Brief Life History of Orra A.
When Orra A. Carter was born on 8 October 1825, in New York, United States, her father, Adonijah Carter, was 36 and her mother, Hannah Allen, was 38. She married William S Bowen on 10 January 1856, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Poy Sippi, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1880. She died on 9 August 1885, in Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Orrie Bowen in household of William Bowen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Orra Carter - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1825; New York, United States
- Ora A Carter Bowen, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1818–1880 Male
1825–1885 Female
Children (3)
1858–1913 Male
1861–1916 Female
1868–1937 Male
Parents and Siblings
1789–1875 Male
1787–1883 Female
Siblings (4)
1818–1899 Male
1823–1850 Female
1825–1885 Female
1829–1870 Female
World Events (8)
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 2
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1846
Age 21
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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