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Elisha Carter 1787–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 8, 1787

Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: March 28, 1837

Death Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Father: Daniel Carter

Mother: Ann Jones

Spouse(s): Margaret Anderson

Children(s): Anderson Carter, Daniel Carter, Nancy Carter, Milton Carter, Benjamin Carter, Jemima Carter, Susanna Carter, Thomas Carter

In 1787, Elisha Carter entered the world in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA, born to Daniel Carter And Ann Jones. Elisha Carter married Margaret Peggy Anderson, and had children including Anderson Carter, Benjamin A Carter, Daniel L Carter, Jemima Carter, Milton Carter, Nancy Carter, Susanna Carter, Thomas Carter. Elisha Carter passed away in 1837 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Elisha Carter entered the world in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA, born to Daniel Carter And Ann Jones.
  • Elisha Carter married Margaret Peggy Anderson, and had children including Anderson Carter, Benjamin A Carter, Daniel L Carter, Jemima Carter, Milton Carter, Nancy Carter, Susanna Carter, Thomas Carter.
  • Elisha Carter passed away in 1837 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Carter
1748–1829
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Ann Jones
1770–1824
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Anderson
1793–1879
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Anderson Carter
1810–1852
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Daniel Carter
1812–1876
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Carter
1814–1891
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Milton Carter
1816–1844
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Carter
1818–1878
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Jemima Carter
1821–
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Susanna Carter
1821–1881
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Carter
1824–1857
Birth Location: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Elisha Carter's Ancestors

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Elisha Carter
1787–1837
Birth Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Daniel Carter
1748–1829
New Jersey, USA
Ann Jones
1770–1824
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Carter) Jr
1722–1811
Deptford, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
Priscilla Williams
1723–
Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1695–1762
Sarah Packer
1705–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Carter's Descendants

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Elisha Carter (February 8, 1787–March 28, 1837) m. Margaret (Peggy) Anderson (February 5, 1793–January 18, 1879)
  1. 1. Anderson Carter 1810–1852 m. Betsy Harmon 1812– m. Mary (Ann) Brown 1815–
  2. 2. Daniel (L.) Carter 1812–1876 m. Sarah Pogue 1814–1889
    1. 1. Margaret Carter 1836–1915 m. Dutton Thompson 1835–
      1. 1. Nancy (C.) Thompson 1856–1940 m. John Upshaw 1860–1945
        1. 1. William (H.) Wiggins 1888–1948
      2. 2. Sarah Thompson 1860–1944
      3. 3. John (M.) Thompson 1865–1926
      4. 4. Robert (E.) Thompson 1870–1919
    2. 2. Alfred Carter 1837–1902
    3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Carter 1839–1902 m. Lewis Anderson 1839–
    4. 4. John (Pogue) Carter 1841–1911 m. Eliza (Loucinda) Guthrie 1851–1892
    5. 5. Daniel (M.) Carter 1844–1877
    6. 6. William (Brownlow) Carter 1846–1916 m. Madora Pope 1852–
  3. 3. Nancy Carter 1814–1891
  4. 4. Milton Carter 1816–1844
  5. 5. Benjamin (A.) Carter 1818–1878
  6. 6. Jemima Carter 1821–
  7. 7. Susanna Carter 1821–1881
  8. 8. Thomas Carter 1824–1857

Elisha Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1787
February 8, 1787
Birth of Elisha Carter in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1837
March 28, 1837
Age 50
Death of Elisha Carter in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 8, 1787
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 28, 1837
    Event Place: Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA
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