Joseph Henry Carman, Sr. ^^[1]

1812 - 1894  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Henry Carman
  Suffix	Sr. ^
  Nickname	Henry
  Born	13 Aug 1812	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	Also living in the household was Jane Lane (age 16).
  Occupation	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	farmer
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Occupation	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	real estate valued at $3000 and personal property valued at $1000
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	In his household were his wife Abby, and children Edward, Julia, Alouisa, Joseph Jr., and Rosa.
  Occupation	1870  [8]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1870  [8]
  	real estate valued at $5500 and personal property of $1000
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	In addition to family members, Moses Moore, a servant, was also living in the household.
  Occupation	1880  [9]
  	farmer
  Residence	Bef 1894	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10, 11, 12]
  	at the east end of Beaver Dam Road
  	This property has Historic Site ID Br16.2-S and was later known as the Lush property and then the Michelson property. The house is said to have burned in 1965. The site is now part of the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge and the Squassux Landing community marina.
  Died	13 Jan 1894	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [5, 13]
  Buried	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Person ID	I67	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	Captain Samuel Carman, Jr. [ii]† ^,   b. 31 Jan 1789, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 27 Feb 1869, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Catherine Homan, †^,   b. 17 Aug 1795, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 4 Jan 1861, {South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age 65 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1812	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Ketcham, ^,   b. Mar 1822, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 30 Aug 1894, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1842  [6, 9, 14]
  Children	1. Edward Carman, ^,   b. 12 Aug 1843, NY ,   d. 1919  (Age 75 years)   2. Julia Carman, ^,   b. 6 Mar 1845, NY ,   d. 4 Apr 1889  (Age 44 years)   3. Louisa (Elouise) Carman, ^,   b. 16 Jan 1848, NY ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 51 years)   4. Joseph Henry Carman, Jr. ^,   b. 2 May 1856, NY ,   d. 1921  (Age 64 years)   5. Rosy (Rosie) Abigail Carman, ^,   b. 26 Feb 1861, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Documents		Joseph Henry Carman House, Bernardine Michelsen's Guest Hotel on the Carman's River .. originally the home of Joseph Carman, then of Carman R. Lush, it was acquired by Bernardine about 1933 and operated as a summer guest resort called "The Lark Shores." This document is Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Sites Datasheet ID Br16.2-S, and includes links to photographs. The structure is not longer extant, being destroyed by a fire.
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Carman's Mills SH02: The north side of the mills, looking south. The saw and planning mill is to the right; the grist mill is to the left.

  
  

  Headstones

  #028.Carman: Joseph H. Carman (Sr.) gravestone Plot: Carman

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Carman.net. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 117. Indicates age 37. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 214. Indicates age 48. [S42] 1880 Census, Age 68. NA Film Number T9-0934 Page Number 118A. [S325] Cemetery: Woodland. Died 13 Jan 1894, Æ 82 yrs 5 mo [S3] 1850 Census, p. 117. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 214. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 132. [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0934 Page Number 118A. [S58] 1873 Beers Map. [S57] 1858 Chace Map. [S195] 1888 Wendelken Map. [S531] Diary: Augustus Alexander Hawkins. [S294] Carman.net: Samuel7, Samuel6. [S718] Ancestry.com: Asimov & Byrne Family Tree, November 2009; http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4175907/person/-1642319386. Parentage attributed to Edna Valentine Bruce's notes on the Homan family of South Haven. Edna Valentine Bruce (see) was a Brookhaven Hamlet native who researched many of the local families.