Consider Carter

1802 - 1887  (85 years)

• Name	Consider Carter
  Birth	3 Mar 1802	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5, 6, 7]
  Census	1840 (37 years)	Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1840 US Census he was recorded living in Auburn, New York. 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1 - Free White Persons - Under 20 2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 7 - Total Free White Persons 7 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
  Occupation	1845 (42 years)	Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.   [8]
  In 1845, Consider stepped down from his job as a mail agent.
  	News Article about Consider Carter ending his job as mail agent.
  Census	1850 (47 years)	Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 48, living in Auburn, New York. He was a mail agent for the US Post Department.
  Census	1855 (52 years)	Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1855 New York State Census he was recorded, age 50, living in Ledyard, New York.
  Residence	1863 (60 years)	Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A.   [9]
  In 1863 he lived on Morgan and Main, Auburn, New York.
  Census	1880 (77 years)	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 78, living at 314 West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois. He was a retired widower.
  Death	11 Oct 1887	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.   [6]
  Burial	Aft 11 Oct 1887	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois   [6]
  He is buried in section D, lot 591 of Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. [6]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Marshall Carter, Esq.,   b. 17 Dec 1790, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Sep 1820, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  (Age 29 years) + 2. Marcia Carter,   b. 05 Nov 1792, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 07 Jun 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years) ▻ William Sherwin,  m. 28 Dec 1809   3. Elias Carter,   b. 13 Aug 1794, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Feb 1809, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 14 years)   4. the Rev. Lucius Carter,   b. 15 Apr 1796, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1878, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years)   5. Lucia Carter,   b. 15 Apr 1796, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Jul 1880, Pitcher, Chenango County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)   6. Abigail Carter,   b. 30 May 1798, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Mar 1885  (Age 86 years)   7. John Bullard Carter,   b. 6 Apr 1800, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1882, Iowa, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years) > 8. Consider Carter,   b. 3 Mar 1802, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Oct 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years) ▻ Eleanor Crowley,  m. 1838   9. Clarissa Carter,   b. 3 Jan 1804, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1887, Oneida, Oneida County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)   10. Samuel Carter,   b. 30 Nov 1806, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1848, Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 41 years)   11. Adelphia Carter,   b. 1 Apr 1809, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1887, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Carter,   b. Abt 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Ruth Wilder  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12875
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias Carter,   b. 18 Jul 1765, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1849, Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Abigail Bullard,   b. 21 Oct 1764, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1841, Cincinnatus, Courtland County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Eleanor Crowley,   b. 1801, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Aug 1853, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)  Other Partners: Bradford White  m. yes, date unknow
  Marriage	1838
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 35 years and 9 months - She : ~ 37 years.
  Children	From 1839 to 1841
  1. John Ballard Carter (1839-1900) 2. William Bradford Carter (1841-1869)
  Family ID	F8642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Consider Carter(1802 – 1887) 2Elias Carter(1765 – 1849) 4Elias Carter(1737 – 1821) 8Nathaniel Carter(1706 – 1787) 16Samuel Carter(7 Jan 1677/78 – 1738) 17Dorothy Wilder(1686 – 1738) 9Thankful Sawyer(1715 – 1755) 18Elias Sawyer(1689 – 1752) 19Beatrix Pope 5Deborah White(1739 – 1810) 10Josiah White(03 Jan 1713/14 – 1806) 20Deacon Josiah White(1682 – 1772) 21Abigail Whitcomb(1688 – 1771) 11Deborah House( – 1768) 22 23 3Abigail Bullard(1764 – 1841) 6Capt. Benjamin Bullard 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Ruth Wilder 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Mar 1802 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1840 - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. Occupation - 1845 - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. Residence - 1863 - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. Death - 11 Oct 1887 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 11 Oct 1887 - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S281] Bureau of the Census, 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 269; Page: 59; Family History Library Film: 0017181. [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Auburn Ward 3, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 482; Page: 260B. [S193] 1855 New York, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 192; Page: 335D; Enumeration District: 097. [S234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 182769387 Consider Carter . [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934). [S2014] News Article: "Mr. William H. Seaver", (Auburn, New York: Auburn Journal and Advertiser, 25 June 1845, Page 2). [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Auburn, New York, City Directory, 1863.