Ann Carver

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Carver was born on 14 January 1790, in Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jonathan Carver II, was 48 and her mother, Mary Waller, was 40. She married Reuben Mullison Jr about 1815. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lehman Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Newport, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 14 January 1873, at the age of 83, and was buried in Forty Fort Cemetery, Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Mullison Jr
1792–1857
Ann Carver
1790–1873
Marriage: about 1815
William C Mullison
1817–1885
Elisha A Mullison
1819–
Samuel Carver Mullison
1821–1890
David Mullison
1828–1865
Ann Mullison
1832–
Isaac R. Mullison
1840–1842

Sources (5)

  • Annie Mullisson in household of Wm C Mullisson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ann Carver - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 14 January 1790; Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Ann Carver Mullison, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English kerver ‘one who cuts or carves (something)’, especially wood, hence ‘carpenter’ but within that trade more specifically and commonly ‘sculptor of wooden images’; perhaps occasionally ‘sculptor in stone’.

Americanized form of German Garber , Gerber , or Körber (see Koerber ).

History: John Carver (c. 1576–1621), one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation. He was born in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England. Emigrating to the Netherlands in 1609, he joined the Pilgrims at Leyden.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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