Jabez Carter (1700 - 1771)

Born 17 Sep 1700 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Province

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Manning) Carter — married 27 Jun 1723 in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1771 at age 70 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts bay Province

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Biography

Jabez was born on 17 September 1700 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He was the son of John Carter Jr. (1652-1727) and Ruth (Burnham) Carter (1658-1724).^[1]

Jabez married Abigail Manning on 27 June 1723 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[2]

Lieutenant Jabez Carter died (age 71) on 10 July 1771 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[3] Jabez is buried at the First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts. His gravestone is no longer extant, but the text has been preserved by Mr. William Cutter, "Here lyes Buried the Body of Lieu^t. Jabez Carter who departed this Life July the 10^th 1771 Aged 71 Years. The Memory of y^e Just is Blessed."^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00034
   Jabez Carter birth 17 Sep 1700 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009826.
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00174
   Jabez Carter marriage to Abigail Manning on 27 Jun 1723 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Death, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011120.
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00194
   Jabez, Lieut Carter death 10 Jul 1771 (age 71) in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
4. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7849483/jabez-carter : accessed 28 February 2022), memorial page for LT Jabez Carter (17 Sep 1700–10 Jul 1771), Find A Grave: Memorial #7849483, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by M Carter (contributor 47545935).
5. ↑ Burial Epitaph: Johnson, Woburn Records: Volume II. Epitaphs, First Burial-Ground. Page 42*. Citing: "(219.) Lieut. Jabez Carter."

See also:

• Johnson, Edward Francis. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919). (Free e-book. Available at archive.org)