Descendants of the William Carpenters of the Bevis (1638)
Carpenter Cousins Encyclopedia of Carpenters - 2024 Update
Notes
7146.
Timothy Carpenter
Number 3295 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 372.
No Family is listed. Probably born in Harford, PA.
CENSUS: 1840 US Census
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name: Timothy Carpenter
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 226
Household Members:
Name Age
Timothy Carpenter 32
Sabra Carpenter 30
Emily Carpenter 4
Rhoda Carpenter 2
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_829; Page: 288B; Image: 572
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
CENSUS: 1860 US Census
Name: S Carpenter [T[imothy] Carpenter]
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Home in 1860: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Family Number: 1134
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
S Carpenter 41
S C Carpenter 40
E Carpenter 14
R Carpenter 12
Geo Card 6
Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1185; Page: 215; Image: 219; Family History Library Film: 805185
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
DRAFT: Civil War
Name: Timothy Carpenter
Birth Year: abt 1819
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania
Age on 1 July 1863: 44
Race: White
Residence: Pennsylvania
Congressional District: 12th
Class: 2
Source Citation
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 4
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
IRS:
Name: Timothy Carpenter
Tax Year: 1864 & 1865
State: Pennsylvania, USA
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Records of the Internal Revenue Service. Record Group 58. The National Archives at Washington, DC.
CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name: Timothy Carpenter
Age in 1870: 51
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Union Dale
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Timothy Carpenter 51
Sabra C Carpenter 40
Rhoda Carpenter 22
Source Citation
Year: 1870; Census Place: Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1454; Page: 277A; Image: 135278; Family History Library Film: 552953
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data:
1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Name: Timothy Carpenter
Age: 61
Birth Year: abt 1819
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: South Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sabra Carpenter
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Speculator
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
Timothy Carpenter 61
Sabra Carpenter 60
Rhoda Carpenter 31
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: South Gibson, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1196; Family History Film: 1255196; Page: 186B; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0371
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
CENSUS: 1890 US Census - burned
GRAVE: images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33993657
Timothy Carpenter
Birth: Feb. 10, 1819
Harford
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jan. 1, 1900
80y 10m 21d; Husband of Sabra C Tingley
The son of David & Abia Follett Carpenter, he married Sabra Caroline Tingley in 1837 and they had two daughters together: Emily (b-1846) and Rhoda P. (b-1848).
Family links:
Spouse:
Sabra Caroline Tingley Carpenter (1819 - 1921)*
Children:
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds (1845 - 1929)*
Rhoda Philena Carpenter (1848 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
South Gibson Cemetery
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: snyder_nepa
Record added: Feb 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33993657
Sabra Caroline Tingley
GRAVE: good images
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Sabra Caroline Tingley Carpenter
Birth: Dec. 25, 1819
Death: May 26, 1921
101y 5m 3d; Wife of Timothy
The daughter of Darius & Sabra Yeomans Tingley, she married Timothy Carpenter and they had one daughter, Emily Melvina (m-Benjamin D. Reynolds
Bio by Jerry S. -- Thanks
Family links:
Parents:
Darius Tingley (1779 - 1859)
Sabra Yeomans Tingley (1788 - 1858)
Spouse:
Timothy Carpenter (1819 - 1900)
Children:
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds (1845 - 1929)*
Rhoda Philena Carpenter (1848 - 1932)*
Siblings:
Naaman Tingley (1808 - 1889)*
Truman Tingley (1813 - 1894)*
Almon Tingley (1814 - 1894)*
Sabra Caroline Tingley Carpenter (1819 - 1921)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
South Gibson Cemetery
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: snyder_nepa
Record added: Feb 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33993661
14334.
Emily M. Carpenter
GRAVE: Image
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65857978
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds
Birth: Dec., 1845
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Apr. 29, 1929
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Wife of Benjamin D Reynolds
Parents: Timothy Carpenter & Sabra
Forest City News, May 2, 1929:
Mrs B D Reynolds of South Gibson died at her home April 29, 1929. She was 82 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by Dr Harry Reynolds, Frank, Mary Risley and Bessie Reynolds and one sister, Mrs R Carpenter. Buried in Resseguie Cemetery.
Family links:
Parents:
Timothy Carpenter (1819 - 1900)
Sabra Caroline Tingley Carpenter (1819 - 1921)
Spouse:
Benjamin D Reynolds (1844 - 1934)
Children:
Mary C Reynolds Risley (1876 - 1967)*
Bessie L Reynolds (1880 - 1953)*
Sibling:
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds (1845 - 1929)
Rhoda Philena Carpenter (1848 - 1932)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
South Gibson Cemetery
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: snyder_nepa
Record added: Feb 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 65857978
Benjamin D. Reynolds
GRAVE: images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65857957
Benjamin D Reynolds
Birth: Nov. 5, 1844
Beaver Meadows
Carbon County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Feb. 10, 1934
South Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Husband of Emily M Carpenter
Benjamin D Reynolds, of South Gibson, died Sunday morning February 11, 1934, at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs Frank B Reynolds, Kingston, PA. He was stricken with paralysis last week and continued to fail until his death. His age was 89 years, and he was South Gibson's oldest resident.
Mr Reynolds was a native of Beaver Meadows, Carbon Co, PA (near Hazleton), and went to South Gibson when a young man. For forty years he conducted a store in that place, retiring some years ago. He was a splendid citizen in every way, and had a wide circle of friends throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. He was active in working for the interests of his community, and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr Reynolds went to Kingston on Thanksgiving Day, owing to the death of his son. He had remained in the home since that time, and had been quite ill much of the time.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs Mary C Risley, of South Gibson, and Miss Bessie L Reynolds, a teacher in a school at Bryn Mawr, PA; a son, Dr Harry F Reynolds, a physician in Pasadena, CA; and one brother, Attorney John F Reynolds of Carbondale.
The body was brought to South Gibson, and the services held Tuesday afternoon. A prayer service was held in the home at 1:30 pm and in the Methodist church at 2:00 pm, the Rev J A Rice officiating. Interment was in South Gibson cemetery.
Family links:
Parents:
Jenkin Reynolds (1813 - 1879)
Elizabeth Daniels Reynolds (1824 - 1879)
Spouse:
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds (1845 - 1929)*
Children:
Mary C Reynolds Risley (1876 - 1967)*
Bessie L Reynolds (1880 - 1953)*
Sibling:
Edward Reynolds (1842 - 1864)*
Benjamin D Reynolds (1844 - 1934)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
South Gibson Cemetery
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: snyder_nepa
Record added: Feb 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 65857957
14335.
Rhoda Philena Carpenter
GRAVE: Good images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33993664
Rhoda Philena Carpenter
Birth: Apr. 22, 1848
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Oct. 1, 1932
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Daughter of Timothy & Sabra C
Family links:
Parents:
Timothy Carpenter (1819 - 1900)
Sabra Caroline Tingley Carpenter (1819 - 1921)
Sibling:
Emily M Carpenter Reynolds (1845 - 1929)*
Rhoda Philena Carpenter (1848 - 1932)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
South Gibson Cemetery
Gibson
Susquehanna County
Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: snyder_nepa
Record added: Feb 19, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33993664
7148.
Jonathan Peck
GRAVE: image
Jonathan Peck
Birth: 20 Jun 1783
Death: 16 Feb 1855 (aged 71) Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 116734199
Family Members
Parents
Amaziah Peck 1756-1823
Hannah Carpenter Peck 1755-1840
Spouse
Jane Hillery Peck 1784-1860
Siblings
Carpenter Peck 1785-1852
Otis Peck 1790-1856
Lewis Peck 1795-1849
Charlotte Peck Rice 1799-1881
Children
Orinda Peck Flint 1807-1883
Pamelia Peck Flint 1817-1892
Lepha Peck White 1820-1895
Created by: kwhitco (47789798)
Added: 8 Sep 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116734199/jonathan-peck
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116734199/jonathan-peck: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Jonathan Peck (20 Jun 1783–16 Feb 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116734199, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by kwhitco (contributor 47789798).
Jane "Jennie" Hillery
GRAVE: image
Jane “Jennie” Hillery Peck
Birth: 1784 Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death: 9 Sep 1860 (aged 75–76) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 116734298
Family Members
Spouse
Jonathan Peck 1783-1855
Children
Orinda Peck Flint 1807-1883
Pamelia Peck Flint 1817-1892
Lepha Peck White 1820-1895
Created by: kwhitco (47789798)
Added: 8 Sep 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116734298/jane-peck
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116734298/jane-peck: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Jane “Jennie” Hillery Peck (1784–9 Sep 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 116734298, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by kwhitco (contributor 47789798).
14336.
Orinda Peck
GRAVE: image
Orinda Peck Flint
Birth: 3 Feb 1807 Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death: 27 Mar 1883 (aged 76) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 75903705
Inscription:
MOTHER
wife of Alvin Flint
Ae 76 y's 1 mo 24 d's
Elgina Luther Jane Lewis Mary Helen Julia
Martha
"Our mother dear is resting now
From care and sorrow free
And the endless sleep creeps o'er her brow
As the calm comes o'er the sea"
poem
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Peck 1783-1855
Jane Hillery Peck 1784-1860
Spouse
Alvin Flint 1808-1885
Siblings
Pamelia Peck Flint 1817-1892
Lepha Peck White 1820-1895
Children
Elcina Flint Phillips 1833-1856
Jane Flint Phillips 1835-1868
Luther J Flint 1836-1912
Lewis Willard Flint 1838-1886
Mary Flint Little 1841-1913
Julia Flint 1843-1863
Helen Flint Little 1846-1872
Created by: B D Fisher (47483645)
Added: 3 Sep 2011
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75903705/orinda-flint
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75903705/orinda-flint: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Orinda Peck Flint (3 Feb 1807–27 Mar 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75903705, citing East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by B D Fisher (contributor 47483645).
Alvin Flint
GRAVE: image
Alvin Flint
Birth: 14 Feb 1808 Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Death: 19 Apr 1885 (aged 77) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 75903669
Inscription:
FATHER
Ae 77 y'rs 2 m's 5 d's
Family Members
Parents
James Flint 1779-1870
Hannah Ford Flint 1777-1821
Spouse
Orinda Peck Flint 1807-1883
Siblings
Calvin Flint 1808-1898
Abigail Woodward Flint Olds 1810-1847
Julia Flint 1812-1835
Denison Flint 1818-1819
Dennison Martin Flint 1819-1898
Major Dennison Flint 1820-1898
Half Siblings
Nancy Flint Dickinson 1823-1897
Sarah Flint Clark 1828-1917
Children
Elcina Flint Phillips 1833-1856
Jane Flint Phillips 1835-1868
Luther J Flint 1836-1912
Lewis Willard Flint 1838-1886
Mary Flint Little 1841-1913
Julia Flint 1843-1863
Helen Flint Little 1846-1872
Created by: B D Fisher (47483645)
Added: 3 Sep 2011
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75903669/alvin-flint
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75903669/alvin-flint: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Alvin Flint (14 Feb 1808–19 Apr 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75903669, citing East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by B D Fisher (contributor 47483645).
14337.
Pamela Peck
GRAVE: image
Pamelia Peck Flint
Birth: 1817 Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death: 22 Apr 1892 (aged 74–75) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 115200620
wife of Chester Flint
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Peck 1783-1855
Jane Hillery Peck 1784-1860
Spouse
Chester Flint 1817-1905
Siblings
Orinda Peck Flint 1807-1883
Lepha Peck White 1820-1895
Children
Danforth Flint 1844-1874
Danforth Flint 1844-1874
Ada N Flint Dickinson 1848-1929
Created by: KBStewart (47014320)
Added: 9 Aug 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115200620/pamelia-flint
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115200620/pamelia-flint: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Pamelia Peck Flint (1817–22 Apr 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115200620, citing Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by KBStewart (contributor 47014320).
14338.
Lepha Peck
GRAVE: images
Lepha Peck White
Birth: 1820 Barre, Washington County, Vermont, USA
Death: 15 Mar 1895 (aged 74–75) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 115272181
wife of H.E. White
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Peck 1783-1855
Jane Hillery Peck 1784-1860
Spouse
Horace Elliot White 1819-1913
Siblings
Orinda Peck Flint 1807-1883
Pamelia Peck Flint 1817-1892
Created by: KBStewart (47014320)
Added: 11 Aug 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115272181/lepha-white
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115272181/lepha-white: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Lepha Peck White (1820–15 Mar 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115272181, citing Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by KBStewart (contributor 47014320).
Horace Elliott White
GRAVE: image
Horace Elliot White
Birth: 25 Jul 1819 Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death: 1913 (aged 93–94)
Burial: Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 115272179
Bio:
He married Lepha Peck in 1846. She died in 1895. He then married Anna (Wood) Farnham in 1898. She died in 1912.
Family Members
Parents
Allen White 1789-1836
Anna Fisk White 1790-1864
Spouses
Lepha Peck White 1820-1895
Anna Maria Wood Farnham 1837-1912
Siblings
Caroline Ann White 1812-1820
Cornelius Allen White 1814-1815
Cornelius Allen White 1816-1888
Emeline Mary White Richardson 1829-1923
Jonathan Perkins White 1829-1886
Delphene Cynthia White Blanchard 1833-1909
Created by: KBStewart (47014320)
Added: 11 Aug 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115272179/horace-elliot-white
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115272179/horace-elliot-white: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Horace Elliot White (25 Jul 1819–1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115272179, citing Williamstown Village Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by KBStewart (contributor 47014320).
7155.
Chester Carpenter
NOTE:
AF has birth about 1792. He is number 3298 in the Carpenter Memorial.
See page 372. He has extensive notes. His family is on page 567 (#924). 8kids
BIO:
Chester Carpenter, soon after he came of age, came to Derby, VT, and
bargained for a lot of unimproved land; this was in the summer of 1807.
He felled 10 acres of trees that season and cut them up suitable for piling.
The winter following he taught school in Brownington, an adjacent town.
The following spring he returned to Derby and cleared the land sowing it to
wheat. The following summer he built a barn and finished it in season to store
his wheat crop, this wheat paid for his land. He taught school during the next
winter in Derby (in the so called Moses Blake District) and again the next
winter, it being the winter of 1809-1810.
In the summer of 1811 he built a house and was married Nov. 11, 1811 and
commenced housekeeping.
In the fall of 1812, he volunteered to defend the northern frontier when
called for. He was then a sergeant in the militia at Derby; he was the first
man to step out of the ranks and volunteer. The call was for six months and
the troops were to render service whenever and wherever needed. Two companies
were ordered to Derby. He was a member of Captain Mason's company and was
chosen orderly sergeant. After serving his term of enlistment, he returned to
his farm.
In December of 1815, he purchased the old farm at Derby Center, and opened a
tavern, and in course sold liquor. In 1819, he tore down the old house and
built a house now occupied (in 1898) by William H. Hinman, kept it until 1839,
when he rented it, and built the house now owned (in 1898) by Mr. Spear.
About 1825, he made profession of religion and became a member of the Baptist
church. In 1836 he was largely instrumental in building the Bapptist meeting
house and parsonage, contributing his own means of not less than $1,000.00.
See the rest of the notes on page 373.
MORE:
He was a townsman, justice of the peace, Colonel in the regiment, and a member
of the Masonic fraternity.
MISC: Did he move to Hamilton county, IL?
http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~jgholson/minutes.htm
... below is a part of a Baptist church minutes ...
MUDDY RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Began and held at Ten Mile Church meeting House, Hamilton County,
Illinois, Saturday before
the Third Lord's Day in September, 1823, and days following.
Agreeable to appointment, Elder Herrin delivered the introductory sermon
from Jeremiah 8th ch.
and 22nd verse, "Is there no balm in Gilead" &.
The Association then convened, and being opened by prayer by Elder
Carpenter, proceeded to
business.
1st. Chose Elder Chester Carpenter Moderator, and Theophilus Sweet
Clerk.
Resided in Derby, VT Chester Carpenter, soon after he arrived
of age, came to Derby, VT, and bargained for a lot of
unimproved land; this was in the summer of 1807. He felled 10
acres of trees that season, and cut them up suitable for piling.
The winter following, he taught school in Brownington, an
adjacent town. Returning to Derby in the following spring he
cleared the land on which he had felled trees the summer before
and sowed it to wheat. The following summer he built a barn,
and finished it in season to store his wheat crop; this wheat
paid for his land. The next winter he taught school in Derby,
in the so-called Moses Blake district, and again the next winter
being the winter of 1809-10. The summer following that year, he
built a house, and was married Nov. 11, 1811, and commenced
housekeeping. In December of 1815 he purchased the old farm at
Derby Center, and opened a tavern, and of course sold liquor. In
1819, he tore the old house down, and built the one now occupied
by William H. Hinman, kept it until 1839, when he rented it, and
built the house now owned by Mr. Spear. About 1825 he made
profession of religion and became a member of the Baptist
church. In 1836 he was largely instrumental in building the
Baptist meeting house and parsonage, contributing of his own
means not less than $1,000. In 1840 he secured the location of
the academy at Derby, furnished means and superintended the
building of the academy and boarding-house, at an expense to
himself of not less than $3,000. He also gave the land for a
cemetery in the rear of the Baptist meeting house. To encourage
the building up of the village, he sold his land suitable for
building lots for less than its actual worth for farming
purposes. Every enterprise calculated to improve and develop
the interest of the county received his best personal efforts,
and procured aid so far as his means would allow. As a citizen
and townsman, whatever was for the general interest, he
considered was his own interest. He was a tavern-keeper from
1815 to 1840; he kept and sold liquors in small quantities to
his patrons, the traveling public.
His bar-room was not the lounging-place for town topers and
village loafers; if any person called for a drink, and
exhibited signs of drunkenness, or had recently drank at his
bar, a quiet but prompt refusal decided the matter. Implements
for gambling never on any occasion were allowed a place in his
house. His house was for the purpose contemplated by law-a home
for the traveller. He was amongst the earliest advocates of
temperance, and the first tavern-keeper in this part of the
country to throw alcohol in all its forms out of his bar. He
paid nearly one half of the expense of building the academy at
Derby. He was elected and served on the executive committee for
many years. As a townsman he was always ready to do what he
could to advance the moral, religious and educational interests
of the town, and was for many years called upon by his fellows
to serve them in various offices in their gift. He was justice
of the peace for about 30 years. He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity for many years.
2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 373
1 MILI In the fall of 1812, in the time of our last war with England,
he volunteered to defend our northern frontier when called for.
He was then a sergeant in the militia at Derby; he was the
first man to step out of the ranks and volunteer. The call was
for six months, and the troops were to render service whenever
and wherever needed. Two companies were ordered to Derby. He
was a member of Captain Mason's company, and was chosen as
orderly sergeant. After having served his term of enlistment,
he returned to his farm.
1 MILI
1 MILI
2 SOUR S203
GRAVE: bio picture sketch plus death card
COL Chester Carpenter
Birth: 14 Dec 1786 Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death: 31 Dec 1872 (aged 86) Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 170491080
Bio:
Colonel Chester Carpenter was born in Randolph, Vermont and came to Derby in 1807, making the first settlement on the farm owned by Edward Martin, where he resided until 1815, then sold out and removed to Derby Village, purchasing the site of the present hotel, together with two hundred acres of land, and kept a hotel until 1840. In 1824, he became a member of the Baptist church and became a prominent instrument in building the church and academy. He gave all his surplus money, $4,000.00, to aid in erecting the church and school building, and donated all lands for the building of roads that passed through his farm. Mr. Carpenter was the first volunteer from this town for the battle of Plattsburgh. He died at Derby Village, December 31, 1872, aged eighty-five years.
For more information see my website:
http://knottedwillow.com/Carpenter%20Family.html
Includes information on his father Jonathan
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Carpenter 1757-1837
Olive Sessions Carpenter 1757-1848
Spouses
Hannah Kendall Carpenter 1790-1857
Betsey Nelson Hinman Carpenter 1807-1907
Siblings
Marshall Carpenter 1795-1822
George Carpenter 1798-1863
Danford Carpenter 1801-1889
Children
Ora Carpenter 1817-1902
Created by: Angela (48039007)
Added: 24 Sep 2016
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170491080/chester-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170491080/chester-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for COL Chester Carpenter (14 Dec 1786–31 Dec 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170491080, citing Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Angela (contributor 48039007).
3 TEXT pg 372
Hannah Kendall
AF has birth about 1796, but this is incorrect. See page 372 of the Carpenter
Memorial. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Kendall of Windsor, VT.
Of Windsor, VT.
GRAVE:
Hannah Kendall Carpenter
Birth: 29 Oct 1790
Death: 31 Jul 1857 (aged 66) Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 170493008
Bio:
Partial Bio from the History of Derby:
About 1800, Deacon Nathaniel Kendall, who had purchased a farm (Prevost) in the Wright Neighborhood, came with his large family from Windsor, Vermont. Shortly after that, Mr. Carpenter met the deacon's daughter, and in 1811 Hannah Kendall and Chester Carpenter were married. To them were born six children: Marshall, Emeline, Ora, Chester, Jr., Fanny and Charles.
Hannah, a ready helper at more births and deaths than any woman in Derby, died in 1857. Their children were Marshall, Emeline, Ora, Chester, Fanny and Charles.
Family Members
Parents
Nathaniel Kendall 1767-1823
Hannah Keibling Kendall 1769-1859
Spouse
Chester Carpenter 1786-1872
Children
Ora Carpenter 1817-1902
Created by: Angela (48039007)
Added: 24 Sep 2016
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170493008/hannah-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170493008/hannah-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Hannah Kendall Carpenter (29 Oct 1790–31 Jul 1857), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170493008, citing Derby Center Cemetery, Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Angela (contributor 48039007).
Avery Ives
He has resided in Hatly, Can. and since in Kinney,,IL
7158.
George Carpenter
Resided in Randolph, Vt.1 MILI We find a George Carpenter of Randolph a pensioner of the war of
1812; probably it is this George who served as major in the
militia.
1 MILI
2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 373
NOTE:
George kept the diary of his father Jonathan until he passed it down to his daughter Eleanor. This diary is later referenced as: Jonathan Carpenter's Journal.
GRAVE: image plus bio picture
George Carpenter
Birth: 11 Mar 1798
Death: 10 Feb 1863 (aged 64)
Burial: Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 188437513
Bio:
George was the 4th son of Jonathan Carpenter and Olive Sessions. He carried on the tavern started by his father in Randolph Center. He was 37 when he married Arminda Minor. He had only one child, Eleanor who married Nelson L. Boyden.
Inscription: George Carpenter born March 11, 1798, died Feb. 10, 1863.
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Carpenter 1757-1837
Olive Sessions Carpenter 1757-1848
Spouse
Arminda Miner Carpenter 1809-1895
Siblings
Chester Carpenter 1786-1872
Marshall Carpenter 1795-1822
Danford Carpenter 1801-1889
Children
Sarah Olivia Carpenter 1840-1842
Eleanor Angene Carpenter Boyden 1842-1937
Created by: Bill DeFlorio (47633447)
Added: 31 Mar 2018
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437513/george-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437513/george-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for George Carpenter (11 Mar 1798–10 Feb 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188437513, citing Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Bill DeFlorio (contributor 47633447).
Arminda Miner
NOTE:
Arminda was living in 1895 at Randolph, with her son-in-law Hon.
Nelson L. Boyden.
GRAVE: image plus bio picture
Arminda Miner Carpenter
Birth: 13 Mar 1809 Peacham, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Death: 3 Jul 1895 (aged 86) Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 188437494
Bio:
Parents were Thurman and Betsey Eastman.
Inscription: Arminda Miner, his wife (George) Born Mar. 13, 1809, died July 3, 1895
Family Members
Spouse
George Carpenter 1798-1863
Children
Sarah Olivia Carpenter 1840-1842
Eleanor Angene Carpenter Boyden 1842-1937
Created by: Bill DeFlorio (47633447)
Added: 31 Mar 2018
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437494/arminda-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437494/arminda-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Arminda Miner Carpenter (13 Mar 1809–3 Jul 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188437494, citing Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Bill DeFlorio (contributor 47633447).
14345.
Sarah Olivia Carpenter
GRAVE: image
Sarah Olivia Carpenter
Birth: 28 Apr 1840
Death: 28 Aug 1842 (aged 2) Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 188437660
Inscription: Sarah Olivia born April 28, 1840, died Aug. 28, 1842.
Family Members
Parents
George Carpenter 1798-1863
Arminda Miner Carpenter 1809-1895
Siblings
Eleanor Angene Carpenter Boyden 1842-1937
Created by: Bill DeFlorio (47633447)
Added: 31 Mar 2018
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437660/sarah-olivia-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188437660/sarah-olivia-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Sarah Olivia Carpenter (28 Apr 1840–28 Aug 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188437660, citing Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Bill DeFlorio (contributor 47633447).
7159.
Elias Carpenter
1 MILI Elias served in the war of 1812; he was appointed orderly
sergeant when the company was made up. He volunteered at the
battle of Platsburg, in 1812, and went to Burlington, VT, and
could not cross the water. He was captain of a company of
cavalry.
1 MILI
1 MILI
2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 373
Laura T.
A widow.
William Bradford
Resided in Barre, VT
7160.
Marshal Carpenter
1 MILI He served in the war of 1812 as captain; he was acting as a major when he died.
BIRTH: 29 OCT 1785 Randolph, Orange, Vermont in another area of the IGI.
Burried: 2ND Row Randolph Center Cemetery By Vtc
GRAVE: image
Maj Marshall Carpenter
Birth: 28 Oct 1795 Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death: 6 Dec 1822 (aged 27) Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 103630959
Bio:
Married Lucy Martin 7 Jan. 1819 in Williamstown, VT. They had a son Marshal Darwin and a daughter Betsey Martin. Both Marshall and Lucy died at age 27.
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Carpenter 1757-1837
Olive Sessions Carpenter 1757-1848
Spouse
Lucy Martin Carpenter 1798-1825
Siblings
Chester Carpenter 1786-1872
George Carpenter 1798-1863
Danford Carpenter 1801-1889
Children
Betsey M Carpenter Martin 1819-1850
Marshall D. D. Carpenter 1821-1907
Created by: Bill DeFlorio (47633447)
Added: 15 Jan 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103630959/marshall-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103630959/marshall-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Maj Marshall Carpenter (28 Oct 1795–6 Dec 1822), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103630959, citing Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph Center, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Bill DeFlorio (contributor 47633447).
Lucy Martin
GRAVE: images
Lucy Martin Carpenter
Birth: 11 Feb 1798 Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death: 26 Apr 1825 (aged 27) Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Burial: East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Memorial #: 112596760
Bio:
Daughter to:
Daniel Martin (1770-1836) & Elizabeth (Betsey) Mosley (1774-1842)
Inscription: In memory of
Widow Lucy Carpenter
who died April 26, 1825
aged 27 years
"Farewell my dear parents said she,
From your kind embraces I leap,
With Jesus my parent to be,
My flesh in the tomb for to sleep."
Family Members
Parents
Daniel Martin 1770-1836
Betsey Mosley Martin 1774-1842
Spouse
Marshall Carpenter 1795-1822
Siblings
Roxana Martin Burnham 1793-1864
Betsey Martin 1800-1814
Loren Martin 1803-1828
Nelson Martin 1807-1808
Nelson Martin 1808-1884
Rocina C Martin Hovey 1813-1893
Luther Mosley Martin 1815-1874
Children
Betsey M Carpenter Martin 1819-1850
Marshall D. D. Carpenter 1821-1907
Maintained by: Vermont Grave Walker (47341543)
Originally Created by: Rick B. (48029363)
Added: 19 Jun 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112596760/lucy-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112596760/lucy-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Lucy Martin Carpenter (11 Feb 1798–26 Apr 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112596760, citing East Hill Cemetery, Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Vermont Grave Walker (contributor 47341543).
7161.
Danford M. Carpenter
Two different statements given for Danford's death. Resided in
Danville, Williamstown, VT, and Grand Rapids, Mich.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 373
JLC provides the following notes.
Notes for DANFORD M. CARPENTER:
Danford M. Carpenter (1801-1889)
Sometime after 1860 and before 1865, Danford M. Carpenter, son Norman Danford & daughter Florence all moved to Kent Co., MI - Grand Rapids. DM Carpenter & son Norman D. Carpenter owned "Carpenter, Judd & Co." located @ "13 Canal St." (see 1865 City Directory -name misspelled as "Danforth"). This business mined & sold lime (for plaster work) & hardware. By 1870, Norman D. Carpenter built a substantial house at the NW corner of Fountain & Prospect -1870 US census & 1870 city directory "57 Fountain" - today's "333 Fountain St."(see google street view). Sometime after the death of DM Carpenter, Norman D. Carpenter sold out that successful business & moved to Detroit, MI (see 1900 US census for Norman D. & Ellen Carpenter). Wife of Norman, "Ellen" died & in 1914 he married w#2 Mary L. Pond (b. Turin, NY 1862) @ Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio 27 Jan 1914. They next moved to Los Angelos, CA - he died prior to 1930 - find widowed "Mary P. Carpenter" in 1930 US census? Daughter of DM, Florence Carpenter never married- kept books for her father/brother's co. until sold. I am tracing the history of "333 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI" but am not a descendant. Hope you find this info helpful for your Carpenter family tree? .
GRAVE: images
Danford Carpenter
Birth: 14 Nov 1801 Vermont, USA
Death: 16 Jan 1889 (aged 87) Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Block I - Lot 5 - Space 6
Memorial #: 106368524
Service date: 01/30/1889
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Carpenter 1757-1837
Olive Sessions Carpenter 1757-1848
Spouse
Sarah Mattocks Carpenter 1806-1878
Siblings
Chester Carpenter 1786-1872
Marshall Carpenter 1795-1822
George Carpenter 1798-1863
Children
William Mattocks Carpenter 1835-1906
Laura Emily Carpenter Condit 1837-1866
Norman Danford Carpenter 1842-1925
Created by: My Labor of Love (47401412)
Added: 8 Mar 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106368524/danford-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106368524/danford-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Danford Carpenter (14 Nov 1801–16 Jan 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106368524, citing Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by My Labor of Love (contributor 47401412).
Sarah Mattock
GRAVE: images
Sarah Mattocks Carpenter
Birth: 1806 Vermont, USA
Death: 19 Feb 1878 (aged 71–72) Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Block I - Lot 5 - Space 7
Memorial #: 106389350
Service date: 02/19/1878
Family Members
Spouse
Danford Carpenter 1801-1889
Children
William Mattocks Carpenter 1835-1906
Laura Emily Carpenter Condit 1837-1866
Norman Danford Carpenter 1842-1925
Created by: My Labor of Love (47401412)
Added: 8 Mar 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106389350/sarah-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106389350/sarah-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Sarah Mattocks Carpenter (1806–19 Feb 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106389350, citing Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by My Labor of Love (contributor 47401412).
14357.
William Mattocks Carpenter
NOTE:
Once resided in NY City.
GRAVE: images
William Mattocks Carpenter
Birth: 19 Jun 1835 Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Death: 19 Jun 1906 (aged 71)
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 20184085
Family Members
Parents
Danford Carpenter 1801-1889
Sarah Mattocks Carpenter 1806-1878
Siblings
Laura Emily Carpenter Condit 1837-1866
Norman Danford Carpenter 1842-1925
Created by: Heather (Angel_Graver) (46809426)
Added: 30 Jun 2007
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20184085/william-mattocks-carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20184085/william-mattocks-carpenter: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for William Mattocks Carpenter (19 Jun 1835–19 Jun 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20184085, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Heather (Angel_Graver) (contributor 46809426).
14360.
Florence Adelaide Carpenter
Resided in Grand Rapids, MI
JLC added the following notes:
Notes for FLORENCE CARPENTER:
Daughter of DM, Florence Carpenter never married- kept books for her father/brother's co. until sold
7163.
Huldah Carpenter
FSFTID LHRH-Q1Y
Elijah Flint
Resided in Braintree, VT
FSFTID MQ86-VT9
14361.
Jacob C. Flint
FSFTID K8NS-MW1
14362.
Orenda C. Flint
FSFTID KN3T-Y9M
14363.
Patty Flint
FSFTID KZGM-29B
14364.
Huldah Flint
FSFTID KZC8-SQV
David F. Fisk
FSFTID KZS4-7MG
14365.
Orenda Flint
FSFTID KZPG-QH3
14366.
Jasper Parish Flint
FSFTID KN3V-7D5
Mary Mann Martin
FSFTID K2NX-27D
14367.
Marinda Matilda Flint
FSFTID KN3V-XWK
Moody Burbank
FSFTID L4Y1-YJM
14368.
Zeruah S. Flint
FSFTID KN7S-LBL
George Pratt
FSFTID 29WQ-2P3
14369.
Louisa Ann Flint
FSFTID KCF5-P32
John L. Priest
FSFTID KHJ5-H6W
14370.
Hannah Flint
FSFTID K4J8-TXD
14371.
Jacob Carpenter Flint
FSFTID LRR3-DDP
Sarah Alzina Heath
FSFTID LRR3-7Z1
14372.
Francis Elisha Flint
FSFTID KN43-G8J
Lucy Ann Killam
FSFTID KNSQ-3RP
14373.
Francis E. Flint
FSFTID MZXR-ZRR
14374.
Miranda Flint
FSFTID 9NXV-LFT
Jonathan Law
FSFTID KC6V-D8F
7164.
Orin Carpenter
NOTE:
Reportedly, He went west and has not been heard from since.
FSFTID K48H-7MV
BIRTH: image
Name Orrin Carpenter
Gender Male
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 27 Apr 1792
Birth Place Randolph, Vermont, USA
Father Jacob Carpenter
Mother Hannah Carpenter
Source Citation
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
CENSUS: 1820 US Census
Name Oren Carpenter
Enumeration Date 7 Aug 1820
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2
Free White Persons - Under 16 1
Free White Persons - Over 25 2
Total Free White Persons 5
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 5
Source Citation
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Randolph, Orange, Vermont; Page: 249; NARA Roll: M33_127; Image: 241
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
CENSUS: 1830 US Census
CENSUS: 1840 US Census
Name Orin Carpenter
Residence Date 1840
Home in 1840 (City, County, State) Jefferson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture 1
Free White Persons - Under 20 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2
Total Free White Persons 4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 4
Source Citation
Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 439; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 0020536
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name Orin Carpenter
Gender Male
Race White
Residence Age 50
Birth Date abt 1800
Birthplace Vermont
Residence Date 1850
Home in 1850 Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation Teacher
Industry Educational Services
Line Number 38
Dwelling Number 480
Family Number 480
Inferred Spouse
Matilda Carpenter
Inferred Child
Orin S Carpenter
Hulda Carpenter
Edwin Carpenter
Emma Carpenter
Caroline Carpenter
Household Members (Name) Age
Orin Carpenter 50
Matilda Carpenter 35
Orin S Carpenter 10
Hulda Carpenter 8
Edwin Carpenter 6
Emma Carpenter 4
Caroline Carpenter 2
Source Citation
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 747; Page: 277b
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
NEWSPAPER: 1860 - image
Pitsburgh Dispatch
18 Jan 1860
I OCRED IMAGE found online at:
https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/23029260/person/1345213863/media/1b681570-cc34-43b2-8c3b-b273030c0250?galleryindex=4&sort=-created
A School-Teacher DROPS DEAD WHILE CHASTISING A PUPIL.— On Wednesday forenoon, Orin Carpenter, school teacher in Baldwin township, fell dead while punishing one of his pupils, Joseph Smith, aged fourteen, for misconduct.
At the coroner inquest, the boy, Joseph Smith, was permitted to make as statement, as follows : I was, sitting over there, (pointing to the desk near where the scuffle took place,) and the teacher told me to 'move over to another place ; I moved over, and he caught me by the neck and choked me ; then he got the rod down and began to whip me ; he hit me about ten times, and choked me again two or three times ; then I got shoved into the corner, He choked me again and then fell over ; he Was going to strike me with the rod when he fell ; I did not take hold of the rod more than to keep it from me ; I did not take up the ruler ; when he fell, he asked two boys to help him up; they tried to do so, but was not strong enough ; he said, "If you will not lift me up I'll lie here ;" I then went out and went home, and told my father and mother ; I am going on fourteen years of age ; the teacher looked as white as snow before be quit whipping me, and his hand shook ; he began to get sick, and I believe he was trying to get his hit just before he fell.
The jury, after deliberating for a short time, agreed upon the following verdict: "That Orin Carpenter came to his death by an injury to the spine from a fall, induced by, mental excitement and over exertion while chastising a pupil in the public school-house, in the first school district in Baldwin township, Alleghany county, on the morning of the 18th of January, 1860."
The deceased was about sixty years of age, has a wife and six children, and resided at No. 23 Union alley. He had been teaching school in the place where he had been for over fourteen months.-- Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Ancestry Sources
1840 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
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Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
U.S. City Directories (Beta)
U.S. City Directories (Beta)
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908
Parents
Unknown father
Unknown mother
Spouse and children
Matilda Catharine Swartzwelder 1814–1896
Jasper Parrish Carpenter 1838–1848
Orin Swartzwelder Carpenter Jr 1840–1884
Huldah Matilda Carpenter 1842–1901
Edwin Dryer Carpenter 1843–1863
Emma Louisa Carpenter 1847–1930
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter 1849–1894
Peter Carpenter 1853–1855
Joseph Ellmaker Carpenter 1856–1931
Matilda Catherine Swartzwelder
FSFTID LTZJ-KYV
FATHER:
Philip Swartzwlder (Jan 1785 - Oct 1856)
MOTHER:
Amelia Ellmaker (abt 1785 - Mar 1859)
CENSUS: 1860 US Census - now a widow
Name [M Carpenter]
Age 45
Birth Year abt 1815
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Place Maryland
Home in 1860 Pittsburgh Ward 6, Alleghany, Pennsylvania
Post Office Pittsburgh
Dwelling Number 3484
Family Number 5153
Occupation Seamstress
Personal Estate Value 50
Household Members (Name) Age
M Carpenter 45
O Carpenter 20
K M Carpenter 18
E Carpenter 16
E L Carpenter 12
C M Carpenter 10
J Carpenter <--- age 3 on image
Source Citation
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pittsburgh Ward 6, Alleghany, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1059; Page: 813; Family History Library Film: 805059
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name Matilda Carpenter
Age in 1870 54
Birth Date abt 1816
Birthplace Maryland
Dwelling Number 135
Home in 1870 Pittsburgh Ward 21, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Race White
Gender Female
Post Office Wilkins
Occupation Keeping House
Personal Estate Value 200
Inferred Children
Aron S Carpenter
Huldah Carpenter
Cordelia Carpenter
Household Members (Name) Age
Matilda Carpenter 54
Aron S Carpenter 29
Huldah Carpenter 26
Cordelia Carpenter 19
Joseph E Gasseter 13
Source Citation
Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 21, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1298; Page: 188A
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data:
1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Name Matilda Carpanter [Matilda Carpenter]
Age 65
Birth Date Abt 1815
Birthplace Maryland
Home in 1880 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Street Homewood Avenue
Dwelling Number 45
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Self (Head)
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Occupation Retail grocer
Cannot Read Y
Cannot Write Y
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Matilda Carpanter 65 Self (Head)
Huldah Carpanter 36 Daughter
Cordelia Carpanter 28 Daughter
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1094; Page: 506b; Enumeration District: 149
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
DEATH: image
Name Matilda C. Carpenter
Gender Female
Race White
Marital Status Widowed
Age 81
Birth Date 1815
Birth Place Maryland
Residence Date 16 Apr 1896
Residence Place Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Death Date 1896
Death Place Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Burial Date 18 Apr 1896
Cemetery Homewood
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., Deaths, 1870-1905 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Original data: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2016.
GRAVE: images
Matilda Catharine Swartzwelder Carpenter
Birth: 3 Nov 1814 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Death: 14 Apr 1896 (aged 81) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 624
Memorial #: 73456951
Inscription:
Matilda C. Carpenter
1814 - 1896
Mother
Family Members
Children
Orin S. Carpenter 1840-1884
Huldah Matilda Carpenter 1842-1901
Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter 1843-1863
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter 1844-1894
Joseph Ellmaker Carpenter 1856-1931
Maintained by: Bill (47427291)
Originally Created by: Todd Walker (46600954)
Added: 2011-07-16T16:09:58.000Z
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PROBATE: images
Name Matilda C Carpenter
Residence Date Abt 1891
Residence Place 21st Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Will Date 22 Aug 1891
Probate Date 1 May 1896
Probate Place Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Inferred Death Date 1896
Inferred Death Place Pennsylvania, USA
Case Number 154
Item Description Will Packets, Vol 50-51, 1896
Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship
Matilda C Carpenter
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter Daughter
Walter Renton Son-in-law
Carrie Carpenter Granddaughter
Orrin S Carpenter Son
Joseph E Carpenter Child
Hulda M Carpenter Child
Emma L Carpenter Child
Table of Contents 6 images
Cover Page 1
Will Papers 2 – 6
Source Citation
Will Packets Or Files, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Pennsylvania County, District and Probate Courts.
14376.
Huldah Matilda Carpenter
FSFTID LTZJ-BFZ
GRAVE: images
Huldah Matilda Carpenter
Birth: 11 Jan 1842 Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 14 Sep 1901 (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section: 9 Lot: 624 Grave: 1
Memorial #: 72326824
Family Members
Parents
Matilda Catharine Swartzwelder Carpenter 1814-1896
Siblings
Orin S. Carpenter 1840-1884
Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter 1843-1863
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter 1844-1894
Joseph Ellmaker Carpenter 1856-1931
Created by: Bill (47427291)
Added: 2011-07-01T03:37:21.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72326824/huldah_matilda_carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72326824/huldah_matilda-carpenter: accessed July 16, 2024), memorial page for Huldah Matilda Carpenter (11 Jan 1842–14 Sep 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72326824, citing Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bill (contributor 47427291).
14377.
Edwin Dryer Carpenter
FSFTID LTZJ-YBR
MILITARY: 1862 - death issue compared to GRAVE date!
Name Edwin D Carpenter
Enlistment Date 22 Aug 1862
Enlistment Rank Corporal
Muster Date 22 Aug 1862
Muster Place Pennsylvania
Muster Company C
Muster Regiment 155th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Muster Out Date 29 Dec 1862 <--------- originally buried on the Robert Smith Farm in Stafford County, Virginia.*
Muster Out Information died disease
Side of War Union
Survived War? No
Residence Place Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Title History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
ource Citation
Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
Source Information
Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
SEE ALSO:
Name Edwin D. Carpenter
Side Union
Regiment State/Origin Pennsylvania
Regiment 155th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Company C
Rank In Private
Rank Out Corporal <---- Conflicts with GRAVE rank
Film Number M554 roll 18
Source Information
National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online , acquired 2007.
* WIKIPEDIA:
Stafford County is ... Located across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County , Stafford County is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_County,_Virginia
MILITARY UNIT:
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UPA0155RI
UNION PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
155th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
OVERVIEW:
Organized at Pittsburg and Harrisburg September 2-19, 1862. Moved to Washington, D. C., September 4. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1863. ...
SERVICE:
Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., and duty there till October 30, 1862. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. ...
DEATH: image (internment form)
Name E D Carpenter
Death Date 8 Jan 1863
Cemetery Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Burial Location Fredericksburg, Virginia
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. NAID: 5833879. Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985. The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
SEE ALSO: different image
Name E. D. Carpenter
Death Date 8 Jan 1863
Burial Place Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Cemetery Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Rank Private
Regiment 155th Pa. Vols
Company C
Source Citation
Roll of Honor, Vol. XXV
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor. Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union. Volumes VIII-XXVII. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867.
PENSION: for mother - image
Name Edwin D Carpenter
Unit C 155" Pa. Infantry
Relation to Head Soldier
Mother Mathilda C Carpenter
Relative Matilda C. Carpenter
Source Citation
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 72
Source Information
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.
GRAVE: image
Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter
Birth: 1843 Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 8 Jan 1863 (aged 19–20) Virginia, USA <------
Burial: Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Grave 5480
Memorial #: 17212483
Bio:
Listed in Civil War Burials, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Compiled and edited by Maude E. Mercer Sellman, 1979, p. 67.
Co C 155 Pa. Inf.
Family Members
Parents
Matilda Catharine Swartzwelder Carpenter 1814-1896
Siblings
Orin S. Carpenter 1840-1884
Huldah Matilda Carpenter 1842-1901
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter 1844-1894
Joseph Ellmaker Carpenter 1856-1931
Created by: D K Railsback B (46560043)
Added: 2006-12-30T05:56:41.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17212483/edwin_dryer_carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17212483/edwin_dryer-carpenter: accessed July 16, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter (1843–8 Jan 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17212483, citing Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by D K Railsback B (contributor 46560043).
Suggestion to father and locations. Suggestion addition to bio:
Died on or near the Robert Smith Farm where he was first buried.
E-MAIL:
From: Bruce Carpenter
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2024 9:36 PM
To: 'John Carpenter'
Subject: RE: Carpenter Cousins Project - contact request
John
Have been reviewing the revised pages and have added comments to offer as I review. At this time I can offer the following:
Regarding Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter 1843-1863, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, I have the original military papers detailing his death, a list of his property at the time and burial information. Have been trying to find a place that is interested in them. Have visited his grave at the National Cemetery in Fredericksburg VA but did not think to ask them if they are interested in those original documents.
...
Enough for now.
Regards
Bruce
14379.
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter
FSFTID LTZJ-BXT
GRAVE: image
Cordelia Minerva Carpenter
Birth: 1 Oct 1844 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 16 Aug 1894 (aged 49) Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 9, Lot 624
Memorial #: 72326814
Family Members
Parents
Matilda Catharine Swartzwelder Carpenter 1814-1896
Siblings
Orin S. Carpenter 1840-1884
Huldah Matilda Carpenter 1842-1901
Pvt Edwin Dryer Carpenter 1843-1863
Joseph Ellmaker Carpenter 1856-1931
Created by: Bill (47427291)
Added: 2011-07-01T03:35:44.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72326814/cordelia_minerva_carpenter
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72326814/cordelia_minerva-carpenter: accessed July 16, 2024), memorial page for Cordelia Minerva Carpenter (1 Oct 1844–16 Aug 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72326814, citing Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bill (contributor 47427291).
14380.
Peter Carpenter
FSFTID LTZJ-RCR
7171.
Gilbert Carpenter
Resided in Sioux Falls, Dakota
CENSUS: 1840 US Census - same person?
Name: Gilbert Carpenter
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Richmond, Ontario, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 <-----------------
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 10
Source Citation
Year: 1840; Census Place: Richmond, Ontario, New York; Roll: 320; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 0017201
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
7182.
Philo Carpenter
Extracts taken from the Memorial Sketch of Philo Carpenter, by
Rev. Henry L. Hammon:
Philo lived on the farm with his father till he was of age. He
received little money from his parents, but did receive those
greater gifts, good blood, a good constitution, a good
common-school education-supplemented by a few terms at the
academy at South Adams-and habits of morality, industry, and
economy. He made two trips as a commercial traveler as far
south as Richmond, Va. But having had his thoughts turned
toward medical studies during his stay at South Adams, he went
to Troy, N.Y., and entered the drug.store of Amatus Robbins,
where, in connection with a clerkship, he continued his studies,
and at length gained a half-interest in the business. He was
married there in May, 1830, to Sarah Forbes Bridges, but she
died the following November.
It was at Troy that young Carpenter experienced that great
change which gives permanence to all the natural virtues and
fixes the character on the bed-rock of Christian principle. In
March, 1830, he joined the First Presbyterian church then under
the pastoral care of Rev. Dr. Nathan S. S. Beman.
The return of a cousin, Isaac Carpenter, who had explored the
west, on an Indian pony, from Detroit to St. Louis, and his
report of the land to be possessed, and especially of the
favorable opening at Fort Dearborn, was the immediate occasion
of young Carpenter's decision to come hither. He closed out his
business early in the summer of 1832, shipped a stock of drugs
and medicines to Fort Dearborn, took the short railroad then
built to Schenectady, thence took passage on a line boat on the
Erie canal to Buffalo, thence on the small steamer Enterprise,
Capt. Augustus Walker, to Detroit, thence by mud wagon, called a
stage, to Niles, MI, thence on a lighter belonging to Hiram
Wheeler, afterward a well-known merchant of Chicago, to St.
Joseph at the mouth of the river, in company with George W.
Snow; thence they had expected to sail in a schooner to Fort
Dearborn, but on account of the report of cholera among the
troops there, a captain, one Carver, refused to sail, and had
tied up his vessel. They however engaged two Indians to tow
them around the head of the lake in a canoe, with an elm bark
tow-rope. At Calumet, one of the Indians was attacked with
cholera, but the druggist doctor prescribed for him and they
kept on till, just fifty-six years ago this evening, they were
within sight of the fort, at about the present location of the
Douglas monument, when the Indians refused to proceed. But
Samuel Ellis, who had come from Berkshire ,,MA., lived
there. They spent the night with him and he brought them the
next morning in an ox-wagon to the fort, on the 18th of July,
1832.
Rev. Mr. Hudreth reports this trip a little differently :-" At
St. Joseph a Frenchman told them of 'very nice way to go;' they
hired the two Indians, left St. Joseph, Monday, July 16, 1832.
First night stayed in a place where a vessel had been beached.
Tuesday night, reached a deserted house at Calumet. Wednesday
morning, pushed along and breakfasted with Samuel Ellis. After
breakfast, Mr. Ellis brought them with their trunks into
Chicago, reaching there about noon, Wednesday, July 18."
There was then here, outside the fort, less than two hundred
inhabitants, mostly Indians and half-breeds, who lived in poor
log-houses, built on both sides of the river near its mouth. The
cholera was raging fearfully among the troops, and Mr. Carpenter
engaged at once in ministries for their relief. Detecting life
in one young man, supposed to be dead, he saved him from a
premature burial.
REV. H. L. HAMMOND - Dear Sir: Will you permit a
stranger to express her grateful appreciation of the Memorial of
the late Philo Carpenter, recently read by yourself before the
Chicago Historical society. It was a gratification to hear a
tribute so truthful paid to the memory of one who was so truly a
friend of humanity.
During the dread summers of 1849 and 1850 it was my privilege to
be a member of his family, and to know how tireless were his
efforts in behalf of the sick and suffering. Fearless of
disease himself, he seemed to lead a charmed life among the
abject poor, with all their wretched surroundings. It was
impossible in many cases to obtain a physician's attendance, and
here Chicago's first druggist did their work as necessity forced
it upon him. His devoted wife, while greatly fearing for her
husband's safety, never sought to restrain him in his work of
mercy, but with her own hands prepared nourishment to be used in
his daily ministrations among the cholera-stricken to whom he
was doctor, nurse, and minister. Said the Rev. Dudley Chase,
the rector of the church of the Atonement: "I never visit the
stranger, the sick, and the poor, but I find that Deacon
Carpenter has been there before me. He ought to be ordained."
It is not
strange that such devotion was unrecorded, for this man in the
quietness of his daily life shunned the breath of praise more
than that of pestilence. * *
Yours Respectfully,
CHICAGO, JULY 30, 1888. SOPHIA T. GRISWOLD.
With a Methodist brother and an officer of the fort, he held a
prayer-meeting the first evening after his arrival. Inquiring
if there was any preaching on Sunday, he was told there was
preaching neither Sundays nor weekdays; and he began public
service, July 22, 1832, reading a sermon in the absence of a
minister. This was the beginning of uninterrupted public
worship in Chicago."-REV. HILDRETH.
At the end of the first month, viz.: on Aug. 19, a Sunday-school
was regularly organized, of which he was chosen superintendent.
That Sunday-school still lives in the First Presbyterian church
of this city, whose pastor is Rev. Dr. John H. Barrows.
When Mr. Carpenter's goods arrived, he opened the first drug
store in a log building on Lake Street near the river, where
there was a great demand for his drugs, especially his quinine.
The anticipated opening of the IL and ,MI canal, a
bill for which, introduced by the late Gurdon S. Hubbard, passed
the Illinois' house of representatives in 1833 - though it did
not become a law till 1835. and the canal was not actually
commenced till Mr. Hubbard removed one of the first shovelfuls
of dirt, July 4, 1836 turned attention to Fort Dearborn,
increased the population rapidly, and Mr. Carpenter's business
prospered. He soon removed to a larger store vacated by
George W. Dole, also a log-house, and enlarged his stock with
other kinds of goods. He bought a lot on South Water Street
between Wells and LaSalle and there built a frame store, the
lumber for which was brought from Indiana on a "prairie
schooner" drawn by ten or twelve oxen.
In 1871, he also built a two story frame house on La Salle
Street opposite the court house square, and having been married
again in the spring of 1834, to Miss Ann Thompson of Saratoga,
N.Y., he made there his home. Seven children were the fruit of
that marriage, only two of whom, Mrs. W. W. Cheney and Mrs. Rev.
Edward Hudreth, and the children of a third, Mrs. W. W. Strong,
survive him.
In 1842, he removed his business to 143 Lake Street; the next
year he sold out to Dr. John Brinkerhoof; some of the fixtures
are thought to have remained in use till consumed in the great
fire of 1871. After the sale, Mr. Carpenter confined his
business to the care of his real estate, which had then become
considerable, as he had appropriated all his spare funds to its
purchase. He had sublime faith in the future value of Chicago
real estate. He early acquired a quarter- section, ten miles
up the north branch of the river, and another quarter on the
west side, which he afterward subdivided as Carpenter's Addition
to Chicago. It is that part of the west side now bounded by
West Kinzie Street on the north, Halsted on the east, West
Madison on the south, and a line between Ann and Elizabeth on
the west. He went to Washington and secured a patent for this
quarter section signed by Andrew Jackson, which his heirs still
possess.
It was probably on that journey to Washington, which occupied
three weeks, that he set out at the same time with an U.S.
officer who traveled on the Sabbath in haste on public business,
but the deacon kept his conscience as well as holy time, and
thou he apparently lost three days, he yet rode into Washington
on the same train with the official.
Few shared his sanguine expectations when he preempted this
tract as the foundation of his fortune. "It was so far from the
village." "It would never be wanted except for farm purposes,
and was too low and marshy even for cultivation." "In the
spring of the year it was often under water and could be crossed
only by boat," and "there was little prospect that it could ever
be plowed except by anchors." Rev. Flavel Bascom tells us that
when he first came with his wife to IL and was being
carried by Philo Carpenter in a two-seated buggy across the mud
bottoms of West Chicago toward the interior, at one place Mr.
Carpenter stopped, pointed to a marsh and said: "Here I have
preempted a quarter section of land which I expect will make me
rich some day." The young minister and his wife on the back
seat exchanged significant glances at the visionary
anticipations of the good deacon.
About 1840, Mr. Carpenter removed his residence to the west
side, built a fine house as it was then thought, in the middle
of one block of his addition, which is bounded by West. Randolph
Street on the north, Morgan on the east, West Washington on the
south, and Carpenter on the west. There I found him when I came
to Chicago in 1856-one of the earliest acquaintances I made
here thirty-two years ago. I could but admire the place, for he
had tried, to plant in that block every kind of tree and shrub
found in this region, and he showed his good taste by allowing
them all to grow naturally. Not one was trained into any
fantastic shape, or deformed with shears. That was long the most
prominent house on the west side. It has lately been removed
and the entire block offered for sale by the heirs. It is
greatly to be desired that it should be bought by the city for a
park-a little breathing place of convenient access to the people
amid many blocks of buildings. It should be improved after his
plan and called Carpenter Park, as a perpetual memorial of the
good pioneer. And better still, if some tablet could tell that
this was the resting-place of good men and women coming to the
west for its salvation from barbarism, intemperance, and
infidelity, who were refreshed by the generous hospitalities of
Mr. Carpenter and his worthy wife, and sent on their way with a
hearty God speed.
And another tablet should tell of it as the hiding-place for the
colored emigrant from the south, whom this officer of the
underground railroad piloted by night to Canada bound vessels,
as they were seeking that liberty which was then denied them
under the stars and stripes. Two hundred fugitives it is said
were thus helped to a land of liberty, and it is not known that
one of them was ever recaptured.
There he lived till 1865, when with the hope of benefiting his
wife's health, he removed to Aurora,,IL, where she died six
months afterward; and for the last twenty years of his life was
alone in his pilgrimage.
Only the angels know how much of the usefulness of this good man
was wrought by the prayerful influence of his sainted wife, Ann
Thompson Carpenter. So symmetrical was her character in all
the womanly virtues, so exalted her standard of personal piety,
that one, who had known her intimately for years, hesitates to
tell the simple truth lest the words find no credence. There was
an indescribable charm in the house over which she presided, and
the wanderer and the wayfarer always found a place and a
welcome. In all the trials of life, in the sickness and death
of three children there was the same unmurmuring spirit, the
same loving submission to the will of God. In perfect sympathy
with her husband in every work of reform, she was ever fearful
that his zeal should find some hasty utterance that would wound
the feelings of another. He was a person of strong convictions.
she, of deep sympathies. While she denounced sin, her mantle of
charity was covering the sinner. It is not too much to say, that
in her sweet spirit every Christian grace had special
prominence.
He returned to the city to spend the last twelve years, but not
to the historic block. His health was delicate. He was unable
to undertake new business, but lived quietly with his children
till Aug. 7, 1886, when he passed to his eternal home.
When Rev. Jeremiah Porter was considering the question of
accepting a call to labor in Fort
Dearborn, he was told, "There is one good man there who has
organized a Sunday-school." He came, found the man and
the school, and began his labors. Mr. Carpenter and a few
others, under the guidance of the young minister, formed the
first church here, the First Presbyterian, of which he was
chosen one of the elders. The date of the organization was June
26, 1833. Dea. Carpenter wrote and circulated the first
temperance pledge and delivered the first temperance address. A
meeting had been arranged, and a lawyer, Col. Richard J.
Hamilton, engaged to deliver the address, but at a late day, the
lawyer declined to speak. Our pioneer hastily prepared himself
and filled the gap.
He was one of the first officers of the Chicago Bible society,
founded August 13, 1835. He early interested himself in the
cause of education, earnestly opposing the sale of the school
section in Chicago, and pleaded that only alternate blocks
should be put on the market. Other counsels prevailed, and
all but four blocks of the tract, bounded north by Madison, east
by State, south by 12th, and west by Halsted streets, were sold
for less than $40,000. But few years elapsed before the 138
blocks sold were worth many millions. For ten years he was a
member of the board of education. His connection did not cease
till his removal to Aurora in 1865. On his return from Europe
in 1867, he found one of the palatial school-houses of the west
side, at Centre avenue, corner West Huron street, named in his
honor, the Carpenter School, for which he gave $1000 as an
endowment for text-books for indigent children.
The first "one-horse-shay" that made its appearance in Chicago
in 1834, contained Philo Carpenter and his newly-married wife.
The first dray was introduced by him; and the first
platform-scales, which are now in possession of Daniel Warne of
Batavia,,IL, which can weigh up to 750 pounds; also the first
fire-proof safe.
He was one of the original members of the Third Presbyterian
church, formed July 1, 1847, and was one of its elders. He was
one of the first corporate members of the Chicago Eye-and-Ear
Infirmary, and one of the founders of the Chicago Relief and Aid
Society. He was the leader in the formation of the First
Congregational church in May, 1851. And as that event gave him
special prominence in that denomination and in the country, the
circumstances are worth noting. He had long been interested in
the anti-slavery cause. He was a patron of the Alton' Observer,
Elijah Parish Lovejoy's paper; he helped to establish Zebina
Eastman's paper, the Western Citizen, here in Chicago. His
activity in behalf of fugitive slaves has been already
mentioned. He was a delegate to the Cincinnati convention,
held in April, 1850, which resolved: That the friends of pure
Christianity ought to separate themselves from all slave-holding
churches ecclesiastical bodies, and missionary organizations
that are not fully divorced from the sin of slave-holding: and
we who maybe still in connection with such bodies, pledge
ourselves that, we will, by the aid of Divine grace, conform our
action in accordance with this resolution. and come out from
among them, unless such bodies shall speedily separate
themselves from all support of or fellowship with
slave-holding."
He was not a man to vote for a resolution in public and forget
all about it in private, and as the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, which met in Detroit in May of that year,
failed, in Deacon Carpenter's view, to take right action, he
led the church to adopt a minute that they would not be
represented in presbytery, synod, or general assembly till right
action was taken.
This minute was, of course, entirely unpresbyterial and
unconstitutional.
Minute of the majority of the Third Presbyterian church in
reference to fellowship with slave-holders "1. Resolved, That
this church holds that in the language of the scripture, God
hath made of one blood all nations of the earth. 2. Resolved,
That chattel slavery is blasphemous toward God, inhuman and
cruel to our fellow-men, and that Christians are especially
called on to discountenance it and have no fellowship with those
who participate in its abominations. 3. Resolved, That this
church are dissatisfied with the present position of our general
assembly on the subject of disciplining those guilty of holding
their fellow-men in bondage; that their last acts at Detroit
have been construed to represent black or white as suited the
different sections of the church. 4. Resolved, That this
church, so long as this vacillating policy is pursued, hereby
declare their determination to stand aloof from all meetings of
presbytery, synod, and general assembly, and thus. as they
believe free, and relieve themselves of all responsibility."
Nevertheless it was adopted by forty-eight out of sixty-eight
resident members. The presbytery, after giving them a little
time to rescind their vote, were compelled to treat the majority
as seceders, and to recognize the minority as the Third
Church-an act supposed to be ecclesiastically right, although it
involved turning the majority of the church out of the building
they had in great part erected, and to which they thought
themselves justly entitled.
There was, however, an addition to the church which the Deacon
had himself built for a session-room, which had not been turned
over to the trustees. He therefore gave notice that Divine
service would be conducted as usual in the session-room.
A council was soon called. and the First Congregational church
of Chicago was formed, May 22, 1851. The names of Philo
Carpenter and Ann Carpenter stand first and second on its roll
of members. He was elected deacon, and retained the office
till he removed to Aurora, and after his return was made deacon
emeritus.
From records of the First Congregational church, Wednesday
evening, July 19, 1882. At the prayer-meeting this evening,
on motion duly made and seconded, the church by a rising vote
unanimously adopted the following.
Whereas, Our brother Philo Carpenter, has just completed fifty
years of residence here, during which time all that is now
called Chicago, has come into existence, and all the history of
the city has been made; and Whereas, In addition to his public
and private life and labors, for which we in common with all our
fellow-citizens do him honor, we desire to make grateful special
mention of his relationship to this church: therefore,
Resolved, That we recognize in him the Father of this church,
not only as first member on its records, but the one who above
all others is to be regarded as its founder and its earliest
benefactor and friend.
Resolved, That we put on record our appreciation of his
faithfulness to principles of right which led to the formation
of this church, and our most hearty congratulations that his
life has been spared, not only to see the feeble church of
thirty years ago become the strong body it now is, but also to
see the nation adopt the principles he then labored and suffered
for, by the putting away of slavery.
Resolved, That this church in appreciation of its regard for
Deacon Carpenter and of his long connection with it, does hereby
elect him Deacon Emeritus for life, and the clerk is hereby
instructed to forward to him a copy of this action duly
attested.
(Attest} J. W. SYKES, Clerk.-F.
Of two wooden church edifices erected for their accommodation,
largely at the expense of Deacon Carpenter, one which was
occasionally besmeared and called Carpenter's nigger church,"
was burned to the ground on a Sunday night after Rev. Joseph E.
Roy, who had just come from an eastern seminary, had preached in
it his maiden western sermon. Whether the fire was communicated
by a spark from the young man's discourse, or by an incendiary,
or was purely accidental, does not appear. The other on Green
street, near West Washington, was soon outgrown
-Rev. Geo. W. Perkins was then the popular preacher-and a
permanent house of rock-faced stone was put lip on the corner of
West Washington and Green streets. Deacon Carpenter advanced
most of the money, and waited on the society many years for its
repayment without interest.
A little later he united with Joseph Johnston, Rev. John C.
Holbrook, and Chas. Goodrich Hammond in starting the first
denominational paper here, the Congregational Herald. In 1835,
he was one of the incorporators of the Chicago Theological
Seminary, and for many years one of its board of directors and
chairman of its executive committee. He afterward engaged with
great zeal in opposing secret, oath-bound societies. In early
life, before he came west, his indignation had been aroused by
the abduction in western NY, of William Morgan, for
publishing a little book revealing the secrets of Free Masonry.
The abducted man was never found or heard of after, and was
supposed to have been murdered. The perpetrators of the crime
escaped justice, and public sentiment held the Masonic
fraternity responsible for their escape. Deacon Carpenter
suggested the establishment of a paper to oppose all such secret
societies, and gave the money for the publication of the first
number of the Christian Cynosure, and provided headquarters for
the movement at a cost of $20,000. He bought for gratuitous
circulation 1000 copies of Finney's book on Masonry, and wrote
and distributed tracts of his own on the subject. Few of his
co-laborers in other reforms partook of his zeal in this, and
the methods of some of the friends of the reform he could not
approve, yet he continued the war undaunted while he lived, and
provided in his will for its continuance after his death.
Surely we have here specification enough to show that from first
to last he was a grand pioneer of the best things.
2. Philo Carpenter was a wise man. With rare sagacity he
foresaw the future of Chicago, discerning the great city through
the small trading-post; and his confidence never wavered. He
wisely bent his energies to the establishment of the most useful
institutions for the coming city. His sagacious forecast for
this trading-post is proved by its growth in a little more than
half a century from two hundred souls to three quarters of a
million, and his judgment of the first institution needed has
been confirmed by the establishment of nearly three hundred
Sunday-schools in it, and more than four hundred in Cook County;
our citizens have endorsed the church by founding more than four
hundred of them of all kinds. That First Congregational Church
has here some fifty junior sisters. The public-school has been
approved by the creation of nearly one hundred of those temples
of learning, which are the pride of the city and the Meccas of
the children. The need of that temperance pledge is sadly
evinced by our four thousand saloons still foolishly patronized;
his opinion of slavery became the opinion of the nation a
quarter of a century ago.
During the war, Deacon Carpenter and one of the elders who
remained in the Third Church were reading together from the
bulletin at the Tribune office, when the elder, giving him his
hand, said "Deacon. you were right and we were wrong." That
Theological Seminary has sent out more than three hundred
graduates, has now more than one hundred regular students, and
nine professors and teachers, some of whom have obtained a
national reputation. Four or five other denominations have
imitated the Congregationalists in their zeal for theological
education in this metropolis of the west. As for secret
societies, though our brother "received not the promise," he yet
"died in the faith," and we may say `the end is not yet." The
Masonic fraternity could not do now what it was accused of doing
in 1826, without being swept from the land by a cyclone of
public opinion. Who shall say that the good man could, on
the whole, have more wisely used his time, his strength. and his
money?
3. Deacon Carpenter was an honest man. The financial crash
of 1837 found him an endorser on paper of unfortunate friends.
He made no effort, as is often done, to evade his
responsibilities, but borrowed the money and met the claims.
When it became necessary to pay what he had borrowed, and money
could not be procured, he spread out a full schedule of all his
real estate, and allowed two disinterested men to select from
any part of it what they deemed a fair equivalent for the debt.
It is astonishing to note how much they selected, evincing. as
it did, the immense depreciation of western lots and lands after
1837, viz.; 960 acres in Fayette , IL, four and a
half blocks in Carpenter's Addition, half a block in the School
Section, three lots on Washington street near the Chamber of
Commerce, and a house and lot, his homestead on LaSalle street,
opposite the court-house-property that was soon prized at more
than one million dollars-to pay a claim of $8600! However
excessive he may have thought the award, he faithfully carried
out the agreement. Probably the severest thing he ever said
about the award was: "I should have thought they might have
left me my home!"
My neighbor, the late James Ward, well known in connection with
the public-school buildings, told me: "I located in Chicago
against the earnest remonstrances of my father, who thought it a
den of thieves, and could not believe there were any honest men
here. I bought a lot of Philo Carpenter and partly paid for
it. My father, hesitatingly, sent me from the east money to
complete the payment. I took the amount to Mr. Carpenter. He
received and counted it, then took out his pencil and commenced
to figure. I feared I had made some mistake, and asked him If
there was not enough. He replied, `Yes; more than enough, for
there is a premium on eastern money. He computed the sum and
passed it back. I wrote to my father that there was at least
one honest man in Chicago."
A Milwaukee lawyer, who did not know him very well, once wrote
him that through a defect in the conveyance he might recover
possession of some property he had sold, which had greatly
appreciated. He came out of his office holding the letter in his
hand, with that look of scorn which meanness always evoked, and
said to his wife: "Hear what a shyster lawyer has written to
me." "Well, you will pay no attention to it, of course?" she
replied. "This," said he, "is my answer: `Sir, I made that sale
in good faith, and in good faith it shall stand."'
I do not find that Mr. Carpenter ever engaged in any of the
questionable enterprises and speculations that abound here. He
did not lend his name to the baseless mining, banking,
insurance, and other schemes. He did not dabble in stocks. He
was not in any combinations to corner the market and force up
the prices of the necessaries of life. He did not operate on the
Board of Trade, although, as it seems to some of us, a too
lenient public sentiment tolerates there what is not thought
honest in the common walks of life.
He held a large amount of real estate, on which he put his own
price-a higher price often than the estimate of his
fellow-citizens. But this is not strange for one who had his
remarkable faith in the future of Chicago; and who had seen
those values arise from nothing. We think it not all
extravagant to point to him as an "Israelite, indeed, without
guile."
4. Philp Carpenter was a benevolent man. Probably no object
of charity, public or private, which he deemed worthy, ever
appealed to him in vain. It is impossible to estimate the
amount of his benefactions. They were a steady and
ever-increasing stream, from the organization of that first
Sunday.school in 1832, to the date of his last will and
testament. No computation is known of the amounts he gave to the
earlier churches with which he was connected, but it it known
that he gave to the First Congregational Church, first and last,
more than $50,000. To the Chicago Theological Seminary, he
had given before his death more than $60,000, and in his will
made it the residuary legatee of his estate, which, it is
expected, will amount to not less than $50,OOO more. To the
American Home Missionary Society, the American Board, and the
American Missionary Association he deeded, several years ago,
each a three-story brick-house on Ann Street, available after
his death. To the National Christian Association he had given
property worth $40,000 or $50,000, and his will added $6000 to
the objects it represented. Relatives and friends had been
freely aided during his life, and were provided for after his
death. One-quarter of all his real estate was given to
benevolent objects in his will. As the gross amount was about
$400,000, this turned $I00,000 into the channels of benevolence.
5. Philo Carpenter was a modest man. He was always
unassuming. He never put himself forward. When there were
reproaches to meet and trials to brave, or burdens to carry he
never was found in the rear; but when there were honors to gain
he never crowded to the front. While a member of the board of
education, he declined the presidency, and could be prevailed
upon to accept only the vice-presidency. He never was elected to
a civil office, and never ran for any.
In the church, though its founder and wealthiest member, he
never sought to control, never claimed any superiority over the
poorest of his brethren. I can emphatically say that in all my
intercourse with him I was never once made to feel that I was
the poor man and he was the millionaire. Where no principle was
at stake he was deferential to others, polite, courteous - in
short the true Christian gentleman.
Smaller matters can illustrate great principles. When Philo
Carpenter and his little band met a presbytery to whom
ecclesiastically they were amenable, and who, backed by all the
authority of the great general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of the United States of America. declared them
"disqualified to act as members of the Presbyterian church, and
110 longer to be recognized as such," and his friends were
wondering how they should avert or survive the terrible blow,
they must have been astounded when he arose and calmly
announced: "Divine service will be held in session room next
Sunday at the usual hour." It might well have been said at
that moment, "This little band has a great leader." For that
simple notice was stronger than the whole general assembly.
7. Yet withal he was a man of peace. Radically as he differed
from men, and earnestly as he sought reforms, he had no personal
quarrels. The entire absence of litigation during his long
life is proof of his pacific disposition. He never sued a man,
and he never was sued but twice in his life. One of them was
about a dog, and the plaintiff was non-suited.
Sometimes, indeed, Mr. Carpenter was supposed to be deficient in
business enterprise - especially that he did not improve more of
his property, and provide himself with a greater income. But
listen a moment to his own explanation: "I can't get money
enough ahead, besides paying my taxes and assessments, to erect
many buildings, for as soon as anything comes in, somebody wants
it for a church, for a college, or for a seminary; or some
friend gets into trouble and wants help in meeting a note, or
releasing a farm from mortgage; or there comes some special
appeal for our benevolent societies who are in the straights,
and the money seems imperatively needed elsewhere." In the
later years of his life he made more improvements, but still
left much unimproved property.
Philo Carpenter was sometimes called "a man of one idea," but
the record we have rehearsed shows, we think, several ideas - as
many, indeed, as most men have, and all good ones. They
might perhaps all be reduced to the "one idea " - that grand one
of loyalty to the right, loyalty to God and humanity. Oh ! that
we had many more such men with "one idea." He was sometimes
called "an extreme man." If that means that he was in the
front rank of progress, at the head of God's marching columns,
we accept it as true, and no reproach, but a great honor.
Without such men how could there be any advance in the church or
the world? Events have proved that he was only ahead of his
generation. Almost every one of his positions, once thought
extreme, have been reached and occupied by his brethren and his
fellow-citizens.
But the good man was far from thinking himself perfect, and he
would be the first to frown upon us if we should presume to
represent him as without fault. We will only quote the closing
sentence of the minute adopted by the First Congregational
Church soon after his decease:
"Without claiming perfection for our brother, we would rejoice
in the invaluable legacy to this church of his faith and life,
and praise our God that by His grace, No. I on our rolls, went
in and out before a great and wicked city for half a century and
left a record unstained."
Deacon Carpenter was a man of commanding presence, in stature
about six feet high; not being corpulent and continuing erect
to the end of his life he seemed even taller. His normal weight
was about one hundred and seventy-five pounds. He had a light
complexion, dark brown hair, a mild blue eye, a countenance
singularly benignant, pure, and inspiring confidence. No one
could see him and not trust him. As he never drank intoxicants,
nor used narcotics, there were no blotches to mar his face,
which grew more serene and heavenly to the last.
The afflictions which deprived him of his wife, and reduced his
seven children to two, and brought severe illness upon him,
diminished his strength and made him in his last years somewhat
averse to society. He did not appear much in public, but as long
as enough strength remained he attended public worship and
retained to the last his interest in "the dear old First
Church," as he lovingly called it. An affection which the
church reciprocated, as `ye have said by making him Deacon
Emeritus.
The Chicago Congregational Club, the first year of its
existence, 1883, elected him an honorary member, "in
recognition," of his more than fifty years of residence in this
city, of his leadership in its early religious enterprises, of
his faithfulness to the cause of freedom when it costs greatly
to be faithful, and especially in grateful recognition not only
of his being the first member of our First Church, but of his
being the father of Congregatiorialism in this city.
THE CHICAGO CONGREGATIONAL CLUB, MARCH 21, 1883.
DEA. PHILO CARPENTER, DEAR SIR
At the meeting of the club last evening, at the suggestion of
the executive
committee, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That in recognition of his more than fifty years of
residence in this city, of his leadership in its early religious
enterprises, of his faithfulness to the cause of freedom-when it
cast greatly to be faithful, and especially in grateful
recognition not only of his being the first member of our First
Church but of his being the father of Congregationalism in this
city we do hereby elect Dea. Philo Carpenter an honorary member
of this club.
J. W. SYKES, Secretary. C. G.
HAMMOND, President.
On the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in Chicago, July 18,
1882, a large number of our citizens called at his residence to
do him honor. His death, August 7, 1886, resulted from a severe
cold taken some time previously, terminating in congestion of
the lungs. His body was embalmed and the funeral was
postponed till August 15, awaiting the arrival from California
of his daughter, Mrs. Rev. Edward Hildreth.
In the absence of Rev. Dr. Goodwin, the pastor, funeral was
conducted by Rev. Dr. Franklin W. Fisk of the Chicago
Theological Seminary, assisted by Rev. Drs. Flavel Bascom, and
Joseph E. Roy, and Rev. H. L. Hammond. The deacons of the
church were pall-bearers, with E. W. Blatchford, Carlisle Mason,
Judge William W. Farwell, Dr. John H. Hollister, and Professors
Hugh NI. Scott and James R. Dewey, honorary pall-bearers. A
very large congregation was in attendance, including especially
the old residents of Chicago. The services were short, as a
further memorial service was anticipated after the return of the
pastor. They included, however, the reading of a very cordial
appreciative letter from the First Presbyterian Church, of which
Mr. Carpenter, as already told, was one of the founders and
first elders, and the singing of a touching hymn that had been a
favorite of Mr. Carpenter, of which a manuscript copy was found
in his memorandum book after his death:
This is not my place of resting,
Mine's a city yet to cone;
Onward to it I am hasting,
On to my eternal home.
In it all is light and glory,
O'er it shines a nightless day,
Every trace of sin's sad story,
All the curse hath passed away.
There the Lamb our Shepherd leads us
By the stream of life along,
On the freshest pastures feeds us,
Turns our sighing into song.
Soon we pass this desert dreary,
Soon we bid farewell to pain,
Never more are sad or weary,
Never, never, sin again.
The appointed memorial service held by the pastor after his
return, early in September. Text, Prov. V: 7, " The memory
of the just is blessed." His sermon on that occasion was
extensively reported in the papers.
The mortal remains of this pioneer, Sunday-school
superintendent, church founder, deacon, abolitionist, reformer,
philanthropist, and Christian brother, sleep in Graceland, but
his spirit, who can doubt, is with the blessed on high.
"His estate was valued at, personalities $100,000; real estate
from $400,000 to $500,000. The personal estate is to be divided
between his two daughters and the children of a third; the real
estate is to be divided into four equal parts, three of which
are to he given to the heirs, and the fourth, after taking out
some legacies, among which are $500 each to his old friends,
Revs. Jeremiah Porter and Flavel Bascom, D. D., is to he
devoted to religious and educational work as follows: to Oberlin
College, $2000: Ripon College, $2000; Iowa College, $2000 Berea
College,,KY, $5000: Chicago Theological seminary, $2000; the
library of the Chicago Theological Seminary, $1000; New West
Education Commission, $2000; Chicago Historical Society, $1000;
Chicago City Missionary Society, $2000 American Congregational
Union, $2000; IL Home Missionary Society, $1000; Camp
Nelson Academy,,KY, $250; Rev. Joseph E. Roy, in trust in
opposition to secret societies, $2000; American Board of Foreign
Missions, $2000; American Missionary Association, $1000;
American Home Missionary Society, $1000; American Christian
Union, $1000; to his daughters to be used in opposition to
secret societies, $4000; Chicago Theological Seminary, to endow
an alcove in Hammond Library, $5000; and the balance to the
Chicago Theological Seminary."
The daughters, Mrs. William W. Cheney of Chicago, and Mrs. Rev.
Edward Hudreth of Los Angeles, California, now have the pleasure
of personally presenting a bronze bust of their father. The
cast for this bust was taken after his death by Lorado Taft of
this city. From it one of marble, made in Paris, has been
already presented to the Chicago Theological Seminary. This of
bronze was cast by the American Bronze Company of Grand
Crossing, Hyde Park, and is certainly a creditable work of art
that will be recognized at once by all who ever knew Deacon
Carpenter.
A few extracts from the Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men
of Chicago, 1875.
Mr. Carpenter was always an open, zealous, fearless advocate of
what he believed to be the right his convictions were ever on
the side of liberty; his efforts were in behalf of progress; his
time and money were ever at command to aid in spreading the
truth, or in assisting the oppressed. While in Troy, he made
a profession of religion, and united with the church under care
of Dr. Beaman in that city. Arriving in Chicago he joined with
eight other citizens and twenty-five members of the garrison to
found the first Presbyterian church and society under the charge
of Rev. Jeremiah Porter, and was elected elder of the first
meeting held June 26, 1833. He was among the first to stand out
boldly in defense of the doctrine of universal freedom, and
spent years of valuable time and much money in the anti-slavery
cause when it was the reverse of popular to be know as an
"abolitionist." Many a poor fugitive from the slave driver's
lash met with invaluable assistance from him at a time when it
was scarcely safe to be suspected of meddling with the "peculiar
institution." Indeed his zealous adherence to the cause of the
oppressed was the occasion of sundering his connection with the
church of which he had been one of the earliest and ablest
supporters. We give the sketch of the action of the time as a
valuable leaf in the history of the freedom movement in Chicago.
The third Presbyterian church, with which he was then in
fellowship, believing that the position taken by the general
assembly on the subject of human slavery was inconsistent and
retrogressive, began to feel restive under their forced
connection and fellowship with slave holders, some apologizing
for the system, and others defending it. Early in 1851 the
following resolutions were presented at a meeting of the
society, and were adopted by forty-eight out of a resident
membership of sixty-eight:
1st. Resolved, That this church hold, that, in the language of
scripture, "God hath made of one blood all nations of the
earth."
2d. Resolved, That chattel slavery is blasphemous towards God,
inhuman and cruel to our fellow-men: and that Christians are
especially called upon to discountenance it, and have no
fellowship with those who participate in its abomination.
3d. Resolved, That this church is dissatisfied with the present
position of our general assembly on the subject of
disciplining those guilty of holding their fellow men in
bondage; that their last acts at Detroit have been construed to
represent black or white, as suited the different sections of
the church.
4th. Resolved, That this church, so long as this vacillating
policy is pursued, hereby declare their determination to stand
aloof from all meetings of Presbytery, Synod and Assembly, and
thus, as they believe, free and relieve themselves of all
responsibility.
(This action was complained of to the Presbytery, and that body
placed the following actions upon its records:
1st. That those members of this church who voted for said
resolution, did thereby and by subsequently neglecting to
rescind said resolution, disqualify themselves to act as members
of the Presbyterian church, and can no longer be recognized as
such while retaining their present position.
2d. That the session consisting of the pastor and those elders
who did not vote for the resolution referred to, immediately
inform those who have thus separated themselves from the church,
that if any of them still wish to walk in fellowship with this
church, under the constitution of the Presbyterian church, that
wish shall be granted.
3d. That all who do not express such wish within two weeks, be
regarded as adhering to their previous action, and the session
be directed to strike their names from the roll of the church.)
Deprived thus of the religious privileges, the excluded members
cast about for some other church organization, more republican
in its form of government. They chose that adopted by the
Puritan fathers, who in organizing "a state without a king, and
a church without a bishop," left an example which they thought
worthy to be honored, and imitated by their descendants. On May
22, 1851, the first Congregational church of Chicago was formed,
holding its meetings on Washington street, between Halsted and
Union. Mr. Carpenter was one of the principal movers in the
organization. During the years which have since elapsed he has
been permitted to witness its growth to a membership of nearly
one thousand persons, and to the proud position of mother to
twenty-four Congregational churches now in the city and suburbs.
The completeness of the revolution in popular opinion during
that short period of twenty-four years, is shown in the fact
that principles then so unpopular as to call forth the anathemas
of the church, even to the excommunication of those
conscientiously holding them, have now prevailed so mightily, as
to have been successfully vindicated, almost within the first
decade after their enunciation, and recognized as legitimate,
not only by branches of the Christian church, but also by the
governments of the civilized world. Mr. Carpenter was not only
a prominent member of the newly formed church, but a liberal
one.
Dating from the erection of the first edifice on Washington
street near Union (constructed largely at his own expense,)
including also the building of the stone structure on the corner
of Green and Washington, 1854, and extending to the completion
of the magnificent church on the corner of Washington and Ann
streets, ever memorable for its occupancy by the city
government, as well as the inauguration there of the relief work
for the sufferers at the time of the great fire of 1871, the
known contributions of Mr. Carpenter to the church and society
during this time aggregated over fifty thousand dollars,
($50,000) not to mention various other donations that would
considerably increase that sum.
Among other reforms, which as outgrowths of his religious
principles have found in Mr. Carpenter an earnest advocate, that
of temperance early engaged his attention, and on his arrival
here, he at once began his labors in this behalf, circulating
the first total abstinence pledge in Chicago, he secured the
signatures of several of the most prominent citizens, together
with those of two officers of the garrison, and one Indian
chief, who at least for the time being, put aside his bottle of
firewater. One gentleman, still a resident of Chicago, signed
with the reservation, "wine excepted," but what is rarely the
case, has lived even better than he wrote, being still a firm
friend and advocate of total abstinence. It is worthy of remark
here that as a result of the interest awakened, an arrangement
was made in the fall of 1832 for a public temperance meeting at
the log building of Rev. Jesse Walker, at which Col. R. J.
Hamilton was expected to make the principal address, but at a
late hour declining to do so, rather than allow a failure, Mr.
Carpenter prepared and delivered the first temperance address,
so far as is known, ever delivered in Chicago. For years he was
an active worker in the cause, though in common with many other
earnest temperance men strongly protested against the secret
organizations for this object, believing it better promoted
through open associations.
And this suggests the direction of Mr. Carpenter's later efforts
in the cause of reform. Under the conviction that any
organization that must needs enforce concealment of its purposes
and methods by sworn secrecy, must be out of harmony with and
inimical to the open Bible, sound morals or a free Republic.
He is now well in years (1875) but young in heart and erect in
form as ever, though his head is silvered with the frosts of
age. He is one of the few men who have no enemies, though his
course has always been independent as well as upright He has
been a hard worker, but has operated quietly, and none of those
who knew him the most intimately ever appreciated the extent of
his exertions till they saw the fruit of his labors.
In closing this account of the philanthropist we wish to add the
account of an interesting incident which occurred at the
triennial convention of the alumni a short time before he died.
"Reference having been made by Professor Fisk to the beginning
of that grand `aggregation of good giving' to the seminary in
the $20,OOO given by Deacon Philo Carpenter as a `starter' for
the professorship endowment fund, all eyes began searching the
room to see if the venerable philanthropist was present,
whereupon the demand arose that he be presented to the body.
With a common impulse of reverence all rose to their feet before
the venerable man. And there stood, now leaning like Jacob upon
his staff, the man who started the first Sunday-school, and
helped organize the first church, in Chicago, fifty-one years
ago."2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 376-386
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THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT
The Troy Sentinel - Marriages 1823-1832
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LAST NAME FIRST NAME RESIDENCE MARRIAGE DATE LAST NAME SPOUSE FIRST NAME SPOUSE RESIDENCE NEWSPAPER DATE PAGE/ COL.
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Carpenter Delia Hoosick, NY July 31, 1825 Howard Daniel D. Keesville, NY August 5, 1825 3.6
Carpenter Ephraim Troy, NY April 12, 1831 Filkins Elizabeth Troy, NY April 18, 1831 2.5
Carpenter Gilbert Hoosick, NY March 20, 1828 Brown Lucinda Hoosack, NY April 4, 1831 3.4
Carpenter John Troy, NY November 6, 1827 Numan Laura Troy, NY November 13, 1827 3.4
Carpenter John S. September 10, 1828 Taylor Alcera September 12, 1828 3.5
Carpenter Philo Troy, NY May 12, 1830 Bridges S. F. Mass May 18, 1830 2.6
BOOK:
Title: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Mercer County. 1903
Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897, ed & Lorimer, Wm. A.
Subject: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Mercer County. 1903
Published: Munsell Publishing Company, Publishers 1903 at Chicago
Digitized: 2008 - last updated 7/4/15, 11:21:05 AM
Application: Digitized by the Internet Archive
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CARPENTER, Philo, pioneer and early drug-gist, was born of Puritan and Revolutionary ancestry in the town of Savoy, Mass., Feb. 27, 1805: engaged as a druggist's clerk at Troy, N. Y., in 1828, and came to Chicago in 1832. where he established himself in the drug business, which was later extended into other lines. Soon after his arrival, he began investing in lands, which have since become immensely valuable. Mr. Carpenter was associated with the late Rev. Jeremiah Porter in the organization of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, but, in 1851, withdrew on account of dissatisfaction with the attitude of some of the representatives of that denomination on the subject of slavery. identify-ing himself with the Congregationalist Church, in which he bad been reared. He was one of the original founders and most liberal benefactors of the Chicago Theological Seminary, to which he gave in contributions, during his life-time, or in bequests after his death, sums aggregating not far from $100,000. One of the Seminary build. ings was named in his honor, "Carpenter Hall." He was identified with various other organiza-tions, one of the most important being the Relief and Aid Society, which did such useful work after the fire of 1871. By a life of probity, liber-ality and benevolence, he won the respect of all classes, dying, August 7, 1804.
BIRTH: image
Name: Philo Carpenter
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1805
Birth Place: Savoy, Massachusetts
Father Name: Abel Carpenter
Mother Name: Polly
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
MARRIAGE: 1830
Name: Philo Carpenter
Gender: Male
Spouse: Sally F. Bridges
Marriage Date: 12 May 1830
City: Savoy
County: Berkshire
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 1902909.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.
MARRIAGE: 1834
Name: Philo Carpenter
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 28 May 1834
Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Ann Thompson
Spouse Gender: Female
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices.
DEATH:
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Name: Philo Carpenter
Birth Date: abt 1805
Birth Place: Savoy, Massachusetts
Death Date: 7 Aug 1886
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Place: Graceland
Death Age: 81
Occupation: Real estate
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 1030917
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present." Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois.
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Philo Carpenter
Birth: 27 Feb 1805 Savoy, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 7 Aug 1886 (aged 81) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot: 217 & 218, Space: 5
Memorial #: 139331748
Bio:
He opened Chicago's first drug store and his influence in later years was associated in the early history of Chicago to a greater extent perhaps that any of his contemporaries. In church and charitable work he was especially active from the beginning of his long residence in the city. He arrived in Chicago on July 18, 1832 from Troy, New York.
Family Members
Parents
Abel Carpenter 1771-1860
Patty Eddy Carpenter 1778-1826
Spouses
Sarah Forbes Bridges Carpenter 1805-1830
Ann I Thompson Carpenter 1806-1866
Siblings
Polly Carpenter Bliss 1802-1886
Emily Carpenter Bridges 1811-1896
Abel Eddy Carpenter 1813-1892
Children
Philo A. Carpenter 1837-1860
Anna Augusta Carpenter Cheney 1838-1911
Marietta Carpenter Strong 1840-1880
Sarah Geraldine Carpenter Hildreth 1842-1895
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WIKIPEDIA: image
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Carpenter
Philo Carpenter (February 27, 1805 – August 7, 1886) was Chicago, Illinois' first pharmacist,[1] and an outspoken abolitionist.
Biography
Born in Savoy, Massachusetts, February 27, 1805, young Philo learned medicine and the pharmaceutical trade in Troy, New York in the drugstore of Amatus Robins, eventually gaining a half interest in the business.[2] There he married Sarah Bridges in May 1830, but she died that November.
Joining the Presbyterian Church, in Troy, he gained an interest in missionary work.[3] Business and religion shaped much of the rest of his life.
Hearing from his cousin of the opportunities for both business and proselytizing in the then frontier, in 1832, he sold his share of the drugstore. Shipping ahead a supply of drugs and medical equipment, he moved to Chicago, then an unincorporated village clustered around Fort Dearborn. Arriving during a cholera outbreak, he helped treat the victims.[3]
He opened the settlement's first drug store in a log cabin on what is now Lake Street. He made enough money in two years to afford to return to the East and get remarried to Ann Thompson.[3] They had seven children together.
Philo and Ann Carpenter's arrival in Chicago was a small turning point in the area's history, because they came into town in a fancy carriage. This was the first pleasure vehicle to arrive in Chicago, and the Carpenters' trip in such a carriage demonstrated that the area was safe from Indian attacks.
Carpenter invested heavily in real estate in the area surrounding what is now LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive, but the Panic of 1837 wiped him out, and his creditors took all of the land he had purchased. The area would be worth over $200 million today.[when?]
His pharmaceutical business soon allowed him to become financially solvent again. A religious man, he organized the Home Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church. He was an elder in this church until the Civil War, when members of the congregation split over whether to support the North or the South.[2]
He then organized a new church, the First Congregational, and became deacon. Carpenter also was a member of the Chicago Theological Seminary, and was managing director of the Chicago Bible Society.[2]
In 1838, Carpenter helped to form and lead the Chicago chapter of the American Anti-Slavery Society, along with Dr. Charles V. Dyer, Robert Freeman, and Calvin DeWolf.[4]
He ran for Mayor of Chicago twice on the Liberty Party ticket, losing to John Putnam Chapin in 1846, and to James Curtiss in 1847.[5]
Carpenter served as a member of the Chicago Board of Education.[2]
The aftermath of the fire of 1871 saw Carpenter in another leadership role as he organized the Relief and Aid Society.[citation needed] He also was a member of the Chicago Board of Health, and was a crusader for temperance reform.[citation needed]
He died at his daughter's home in Chicago on August 7, 1886.[6]
Legacy
Carpenter Street at 1032 West in Chicago is named for Philo Carpenter,[7] as was the public elementary school located on Erie Street at Racine Avenue. The first school to bear his name was built in 1868 on the same site, to the east of the present school which opened in 1957.[1] Carpenter School was closed in 2013. One of his daughters, Augusta Carpenter, is the namesake of Chicago's Augusta Boulevard.[8]
References
"About Carpenter School". Chicago Public Schools. 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1884). History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Vol. I. A. T. Andreas Company. p. 340. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
Hammond, Henry Laurens (1888), Memorial Sketch of Philo Carpenter, Chicago: Fergus Printing Company
Campbell, Tom (2009). Fighting Slavery in Chicago. Chicago, IL: Ampersand Inc.
"Biography of Mayor Curtiss at Chicago Public Library". Chicago Public Library. 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
"Obituary: Death of Philo Carpenter, an Old and Wealthy Citizen of Chicago". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Chicago. August 7, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Bike, William S. (1996). Streets of the Near West Side. Chicago: ACTA Publications. p. 24.
Hayner, Don; Callaway, Tom McNamee ; with a foreword by John (1988). Streetwise Chicago : a history of Chicago street names (1st ed.). Chicago: Loyola University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-8294-0597-6.
Sarah Forbes Bridges
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Sarah Forbes Bridges Carpenter
Birth: 20 Mar 1805
Death: 19 Nov 1830 (aged 25)
Burial: Burial Details Unknown
Memorial #: 233342109
Bio:
Philo Carpenter, "having had his thoughts turned toward medical studies during his stay at South Adams, he went to Troy, New York, and entered the drug-store of Amatus Robbins, where, in connection with a clerkship, he continued with his studies, and at length gained a half-interest in the business. He was married there in May, 1830, to Sarah Forbes Bridges, but she died the following November."
-- Memorial Sketch of Philo Carpenter, February 27, 1805 - August 7, 1886. Read before the Chicago Historical Society, July 17, 1888. By Rev. Henry L. Hammond. Chicago: Fergus Printing Company, 1888.
Family Members
Spouse
Philo Carpenter 1805-1886
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Anne Thompson
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Ann I Thompson Carpenter
Birth: 1806 Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death: 6 Feb 1866 (aged 59–60) Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 217&218, Space 1
Memorial #: 139332249
Bio:
In Aurora, Ill., on Tuesday morning, Feb. 6th, of congestion of the brain, Mrs. Ann T. Carpenter, wife of Philo Carpenter, aged 57 years.
Funeral services will be held from the house of Wm. W. Streng, 832 West Washington street, at 10 o'clock, and the public services at the First Congregational Church, corner of Washington and Green streets at 11 o'clock a.m. on Saturday.
Thus has been gathered another of that little pioneer band who stood sponsor for Chicago in the days of its unpromising infancy. The deceased was a native of Saratoga County, New York, and came here as a bride in the spring of 1833. She connected herself with the First Presbyterian Church, then under the pastoral charge of Jeremiah Porter, and subsequently with the Third. On the organization of the First Congregational Church she united with that body, and remained an active and faithful member until her decease. The noble Christian virtues of this estimable lady, though widely known, can never be duly weighed, save in the balance of eternity. The sick and suffering, the unfortunate, knew her best, and to such, the kind word and unobtrusive charity were unfailing. Through long years of peculiarly painful trial, she maintained that patient fortitude and sweet submission to the Divine will, which only characterize God's true children. There are many beyond the circle of the bereaved family over whose spirits this grave shadow will linger long and heavily.
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 9, 1866, page 4.
Contributor: AlyceBarry (49350359)
Family Members
Spouse
Philo Carpenter 1805-1886
Children
Philo A. Carpenter 1837-1860
Anna Augusta Carpenter Cheney 1838-1911
Marietta Carpenter Strong 1840-1880
Sarah Geraldine Carpenter Hildreth 1842-1895
Created by: Saratoga (46965279)
Added: 28 Nov 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139332249/ann-i-carpenter
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Philo Amatus Carpenter
GRAVE:
Philo A. Carpenter
Birth: Aug 1837 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 20 Jun 1860 (aged 22) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 217&218
Memorial #: 219034347
Family Members
Parents
Philo Carpenter 1805-1886
Ann I Thompson Carpenter 1806-1866
Siblings
Anna Augusta Carpenter Cheney 1838-1911
Marietta Carpenter Strong 1840-1880
Sarah Geraldine Carpenter Hildreth 1842-1895
Created by: Tulsa90 (47665105)
Added: 26 Nov 2020
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Marietta "Mittie" Carpenter
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Marietta “Mittie” Carpenter Strong
Birth: 1840 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death: 31 Dec 1880 (aged 39–40) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section A, Lot 216-216
Memorial #: 206537566
Family Members
Parents
Philo Carpenter 1805-1886
Ann I Thompson Carpenter 1806-1866
Spouse
William Wallace Strong 1833-1900
Siblings
Philo A. Carpenter 1837-1860
Anna Augusta Carpenter Cheney 1838-1911
Sarah Geraldine Carpenter Hildreth 1842-1895
Children
Marietta Celia Strong Ambler 1880-1968
Created by: Tulsa90 (47665105)
Added: 25 Jan 2020
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206537566/marietta-strong
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William Wallace Strong
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William Wallace Strong
Birth: 22 Feb 1833 Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Death: 25 Jun 1900 (aged 67) Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Section A, lot 190
Memorial #: 92127279
Family Members
Spouses
Marietta Carpenter Strong 1840-1880
Willa Mina Butler Strong 1855-1935
Children
Alice M. Strong Dickson 1877-1942
Marietta Celia Strong Ambler 1880-1968
Created by: Hotel Romeo (47046965)
Added: 18 Jun 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92127279/william-wallace-strong
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