When Arnold Adam Carter was born on 23 August 1823, in Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Benajah Carter, was 36 and his mother, Luna Hildreth, was 27. He married Jane Celestine Wilson on 24 December 1851, in Orleans, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Osborn, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1864. In 1860, at the age of 37, his occupation is listed as farm laborer. He died on 17 December 1887, in Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Seymour Cemetery, Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Historic Boundaries: 1840: Gasconade, Missouri, United States 1842: Osage, Missouri, United States
English: occupational name for a transporter of goods, from Middle English carter(e) ‘carter’ (Anglo-Norman French car(e)tier, Old French charetier, medieval Latin carettarius, carettator). The Old French word coalesced with the earlier Middle English word cart(e) ‘cart’, which is from either Old Norse kartr or Old English cræt, both of which, like the Late Latin word, were probably derived from Celtic. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Irish: shortened form of McCarter .
Americanized form of German Karter ‘carder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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