Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA
Notes
Frances Schenck
Was her brother a Musician?
1880 US CENSUS:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Louis SCHENCK Self M Male W 35 BAVARIA Musician BAV BAV
Emilie SCHENCK Wife M Female W 37 BAVARIA Keeping House BAV BAV
John SCHENCK Other S Male W 5 BAVARIA BAV BAV
Mary SCHENCK Other S Female W 3 BAVARIA BAV BAV
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Source Information:
Census Place New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York
Family History Library Film 1254878
NA Film Number T9-0878
Page Number 354D
4777.
Harvey D. Carpenter
CENSUS: Found in the 1910 US Census in Maple Grove Township, Saginaw, Michigan.
4779.
William Henry Carpenter
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William H. CARPENTER Self M Male W 56 NY Farmer NY NY
Caroline CARPENTER Wife M Female W 51 PA Keeping House NJ NJ
Euphemia CARPENTER Dau S Female W 23 MI NY PA
William CARPENTER Son S Male W 21 MI Farming NY PA
Robert A. CARPENTER Son S Male W 19 MI Farming NY PA
Josie CARPENTER Dau S Female W 11 MI NY PA
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Source Information:
Census Place Hope, Barry, Michigan
Family History Library Film 1254570
NA Film Number T9-0570
Page Number 202A
4780.
George H. Carpenter
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
George CARPENTER Self M Male W 51 CT Day Laborer CT CT
Louisa CARPENTER Wife M Female W 44 CT Keeping House CT CT
William CARPENTER Son S Male W 14 NY At School CT CT
George CARPENTER Son S Male W 13 NY At School CT CT
Alonzo CARPENTER Son S Male W 5 NY CT CT
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Source Information:
Census Place Nunda Station, Livingston, New York
Family History Library Film 1254859
NA Film Number T9-0859
Page Number 321B
10025.
4 Carpenter
Unnamed daughter.
10028.
Alonzo Carpenter
1900 census of Nunda Township, NY: (living as a servant in the home of
Augustus & Mary MOORE)
Alonzo CARPENTER, age 25, born May 1875, born NY, parents born MA/CT, a Farm
Laborer
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008
From: "Shelley Cardiel"
Subject: [CARPENTER] CARPENTER Family Photograph
To:
I've "rescued" an old photograph identified as Alonzo CARPENTER which was
taken at the Crowell Studio in Byersville, New York. The photograph appears
to have been taken in the 1890's with Alonzo appearing to be in his 30's at
the time it was taken. Based on limited research I was able to locate the
following in census records:
1880 census of Nunda, NY:
George CARPENTER, age 51, a Day Laborer, born CT, parents born CT
Louisa CARPENTER, wife, age 44, Keeping House, born CT, parents born CT
William CARPENTER, son, age 14, at School, born NY
George CARPENTER, son, age 13, at School, born NY
Alonzo CARPENTER, son, age 5, born NY 1900 census of Nunda Township, NY: (living as a servant in the home of
Augustus & Mary MOORE)
Alonzo CARPENTER, age 25, born May 1875, born NY, parents born MA/CT, a Farm
Laborer
I am hoping to locate someone from this CARPENTER Family so that the
photograph can be returned to the care of family.
If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please
contact me.
Thanks, Shelley
4813.
Thomas Francis Carpenter
The Hon. Francis Carpenter was the son of Comfort A. Carpenter,
but not by his wife, Widow Elizabeth Smith. His father educated
him and made him a legal heir by an Act of the Legislature, and
he became a very prominent man in the state of ,RI.
Extracts taken from Reminiscences of the ,RI Bar
written by Abraham Payne, Esq.: "On the 14th day of September,
1840, I entered the office of Gen. Thomas F. Carpenter as a
student at law. I swept the office and made the fires and did
all the errands now usually expected of an office boy. On
entering the office, he came in and laying down his green
satchel upon the table, greeted me with much dignity and
courtesy, asking me to be seated. He commenced the
conversation by explaining to me that a lawyer should make
himself familiar with the Bible, and taking the book, he read
some passages in confirmation of his advice. He said that it
was his daily habit to read a chapter in the original Greek in
his house every morning. He then proceeded to impress upon me
the importance of treating everything that should pass in the
office as strictly confidential, remarking that in his safe
there were wills and conveyances, which, if known, would
startle the community. He was of middle height and had a very
large head. In his intercourse with clients, his students and
brethren of the bar, he was always courteous, and when
appearing before the courts he was a model of dignity and
deference to the tribunal.
While I was in his office, he rarely looked into a law book and
yet he was in one sense the best lawyer that I have ever known.
In his early life he must have been a careful student of the
common law. He attained a competent acquaintance with
equity jurisprudence the practice of which was then recent in
the court of ,RI. He never gave any bad advice. No
person got into a foolish lawsuit who consulted General
Carpenter. It was his custom to say to a client who was anxious
to get his grievances into court, `No doubt but that you have a
perfectly good case, but there are some technical difficulties
in your way, and I think it is for your interest to make a
settlement.' In this way he seldom lost a cause for which he
appeared in court, and the reputation of success largely
increased the number of his clients.
General Carpenter was a Democrat, and was several times a
candidate for governor and member of Congress. The Whigs
being at the time the strongest party he was consequently
defeated, but not on the ground of honesty and ability to fill
the offices acceptably.
His charges were always moderate, and to persons unable to pay
even those charges, his services were frequently and cheerfully
rendered. When he came to an argument, his manner of speaking
was formal and precise. He indulged in neither wit nor humor
and never made any exhibition of rhetoric; but he knew what to
say to a ,RI jury and a ,RI court.
He stood well as a common lawyer and excelled in criminal cases.
Mr. Carpenter always spoke in the highest terms of the Carpenter
family; he was much interested in the genealogical history and
rendered assistance and encouragement to the compiler.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 314
Job S. Stanley
Of Providence, RI