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Carder, Robert Webster, 1907-1988

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1907 - 1988

Biographical History

Robert Webster Carder (1907-1988) was a family historian from Connecticut.

Robert Webster Carder was born on February 2, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents Josiah Smith and Grace Livermore Webster Carder. He married Ruth Elizabeth Kelius (1905-1983) on August 4, 1931, in Singapore, China. They later settled in Madison, Connecticut. After retiring, Carder was involved in extensive family history research. He published three works on family history: Index, Bulletin of the Stamford Genealogical Society; Carder family genealogical collection; and Richard Carder of Boston, Massachussetts, Portsmouth and Warwick, Rhode Island and some of his descendants. Carder died on August 21, 1988, in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Citation:
UPB files, Nov. 3, 2014 (Robert Webster Carder; b. Feb. 2, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts, to parents Josiah Smith and Grace Livermore Webster Carder; married Elizabeth Kelius (1905- ) in 1931, in Singapore; involved in extensive family history research)

FindAGrave.com, via WWW, Nov. 3, 2014 (Robert W. Carder; b. 1907; d. 1988)

ArchiveGrid, via WWW, Dec. 5, 2014 (after marriage, Robert W. Carder and his wife settled in Madison, Conn.)

OCLC WorldCat Identities, via WWW, Dec. 5, 2014 (Robert Cardner published three works on family history: Index, Bulletin of the Stamford Genealogical Society; Carder family genealogical collection; and Richard Carder of Boston, Mass., Portsmouth and Warwick, R.I. and some of his descendants)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Carder papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8562
Scope and Contents Contains the genealogical research of Robert Carder on his ancestors from the Carder family and other related families. Includes his family group sheets, correspondence between Carder and other fellow genealogists, and miscellaneous family records. Also includes notes on Robert Carder's ancestor, Richard Carder, and his descendants that would be included in "Richard Carder of Boston, Mass., Portsmouth and Warwick, R.I. and some of his descendants," one of Robert Carder's published works....
Dates: 1965-1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Robert Webster Carder collection on family history

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239235895]
Identifier: MSS 8901
Scope and Contents

Family history documents collected by Robert Carder, a Mormon genealogist, who, according to the Special Collections Instrument of Gift form, "was prominent in Connecticut and New England genealogical circles" and was "Governor of the Connecticut Genealogical Society." Materials dated approximately 1960-1970.

Dates: approximately 1960-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Robert Webster Carder papers on Carder family history

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197235234959]
Identifier: MSS 8610
Scope and Contents

Includes notes and pedigree charts typed, written, and compiled by Robert Webster Carder of his family history.

Dates: 1955-1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Genealogy 2
Home and Family 2
Social Life and Customs 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
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