Joshua Carman, ^^[1]

1825 - 1906  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Joshua Carman
  Suffix	^
  Born	May 1825	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  Occupation	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	miller
  Census	1860	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Occupation	1860	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	miller
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	In his household were his wife, Fanny, sons John and Samuel, and a child Laurence? (aged 4).
  Occupation	1870  [8]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1870  [8, 9]
  	real estate valued at $5000 and personal property of $800.
  	Likely neighbors were the Nathaniel Corwin, Sylvester Corwin, Nehemiah Barto (Barteau) and Benjamin Gildersleeve families. The 1873 Beers map placed his property on the east side of South Country Rd., south of the present location of the Long Island Railroad, perhaps the site of the Better 'Ole Restaurant (now Painters) (Historic Structure Inventory Code: Br04A.1-S).
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	In his household were his wife, Fanny, daughter Florence (aged 14), and granddaughter Irene (aged 7).
  Census	1900	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	In his household are his wife, Fannie R., daughter Florence J. Gorden, and grandchildren LeRoy W. Gorden and Irene G. Carman.
  Occupation	1900  [11]
  	farmer
  Died	13 Oct 1906	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	"Joshua Carman died Saturday afternoon after an illness of less than a day. Funeral services were held on Wednesday [17 Oct 1906], the Rev. Mr. Lawson of the M.E. Church officiating."
  Person ID	I73	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2009

  
  

  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   [4, 13]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances (Fanny) J. Lobbins, ^,   b. Dec 1827, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Dec 1847	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 5, 11, 14]
  Children	1. Catherine Carman, ^,   b. 1847, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 24 Jan 1931, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 84 years)   2. John Carman, ^,   b. Sep 1850, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel T. Carman, ^,   b. 1853, NY ,   d. 1919  (Age 66 years)   4. Florence J. Carman, ^,   b. Abt 1866, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Joshua Carman Residence .. based on old maps and census records, Joshua Carman's residence appears to be at the same location as the restaurent formerly know as the Better 'Ole, and was perhaps the structure at the east end of the present restaurent complex. Document is the Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Site ID Br04A.1-S Data Form.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Carman.net. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 115. Indicates age 24. [S61] 1860 Census, p, 217. Age 34. [S294] Carman.net: Samuel7, Samuel6. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 115. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 117. [S61] 1860 Census, p, 217. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 377; Image: 135. [S209] Beers Map 1873. [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0935 Page Number 146C. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll T623_1165; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 748. [S127] Advance, Long Island, p. 3. 19 Oct 1909. [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. [S1082] Spectator (New York, NY), 10 Jan 1848, vol. LI, P. 3. Dec 8th. by the Rev G. Tomlinson, Joshua Carman, of Fire Place Mills, (South Haven Parish), L.I.) to Frances Catherine, daughter of William Robbins, of Yaphank.