John
CARTER
(b.
6 February 1652
,
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
8 April 1727
,
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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John CARTER was born 6 February 1652 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John CARTER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Ruth BURNHAM 20 June 1678 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Ruth BURNHAM was born 23 August 1658 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth died 11 January 1724 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE.
John CARTER died 8 April 1727 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
son of John Carter and Elizabeth Kindall
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Family and Children of John CARTER
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Ruth BURNHAM-- Date: 20 June 1678 Place: Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ruth BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE
Children of John CARTER and Ruth BURNHAM:
Elizabeth CARTER (b.18 September 1680, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 June 1736, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Ruth CARTER (b.18 October 1681, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 January 1774, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Mary CARTER (b.17 July 1683, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 October 1751, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

John CARTER (b.8 August 1685, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 2 May 1705, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Thomas CARTER (b.3 July 1687, Woburn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. 17 March 1753, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Abigail CARTER (b.30 March 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. , )
Phoebe CARTER (b.11 June 1691, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 October 1715, Medford, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Joseph CARTER (b.16 February 1692, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1 April 1733, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Samuel CARTER (b.31 October 1694, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 January 1787, Woburn, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)
Esther CARTER (b.21 August 1696, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 February 1751, Stoneham, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Josiah CARTER (b.3 August 1698, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
Jabez CARTER (b.17 September 1700, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 July 1771, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Nathaniel CARTER (b.4 March 1702, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
Benjamin CARTER (b.4 March 1702, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 5 September 1724, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
Ruth BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE
Children of John CARTER and Ruth BURNHAM:
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6 February 1652
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John CARTER and Ruth BURNHAM 20 June 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
He was 26 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildElizabeth CARTER was born 18 September 1680, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 28 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildRuth CARTER was born 18 October 1681, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 29 years old.
1683 Birth of ChildMary CARTER was born 17 July 1683, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 31 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildJohn CARTER was born 8 August 1685, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 33 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildThomas CARTER was born 3 July 1687, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 35 years old.
1689 Birth of ChildAbigail CARTER was born 30 March 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 37 years old.
1691 Birth of ChildPhoebe CARTER was born 11 June 1691, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 39 years old.
1692 Birth of ChildJoseph CARTER was born 16 February 1692, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 40 years old.
1694 Birth of ChildSamuel CARTER was born 31 October 1694, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 42 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildEsther CARTER was born 21 August 1696, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 44 years old.
1698 Birth of ChildJosiah CARTER was born 3 August 1698, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 46 years old.
1700 Birth of ChildJabez CARTER was born 17 September 1700, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 48 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildBenjamin CARTER was born 4 March 1702, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 50 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildNathaniel CARTER was born 4 March 1702, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 50 years old.
John CARTER died 2 May 1705, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
John was 53 years old.
Phoebe CARTER died 31 October 1715, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
John was 63 years old.
Ruth BURNHAM died 11 January 1724, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin CARTER died 5 September 1724, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
John was 72 years old.

Grave
Inscription:
Here Lies Buried/ ye Body of / Lieut JOHN CARTER / Who Decd April ye / 8 Anno Dom 1727 / Aged 75 Years.
Old Burying Ground
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
findagrave.com
8 April 1727
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 75.
John is buried at: Old Burying Ground
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
http://www.yeoldewoburn.net/Burial1.htm
Added: 7/19/2015 6:09:57 PM
- Updated: 5/12/2025 1:23:23 PM
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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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