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Benoni Carter

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Benoni Carter

Birth
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Death
11 Apr 1812 (aged 66)
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0071182, Longitude: -73.3630676
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in the 68th year of his age

Sergeant, 13th Regiment Connecticut Militia, at the Battle of New York; Danbury, Connecticut 1777 and Peekskill, New York 1779; same company that his brother, Joseph Carter, commanded.

According to his death notice in the American Mercury, he died of spotted fever, along with two other Salisbury men, Darius Joslen & Thomas Ball (U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, ancestry.com).

in the 68th year of his age

Sergeant, 13th Regiment Connecticut Militia, at the Battle of New York; Danbury, Connecticut 1777 and Peekskill, New York 1779; same company that his brother, Joseph Carter, commanded.

According to his death notice in the American Mercury, he died of spotted fever, along with two other Salisbury men, Darius Joslen & Thomas Ball (U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930, ancestry.com).


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In /
memory of /
BENONI CARTER /
who died /
April 11, 1812. /
in the
68th year /
of /
his age. /
Reader prepare the last account ye give /
And live to die that thou mayest die to live.



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  • Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Sep 7, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11700013/benoni-carter: accessed ), memorial page for Benoni Carter (10 Jul 1745–11 Apr 1812), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11700013, citing Dutchers Bridge Burying Ground, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).