollow," a short distance from Placerville. Many years later she was guest of honor at a reception given by the school's alumni in honor of their first teacher.
The Carey family was not destined to remain long in Placerville, for the men grew restless and longed for more farming activities. Mining held no special appeal to them. In the fall of 1861, Caroline's brother, Joseph, was married to Miss Mary Alcinda Steel of Sacramento, and the following spring the entire family, including Caroline, moved near Antioch in Contra Costa County. The men each bought 860 acres and raised hay, grain and stock, an occupation that was far more to their liking.
In the summer of 1864, Miss Caroline Carey, who was then teaching in the Antioch schools, went on a vacation journey to Carson, Nev. It was while visiting at the home of relatives there, that she met J.M. Baldwin.
They fell in love and were married Sept. 10, 1864.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin came to Suisun Valley and located at the present site of the old family farm adjoining Rockville Corners.
The old Baldwin home was erected in 1864, and was always a great assembling place for the entire neighborhood. During the same year, L.B. Abernathy, who also came here in 1864, built the big house on Abernathy Lane in Suisun Valley, and it was for him the lane was named.
By Jerry Bowen
Daughter of Levi and Catherine Wager Carey.
Mother of Kate C., Bertha E., Jay M., Carrie L., and John C.
Died at home in Green Valley.
Father born, Connecticut.
Mother born, New York.
Caroline Carey was born at Richland, N.Y., March 17, 1843, a direct descendant of Levi Carey, who came to America with the Pilgrims. She also was a direct descendant of Alice and Phoebe Carey, who were renowned writers of their time.
Caroline crossed the continent with her parents, a younger brother, and widowed sister with her three children in a wagon train from Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1850 to the "land of plenty." Well-educated in the schools of her hometown, she took charge of the children's education during the crossing.
The trip had been without major mishaps until they crossed the border and passed Lake Bigler, as Lake Tahoe was known then.
One evening, when the camp had settled down for the night, Caroline's father, who was the wagon train leader, suddenly became ill with a congestive chill. Frantic attendants rushed to his aid with home remedies, but to no avail and he passed away. Stricken with sorrow, the family and members of the wagon train buried him at what is known today as Strawberry, on Highway 50, about 20 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe.
They continued on their way the following morning, and a few days later they arrived at Placerville to join Caroline's two older brothers, John and Joseph Carey. The brothers had preceded them by several months. According to Rosa Lee Baldwin, these two men, carpenter and blacksmith, respectively, built the original Carey house at Placerville.
It was not long before Caroline Carey was chosen to teach at the school in "Coon Hollow," a short distance from Placerville. Many years later she was guest of honor at a reception given by the school's alumni in honor of their first teacher.
The Carey family was not destined to remain long in Placerville, for the men grew restless and longed for more farming activities. Mining held no special appeal to them. In the fall of 1861, Caroline's brother, Joseph, was married to Miss Mary Alcinda Steel of Sacramento, and the following spring the entire family, including Caroline, moved near Antioch in Contra Costa County. The men each bought 860 acres and raised hay, grain and stock, an occupation that was far more to their liking.
In the summer of 1864, Miss Caroline Carey, who was then teaching in the Antioch schools, went on a vacation journey to Carson, Nev. It was while visiting at the home of relatives there, that she met J.M. Baldwin.
They fell in love and were married Sept. 10, 1864.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin came to Suisun Valley and located at the present site of the old family farm adjoining Rockville Corners.
The old Baldwin home was erected in 1864, and was always a great assembling place for the entire neighborhood. During the same year, L.B. Abernathy, who also came here in 1864, built the big house on Abernathy Lane in Suisun Valley, and it was for him the lane was named.
By Jerry Bowen
Wife of Jabez Metcalf Baldwin (PA.).
Daughter of Levi and Catherine Wager Carey.
Mother of Kate C., Bertha E., Jay M., Carrie L., and John C.
Died at home in Green Valley.
Father born, Connecticut.
Mother born, New York.
Caroline Carey was born at Richland, N.Y., March 17, 1843, a direct descendant of Levi Carey, who came to America with the Pilgrims. She also was a direct descendant of Alice and Phoebe Carey, who were renowned writers of their time.
Caroline crossed the continent with her parents, a younger brother, and widowed sister with her three children in a wagon train from Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1850 to the "land of plenty." Well-educated in the schools of her hometown, she took charge of the children's education during the crossing.
The trip had been without major mishaps until they crossed the border and passed Lake Bigler, as Lake Tahoe was known then.
One evening, when the camp had settled down for the night, Caroline's father, who was the wagon train leader, suddenly became ill with a congestive chill. Frantic attendants rushed to his aid with home remedies, but to no avail and he passed away. Stricken with sorrow, the family and members of the wagon train buried him at what is known today as Strawberry, on Highway 50, about 20 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe.
They continued on their way the following morning, and a few days later they arrived at Placerville to join Caroline's two older brothers, John and Joseph Carey. The brothers had preceded them by several months. According to Rosa Lee Baldwin, these two men, carpenter and blacksmith, respectively, built the original Carey house at Placerville.
It was not long before Caroline Carey was chosen to teach at the school in "Coon Hollow," a short distance from Placerville. Many years later she was guest of honor at a reception given by the school's alumni in honor of their first teacher.
The Carey family was not destined to remain long in Placerville, for the men grew restless and longed for more farming activities. Mining held no special appeal to them. In the fall of 1861, Caroline's brother, Joseph, was married to Miss Mary Alcinda Steel of Sacramento, and the following spring the entire family, including Caroline, moved near Antioch in Contra Costa County. The men each bought 860 acres and raised hay, grain and stock, an occupation that was far more to their liking.
In the summer of 1864, Miss Caroline Carey, who was then teaching in the Antioch schools, went on a vacation journey to Carson, Nev. It was while visiting at the home of relatives there, that she met J.M. Baldwin.
They fell in love and were married Sept. 10, 1864.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin came to Suisun Valley and located at the present site of the old family farm adjoining Rockville Corners.
The old Baldwin home was erected in 1864, and was always a great assembling place for the entire neighborhood. During the same year, L.B. Abernathy, who also came here in 1864, built the big house on Abernathy Lane in Suisun Valley, and it was for him the lane was named.
By Jerry Bowen
Daughter of Levi and Catherine Wager Carey.
Mother of Kate C., Bertha E., Jay M., Carrie L., and John C.
Died at home in Green Valley.
Father born, Connecticut.
Mother born, New York.
Caroline Carey was born at Richland, N.Y., March 17, 1843, a direct descendant of Levi Carey, who came to America with the Pilgrims. She also was a direct descendant of Alice and Phoebe Carey, who were renowned writers of their time.
Caroline crossed the continent with her parents, a younger brother, and widowed sister with her three children in a wagon train from Lake Geneva, Wis., in 1850 to the "land of plenty." Well-educated in the schools of her hometown, she took charge of the children's education during the crossing.
The trip had been without major mishaps until they crossed the border and passed Lake Bigler, as Lake Tahoe was known then.
One evening, when the camp had settled down for the night, Caroline's father, who was the wagon train leader, suddenly became ill with a congestive chill. Frantic attendants rushed to his aid with home remedies, but to no avail and he passed away. Stricken with sorrow, the family and members of the wagon train buried him at what is known today as Strawberry, on Highway 50, about 20 miles southwest of South Lake Tahoe.
They continued on their way the following morning, and a few days later they arrived at Placerville to join Caroline's two older brothers, John and Joseph Carey. The brothers had preceded them by several months. According to Rosa Lee Baldwin, these two men, carpenter and blacksmith, respectively, built the original Carey house at Placerville.
It was not long before Caroline Carey was chosen to teach at the school in "Coon Hollow," a short distance from Placerville. Many years later she was guest of honor at a reception given by the school's alumni in honor of their first teacher.
The Carey family was not destined to remain long in Placerville, for the men grew restless and longed for more farming activities. Mining held no special appeal to them. In the fall of 1861, Caroline's brother, Joseph, was married to Miss Mary Alcinda Steel of Sacramento, and the following spring the entire family, including Caroline, moved near Antioch in Contra Costa County. The men each bought 860 acres and raised hay, grain and stock, an occupation that was far more to their liking.
In the summer of 1864, Miss Caroline Carey, who was then teaching in the Antioch schools, went on a vacation journey to Carson, Nev. It was while visiting at the home of relatives there, that she met J.M. Baldwin.
They fell in love and were married Sept. 10, 1864.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin came to Suisun Valley and located at the present site of the old family farm adjoining Rockville Corners.
The old Baldwin home was erected in 1864, and was always a great assembling place for the entire neighborhood. During the same year, L.B. Abernathy, who also came here in 1864, built the big house on Abernathy Lane in Suisun Valley, and it was for him the lane was named.
By Jerry Bowen
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