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Dorothy Wilder Carter 1710–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 February 1710

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 September 1784

Death Location: Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Carter

Mother: Dorothy Wilder

Spouse(s): Thomas Fairbanks

Children(s): Oliver Fairbanks

Dorothy Wilder Carter was born in 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Carter And Dorothy Wilder. Dorothy Wilder Carter married Thomas Fairbanks, and had children including Oliver Carter Fairbanks. Dorothy Wilder Carter passed away in 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Wilder Carter was born in 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Carter And Dorothy Wilder.
  • Dorothy Wilder Carter married Thomas Fairbanks, and had children including Oliver Carter Fairbanks.
  • Dorothy Wilder Carter passed away in 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Carter
1678–1738
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Wilder
1686–1738
Birth Location: Lancaster, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Fairbanks
1707–1791
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Oliver Fairbanks
1751–1829
Birth Location: Sterling, Worcester, MA
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Dorothy Carter's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Carter
1710–1784
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Carter
1678–1738
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Wilder
1686–1738
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Carter's Descendants

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Dorothy (Wilder) Carter (4 February 1710–13 September 1784) m. Thomas Fairbanks (29 Aug 1707–10 Feb 1791)
  1. 1. Oliver (Carter) Fairbanks 1751–1829 m. Susanna Gates 1753–1827
    1. 1. Oliver (Carter) Fairbanks 1788–1858 m. Priscilla Bennett 1790–1881
      1. 1. Horatio (Nelson) Fairbanks 1832–1912 m. Lucy (Ann) Woodward 1830–1859
        1. 1. George (Homer) Fairbanks 1853–1939 m. Myra (Ardell) Wilson 1860–1944

Dorothy Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1710
4 February 1710
Birth of Dorothy Wilder Carter in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1784
13 September 1784
Age 74
Death of Dorothy Wilder Carter in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Colonies, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 September 1784
    Event Place: Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 February 1710
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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