She was baptized on 19 Sep 1921 at St. Raphael Parish in Manchester, Hillsborough, NH, USA. Her godparents were listed as George Bernard and Angeline Bruard.
On 25 Jan 1941, Rita married Oscar James Carter at St. Raphael Church in Manchester.
Rita passed away in 2008 at Hackett Hill Nursing Home. She was interred with her husband at Mount Calvary Cemetery's mausoleum in the Chapel of St. Joseph section.
Sources
St. Raphael Parish records in Manchester, Hillsborough, NH, USA.
U.S. Census from Manchester 1930 [1] and 1940 [2]. 1930 shows her, sister Geraldine M., mother Adeline, and stepfather Thomas Oates. 1940 shows she was the only child still at home.
Newspaper and Funeral Home Obituaries, Manchester, NH [7].
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104448601/rita-ethel-carter: accessed 25 August 2023), memorial page for Rita Ethel Roukey Carter (18 Sep 1921–18 Feb 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104448601, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Donna J. Plamondon (contributor 47342781).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rita by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rita: