Brief Life History of John Sims
When John Sims Carter was born in 1797, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Carter, was 31 and his mother, Johanna Sims, was 30. He married Elizabeth Kenyon on 28 February 1813, in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1820. In 1832, his occupation is listed as mormon missionary - traveling in many states - new england, ohio, missouri .... He died on 25 June 1834, in Clay, Missouri, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States.
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- John S Carter, "United States Census, 1820"
- John S. Carter, "Vermont, Marriages, 1791-1974"
- John Sims Carter, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1806
"The town of Putnam is rich in history, getting its name from Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 - May 29, 1790) who was an American Army general and Freemason, popularly known as ""Old Put."" Putnam's famous quote ""don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes, then shoot low"" is still well known today."
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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JOHN SIMS CARTER'S LIFE STORY: TIMELINE OF FACTS. BY CHERYL EVANS FROMM
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