Dorthea Carter
1764–
Monongahela, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life Summary of Dorthea
When Dorthea Carter was born in 1764, in Monongahela, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John L. Carter, was 41 and her mother, Hannah Cope, was 40.
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Family Time Line
John L. Carter
1723–1770
Hannah Cope
1724–1817
Jane Carter
1747–1822
Samuel Carter
1749–1836
James Carter
1751–1795
Hannah Cope Carter
1754–1851
Enos Carter
1758–1760
Dorthea Carter
1764–
Rebekah Ann Carter
1770–1836
John Carter
1773–1805
Parents and Siblings
1723–1770Male
1724–1817Female
Siblings
(8)
1747–1822Female
1749–1836Male
1751–1795Male
1754–1851Female
1758–1760Male
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1776
Age 12
1776
Age 12
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 12
1776
Age 12
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 12
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 12
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
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.
Charman
Chartier
Karter
McCarter
Carrier
Cartman
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- Dorthea Carter, 'WikiTree'
- Legacy NFS Source: Carter -
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