Daniel Noyes Carr
Daniel Noyes Carr was born on June 29, 1789, in Newbury, Massachusetts, to Richard and Joanna Carr. His father earned a living as a shipbuilder. He moved to Winthrop, Maine, around 1813, and he worked as a hatter. He married Mary Joy on February 16, 1815, and they had at least three children: George, born around 1824; Sarah, born around 1827; and Helen, born around 1833. By 1860, the family owned $5,000 of real estate and $900 of personal property.
According to an early biographer, Carr “established the first temperance hotel in the state.” He reportedly supported the abolition movement, but he “never mingled actively in politics.” He joined the local Congregational church in 1832, and he became a deacon three years later. His biographer described him as a “man of active, genial spirit and unusual liberality…He was a constant attendant at church and the weekly prayer meeting, and was always ready to take a part.” He died on February 2, 1862.
Image: Henry N. Carr (Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine)
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5608) | Carr, Daniel Noyes | 1789-06-29 | 1862-02-02 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (10762) [writer] ~ Daniel N. Carr to Nephews and Niece, 29 September 1859
People - Records: 3
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com; Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine, eds. Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo (New York, NY: H. W. Blake & Company, 1892)
