WOMEN IN HISTORY - REBECCA CARTER
Pioneer woman of Cleveland
DATE OF BIRTH
Born Rebecca Fuller - 1766
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PLACE OF BIRTH
Carmel, New York
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DATE OF DEATH
October 19, 1827
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PLACE OF DEATH
Cleveland, Ohio. She is buried in the Erie Street Cemetery
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FAMILY BACKGROUND
Married Lorenzo Carter in Rutland, Vermont April 28, 1789. Their children were: Alonzo (b. 1-6-1790); Laura (b. 3-3-1792); Henry (1796); Polly (Mary) (10-8-1798); Rebecca (1800); Mercy (4-3-1804); Betsy.
EDUCATION
Learned to read and write as a child in Litchfield, Connecticut
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
A pioneer woman, hers was the first permanent white family to settle in Cleveland, Ohio. She saw Cleveland grow from 7 people in a wilderness to 500 people in 1825 before the opening of the Ohio Canal. Her home was the center of community activity -- a trading post, school, church, jail, and general meeting place.
WEBSITES
- Lorenzo Carter entry - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Cleveland Central Cleveland Bicentennial Online Teaching Cleveland - a timeline of events in Cleveland history beginning with the city's frontier settlement days.
- Ohio's Historic Canals - includes a map of Ohio's canals.
CITATION
This page may be cited as:
Women in History. Rebecca Carter biography. Last Updated: 1/16/2013. Women In History Ohio.
<http://www.womeninhistoryohio.com/rebecca-carter.html>
Women in History. Rebecca Carter biography. Last Updated: 1/16/2013. Women In History Ohio.
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