Eliza Ann Carter

Brief Life History of Eliza Ann

When Eliza Ann Carter was born on 28 September 1818, in Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, John Carter, was 36 and her mother, Hannah Knight Libby, was 31. She married James Chauncey Snow on 10 February 1838, in Kirtland Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1851. She died on 9 March 1897, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Chauncey Snow
1817–1884
Eliza Ann Carter
1818–1897
Marriage: 10 February 1838
Sarah Jane Snow
1838–1910
John Carter Snow
1840–1909
Don Carlos Snow
1842–1897
Eliza Ann Snow
1843–1901
James Erastus Snow
1846–1919
Richard Carter Snow
1848–1922
Dominicus Carter Snow
1851–1919
Mary Ellen Snow
1856–1856
Arletta Colister Snow
1857–1920
Lydia Snow
1858–
Deseret Snow
1863–1883

Sources (84)

  • Eliza Snow in household of James Snow, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza Ann Carter - Church record: birth-name: Eliza Ann Carter
  • Eliza Ann Carter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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. 

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: Caldwell, Missouri, Unites States

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

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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William Furlsbury "F" Carter as written by the Lavina Irene "Carter" (Croff) Genealogy

William Furlsbury "F" Carter May 1, 1811 - October 11, 1888 William F. was born in Newry, Oxford County, Maine, the fourth child of John and Hannah Libby Knight Carter. He was married five times, his …

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