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Ward Carter 1788–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 FEB 1788

Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 7 DEC 1869

Death Location: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Carter

Mother: Lydia Sackett

Spouse(s): Electa Carter

Children(s): Benjamin Carter, Lydia Calhoun, Patty Carter, Sarah Sackett

Ward Carter was born in 1788 in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin E Carter And Lydia Sackett. In 1850, Ward Carter resided in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. In 1860, Ward Carter resided in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Ward Carter married Electa Carter, and had children including Benjamin Edward Carter, Lydia A Calhoun, Patty Emeroy Carter, Sarah Evelyn Sackett. Ward Carter passed away in 1869 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ward Carter was born in 1788 in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin E Carter And Lydia Sackett.
  • In 1850, Ward Carter resided in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1860, Ward Carter resided in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Ward Carter married Electa Carter, and had children including Benjamin Edward Carter, Lydia A Calhoun, Patty Emeroy Carter, Sarah Evelyn Sackett.
  • Ward Carter passed away in 1869 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Carter
1762–1853
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
BC
Lydia Sackett
1768–1813
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Electa Carter
1790–1870
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
EC

Children(s)

Benjamin Carter
1827–1896
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
BC
Lydia Calhoun
1813–1900
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
LC
Patty Carter
1816–1888
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
PC
Sarah Sackett
1823–1910
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
SS

Ward Carter's Ancestors

Self
Ward Carter
1788–1869
Birth Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin E. Carter
1762–1853
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Sackett
1768–1813
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Carter
1734–1822
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Martha Buell
1736–1835
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Buell
1708–1759
Rebecca Wright
1709–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Wright
1664–1745
RebeccaWright
1673–1706

Ward Carter's Descendants

1.
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Ward Carter (11 FEB 1788–7 DEC 1869) m. Electa Carter (3 OCT 1790–3 AUG 1870)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Edward) Carter 1827–1896 m. Amelia (Theressa) Hopkins 1829–1888
    1. 1. William (Ward) Carter 1863–1918
    2. 2. Benjamin (Edward) Carter 1866–1926
      1. 1. William (Caswell) Carter 1917–1996 m. Virginia (Lee) Davis 1916–2009
      2. 2. Clark (Hopkins) Carter 1919–1990 m. Raye Winslow 1918–1984
    3. 3. Emily (Amelia) Carter 1868–1956
  2. 2. Lydia (A.) Calhoun 1813–1900 m. John (Calvin) Calhoun 1798–1874
    1. 1. Ralph (Carter) Calhoun 1851–1861
  3. 3. Patty (Emeroy) Carter 1816–1888 m. Henry (Joslen) Carter 1809–1886
    1. 1. Mary (Adele) Carter 1856–1948 m. Charles (Augustus) Bidwell 1842–1933
      1. 1. Charles (Alanson) Bidwell 1893–1975 m. Catherine (Gertrude) Hamilton 1896–1988
        1. 1. Gertrude (Marie) Bidwell 1926–2024
        2. 2. Pauline (Adele) Bidwell 1924–1925
      2. 2. Helen (Emeline) Bidwell 1888–1971 m. Henry (Augustus) Lukeman 1871–1935 m. Warren (Kendall) Blodgett 1888–1951
      3. 3. Marion (Carter) Bidwell 1891–1950 m. Charles (Osborne) Farrar 1891–1955
        1. 1. Eleanor (Merrick) Farrar 1922–1983
        2. 2. Charles (Bidwell) Farrar 1925–1997
    2. 2. Thomas (Ward) Carter 1852–1855
    3. 3. Lucy (Elizabeth) Carter 1850–1854
    4. 4. John (Calvin Calhoun) Carter 1846–1937 m. Almeda (Jayne) Martin 1853–1937
      1. 1. Blanche (Emeroy) Carter 1893–1982 m. Lewis (Nelson) Bowers 1892–1973
      2. 2. Claire (Alison) Carter 1895–1895
      3. 3. Grace (Evelyn) Carter 1897–1972 m. Arthur (A) Richardson 1900–1983
        1. 1. Jean (Evelyn) Richardson 1929–2002 m. William (Hawley) Koar 1921–1997
        2. 2. David (A.) Richardson 1931–2015 m. Deborah Askew 1932–2017
    5. 5. Anna (Electa) Carter 1845–1929 m. Henry Woods 1844–1934
      1. 1. Alice (Townsend) Woods 1873–1971
      2. 2. Charles (Carter) Woods 1876–
      3. 3. Cora (Elizabeth) Woods 1871–
    6. 6. Infant Carter 1843–1843
    7. 7. Ellen (Frances) Carter 1842–1843
  4. 4. Sarah (Evelyn) Sackett 1823–1910 m. Homer Sackett –1870

Ward Carter's Timeline

4 Records

1788
11 FEB 1788
Birth of Ward Carter in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1850
1850
Age 62
Ward Carter resided here in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1860
1860
Age 72
Ward Carter resided here in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1869
7 DEC 1869
Age 81
Death of Ward Carter in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1788
    Event Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Thomas Carter of Reading and Weston, Massachusetts, and of Hebron and Warren, Connec

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1869
    Event Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Thomas Carter of Reading and Weston, Massachusetts, and of Hebron and Warren, Connec

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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