Harriett Carr was born about 13 March 1809 in Compton, Quebec, Canada to Parker Carr (1771-1805) and Sarah Thomas (1788-1871).
Marriage and Family
She married William Farwell on 26 May 1828 at Hatley, Quebec, Canada
Children of the Farwell-Carr Marriage
All persons below were born in Compton, Quebec, Canada.
Lemuel Farwell was born on 18 May 1829. He married Calista Arms (born 1831) in 1857. Lemuel died on 23 August 1894 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Enos Francis Farwell was born on 20 January 1831. He married Caroline Balfour (1837-1916) in 1854. Enos died on 2 March 1884 in Danville, Les Sources, Quebec, Canada.
Fidelia Anne Farwell was born on16 December 1832. She perhaps married a Charles Patton.
William Farwell Jr. was born on 20 September 1835. He married Elizabeth Jane Winn about 1861. William was alive in 1901.
Walter Farwell was born on 21 October 1838. He probably died before 1851 as he did not appear on the census with his family and he would have been 13 at the time.
Harriet Melissa Farwell was born on 25 March 1841. She married Amos Augustus Hawley (1845-1917) in 1868. Harriet died on 8 July 1909.
Louisa Maria Farwell was born on 29 June 1845. She married 1) Dr. Edwin Guilford Annabele (1840-1922) in 1863 and 2) Stephen A. Taylor on 4 September 1923 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire. Louisa died on 1 May 1928 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
Alfred Farwell was born on 28 September 1847. He married Lavinia Eva Tabb (1852-1911). Alfred died on 18 January 1916 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Amy Amelia Farwell was born on 2 May 1852. She died on 9 August 1853 in Compton, Quebec, Canada.
Death
Harriet died on 22 June 1880 in Robinson, Quebec, Canada at the age of 71.
Sources
1828 Marriage to Carr. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1621-1968.
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. In Sub-district of Shipton, Districh of Sherbrooke County, Province of Canada East (Quebec), Canada. Page 63, lines 26-34.[1]
1871 Census of Canada. In Sub-district Bury, District Compton, Province Quebec, Canada. Page 42, lines 12-15. [2]
Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968. Marriage of William Farwell and Harriet Carr. [3]
Footnotes
↑ 1851: Farwell, William 48, Trader, Universalist; Harriet 44, wife; Samuel (Lemuel) 23, Enos 22; Phidelia (Fidelia) 19; William Jr. 17; Melissa 14; Louisa 10; Alfred 5.
↑ Farwell, William 67, married, Universalist religion, profession is C.L. Agent; Harriett 62, wife Universalist; Alfred 24, son, com Agent; William 16, son.
↑ 1828: On this twenty sixth day of May one thousand eight hundred & twenty eight William Farwell bachelor farmer of major age & Harriet Car spinster minor both of Compton were married by Banns in the presence of his father & her father by Thomas Johnson Preston. Witnesses were Gladden Farwell and Parker Carr.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriet 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 Harriet:
PLEASE do not change the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page.Thank you.