Limited Biography of Joseph Carver(1788-1887), my 3rd Great Grandfather

Joseph Carver(1788-1887)(C14)

Birth: 1788 Vernon River, Price Edward Island

Father:  James Carver(1747-1800)(C28)

Mother: Elizabeth Lane(1742-1801)(C29)

Married:  Catherine Cummings(1795-UNKN) before 1832 in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Children:

• Catherine Carver(1832-UNKN)
• Mary Carver(1835-UNKN)
• Louisa Carver(1837-1911)(C7)
• James Carver(1839-UNKN)
• Thomas Carver(1842-1908)

Died: April 19th, 1887, Marlborough, MA

Joseph was born in 1788 in Vernon River, Prince Edward Island to James Carver and Elizabeth Lane.  He was the third of six children.  He married Catherine Cummings some time before 1832.  All of their children were born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward island between 1832 and 1842.  The 1861 Census of Canada shows the family living in Ward N2 of Charlottetown.  

By 1881, Joseph is Widowed and living with his son Thomas.  The Census includes the following information,

• Name: Joseph Carver
• Gender: Male
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Age: 70
• Birth year: 1811
• Birth Place: Prince Edward Island
• Religion: Catholic
• Nationality: English
• Province: Prince Edward Island
• District: 2
• District: Queens
• Sub-District Number: A
• Sub district: Charlottetown Royalty
• Division: 1

Sometime after that, he moved to Marlborough, MA where he died on April 19th, 1887

Branch

• Generation 4(3rd Great Grandparents): Joseph Carver and Catherine Cummings
• Generation 3(2nd Great Grandparents): Peter Weatherby and Louisa Carver
• Generation 2(Great Grandparents): Frederick Patrick Connolly and Mary Ann Weatherby
• Generation 1(Grandparents): Ervin Earl Putnam and Mary Gertrude Connelly
• Generation 0: Robert Ervin Putnam and (Florence) Caroline Wright

Sources

• 1861 Census of Canada: Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-898-899
• 1881 Census of Canada: Year: 1881; Census Place: Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13163; Page: 31; Family No: 140
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915:  Name Joseph Carver, Gender Male, Birth Place Prince Edward Island, Spouse Catherine Cummings, Child Thomas Carver
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915: Name Joseph Carver, Gender Male, Age 98, Birth Date 1789, Birth Place P E Island, Death Date 19 Apr 1887, Death Place Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, Father James Carver