Levi Carter Sr

Brief Life History of Levi

When Levi Carter Sr was born on 16 May 1788, in Belknap, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Moses Carter Sr, was 48 and his mother, Anna Hoyt, was 42. He married Mary "Polly" Mason on 9 July 1812, in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 16 June 1885, in New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in New Hampton Village Cemetery, New Hampton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Carter Sr
1788–1885
Mary "Polly" Mason
1794–1840
Marriage: 9 July 1812
Nathaniel P Carter
1813–1814
Carter
1813–1814
Anna Carter
1815–1896
Hannah S Carter
1816–1902
Polly Carter
1818–1895
Dr Nathaniel P Carter
1820–1868
Sarah Piper Carter
1821–1901
Jerutia Carter
1823–1827
Dr Moses W Carter
1824–1910
Miriam B Carter
1827–1859
Levi Carter Jr
1829–1903
Eliphalet Stephen Carter
1831–1924
Elmira Carter
1832–1848
Lovina Carter
1833–1842

Sources (53)

  • Levi Carter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Levi Carter, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Levi Carter, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

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World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1809

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1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

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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