Nathaniel Carter

1706 - 1787  (81 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Carter
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1706	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Offices Held	9 Jul 1740 (Age 34)	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  He was elected as a Selectman on the town's first board.
  Religion	1743 (Age 37)  [2]
  He was one of the sixteen who subscribe to the covenant of the First Church of Leominster, Massachusetts thus establishing it on 25 September 1743.
  Death	20 Jul 1787	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  	In Memory of Mr. Nathaniel Carter who departed this life July 20, 1787 in the 79th year of his age
  Siblings	11 Siblings
  1. Samuel Carter,   b. 1703, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 May 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years)   2. Eunice Carter,   b. 1704, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 16 Nov 1789, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years) + 3. Nathaniel Carter,   b. 1706, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jul 1787, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years) ▻ Thankful Sawyer,  m. 09 Feb 1731/32 ;   Dorcus Spofford,  m. 21 Jul 1758   4. Dorothy Carter,   b. 4 Feb 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   5. Anna Carter,   b. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   6. Jonathan Carter,   b. 1711, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 19 Mar 1799, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)   7. Ephraim Carter,   b. 1713, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   8. Oliver Carter,   b. 1715, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1790, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)   9. Mary Carter,   b. 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 3 Feb 1743, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 25 years)   10. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 1722, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 9 Oct 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 33 years)   11. Prudence Carter,   b. 22 Feb 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 6 Apr 1789, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)   12. Josiah Carter,   b. 26 Jan 1726, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Feb 1812, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)
  Person ID	I4096	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Samuel Carter,   b. 7 Jan 1677/78, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 1738, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Wilder,   b. 1686, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Aug 1738, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1701	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 2 months - She : ~ 15 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Thankful Sawyer,   b. 1715   d. 5 Dec 1755, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	09 Feb 1731/32	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 2 months - She : ~ 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Carter,   b. 9 Feb 1734, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 24 Apr 1760, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 26 years)   2. Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr.,   b. 17 Dec 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Mar 1812, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) + 3. Elias Carter,   b. 24 Nov 1737, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 21 Dec 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)   4. Susannah Carter,   b. 20 Apr 1739, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Dec 1777, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 38 years)   5. Abigail Carter,   b. 10 May 1741, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1813, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)   6. Prudence Carter,   b. 10 May 1741, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. After 1778 (Age 37 years)   7. Elisha Carter,   b. 11 Sep 1743, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 8 May 1746, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 2 years)   8. Samuel Carter,   b. 1 Aug 1746, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts   9. Elisha Carter,   b. 12 Jul 1748, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts   10. Asa Carter,   b. 6 May 1750, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 21 Jan 1822, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 71 years)   11. Thankful Carter,   b. 6 Jun 1752, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. —, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Dorcus Spofford,   b. Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 6 Aug 1784, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	21 Jul 1758  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 52 years and 7 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1706 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 09 Feb 1731/32 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elizabeth Carter - 9 Feb 1734 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Captain Nathaniel Carter, Jr. - 17 Dec 1735 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elias Carter - 24 Nov 1737 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Susannah Carter - 20 Apr 1739 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 9 Jul 1740 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Abigail Carter - 10 May 1741 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Prudence Carter - 10 May 1741 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elisha Carter - 11 Sep 1743 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Samuel Carter - 1 Aug 1746 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Elisha Carter - 12 Jul 1748 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Asa Carter - 6 May 1750 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Child - Thankful Carter - 6 Jun 1752 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 20 Jul 1787 - Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [s234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887).