Elizabeth (Baldwin) Carson (abt. 1805 - abt. 1884)

Born about 1805 in Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Wife of Thomas Carson — married 21 Dec 1824 in Saint Patrick, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Died about Mar 1884 at about age 79 in Saint Patrick, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Elizabeth was born circa 1805 in Charlotte, New Brunswick.^[1]

She married Thomas Carson on December 21, 1824, in Saint Stephen, New Brunswick.^[2] He was a native of County Fermanagh, Ireland and came to New Brunswick circa 1812.^[3]

They raised a large family in Charlotte County where they engaged in farming.^[4]

Elizabeth passed away in March of 1884 at the residence of her son Alfred, [with whom she was living in Saint Patrick in the Census of 1881, attached below].^[1]

Known Children

• Thomas Carson 1826-1911
• John Carson 1829-? m. Margaret Young 1843
• William Carson 1833-?
• Jane Carson 1834-1853
• Hannah Carson 1837-1920
• Mary Ann Carson 1839-1925
• Charles Alfred Carson 1842-?
• George F Carson 1845-?
• Elizabeth C Carson 1847-?
• [Removed Thomas 1, Thomas 2, and Adelaide - No records found]

Census Records

• 1851 Census, Saint Patrick, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
• 1861 Census, Saint Patrick's, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
• 1871 Census, Saint Patrick's, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Page 1, [https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=img&id=4396736_00637 Page 2}
• 1881 Census, Saint Patrick's, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

Research Notes

Familysearch shows the following uncorroborated data on her parents:

• ID: I069713
• Name: Elizabeth Baldwin
• Sex: F
• Reference Number: AEK-69713
• Father: John Baldwin I b: in England
• Mother: Hannah Greenlaw b: 1769 in Deer Island, Hancock Co., ME

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death Announcement, Bay Pilot March 13, 1884. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel, Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers Vol 62 No 1160
2. ↑ County Council Marriage Records, Sunbury Coujnty, Public Archives of New Brunwwick
3. ↑ Death Announcement, Thomas Carson, The Daily Telegraph Dec 27, 1872. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel, Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers Vol 32 No 432
4. ↑ 1865 Directory Entry, Public Archives of New Brunswick
5. ↑ 1851 Census Household: "1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia"
   Year: 1851; Census Place: Charlotte, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C-995; Page: 15; Line: 32
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1061 #518252 (accessed 26 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Carson, wife, in the household of Thomas Carson (50) in Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.

See Also

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9HQQ-MCM