Welcome to the Carter genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of "(son of ...)" or "(dau. of ...)" beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. A link to documentation and notes, when available, is given below each family.
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In the 1800 census of Mount Desert was a Thomas Carter (male, 45 and over) and two other members of his household: a female 16–26 and a female 45 and over, presumably his wife and daughter. This family was absent from subsequent censuses, and the first permanent Carter residents, John Carter and family (see below), were reported in 1850 in Mount Desert.
Andrew J. Carter
(son of John Carter and Mary S. [...])
b. 15 March 1835 Maine
m. Clara C. [...]
b. 10 August 1839 Maine
d. 13 September 1897
bur. Carter Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 20 October 1909
bur. Carter Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Frank M. Carter b. 1861 Maine - m. Eunice [...] - d. 1907 - bur. Carter Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Mary E. Carter b. age 7 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Samuel N. Carter b. age 6 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Netta [L.?] Carter b. age 2 y. as of 1870 census Maine
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John Carter
(son of [...])
b. age 89 y., 11 m., 8 d. at death Maine
m. Mary S. [...]
b. age 88 y., 7 m., 6 d. at death Maine
d. 18 October 1889
bur. Wasgatt Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 11 March 1890
bur. Wasgatt Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Israel S. Carter b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Joseph P. Carter b. 1829 Maine - m. Mercy J. [...] - d. 1897 - bur. Center Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Andrew J. Carter b. 15 March 1835 Maine - m. Clara C. [...] - d. 20 October 1909 - bur. Carter Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Reuben W. Carter b. 1839 Maine - m. Charlotte Catherine [...] - d. 1935 - bur. Wasgatt Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
documentation and notes
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Joseph P. Carter
(son of John Carter and Mary S. [...])
b. 1829 Maine
m. Mercy J. [...]
b. 1832
d. 1905
bur. Center Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 1897
bur. Center Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Joseph P. Carter Jr. b. 19 March 1857 Maine - m. Dora [...] - d. 7 May 1918 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Benjamin F. Carter b. age 9 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Charles I. Carter b. 1862 Maine - m. Annie [...] - d. 1943 - bur. Mountain View Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine
Andrew J. Carter b. 1865 Maine - d. 1947 - bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Robert F. Carter b. age 4 m. as of 1870 census Maine
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Reuben W. Carter
(son of John Carter and Mary S. [...])
b. 1839 Maine
m. Charlotte Catherine [...]
b. 1843 Maine
d. 1901
bur. Wasgatt Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 1935
bur. Wasgatt Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
John A. Carter b. age 5 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Reuben H. Carter b. age 4 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Frances E. Carter b. age 1 y. as of 1870 census Maine
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