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Lieut John Carter Jr.

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Lieut John Carter Jr. Veteran

Birth
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
8 Apr 1727 (aged 75)
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Lieutenant John Carter, son of Captain John Carter and Elizabeth (first wife), was born February 6, 1652-53 in Woburn, Massachusetts, He married Ruth Burnham, daughter of Thomas and Mary Burnham, on Jun 20, 1678 in Woburn, Mass. John and Ruth had the following children: Elizabeth born Sep 18, 1680 in Woburn, Massachusetts, Ruth born Oct 18, 1681 in Woburn, Mass., Mary born Jul 17 1683 in Woburn, Mass., John born Aug 8, 1685 in Woburn, Mass., Thomas born Jul 3, 1687 in Woburn, Mass., Abigail born Mar 30, 1688 in Woburn, Mass., Phebe born Jun 11, 1691 in Woburn, Mass., Joseph born Feb 16, 1693 in Woburn, Mass., Samuel born Oct 31, 1694 in Woburn, Mass., Esther born Aug 21, 1696 in Woburn, Mass., Josiah born Aug 3, 1698 in Woburn, Mass., Jabez born Sep 17, 1700 in Woburn, Mass., Nathaniel born Mar 4, 1702 in Woburn, Mass., and Benjamin born Mar 4, 1702 in Woburn, Mass.

Lieutenant John Carter served in Captain Nathaniel Davenport's Company in the King Philip's War. In 1682, he was a sergeant in the Militia and a Lieutenant from 1700 to 1727. He is a recorded land owner in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
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I do not believe the Mary Carter Evarts linked below is the daughter of John and Ruth as her birth date is 5 years before their marriage date and their is a different Mary listed above as their daughter.
Lieutenant John Carter, son of Captain John Carter and Elizabeth (first wife), was born February 6, 1652-53 in Woburn, Massachusetts, He married Ruth Burnham, daughter of Thomas and Mary Burnham, on Jun 20, 1678 in Woburn, Mass. John and Ruth had the following children: Elizabeth born Sep 18, 1680 in Woburn, Massachusetts, Ruth born Oct 18, 1681 in Woburn, Mass., Mary born Jul 17 1683 in Woburn, Mass., John born Aug 8, 1685 in Woburn, Mass., Thomas born Jul 3, 1687 in Woburn, Mass., Abigail born Mar 30, 1688 in Woburn, Mass., Phebe born Jun 11, 1691 in Woburn, Mass., Joseph born Feb 16, 1693 in Woburn, Mass., Samuel born Oct 31, 1694 in Woburn, Mass., Esther born Aug 21, 1696 in Woburn, Mass., Josiah born Aug 3, 1698 in Woburn, Mass., Jabez born Sep 17, 1700 in Woburn, Mass., Nathaniel born Mar 4, 1702 in Woburn, Mass., and Benjamin born Mar 4, 1702 in Woburn, Mass.

Lieutenant John Carter served in Captain Nathaniel Davenport's Company in the King Philip's War. In 1682, he was a sergeant in the Militia and a Lieutenant from 1700 to 1727. He is a recorded land owner in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
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I do not believe the Mary Carter Evarts linked below is the daughter of John and Ruth as her birth date is 5 years before their marriage date and their is a different Mary listed above as their daughter.

Inscription

Here Lies Buried/ ye Body of / Lieut JOHN CARTER / Who Decd April ye / 8 Anno Dom 1727 / Aged 75 Years.



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  • Maintained by: M Carter
  • Originally Created by: Robin Parker
  • Added: Mar 6, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18264112/john-carter: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut John Carter Jr. (6 Feb 1652–8 Apr 1727), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18264112, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by M Carter (contributor 47545935).