Sarah Brackett Carter

Brief Life History of Sarah Brackett

When Sarah Brackett Carter was born on 30 September 1800, in Limerick, York, Maine, United States, her father, Ezra Carter Jr, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Fabyan, was 25. She married Calvin Ira Foss on 1 November 1823, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 4 March 1894, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Calvin Ira Foss
1798–1835
Sarah Brackett Carter
1800–1894
Marriage: 1 November 1823
Ira Carter Foss
1824–1864
Calvin Ichabod Foss
1826–1908
Sarah Elizabeth Foss
1827–1899
Rhoda Harriet Foss
1830–1881
Phebe Carter Foss
1831–1913
Ezra Carter Foss
1833–1919
Olive Carter Foss
1835–1877

Sources (64)

  • Sarah Foss in household of Esra Foss, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sally Carter, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Sally Carter, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1804 · Whitehead Light

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.

1825 · The Crimes Act

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.

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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Story Highlight

Calvin Foss and Sarah Brackett Carter Foss History, Compiled by Nancy Dame Knight, a great great granddaughter

Calvin Foss was born 7 April 1800 in Scarboro, Cumberland, Maine. He was the first child born to Zachariah Foss and Olive Carl. He had eleven brothers and sisters who were all born and raised in Sca …

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