WOMEN IN HISTORY - REBECCA CARTER

Pioneer woman of Cleveland

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DATE OF BIRTH

Born Rebecca Fuller - 1766

PLACE OF BIRTH

Carmel, New York

DATE OF DEATH

October 19, 1827

PLACE OF DEATH

Cleveland, Ohio. She is buried in the Erie Street Cemetery

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.