Jared Carter

Brief Life History of Jared

When Jared Carter was born on 14 June 1801, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Carter, was 35 and his mother, Johanna Sims, was 34. He married Lydia Ames on 20 September 1823, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1841. He died on 6 July 1849, in DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jared Carter
1801–1849
Lydia Ames
1802–1865
Marriage: 20 September 1823
Nancy Carter
1826–
Evaline Carter
1826–1888
Lydia Carter
1835–
Ellen Carter
1827–1897
Orlando Carter
1830–1885
Clark Waterhouse Carter
1831–1906
Jared W. Carter
1836–1898
Rosabella Carter
1839–1847
David F Carter
1842–1925
Joseph Carter
1845–

Sources (25)

  • Jarred Carter, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jared Carter - birth: 14 June 1801; Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States
  • Jared Carter, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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. 

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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