Greenleaf Carter (1798 - 1877)

Born 24 Aug 1798 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Judith (Howard) Carter — married 4 Oct 1821 (to 8 Sep 1836) in Montville, Waldo, Maine

Husband of Joanna Carter — married 30 Sep 1838 (to 1 Mar 1877) in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1877 at age 78 in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Green Carter was born in Maine.

Greenleaf (alias Green) the eldest of thirteen children of Edward Carter III and Ruth Dyer was born on 24 August 1798 at Brooksville, Maine.^[1]

Marriages and Children

Green was married twice. He married 1) Judith Howard (1799-1836), the daughter of Samuel M. and Hannah (Billings) Howard on 4 October 1821 at Montville, Waldo, Maine.^[2] They had seven children born at Montville:

1. Elizabeth Carter (b. 12 May 1823; d. )^[3] m. 20 Sep 1846 at Montville, ME, Robie F. Carter (1819-1897)
2. Sarah Ann Carter (b. 26 Jun 1828; d. )^[4] m.
3. Manda Carter (b. 15 Feb 1831; d. )^[5] m.
4. Mary A. Carter (b. 15 Feb 1932; d. 23 Feb 1920)^[6] m. 18 Jun 1857 at Lawrence, MA, Albert H. Cram (1824-1888)^[7]
5. Arthur E. Carter (b. 1833; d. ) m.
6. Martha C. Carter (b. 1834; d. ) m.
7. Albert M. Carter (b. 1 May 1835; d. 8 Jul 1904, Belfast, ME)^[8]m.

Judith (Howard) Carter died in 1836.

Green married 2) Joanna (Carter) Foster (1795-1885), the daughter of Isaac Powers and Joanna (Gay) Carter married 2) Green on 30 September 1838 at Montville, Waldo, Maine.^[9] They had one child born at Montville:

1. Ira Frank Carter (b. 17 Oct 1839; d. 1898, Worcester, MA)^[10] m. 1 May 1865 at Unity, ME, Eunice M. Mussey (1845-)^[11]

This was Joanna (Carter) Foster's second marriage. She married 1) Thomas Dresser Foster (1782-1835) on 1 December 1812 at Montville, Maine.

Death and Burial

Greenleaf "Green" Carter died on 1 March 1877 in his 79th year at Montville.^[12]H is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Montville, Waldo, Maine.^[13]

Research Notes

• Proper first name is listed as 'Greenleaf' in FamilySearch.^[14]
• Endogamy: Green and his second wife Joanna were first cousins. Green's father Isaac and Joana's father Isaac were brothers.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4QC-B76 : 14 January 2020), Greene Carter, 1798.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FK-48S : 14 January 2020), Green Carter, 1821.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CT-DQ3 : 14 January 2020), Green Carter in entry for Elisabeth Carter, 1823.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CT-DRP : 14 January 2020), Green Carter in entry for Sarah Ann Carter, 1828.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CT-DQZ : 14 January 2020), Green Carter in entry for Manda Carter, 1831.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-64W4 : 2 March 2021), Green Carter in entry for Mary A Cram, 23 Feb 1920; citing Waldo, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW19-ZM7 : 16 November 2022), Green in entry for Albert H Cram and Mary A Carter, 1857.
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3V-98C : 2 March 2021), Green Carter in entry for Albert M Carter, 08 Jul 1904; citing Belfast, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV4-96J : 2 March 2021), Mr. Green Carter and Miss Joanna Foster, 30 Sep 1838; citing Montville, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW3K-YZF : 14 December 2022), Joan Carter in entry for Ira F. Carter, 1898.
11. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DW-NX7 : 14 January 2020), Green Carter in entry for Ira F. Carter, 1865.
12. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZG-JNG : 16 January 2020), Green Carter, 1877.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80461135/green-carter: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Green Carter (24 Aug 1798–1 Mar 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80461135, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, South Montville, Waldo County, Maine, USA; Maintained by M Carter (contributor 47545935).
14. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LBZ8-53V

See Also

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-C55 : 22 December 2020), Green Carter, Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHP-85D : 18 February 2021), Green Carter in entry for Nathan Ellin, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M669-JC4 : 29 May 2021), Greene Carter, 1870.
• Carter, Howard. History of Isaac P. Carter Family & Their Descendants. Washington, IA, 1905.
• Carter Bible Records. Family Bible printed in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1803. NEHGR, Volume 93, October 1939, Page 390.
• Town Clerk. Vital Records of Brooksville, Hancock, Berkshire, Maine 1817-1940. NEHGR, Vol. 104, January

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 28 January 2023.