Harriet Carter
(1747-1772)
BIRTH
1747
PLACE
DEATH
August 29, 1772
PLACE
FAMILY
FATHER
Thomas Carter
(1698?–1782?)
HUSBAND
Henry Clinton
(1730-1795)
CHILDREN
Sir William Henry Clinton
(1769-1846)
CHILDREN
Harriet Clinton
(1772-1812)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Harriet Carter (1747–1772) married British army officer Henry Clinton in February 1767 and lived with him in Surrey. Their children included William Henry and Henry, both later generals, and daughters Augusta and Harriet. She died on 29 August 1772, eight days after the younger Harriet’s birth. Her parents and sisters then helped care for the children. Harriet’s life ended before Clinton assumed command of British forces in the American Revolution.
EARLY LIFE
The exact date and place of Harriet Carter’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Harriet Carter is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Harriet Carter died on Aug 29, 1772. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Harriet Carter died on Aug 29, 1772. Harriet Carter married British army officer Henry Clinton in February 1767 and lived with him in Surrey. Their children included William Henry and Henry, both later generals, and daughters Augusta and Harriet. She died on 29 August 1772, eight days after the younger Harriet’s birth. Her parents and sisters then helped care for the children. Harriet’s life ended before Clinton assumed command of British forces in the American Revolution. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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