Puffer Genealogy
CARTER, Rev. Thomas
1608 - 1684 (76 years)-
Name CARTER, Thomas Title Rev. Birth 1608 Hinderclay, Suffolk, England 
Christening 3 Jul 1608 Hinderclay, Suffolk, England Gender Male _COLOR 3 Burial 14 Jun 1669 Salisbury, MA Death 5 Sep 1684 Woburn, MA Person ID I17927 Puffers Last Modified 4 Jun 2013
Father CARTER, Thomas, b. 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 25 Jun 1652, Charlestown, MA (Age 74 years) Mother Sarah, b. 1581, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1595 Charlestown, MA Family ID F7860 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father CARTER, Thomas, b. 1578, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 25 Jun 1652, Charlestown, MA (Age 74 years) Marriage 1595 Charlestown, MA Family ID F33296 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PARKHURST, Mary, b. 28 Aug 1614, St. Lawrence, Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 28 Mar 1687, Woburn, MA (Age 72 years) Marriage 1639 Ipswich, Suffolk, England Married 1639 Ipswich, Suffolk, England Children 1. CARTER, Rev. Samuel, b. 8 Aug 1640, Watertown, MA d. 1693, Groton, MA (Age 52 years)2. CARTER, Elizabeth, b. 22 Feb 1642, Charlestown, MA d. Yes, date unknown3. CARTER, Judith, b. 15 Mar 1642, Watertown, MA d. 3 Oct 1678, Charlestown, MA (Age 36 years)4. CARTER, Theophilus, b. 12 Jun 1645, Woburn, MA d. 15 Feb 1650, Woburn, MA (Age 4 years)5. CARTER, Abigail, b. 10 Aug 1649, Woburn, MA d. 14 Sep 1676, Woburn, MA (Age 27 years)6. CARTER, Deborah, b. 17 Sep 1651, Woburn, MA d. 14 Dec 1667, Woburn, MA (Age 16 years)7. CARTER, Timothy, b. 12 Jun 1653, Woburn, MA d. 8 Jul 1727, Woburn, MA (Age 74 years)8. CARTER, Thomas, b. 8 Jun 1655, Woburn, MA d. 3 Oct 1754, Woburn, MA (Age 99 years)Family ID F6043 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2024
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Notes - A Puritan, he studied at St John's College, Cambridge, receiving his B. A. in 1630 and his M.A. in 1633. Carter was a student at Cambridge at t he same time as John Harvard, and the two probably knew each other ther e. Like Harvard and many other Puritans, Carter immigrated to New Engla nd as part of the Great Migration, becoming a freeman of Dedham, Massac husetts in 1637. Carter was active in the church, both at Dedham, and a t Watertown, MA, where he served as an elder.
Having demonstrated spiritual gifts during his time as an elder, on Nov ember 22, 1642, Carter was ordained at Woburn, MA and he bec ame the pastor of the Woburn congregation.
- A Puritan, he studied at St John's College, Cambridge, receiving his B. A. in 1630 and his M.A. in 1633. Carter was a student at Cambridge at t he same time as John Harvard, and the two probably knew each other ther e. Like Harvard and many other Puritans, Carter immigrated to New Engla nd as part of the Great Migration, becoming a freeman of Dedham, Massac husetts in 1637. Carter was active in the church, both at Dedham, and a t Watertown, MA, where he served as an elder.