Nathaniel Carter
M, (1706 - 20 July 1787)
| Father-Biological* | Samuel Carter b. 7 Jan 1677/78, d. 23 Aug 1738 |
| Mother-Biological* | Dorothy Wilder b. 1686, d. 20 Aug 1738 |
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- Boudreau Line
Last Edited=8 Apr 2024
Nathaniel Carter was born in 1706 at Lancaster, Massachusetts.1,2 He was the son of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder.
Nathaniel Carter married Thankful Sawyer, daughter of Elias Sawyer and Beatrix Pope, on 9 February 1731/32 at Lancaster, Massachusetts.1,2 He was elected as a Selectman on Leominster's first Select Board.1,2 He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.2
Nathaniel Carter married Dorcus Spofford on 21 July 1758.2 Nathaniel Carter died on 20 July 1787 at Leominster, Massachusetts.1,2 He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts. Nathaniel's epitaph reads:
Nathaniel Carter married Thankful Sawyer, daughter of Elias Sawyer and Beatrix Pope, on 9 February 1731/32 at Lancaster, Massachusetts.1,2 He was elected as a Selectman on Leominster's first Select Board.1,2 He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.2
Nathaniel Carter married Dorcus Spofford on 21 July 1758.2 Nathaniel Carter died on 20 July 1787 at Leominster, Massachusetts.1,2 He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Massachusetts. Nathaniel's epitaph reads:
Children of Nathaniel Carter and Thankful Sawyer
- Elizabeth Carter2 (9 Feb 1734 - 24 Apr 1760)
- Captain Nathaniel Carter2 (17 Dec 1735 - 13 Mar 1812)
- Elias Carter+ (24 Nov 1737 - 21 Dec 1821)
- Susannah Carter2 (20 Apr 1739 - 5 Dec 1777)
- Abigail Carter2 (10 May 1741 - 18 Jun 1813)
- Prudence Carter2 (10 May 1741 - a 1778)
- Elisha Carter2 (11 Sep 1743 - 8 May 1746)
- Samuel Carter2 (1 Aug 1746 - )
- Elisha Carter2 (12 Jul 1748 - )
- Asa Carter2 (6 May 1750 - 21 Jan 1822)
- Thankful Carter2 (6 Jun 1752 - )
Citations
- Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin - Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990.
- Carter, Clara A and Carter. Sarah A. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter. Clinton, Massachusett: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887.