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Samuel Curry Currey

Birth	:	12 Oct 1805 Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death	:	4 Aug 1878 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Roebuck Cemetery, Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.7877670, -77.2439550
Description	:	Reading: Samuel Curry d. 4 Aug [1778/1878?] ae 83 yrs "CURREY, SAMUEL, A. B. 1866; A. M. Principal University Grammar School 1835-36; admitted to bar 1837; lawyer Providence, R. I., 1837-78; member R. I. house of representatives two years; R. I. senate seven years; P B K [Phi Beta Kappa]; b. near Fredericton, N. S. [New Bruswick], Oct. 12, 1806; d. Providence, R. I., Feb. 28, 1878." Source: Historical Catalogue of Brown University 1764-1914 "…in 1836 he was a rather mature student in the office of Attorney General Greene, and might be... Read More	Reading: Samuel Curry d. 4 Aug [1778/1878?] ae 83 yrs "CURREY, SAMUEL, A. B. 1866; A. M. Principal University Grammar School 1835-36; admitted to bar 1837; lawyer Providence, R. I., 1837-78; member R. I. house of representatives two years; R. I. senate seven years; P B K [Phi Beta Kappa]; b. near Fredericton, N. S. [New Bruswick], Oct. 12, 1806; d. Providence, R. I., Feb. 28, 1878." Source: Historical Catalogue of Brown University 1764-1914 "…in 1836 he was a rather mature student in the office of Attorney General Greene, and might be seen on Westminster street, towards the close of a pleasant afternoon, resting himself after his morning studies in pleasant intercourse with the young ladies, …. At this time Mr. Currey was a bit of a dandy; he parted his hair in the middle, and wore a blue coat with brass buttons, with a buff vest and yellow kid gloves. He came out of college in 1835 without a degree, because he and his classmates were to conscientious ot permit any distinction among their number in the assignment of parts at Commencement. He intended at one time to enter the ministry, and, in fact, was a licensed preacher and well grounded in the doctrines of his denomination. He was a Calvinistic Baptist…… Not long after he came to the bar, the movement in favor of an extension of suffrage was started in the State, and Mr. Currey early took a prominent position on the side of Law and Order. He was a native of New Brunswick and a naturalized citizen of the United States. He took great pride in his fidelity to the institutions of his adopted country and State. In what was known as the Dorr war, in 1842, he joined a military company and attained the rank of sergeant; but while most of the young lawyers of the Law and Order Party attained military rank which entitled them to ride about on horseback, I do not think that Sergeant Currey was ever mounted. He was for many years secretary of the T. R. I. A. O. E. A. O. F., a sort of debating society, ….. Mr. Currey acquired much distinction by his able defense of Nicholas Gordon, indicted as accessory to the murder of Amasa Sprague. He afterwards for many hears occupied a high position at the bar as counselor and advocate. He was engaged in much of the important litigation in the State during his active professional ife. He rendered valuable and important service as counsel of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad Company. He was one of the counsel engaged in the contest over the will of the late Colonel Thomas Halsey. ….. Mr. Currey was not a popular orator, but he was an earnest, clear and powerful speaker. I often said of him during his life that he was the most ‘sure-footed' member of the bar. Give him an opportunity for full examination of a question of law upon principle and authority, and he rarely, if ever, made a mistake. I doubt if his deliberate judgment was ever overruled by the tribunal of last resort. If it was, I should be inclined to say, so much the worse for the tribunal. In the examination of such questions, I think he derived much benefit from his early theological training. His mind worked with the logical force and precision of an old Puritan divine of the seventeenth century. Mr. Currey was a careful student of English constitutional history, and while he adhered to the opinions in the Church and State inherited by him and his Baptist brethren from Roger Williams, he was no believer in the doctrines commonly called democratic. He was of the Hamilton rather than of the Jeffersonian school of politics. As a man, Mr. Currey was amiable and generous to a fault. Like all the rest of us, he had some weaknesses, among them a morbid sensitiveness. He liked to say pleasant things, and he like to have pleasant thenigs said to him, and anything like ridicule or neglect stung him to the quick. But he was the most placable of men…... At length there came to Mr. Currey failing health, as the years drew nigh in which he could say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.' He was rather a lonely old man; but kind friends were about him to the last, notably Henry C. Whitaker and William W. Hoppin. After his death, religious services were held in the vestry of the First Baptist church, and his pastor, the Rev. E. G. Taylor, D. D., spoke of his many good qualities, and especially of the confident faith which sustained him in the mortal hour. His friend, Governor Hopin, spoke in warm terms of eulogy, and commended his virtues to the imitation of his professional brethren who were present. His remains were taken to New Brunswick, and he sleeps among his kindred." Source: "Reminiscences of the Rhode Island Bar", by Abraham Payne, 1885 pages 90 – 96. The Library of Samuel Currey was sold at auction, in Providence in 1878. It is said that he signed his name in his books on page 96, to show his ownership.

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Samuel Curry Currey's memorial is located at: Roebuck Cemetery, Robersonville, Martin County, USA.
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Samuel Curry Currey death on 4 Aug 1878 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 35.7877670
Longitude: -77.2439550

Family Members:

Parent

David Currey Sr.

(1767 - 1827)

Dorothy “Dolly” Estey Currey

(1774 - 1843)

Siblings

(unknow - unknow)

(1793 - 1831)

(1795 - 1861)

(1798 - 1877)

(1810 - 1861)

George William Currie

(1813 - 1901)

James Robert Currey

(1815 - 1897)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Roebuck Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7877670, -77.2439550

2. Whitfield Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8051450, -77.2501090

3. Everett Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8046410, -77.2299810

4. Brown- VanNortwick Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7654290, -77.2338310

5. Everett-Roberson Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8045880, -77.2196390

6. Amos Roberson Family Cemetery
Church Crossroads, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7907200, -77.2067000

7. James B. Everett Cemetery
Robersonville Township, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8133490, -77.2651760

8. Old First Robersonville Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8192780, -77.2510000

9. Mary Everett AA Cemetery
Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7771850, -77.2837030

10. Robert Yancy Wetherington Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7972670, -77.2853080

11. Roebuck Family Cemetery
Bear Grass, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7845380, -77.1999410

12. Barnhill-Little Family Cemetery
Bethel, Pitt County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7885430, -77.2930480

13. James Berry Whitehurst & Corey Family Cemetery
Bethel, Pitt County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7883120, -77.2931270

14. Robersonville Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8233050, -77.2667540

15. Wynne Cemetery
Church Crossroads, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.7835280, -77.1861670

16. Bunting Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8253814, -77.2068910

17. Moore Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8254200, -77.2068200

18. George William Wiggins Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8164490, -77.2943460

19. Gurganus-Harrison Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8360110, -77.2251320

20. Whichard-Whitley Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8200111, -77.2938615

21. Andrews Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8205410, -77.2945860

22. Bunting Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8394550, -77.2312050

23. William S. Vick Family Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8408050, -77.2517400

24. Roberson Chapel Cemetery
Robersonville, Martin County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8227900, -77.2944600