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Surnames: Haviland, Carrier
Classification: Query
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Hi, I'm looking for anyone who might know (have evidence of) the ancestry of Elizabeth
Haviland, the mother of Willis Haviland Carrier (known as the father of air conditioning,
founder of Carrier, Inc.). According to my records, Willis Haviland Carrier was born 26
Nov. 1876 in Angola, NY, and died in 1950. His father Duane Williams Carrier was
apparently born 30 Jan 1836 and died 1 Oct 1908. However, I am not sure where I got these
dates, as I lost my reference to them. His parents' names I got from his biography:
The Father of Air Conditioning, which I own.
I think someone in the past had told me that Elizabeth Haviland, mother of Willis Haviland
Carrier, was the same as Elizabeth Haviland, daughter of David Jay Haviland (b. 29 Mar
1820 in Queensbury, NY; d. 13 Aug 1868) and Ann Eliza Button. For Elizabeth I entered ca
1844 for her birth date and 1887 for her death date. (The death was likely calculated from
her birth, as the biography states Willis was 11 when his mother died.) I do not know,
however, where I got the birth date from. I am not certain why I didn't record my
sources, or where they ran off to if I did record them. But I need help trying to verify
if this information is correct, or if anyone knows Willis Haviland Carrier's
mother's actual ancestry, and has reasonably good references.
David Jay Haviland was the son of David Haviland (b. 13 Apr 1785, d. 21 Dec 1862 in Glens
Falls, NY) and Anna Hoag (b. 19 Jul 1789 in Easton, NY; d. bef. 1831). David Sr. was the
son of Roger Haviland (b. 11 Mar 1765 in Haviland Hollow, Putnam County, NY; d. 10 Mar
1854 in Queensbury, NY) and Hannah Wing (b. 17 Nov 1764 in Dutchess County, NY; d. 2 Dec
1838 in Glens Falls, NY). Roger and Hannah were my 4th great grandparents.
--Christopher Sirmons Haviland
http://havilands.com