Olive (Merritt) Carter (abt. 1795 - 1876)

Born about 1795 in Addison, Washington, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Descendants

Died Jun 1876 at about age 81 in Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Merritt Name Study.

Olive Merritt was born about 1795 in Addison, Washington, Maine, daughter of William Merritt (1759–1848) and Emma Norton (1763–<1807).

Olive married William Carter about Dec 31, 1827. Their known children were:

1. Mary C Carter (1829–1911)
2. George A. Carter (1832–1907)
3. Mary Ann Carter (1835– )
4. Sarah Carter (1835–1908)
5. Leonard B Carter (1837–1847)
6. Charles M. Carter (1839–1925)

Olive died in Jun, 1876 in Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, United States, aged 80. She was buried in Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine.

Sources

See also:

• Birth of daughter Mary or Olive Carter: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1002590;
  FamilySearch Record: F449-T7F (accessed 18 June 2023)
  Mary or Olive Carter born to Olive on 14 May 1829 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son George A. Carter: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1002590;
  FamilySearch Record: F44S-XQL (accessed 18 June 2023)
  George A. Carter born to Olive on 15 Sep 1832 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Birth of daughter Mary Ann Carter: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1002590;
  FamilySearch Record: F449-T7V (accessed 18 June 2023)
  Mary Ann Carter born to Olive on 25 Mar 1835 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Leonard B. Carter: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1002590;
  FamilySearch Record: F44S-G8V (accessed 18 June 2023)
  Leonard B. Carter born to Olive on 13 Feb 1837 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Birth of son Charles M. Carter: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1002590;
  FamilySearch Record: F44S-GYX (accessed 18 June 2023)
  Charles M. Carter born to Olive on 24 Dec 1839 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2020), memorial page for Olive Merritt Carter (unknown–Jun 1876), Find a Grave Memorial no. 113733414, citing Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404)
• Snow, W. A., Carter, S. C., & Wescott, E. C. (1992). The Carter families of Hancock County, Maine. [United States], [publisher not identified].
• * Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine, by Leonard F. Tibbetts and Darryl B. Lamson, 1997, p. 365
• FamilySearch Person: K8LF-Q32