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Harry C. Carter

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Harry C. Carter

Birth
Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Feb 1939 (aged 79)
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D, Lot 20
Memorial ID
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Harry C. Carter was the son of Virginia Bridget Carter. He married Mary Ella VanSciver on Mrs. Harry Carter on June 26, 1880 at the parsonage of the Broad Street Methodist Church. Their children were Mabel Keeler Carter and George H. Carter.

He was a member of the Burlington City Common Council in the 4th. Ward for 9 years 1902 to 1911. He was Superintendent of the City Fire Alarm for 11 years. He was also Chief of the Burlington Fire Department for 5 years.

Death Claims Harry Carter
Funeral Services for Harry Carter, of St. Mary Street, who died Sunday at the Burlington General Hospital, were held yesterday from the Slack Funeral Home. The Rev. Fr. Harry S. Ruth, Rector of St. Barnabas Church, officiated. Internment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella VanSciver Carter; a daughter, Mrs. Amon Wells, Sr., of Burlington; and a son, George, of Camden.
The deceased was a former member of Burlington Common Council and an ex-chief of the Burlington Fire Department. He also served as a door guard and later, as supervisor of bills in the New Jersey State Legislature. He was a member of the Mitchell Fire Company.
Mrs. Carter is a patient at the Burlington General Hospital where both she and her husband were taken February 10. She is reported to be improving.

(Slack's Funeral Home arranged the funeral. Found in Slack's Funeral Record book 1939, page 485.)

Harry C. Carter was the son of Virginia Bridget Carter. He married Mary Ella VanSciver on Mrs. Harry Carter on June 26, 1880 at the parsonage of the Broad Street Methodist Church. Their children were Mabel Keeler Carter and George H. Carter.

He was a member of the Burlington City Common Council in the 4th. Ward for 9 years 1902 to 1911. He was Superintendent of the City Fire Alarm for 11 years. He was also Chief of the Burlington Fire Department for 5 years.

Death Claims Harry Carter
Funeral Services for Harry Carter, of St. Mary Street, who died Sunday at the Burlington General Hospital, were held yesterday from the Slack Funeral Home. The Rev. Fr. Harry S. Ruth, Rector of St. Barnabas Church, officiated. Internment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella VanSciver Carter; a daughter, Mrs. Amon Wells, Sr., of Burlington; and a son, George, of Camden.
The deceased was a former member of Burlington Common Council and an ex-chief of the Burlington Fire Department. He also served as a door guard and later, as supervisor of bills in the New Jersey State Legislature. He was a member of the Mitchell Fire Company.
Mrs. Carter is a patient at the Burlington General Hospital where both she and her husband were taken February 10. She is reported to be improving.

(Slack's Funeral Home arranged the funeral. Found in Slack's Funeral Record book 1939, page 485.)



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  • Created by: Tom Wells
  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102332950/harry_c-carter: accessed ), memorial page for Harry C. Carter (24 Nov 1859–2 Feb 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102332950, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum, Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Tom Wells (contributor 47991357).