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Caroline Adelia “Carrie” <I>Merriam</I> Rouse / Whitney

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Caroline Adelia “Carrie” Merriam Rouse / Whitney

Birth
Westport, Essex County, New York, USA
Death
28 Dec 1939 (aged 86)
Wadhams, Essex County, New York, USA
Burial
Wadhams, Essex County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Caroline's parents were: William P. (1816-1885) & Caroline (Barnard 1827-1894) Merriam.
She married her 1st. husband, Thomas Howland Rouse (1846-1894) in 1878 in Westport, Essex County, N. Y.
1880 Westport census states that Carrie & Thomas (occ. a postal clerk) & baby Anna Rouse (3 months), were living with her parents at that time.

1892 Westport census states Carrie, Thomas & their son, William M. Rouse (1884-1937) 8 years old, are living with her widowed mother.

Carrie marries 2nd husband Joel French Whitney (1869-1953) on April 1st, 1900 in Westport, N. Y.
1900 Westport census states Joel is head of household, Carrie has been married twice and her son William (16 years old) is Joel's
step-son. Joel dies in Glenville, Schenectady, N. Y. on Oct. 10, 1953.

1930 Westport census states Carrie is 76 years old & a widow, with her son William, 46 years old & divorced, living with her. William is an Independent Author & Fiction Writer.
Caroline's parents were: William P. (1816-1885) & Caroline (Barnard 1827-1894) Merriam.
She married her 1st. husband, Thomas Howland Rouse (1846-1894) in 1878 in Westport, Essex County, N. Y.
1880 Westport census states that Carrie & Thomas (occ. a postal clerk) & baby Anna Rouse (3 months), were living with her parents at that time.

1892 Westport census states Carrie, Thomas & their son, William M. Rouse (1884-1937) 8 years old, are living with her widowed mother.

Carrie marries 2nd husband Joel French Whitney (1869-1953) on April 1st, 1900 in Westport, N. Y.
1900 Westport census states Joel is head of household, Carrie has been married twice and her son William (16 years old) is Joel's
step-son. Joel dies in Glenville, Schenectady, N. Y. on Oct. 10, 1953.

1930 Westport census states Carrie is 76 years old & a widow, with her son William, 46 years old & divorced, living with her. William is an Independent Author & Fiction Writer.

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Carrie

Gravesite Details

Rough cut square stone with her name, Carrie, on it. It sits to the left of Thomas.



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