Josiah Carter (abt. 1726 - 1812)

Born about 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 14 Feb 1812 at about age 86 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Josiah Carter was born on Jan. 26, 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and baptise on the 29th. His parents were Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder. ^[1]

In 1738, his mother Dorothy was appointed guardian of the estate Josiah, aged 12 years, inherited from his father.^[2]

He married Tabitha Howe on May 25, 1745. ^{[1] [3]}

Together they had these children born in Leominster: ^[4]

1. Tabitha Carter, b. 1745.
2. Tabitha Carter, b. 1747.
3. Josiah Carter, b. 1749.
4. Jude Carter, b. 1751.
5. Sarah Carter, b. 1753.
6. Zerviah Carter, b. 1755, d. 1801.^[4]
7. Relief Carter, b. 1757.
8. Mary Carter, b. 1759.
9. Abijah Carter, b. 1761.
10. Jacob Carter, b. 1763.
11. Relief Carter, b. 1765, d.y.
12. James Carter, b. 1768.
13. Relief Carter, b. 1770.
14. Jonas Carter, b. 1772.

Major Josiah Carter served with 5th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Josiah Carter is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 129728
Rank: Major

1st Major in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., Lexington alarm, 1775, Lt. Col. in Col. Abijah Stearns' Regt., 1776, Lt. Col. in Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt.,Col. 8th Worcester Co., Regt 1779 ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

His farm was the northerly of the two farms on Carter Hill, owned by Samuel's descendants. The beautiful slope of which makes the background of the view of Leominster on the west, with South Monoosnock just above it.

Tabitha died in Leominster, 1810. ^[4]

He died on February 14, 1812 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^{[4] [9]}

Inscriptions on gravestones in the old burying ground, Leominster;

"In Memory of Col. Josiah Carter, who d. Feb 13, 1812, '.85."

Residence 1790, 1800, 1810 Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Notes

1790 census - Leominster, MA with 4 white males and 5 white females

1800 census - Leominster, MA with 4 white males and 5 white females

1810 census - Leominster, MA with 6 white males and 7 white females

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850
2. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S99Y-N : 4 February 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 204, Vol 101, Page 32.
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
5. ↑ The Hamlin Family pg. 338
6. ↑ DAR
7. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
8. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
9. ↑ Flint, James, comp. . Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000.Original data - Oliver B. Wood. Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1898.

• Leominster, Massachusetts Town Records Lists the children and birth dates of Josiah and Tabitha Carter

• Clara, Carter. Carter, A genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, Sons of Rev. Samuel Carter (W.J. Coulter, Clinton, 1887); p. 16, p. 155

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-12-07), "Record of Josiah Carter", Ancestor # A020001.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #49414448

• Nourse, Henry. The Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts. 1643-1850 (Lancaster, Mass., 1890); p. 54, p. 31

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 60

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 3, p. 158

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCC-M69J : 19 April 2021), Josiah Carter and Tabitha Hough, 24 May 1745; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8N-NMPN : 19 April 2021), Josiah Carter and Tabotha Hough, 24 May 1745; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011027.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8K-HM4T : 19 April 2021), Josiah Carter and Tabothy Hough, 24 May 1745; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011028.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-8RL8 : 1 March 2021), Josiah Carter, Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRQC-DW2M : 1 March 2021), Josiah Carter, Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• Vital Records of Leominster, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1911); p. 29-36, p. 299