Dominicus Carter

1806-1884
Dominicus Carter (1806-1884) was born 21 Jun. 1884 in Newry, Oxford Co., Maine. He was the son of John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby. He married Lydia Smith on 21 May 1828; widowed 23 Oct. 1838. He married Sylvia Meachum on 23 Mar. 1839 in Sangamon Co., Illinois; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized in 1832. He accompanied Wilford Woodruff to Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts in 1848 and remained with him for several months. He died 2 Feb. 1884 in Provo, Utah Co., Utah Territory.

Dominicus Carter (KNCH-VGT), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 15 Feb. 2022). Dominicus Carter, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/dominicus-carter, accessed 15 Feb. 2022). "Newry, Maine, Town and Vital Records, 1805-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org, accessed 15 Feb. 2022); Dominicus Carter, 21 Jun. 1806, Newry, Oxford, Maine; citing Newry, Maine, "Town records 1805-1846," image 100; microfilm 11589. "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org, accessed 15 Feb. 2022); John Carter and Hanna Knight Libby, 2 Mar. 1806, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine; citing Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, multiple sources, image 454; microfilm 7724807. “Lydia Smith Carter” (1809-1838), memorial no. 35088993; Find A Grave (https://findagrave.com, accessed 21 Feb. 2022). "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 22 Feb. 2022); Dominicus Carter and Sylvia Mecham, 23 Mar. 1839, Sangamon Co., Illinois, certificate 2129; citing “Sangamon County, Illinois Marriage Licenses, 5 Apr. 1821-24 Jun. 1874,” images 1129-1130; DGS 7747487. "Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846," database, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 21 Feb. 2022); Dominicus Carter, baptism, 1832; citing Harvey B. Black, 1996. "Utah, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com, accessed 18 Mar. 2022); Dominicus Carter, died 2 Feb. 1884, Provo, Utah Co., Utah, file no. 110, image 1364/1687; citing “Utah, County, District and Probate Courts.”
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