Hial Carr

Brief Life History of Hial

When Hial Carr was born on 6 January 1814, in Deering, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, George Carr, was 49 and his mother, Mary Marden, was 41. He married Sarah Aldrich on 6 January 1840. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. He died on 3 March 1883, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hial Carr
1814–1883
Sarah Aldrich
1823–1857
Marriage: 6 January 1840
Frances M. Carr
1840–1844
Loammi Baker Carr
1842–1866
Lami Baker Carr
1842–
Samuel Aldrich Carr
1848–1918

Sources (29)

  • Niel C Carr, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hial C. Carr, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Hial C. Carr, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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World Events (8)

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.

Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .

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

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