Carol Myer

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In 1790, the household of one "Carol Myer" was configured on the Albany census for the second ward. We begin here by seeking defining information on his origins and path to Albany. Following that, a more certain understanding of his most accurate name identification would be a next logical step forward.

In August 1778, "Carle Meyer" was among a large group identified as Hessian deserters brought before the Albany Commissioners where he took an oath of neutrality. A number of German soldiers named "Carle" were noted in the index to the Clinton Papers. We have yet to connect any of those Germans to a New World life in Albany or its environs.

The listing of "Carol Myer" as a head of a second ward household in 1790 (with an adult male and two unspecified females - the sole source for that decade) prompts us to seek to establish his connection to the community through its churches, civil government records, business accounts, probate records, newspapers, and other community based resources.

The variable spelling his German sounding surname further complicates our ambitions toward locating him on the Internet. At this point, those investigations have proved umnproductive.

Past diminishing returns, and mindful that we are missing important elements of his life, we move on for now from the life of Albany householder Carol Myer.

biography in-progress - 2017


notes

the people of colonial Albany Sources: The life of the one-time Albany resident called Carol Myer has no CAP biography number. This sketch is derived chiefly from family and community-based resources.

1790: At that time, "Carol Myer" was one of four heads of households (one in the city of Albany) and three more in surrounding Watervliet with the surnames of Myer or Myers. Perhaps there is some kinship connection.





first posted 12/10/17; updated 2/1/18