Sixth Generation

1227. Burton Elliott Carter²⁸³ was born on 4 April 1934 in Swan's Island, Hancock County, Maine, USA. He died on 30 December 2001 at the age of 67 in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, USA.²⁸⁴ Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued
BURTON E CARTER 04 Apr 1934 30 Dec 2001 (V) 04551 (Bremen, Lincoln, ME ) (none specified) 005-30-1783 Maine

BURTON CARTER
Burton Carter, 67, of Bremen, died on Dec. 30 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.
Born on Swan's Island on April 4, 1934, he was the son of Everett and Marie Staples Carter. He attended school in Vinalhaven and moved to Waldoboro in 1950 where he built boats, many of which are still in use today. On Nov. 6, 1981 he married Lucille Murray.
He clammed and lobstered until he retired because of illness in 1993.
He was an avid CB'er and his handle was "Pretty One". He enjoyed the country fairs, especially horse pulling. He loved seafood, lawn sales, flea markets, collecting treasures and deer hunting. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, family and friends.
Burton was a member of the Bremen Fire Department for ten years. His door was always open to the needy. He attended the Pentecostal Church in Augusta where his old friend Pastor Rick Stoops preaches.
He was predeceased by his parents; a brother, Lev Carter; a son, Paul Carter; and a step-son Dwayne Brann.
He is survived by his wife of twenty years, Lucille Carter of Bremen; two sons: Raymond and his wife Nancy Carter of Waldoboro and Michael Carter of Waldoboro; three daughters: Carolyn and her husband Philip of Vinalhaven, Colette and her husband Timothy Oxton of Vinalhaven, and Marie Stover of Waldoboro; two step-daughters: Michelle York of Waldoboro and Kristine Dyer of Vinalhaven; two step-sons: Scott Brann of Rockland and Spencer and his wife Kristine Dyer of Round Pond; one brother, Fernald Carter and his companion Joyce Royster of Waldoboro; two sisters, Minnie Harvey of Waldoboro and Mina Hildings of Vinalhaven; 16 grandchildren: Scott Carter, Troy Carter, Andrew Carter, Tony Carter, Joseph Stover, Joseph Brann, Trish Carter, Amber Stover, Mariah Stover, Nicole Brann, all of Waldoboro, Frank Osgood, Ivy Oxton, Chelsea Guptill and Jennifer Guptill, all of Vinalhaven, Rhiannon Dyer and Sydney Dyer of Round Pond; one great grandson, Jacob Carter of Waldoboro; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours: Wed., Jan. 2, 6-8 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., Waldoboro. Funeral service: Thurs., Jan. 3, 11 a.m. at the Hall Funeral Home. Pastor Rick Stoops will officiate. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Bremen. Donations may be made to Hall Funeral Home, PO Box 363, Waldoboro 04572. Arrangements under the direction of Hall Funeral Home.
He was buried in 2002 in Hillside cemetery, Bremen, Maine.

Burton Elliott Carter and Esther Frances Harvey were married on 24 November 1952 in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. They were divorced. Esther Frances Harvey, daughter of Raymond Harvey and Lois Stockbridge, was born on 24 January 1933 in Orland, Hancock County, Maine, USA. She died on 12 February 2000 at the age of 67 in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, USA.^285,286 Name Birth Death Last Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued
ESTHER F CARTER 24 Jan 1933 12 Feb 2000 (V) 04572 (Waldoboro, Lincoln, ME ) (none specified) 004-34-2114 Maine
The following is an obituary from the online archive from Monday, February 14, 2000
CARTER, Esther F., 87 Waldoboro; Feb. 12, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., Waldoboro.

The following is an obituary from the online archive from Wednesday, May 17, 2000
CARTER, Esther
A committal service for Esther Carter, who passed away Feb. 12, 2000, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2000, at Rose Hill Cemetery on Swan's Island. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home, Waldoboro. She was buried on 19 May 2000 in Rose Hill cemetery, Atlantic. Esther lived in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA.

Burton Elliott Carter-4569 and Esther Frances Harvey-13457 had the following children:

+1897	i.	Raymond Carter-20242.
+1898	ii.	Michael Burton Carter-20243.
1899	iii.	Paul Harvey Carter was born on 16 January 1960 in Damariscotta, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. He died on 15 October 2001 at the age of 41 in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. He was buried on 26 October 2001 in Rose Hill cemetery, Atlantic.
+1900	iv.	Marie Carter-20245.
+1901	v.	Carolyn Carter-93523.
+1902	vi.	Colette Carter-93525.

Burton Elliott Carter and Lucille M. Murray were married on 6 November 1981. Lucille M. Murray, daughter of Murray and Frances , was born (date unknown).