Melchia "Jane" (Lee) Carter

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Melchia Jane Carter (Lee)

Also Known As: "Jane"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mad River Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States
Death: July 21, 1886 (47)
Butterville, Marion, Oregon, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James A. Lee and Myrtilla "Myrtilda" (Powell) Lee
Wife of Benjamin Carter
Mother of Ida Jane (Carter) Yergen and Irvin Lee Carter
Sister of Sarah Ann Lee; Elizabeth Ann Lee; Phebe Catherine Lee; Francis Ann Lee; Ivy Lee and 5 others

Managed by: Darlene Boggs (Curtis)
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About Melchia "Jane" (Lee) Carter

As of 1860 and 1861, at least, John Lee, James G. Lee, Eliza Lee, Mary Lee, Jane Lee, as well as Ben. Car-ter, were all residing at the James A. Lee home. In Sept. 1860, Jane mentions that James A. Lee, her father, bartered a one·half interest in his sawmill to Ben Carter. Carter later married Jane Lee. Jane's record book had been presented to her by Ben. Carter, in 1858. Carter had long taken quite an ac tive part in all type of work about the Lee farm, according to the frequent references noted in diary.

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Melchia "Jane" (Lee) Carter's Timeline

1838
August 28, 1838
Mad River Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States
1865
March 20, 1865
Washington, Oregon, United States
1873
July 30, 1873
Marion, Marion, Oregon, United States
1886
July 21, 1886
Age 47
Butterville, Marion, Oregon, United States
July 22, 1886
Age 47