Caroline Culbert (1829 - 1839)

Born 6 Sep 1829 in Newcastle District, Upper Canada

Died 4 Nov 1839 at age 10 in Newcastle, Upper Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Little Britain, Ontario One Place Study.

Caroline was born September 1829 in Upper Canada, to Issac Culbert and Elizabeth Williams. She was one of about fourteen known or candidate children. ^[1]

Her family settled in Mariposa Township sometime around the mid-1830s.

Caroline died November 1839, age 10, and is buried at Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery with her father Issac (d.1849), brother Nicholas (d.1835) and brother Randal (d.1847). ^{[2] [3]}

Research Notes

FamilySearch profile: Caroline Culbert 94P8-GWT

Culbert one name study profile: Issac Culbert I18000 (father)

May have been born in Mariposa Township but there are no sources. If born in Mariposa (established in 1821) the birth location in full is:

Mariposa, Durham, Newcastle, Upper Canada

Note regional name changes 1820-1971

1821 Mariposa Township, Durham County, Newcastle District, Upper Canada

1841 Mariposa Township, Peterborough County, Colbourne District, Canada West

1854 Mariposa Township, Victoria County, Canada West

1867 Mariposa Township, Victoria County, Ontario, Canada

1971 Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada

Family profile in the Little Britain Centennial 1839-1939 booklet:

ISAAC CULBERT, a native of Ireland, came to Canada and procured a farm about a mile south of Little Britain, the original deed of which is still retained in the family — four generations having lived on the farm since Isaac's time — John (son), who married Catherine Hoover, David (grandson?), Mahlon (son or grandson) and Ralph (grand/greatgrandson). Isaac's son, William, with his wife, Elizabeth Shell, and a family of three children, migrated to Iowa, U.S.A., travelling with horses and covered wagon. On account of ill-health he returned later in the same way. A daughter (of William), Mrs. Mary Culbert Prosser, lives in a house built by Joseph Mark, once owned by John Adams. ^[4]

Note re: grave marker

this is the only source of birth and death date for this person, as it is for two other siblings and their father. The headstone was certainly installed after the latest of the deaths, which is father Issac in 1848, and possibly some time later.

I suggest the 1855 family migration to Iowa (Issac's widow and five grown children and their respective families) would be the sort of event significant enough to prioritize it's creation and probably signals enough freed capital to pay for it. Note two grown children and their families remained in Mariposa, plus one Iowa family returned, so the monument could have been erected later. One supposes a family bible was in play recording births and deaths — if such a source still exists or if these dates were transcribed one hopes that it will resurface.

Sources

1. ↑ birth date from headstone inscription: aged 10Y's 2M's, died 4 Nov 1839
2. ↑ 1839 memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #135543170 (accessed 19 February 2024)
   Memorial page for Caroline Culbert (6 Sep 1829-4 Nov 1839), citing Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Little Britain, Kawartha Lakes Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Bev Dowson (contributor 48321279).
3. ↑ 1921 Book: Kirkconnell, Watson, 1895-, Victoria County centennial history
   Lindsay : Watchman-Warder; 1921; page: 192
   Internet Archive (accessed 25 February 2024)
4. ↑ 1939 Book: Little Britain (Ontario) United Church Women's Association, Church Centennial - Little Britain 1839-1939
   1939; page: 40
   Internet Archive (accessed 25 February 2024)