Caroline Elliot (Bowers) Little (1784 - 1820)

Born 3 Jan 1784 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Little — married 5 Jun 1811 (to 19 Mar 1820) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 19 Mar 1820 at age 36 in Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Caroline (Bowers) Little was born in Massachusetts.

Caroline, the second daughter and second of six children of Samuel Bowers and Sarah Parker was born on 3 January 1784 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Caroline married Samuel Little, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Bayley) Little Jr. on 5 June 1811 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[2] They had one child born at Bucksport:

1. Caroline Wealthy Little (b. 8 Apr 1812: d. 13 Jan 1890, Bangor, ME)^[3] m. 25 Jan 1834 at Bangor, ME, Theodore Sedgwick Dodge (1803-1880)

Death and Burial

Caroline Elliot (Bowers) Little died on 20 March 1820 at Bucksport and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TD4 : 20 May 2022), Caroline Elliot Bowers, 3 Jan 1784; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-3HPS : 11 May 2022), Samuel Little and Caroline E Bowers, 5 Jun 1811; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010689.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44X-7VY : 14 January 2020), Caroline Elliot in entry for Caroline Wealthy Little, 1812.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39037408/caroline-little: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Caroline Elliot Little (unknown–19 Mar 1820), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39037408, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Dale & Patti (contributor 46937639).

See Also

History of Billerica, Massachusetts, with a Genealogical register by Hazen, Henry Allen, pg 15 (383 of 588 in pdf)

Acknowledgements

• Biography written with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 2 August 2022.