John CARTER

                   Ancestral File ver. 4.18

«b»Find a Grave«/b» - Dominicus Carter - born 21 June 1806 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine - died 2 Feb 1884 in Provo, Utah, Utah -

Born in humble circumstances in Scarborough, Cumberland county, Maine, Dominicus Carter was the son of John and Hannah Knight Libby Carter. His father was a farmer, and Dominicus along with the rest of the family worked the farm. He had no formal schooling, but he did learn the trade of blacksmithing.

He married Lydia Smith in 1828 and a few years later they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Some records have 30 June 1832, others have 30 June 1834.) They moved to Kirtland (it appears they were in Kirtland by 1834) where he "had the privilege of hearing and listening to the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith."

In 1838 Dominicus and Lydia Smith Carter were a part of Kirtland Camp, the large wagon train that made the exodus from Kirtland to Missouri. While traveling, they lost their two-year-old daughter Sarah Emily. Then, twenty days after arriving in Far West, Lydia died, leaving Dominicus with four children. The following month, November of 1838, he married Sophronia Babcock. Together they endured the trials of expulsion from Missouri.

In 1839 Dominicus took his first plural wife, Sylvia Ameret Meacham, and in 1844 he took another        Mary Durfee. He also was married to Sophronia Babcock's younger sister Eliza Babcock. It appears that Dominicus and Eliza were married in 1846 during the Nauvoo period, but she was back with her mother soon after as evidenced by the Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists. Eliza crossed the plains as Eliza Babcock, and in 1855 she married John Groves.

Dominicus was living near Nauvoo when the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were killed.

The trials of those days are well known and don't need to be repeated. It is said that Dominicus intended to leave with the early emigrants for the West, but he was asked to stay in Nauvoo and build wagons. He also worked on the Nauvoo temple and was one of those who received the blessings of that temple in December of 1845. Eventually they joined the body of the saints in Winter Quarters, but Sophronia died in childbirth on the plains on 26 August 1847.

In 1851 Dominicus, his wives and his six living children finally arrived in Salt Lake City. They moved to Provo in October of that year. But Sylvia Meacham decided that she didn't like the life of the polygamist wife and divorced him. It's unclear exactly when she left, but they had to be together for the conception of their son Isaac Morley, who was born in June of 1851 and died while they were crossing the plains. They had no more children together (see her bio) and Sylvia married her 2nd husband on 3 Nov 1855, so she was divorced from Dominicus by then.

Once Dominicus was settled in Provo, he took four more wives:
Polly Miner 1851
Elizabeth Brown 1852
Caroline Maria Hubbard 1854 (divorced in 1861)
Frances Nash 1857

Among his descendants, much is made of Dominicus Carter's nine wives, but before he ever came west he had already lost two of those wives, and three others chose to leave. During most of the Provo years he lived with four wives: Mary Durfee, Polly Miner, Elizabeth Brown and Fannie Nash. At his death all four of those women were at his bedside. By the count of his grand daughter Hannah Clark Pike, he had "46 children, 17 of whom preceded him in death, 87 grandchildren and 41 great grandchildren." (The book "Carter Pioneers of Provo Utah" says he had 52 children, but there are several known mistakes in that list.)

Dominicus Carter was described as a high-spirited man and a respected citizen of Provo:
He was First Counselor to President George A. Smith of the Utah Stake.
He served on the Provo City Council.
He was a Probate Judge for four years.
He was a good singer and in the early days led the singing in Provo.
He helped organize a band which furnished music for the early militia and was their leader for twenty years.

During the 1880s, when polygamists were hunted and tried, many men went into hiding        but Dominicus Carter stood his ground. As a result, he served time in the state penitentiary. He was in his seventies.

In the history that Hannah Clark Pike wrote about her grandfather, she said this: "For years he ran a blacksmith shop in Provo. I remember as a girl seeing him put the oxen in an old wood frame to shoe them. He and his older sons also ran a hostelry. I remember seeing the stages drive in, they would run out and change the horses. Sometimes the stage would hurry away and at other times they would remain and go to my father's large home and eat. He always lived in Provo, owning a great deal of property. His homes, blacksmith shop and hostelry were between 1st and 2nd North, 5th West and from 4th West to 5th West and 1st North, Provo. He died as he always lived, a true Latter-day Saint. While on his death bed he called his family around him and gave them many sacred charges for their guidance through life. He bore a strong testimony to the divine mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith and advised his posterity to abide in his faith."

Donated by:Vauna Marie Kelly

Family links:
Parents:
   John Carter (1782 - 1852)
   Hannah Knight Libby Carter (1786 - 1867)

Children:
   Arlytia Lydia Carter Peck (1829 - 1854)
   Lucinda Carter Curtis (1831 - 1904)
   Sidney Rigdon Carter (1834 - 1912)
   Sarah Emily Carter (1836 - 1838)
   Lydia Ann Carter Peck (1838 - 1853)
   Erastus Francis Carter (1843 - 1912)
   Infant Carter (1847 - 1847)
   Mary Jane Carter Stewart (1850 - 1938)
   Isaac Morley Carter (1851 - ____)
   George Dominicus Carter (1852 - 1922)
   Francis Clark Carter Knight (1853 - 1935)
   Enos Carter (1854 - 1938)
   Polly Ann Carter Whipple (1854 - 1931)
   Edmund Durfee Carter (1854 - 1915)
   James Chauncey Carter (1856 - 1921)
   Willard Richard Carter (1856 - 1941)
   Mariah Elizabeth Carter Whipple (1856 - 1907)
   Clara Melissa Carter Bate (1858 - 1948)
   Franklin Richard Carter (1859 - 1932)
   Ezra Carter (1859 - 1902)
   Warren Carter (1860 - 1922)
   Hannah Libby Carter Jones (1861 - 1938)
   Albert Miner Carter (1861 - 1929)
   Phebe Carter Taylor (1862 - 1930)
   John F. Carter (1863 - 1953)
   Louisa Carter Sorenson (1864 - 1939)
   Ann Carter (1867 - 1867)
   Alfred Carter (1867 - 1867)
   Charles Henry Carter (1868 - 1928)
   Ilus Carter (1871 - 1881)
   Arthur Carter (1876 - 1937)

Spouses:
   Lydia Smith Carter (1809 - 1838)
   Sophronia Babcock Carter (1822 - 1847)
   Sylvia Ameret Meacham Snider (1820 - 1894)
   Mary Ette Durfee Carter (1830 - 1885)
   Polly Miner Carter (1832 - 1896)
   Eliazbeth Brown Carter (1833 - 1914)
   Caroline Maria Hubbard Fenstermaker (1831 - 1907)
   Frances Nash Carter Davis (1836 - 1908)
Burial:
   Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
«b»
Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database«/b»
Dominicus Carter - male - born: 21 June 1806 in Scarborough, Maine - died 2 Feb 1884 in Provo, Utah - burial date: 2 February 1884 in Provo City Cemetery - Grave Location: Block 4 Lot 10 - source: Sexton - Relatives:  Spouse:  1.  Lydia Smith - 2.  Sophrina Babcock 3.  Mary - Father: John and Hannah Knight Libby Carter
                  

                   GPS (lat/lon): 40.22464, -111.64436 «u»
«/u»Block 4 Lot 12

Ancestral File 4.18

«b»Find a Grave«/b» - Hannah Carter York - born 28 June 1809 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine - died 18 Sept 1894 in Provo, Utah, Utah

first wife of Aaron Mereon York, 1807-1881, married: 3 Dec. 1830 in Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine. Mother of eight children including Asa Bartlett York, 1832-1920

Parents:
   John Carter (1782 - 1852)
   Hannah Knight Libby Carter (1786 - 1867)

Children:
   Asa Bartlett York (1832 - 1920)
   Julia Ann York Reidhead (1833 - 1931)
   Zenos Willis York (1835 - 1837)
   James Chauncy Snow York (1837 - 1898)
   John William York (1841 - 1842)
   Aaron Mereon York (1844 - 1901)
   Levi Sawyer York (1845 - 1869)
   Martha Eliza York Roberts (1849 - 1931)
Spouse:
   Aaron Mereon York (1807 - 1881)
Burial:
   Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah
GPS (lat/lon):  40.22464, -111.64436

«b»Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database - extracted by DLS 1/2013 - http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials
«/b»Hannah Carter York - born 28 June 1809 in Scarborough, Maine - died 6 September 1894 in Provo, Utah, Utah - buried Provo City Cemetery Block 4 Lot 12 - source: sexton - relatives:  John & Hannah L. York Carter (Father) and Aaron Merion York, Sr. (spouse)
                  

                   Plot:   0000C-0048-#2WT

Find a Grave - William Furlsbury Carter - born 1 May 1811 - died 11 Oct 1888 in Santaquin, Utah, Utah

Parents:
   John Carter (1782 - 1852)
   Hannah Knight Libby Carter (1786 - 1867)

Children:
   Lyman White Carter (1836 - 1873)
   Hannah Libby Carter Robbins (1841 - 1930)
   Irena Carter Chatwin (1849 - 1924)
   Permelia Elvira Carter Houghton (1851 - 1893)
   Edward Mecham Carter (1853 - 1927)
   Arletta Carter Hancock (1855 - 1932)
   Alice Matilda Carter York (1878 - 1959)
   George Albert Houghton (1888 - 1920)

Spouses:
   Roxena Meacham Carter (1830 - 1918)
   Sarah York Carter (1812 - 1888)
Burial:
   Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, USA
Plot: 0000C-0048-#2WT
                  

                   Plot: Block 4 Lot 63

Ancestral File - ver 4.18

«b»Find a Grave«/b» - John H. Carter - born 6 Oct 1816 in Newry, Oxford, Maine, USA - died 21 April 1896 in Provo, Utah, Utah, USA -
Parents: John Carter & Hannah Knight Libby Carter
Children:
Maryett Carter Haws (1840 - 1926)
Sarah Elizabeth Carter Baum (1851 - 1918)
Dominicus Carter (1852 - 1941)
Verenus Carter (1862 - 1919)
Mary Ann Carter Emmons (1869 - 1957)

Spouses:
Elizabeth Runnel Sweat Carter (1818 - 1881)
Sophia Eldora Sweat Carter (1828 - 1924)
Burial:
Provo City Cemetery
Provo
Utah County
Utah, USA
Plot: Block 4 Lot 63

«b»Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database
«/b»John Harrison Carter - male - born 6 Oct 1816 - died April 1896 in Provo, Utah - buried April 1896 in Provo City Cemetery - source: sexton - grave location: block 3 lot 62 - Spouse: 1. Elizabeth Reynolds Sweat - 2. Sophia El - Father: John & Hannah Knight Libby Carter
                  

                   Block 4 Lot 14 -

Seal to Parents:  2 Apr 1953 SLAKE - Salt Lake Utah

«b»Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah - http://provo.org/parks.cemetery_records.html«/b» -
Eliza Ann Snow is buried in Lot 14 near 1st North near the following ancestors (James Erastus Snow, Reed Snow, John C. Snow, Harriett Snow, Richard Snow, Arletta Snow, Caleb William Snow, John Ellis Snow, Harriett M. Young, and Hannah Knight (Libby) Carter)
Eliza Ann Carter Snow - born 28 September 1818 in Newry, Maine - died 4 March 1897 in Provo, Utah, Utah - burial 4 March 1897 - Block 4 Lot 14 - age 79 yrs - female - spouse: James Chauncey Snow d. 1884 (not here) - Parents: John Carter & Hannah Knight Libby Carter.

«b»Obituary taken from Journal History Pg. 8 - originally published in Deseret Evening News 12 March 1897
«/b»Mrs. Eliza Ann Carter Snow died at her home in this city Wednesday evening. The funeral services were held in the Fourth Ward assembly hall this forenoon. The deceased was born in Newry, Oxford County, Maine 18 September 1818.  She embraced the Gospel in 1834 and in 1836 went to Kirtland, since which time she has been with the Saints. She married the late James C. Snow in 1838 and arrived in Utah in 1852.  She was the mother of nine children and had fifty-one grandchildren and forty great grandchildren.  She was a faithful Latter-Day Saint.

«b»Salt Lake Tribune & Deseret News Index«/b»
Eliza Ann Carter Snow - died Provo - 1897; March 12, P. 8 - died age 79 - faithful LDS - See Journal History

«b»Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database«/b» - Eliza Ann Snow - 28 Sept 1818 in Newry, Maine - died 4 Mar 1897 in Provo, Utah - buried 4 Mar 1897 in Provo City Cemetery Block 4 Lot 14 - Source: Sexton - Relatives: John & Hannah Knight Libby Carter (Father) James Chauncey Snow (Spouse)

«b»Obituary - Daily Enquirer - Provo City, Utah, Friday, March 12, 1897«/b»
Laid to Rest - Funeral Services of Sister Eliza Ann Snow
The funeral services over the remains of Sister Eliza Ann Snow were held in the Fourth Ward meeting house today.  Elder Jacob F. Gates presided.  The choir sang: "Oh My Father"  Prayer was given by Elder John G. Jones.  The choir then sang "When First the Glorious Light of Truth" by request of the deceased.  President Partridge was the first speaker.  He referred to the sterling qualities of the departed, and said we were all responsible for our own actions; Sister Snow had more friends on the other side, than she had here.  He closed by invoking God's blessings to rest upon the Mourners.  President D. John said he had been acquainted with the deceased for about 36 years.  She had passed through the trying scenes of pioneer life in Utah, and had been faithful to the end.  He exhorted the numerous posterity of the deceased to be faithful to the duties in the Church of Christ, and the speaker closed by imploring the divine assistance to rest upon the family of Sister Snow.

Elder James E. Daniels said he fully realized the situation of the departed.  Deceased was a member of the Provo Choir in 1854 and was a member of the Kirtland Temple Choir in 1836.  She was at the dedication of the Manti Temple, though very sick when she left Provo.  Said there was no need for us to mourn in view of the glorious reward before her.  Elder S.S. Jones said he felt honored in being permitted to speak.  The deceased had a large family to care for, and she was now free from the cares and sorrows and trials of mortality.  Elder J.E. Booth read a biographical sketch of the life of Sister Snow written in her own handwriting.  Brother Booth said it was only once in a while that you could see anybody who had been acquainted with the Prophet Joseph, and Sister Snow was one of that number.  Bishop J.B. Keeler was the last speaker.  He said the deceased was highly esteemed by all who knew her.  She had sent words of comfort and congratulations to the speaker, while he was on his mission, and he appreciated them.  The choir then sang "Farewell all Earthly Honors."  The benediction was given by Elder J.F. Gates.  A large cortege following the remains to their last resting place at the cemetery, where the dedicatory prayer was offered by Elder J.F. Gates.

«b»Obituary - Provo Daily Enquirer - Provo City, Utah, Wednesday, March 10, 1897«/b»
Another Pioneer Gone - Mrs. Eliza Snow Passed Away on Tuesday
Mrs. Eliza Ann Carter Snow, who has live in Provo almost since its first settlement, quietly passed away at her home on K street between 7th and 8th streets at 9:00 PM tuesday.  She has been for a great many years troubled with spinal disease.  About 8 months ago, the lady got an attack of la grippe and on account of her age and weak physical condition was unable to throw the offending disease off, which caused her death.  Mrs. Snow was born in the State of Maine, in the year 1818.  She passed through all the persecutions of the church in its infancy, having twice had her house burned by the mobs.  She emigrated to Utah in 18?2 and has since resided here.  She is the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living.  Her grandchildren number fifty-five, and her  great grandchildren, fifty-one.  Deceased was the wife of President J.C. Snow.  She joined the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in her youth, and has ever since been a faithful worker in the cause, and her loss will be mourned by everyone who knew her.  She has always been a loving and careful mother, and a wise teacher of her children, most of whom have families of their own, and her death will be a great loss to them.  The funeral services will be held at the Fourth Ward Meeting House, Friday, March 12, at 10:00 AM.  The following will be speakers:  President David John, Bishop Keeler, Elders J.E. Booth, S.S. Jones and James E. Daniels.  The family invites all friends to be present.

«b»Carter Pioneers of Provo, Utah by Arthur D. Coleman
«/b»Pg. 425 - Eliza Ann Carter was born on the 28th of September 1818 at Newry, Oxford, Maine.  She was the eighth child and third daughter of John and Hannah Knight Libby Carter.  At the age of 16 she saw the Mormon missionaries lay their hands on her critically ill mother and offer prayers for her recovery.  She heard the sermons of the missionaries and explanations of the new Gospel.  She accompanied her parents as they started their westward migration at Kirtland, Ohio about 1836.  She married there early in 1838 James Chauncy Snow born 11 January 1817 at Chesterfield, New Hampshire died 30 April 1884 at Pettyville, Sanpete Co., Utah.

The young couple joined with other Latter-day Saints in the move to Adam-ondi-Ahman, the Missouri place of gathering where on the 30 of October 1838 their first child was born at Far West the same day that the Hauns Mill massacre occurred only a week after the Battle of Crooked River and a month prior to the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. and other church leaders being imprisoned in the Liberty Jail in Clay County. Eliza Ann Carter Snow, like her sister Hannah and brothers Dominicus, William F., Richard and John H., accepted the Gospel teachings of the Latter-day Saints Church in their entirety including the doctrine of plural marriage. . .  The first Mormon Elders she ever heard preach was John F. Boynton and Danniel Bean. . .  She consented to her husband's marriage to Lydia Elizabeth Chadwick on 20 Feb 1856 and to Jane Cecelia Roberts on 2 Dec 1856 and Ann Clark on 13 March 1857. . .  She had her Patriarchial Blessing under the hand of Father Joseph Smith, the Patriarch then, in the Kirtland Temple and where the Spirit of God like a fire is burning.   That was shen she was 18 years old.  She was in Kirtland when the temple was dedicated and "when the stars fell from Heaven and saw them when they fell".

Eliza Ann Carter Snow lived thirteen years after her husband's death.  She died 9 March 1897 at Provo City and was buried at the Provo Cemetery.  Eliza Ann Carter and James Chauncy Snow were the parents of 10 kids.

«b»Utah Cemeteries and Burials Database - extracted by DLW 1/2013 - http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/searchburials
«/b»Eliza Ann Snow - born 28 September 1818 in Newry, Maine - died 4 Mar 1897 in Provo, Utah - buried 4 Mar 1897 in Provo City Cemetery - Block 4 Lot 14 - source: sexton - Relatives:  John & Hannah Knight Libby Carter (Father) and James Chauncey Snow (spouse)

«b»new.familysearch.org«/b» - 2/2013
Eliza Ann Carter - female - born 1808 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine - died 9 March 1897 in Provo, Utah, Utah - buried March 1897 in Provo, Utah, Utah - married James Chauncey Snow 1836 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio