Individual Details

LUCY CARTER

(10 Dec 1890 - 1974)

Lucy was a very pretty and soft-spoken lady. In 1924 James Sullivan committed suicide due to the depression of Lucy being unable to give him a child. After his death Lucy came to Portland, Maine. Lucy found a job working for Gov. Percival Baxter as his housekeeper. Gov. Baxter had a home on the Western Promenade in Portland and a summerhouse on Baxter's Island in Portland Harbor. I remember visiting Lucy many times as a young boy, as well as she came to many parties that were held by the folks from New Brunswick. She worked for Gov. Baxter until his death on July 12, 1969. Lucy stayed on and looked after the property until the fall of 1970. When she moved back to New Brunswick, Canada, Lucy lived with her sister Kate in Buctouche, New Brunswick where she lived until her death in 1974.

Events

Birth10 Dec 1890
Death1974
MarriageJAMES MICHAEL SULLIVAN

Families

SpouseJAMES MICHAEL SULLIVAN (1880 - 1924)
FatherJOHN CARTER (1861 - 1922)
MotherELIZABETH ANN MURPHY (1861 - 1919)
SiblingJAMES E. CARTER (1882 - 1965)
SiblingWILLIAM JOHN CARTER (1883 - 1975)
SiblingJOSEPH P. CARTER (1884 - 1981)
SiblingMARY ELIZABETH CARTER (1886 - 1955)
SiblingBRIDGET CARTER (1887 - )
SiblingEMMA CARTER (1888 - 1961)
SiblingGEORGE CARTER (1889 - )
SiblingEDWARD CARTER (1890 - 1941)
SiblingSARAH JANE CARTER (1892 - 1946)
SiblingROBERT "BOB" CHRISTOPHER CARTER (1893 - 1970)
SiblingFREDRICK ALLEN CARTER (1896 - 1971)
SiblingKATHERINE LILLIAN "KATE" CARTER (1898 - 1989)
SiblingCLIFFORD CARTER (1900 - 1979)
SiblingANNIE B. CARTER (1903 - 1976)
Sibling(child) CARTER (1903 - 1903)

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