5106. Thomas Francis Carpenter
The Hon. Francis Carpenter was the son of Comfort A. Carpenter,
but not by his wife, Widow Elizabeth Smith. His father educated
him and made him a legal heir by an Act of the Legislature, and
he became a very prominent man in the state of ,RI.Extracts taken from Reminiscences of the ,RI Bar
written by Abraham Payne, Esq.: "On the 14th day of September,
1840, I entered the office of Gen. Thomas F. Carpenter as a
student at law. I swept the office and made the fires and did
all the errands now usually expected of an office boy. On
entering the office, he came in and laying down his green
satchel upon the table, greeted me with much dignity and
courtesy, asking me to be seated. He commenced the
conversation by explaining to me that a lawyer should make
himself familiar with the Bible, and taking the book, he read
some passages in confirmation of his advice. He said that it
was his daily habit to read a chapter in the original Greek in
his house every morning. He then proceeded to impress upon me
the importance of treating everything that should pass in the
office as strictly confidential, remarking that in his safe
there were wills and conveyances, which, if known, would
startle the community. He was of middle height and had a very
large head. In his intercourse with clients, his students and
brethren of the bar, he was always courteous, and when
appearing before the courts he was a model of dignity and
deference to the tribunal.While I was in his office, he rarely looked into a law book and
yet he was in one sense the best lawyer that I have ever known.
In his early life he must have been a careful student of the
common law. He attained a competent acquaintance with
equity jurisprudence the practice of which was then recent in
the court of ,RI. He never gave any bad advice. No
person got into a foolish lawsuit who consulted General
Carpenter. It was his custom to say to a client who was anxious
to get his grievances into court, `No doubt but that you have a
perfectly good case, but there are some technical difficulties
in your way, and I think it is for your interest to make a
settlement.' In this way he seldom lost a cause for which he
appeared in court, and the reputation of success largely
increased the number of his clients.General Carpenter was a Democrat, and was several times a
candidate for governor and member of Congress. The Whigs
being at the time the strongest party he was consequently
defeated, but not on the ground of honesty and ability to fill
the offices acceptably.His charges were always moderate, and to persons unable to pay
even those charges, his services were frequently and cheerfully
rendered. When he came to an argument, his manner of speaking
was formal and precise. He indulged in neither wit nor humor
and never made any exhibition of rhetoric; but he knew what to
say to a ,RI jury and a ,RI court.He stood well as a common lawyer and excelled in criminal cases.
Mr. Carpenter always spoke in the highest terms of the Carpenter
family; he was much interested in the genealogical history and
rendered assistance and encouragement to the compiler.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 314
Of Providence, RI
Living with his son, Charles F. Carpenter, in the 1880 US Census.
Resided in Warwick and East Greenwich, RI
Resided in Danielsonville,,CT
5110. Benjamin Franklin Carpenter
It was probably this Benjamin F. Carpenter who represented the
town of North Providence in the state legislature in 1866 and
1867.2 SOUR S203
3 TEXT pg 315
Of Ostrander.1 MILI Pardon Philips enlisted June 5, 1861, in the Civil War; mustered
in June 5, 1861; was wounded. CIVIL WAR VET - Wounded in Action.
1 MILI A Thomas Oliver Hunt Carpenter has been missing since the Battle
of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; An investigation fails to elicit any information.
MIA = Missing in Action - presumed dead. CIVIL WAR - M.I.A.
Number 3760 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 415. No family listed.
Twelve children. Number five child, the third daughter, Orinda Haskill
is the only one mentioned in the above record.
He was a farmer in Stratford, VT until 1812 when he sold his farm and not long
after (abt 1813 or 1814) took his residence on Hanover Plains near the college.
He died there.
Number 3761 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 415.
No family listed in the above record.
Number 3762 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 415. See notes therin.
His family is on page 600 (#1022).Lived in Cornish from about 1784 to 1786 when they moved to Stratford, VT.
Thence to Hanover in 1796. He was in the merchantile business until he became
an invalid and moved to Hanover. He died there on Sept. 23, 1851. His remains
were deposited in the Carpenter Lot on the burying ground on College Plain.
He died aged 67 years, 6 months and 9 days.The calculator with PAF gives age at death 67 years, 6 months and 11 days.
DIED: June 8, 1875, aged 78 years, 4 months and 28 days. This calculates out
to a birth date of 11 Jan 1797. Records has her as a "Miss" before marriage.The PAF calulation on her husband's birth and death dates is 2 days off
tombstone records. It is logical to assume the same margin of error exists
with her birth date and PAF calculations. Thus born abt 11 Jan 1797 is
appropiate.
Number 5958 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 600.
He left home (his parents house in VT) on the morning of Nov. 22, 1842
for Boston where he served a three year course of study at Kimball's Union
academy, NH and entered Dartmouth college in 1842 and was appointed by
President Lord as monitor of his class and was honorably discharged from the
same college in the same year in consequence of his poor health. He engaged in
more active duties of the mercantile trade, which business he was in until his
death. Among his papers, we find the following:
"Boston, May 24, 1881. As I intend to leave Boston, the city of my adoption, I
hope that when I die the circumstances may be such that the last verse in my
poem on Mt. Auburn cemetery may prove true in relation to my remains." The
verse he referred to reads thus: "With kindred's dust e'er unforgot, Let mine
repose when life hath fled, Within thy gates dear hallowed spot, 'Mt. Auburn,
City of the dead.'"
Number 3763 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 416.
Married second Nancy Willis, of Norwich, VT. No mention of family or first
wife. Born either Corinth, VT or Hanover, NHNAME: Jonathan and went by John.
BIRTH:
New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904
Name: John Carpenter
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1787
Birthplace: CORNISH TWP,SULLIVAN,NEW HAMPSHIRE
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Nathaniel Carpenter
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Alfreda
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7540020
System Origin: New_Hampshire-ODM
Source Film Number: unknown
Reference Number:
SEE ALSO:
New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
Name: John Carpenter
Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1787
Place of Birth: Cornish, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Father's Name: Nathaniel Carpenter
Mother's Name: Alfreda
Place Recorded: Cornish, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
GS Film Number: 1000490
Digital GS Number: 4243724
Image Number: 03185CENSUS: 1850 US Census - see image: RIN 6617 John Carpenter 1850.jpg
United States Census, 1850
Name: Jonathan Carpenter
Residence: Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire
Age: 64 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1786
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 443645
Digital GS Number: 4201718
Image Number: 00136
Line Number: 1
Dwelling House Number: 174
Family Number: 188
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
Jonathan Carpenter M 64y
Rebecca Carpenter F 64y
Emeline Carpenter F 55y
Jonathan P Carpenter M 30y
Hiram Carpenter M 23y
Christie Mcadams M 15yCENSUS: 1860 US Census
United States Census, 1860
Name: Jona Carpenter
Residence: , Sullivan, New Hampshire
Ward: Lempster
Age: 74 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1786
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Gender: Male
Page: 48
Family Number: 419
Film Number: 803681
DGS Number: 4234846
Image Number: 00200
NARA Number: M653DEATH: Same person?
New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947
Name: Jonathan Carpenter
Titles & Terms (Original):
Titles & Terms (Standardized):
Death Date (Original): 27 Oct 1865
Death Date (Standardized): 27 Oct 1865
Death Place: Deering
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race (Standardized): White
Age: 79
Estimated Birth Year: 1786
Birthplace: Deering,, New Hampshire
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms (Original):
Spouse's Titles & Terms (Standardized):
Father:
Father's Titles & Terms (Original):
Father's Titles & Terms (Standardized):
Father's Birthplace:
Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms (Original):
Mother's Titles & Terms (Standardized):
Mother's Birthplace:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Clerk's Locality: Deering,, New Hampshire
Informant's Locality:
Film Number: 1001069
Digital Folder Number: 4243583
Image Number: 04839
E-MAIL:
From: SteveoW@aol.com
To: jrcrin001@cox.net
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Herbert Lincoln Carpenter post on Genforum
Hi John,
I'm attaching a short writeup about John Carpenter of Williamstown VT, who was the father of James B. Carpenter of St. Johnsbury, VT. James was my great-great-grandfather.
...
Best, Steve WhitelawJohn Carpenter was born about 1792, according to his gravestone. (He died January 7, 1846, at age 53). His older brothers and sisters and his younger brother were all born in Pomfret, Vermont, so it is likely that John was born in Pomfret as well. There is no listing of his birth in the Vermont Vital Records, but there are many events around that time that are not listed in the Vermont Vital Records (families were not required by law to register births at that time).
John's parents were Nathaniel Carpenter and Anna (Nancy) Walcott. Nathaniel died on March 5, 1796, at age 40, leaving his wife with at least seven, and probably eight, children. John was only four at the time, so he was too young to have been apprenticed out like his older brothers and sisters. It is likely that John remained with his mother and his older sister Nancy, who was only 9 years old when her father died.
On April 28, 1800, when John would have been eight and his sister Nancy 13, their mother married James Thwing in Pomfret. James's wife Hannah had died on January 1, 1796, just two months before Nathaniel Carpenter died. James had 10 children when his wife died, but the two oldest, Prisca and Susannah were 19 and 18, and so they would have been old enough to look after their younger brothers and sisters. After James and Nancy were married, they moved to nearby Barre, taking young John and possibly his older sister Nancy with them.
John's older sister Nancy married Elisha Flint in Williamstown, Vermont on June 19, 1806, when John would have been about 13. John is not listed in a household of his own in the 1810 census, but he would have been only about 17. It is possible that he was living at the time with his sister Nancy and her husband, as the census (which did not give the names of any but the head of the household) lists their family as having a male aged between 16 and 26 in the household.
On September 2, 1812, John Carpenter took the freeman's oath in Williamstown, Vermont. To take the oath, the person was required to be at least 21 years old, but if John's gravestone is correct, he should have been only 20 at most. He could have been fudging a little on his age, or his gravestone could be incorrect (as was often the case in those days).
In 1812, John was listed in the records of the War of 1812 as having served for six months in 1812, and then for several days in June, 1813.
John Carpenter married Clarissa Hawes on December 2, 1813, in Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont. They were married by Mr. Enoch Burnham, J.P.
Notes:
His existence and date of death and marriage place and date are from
Vermont vital records.
His birth location is inferred from the birth records of his brothers and
sisters, who were born before and after him in Pomfret. His birth date
is from his gravestove, which gives his age as 53 when he died in 1846.
Father: William Hawes
Mother: Sophia HydeJohn and Clarissa were married by the town clerk, whose name was Mr.
Burnham. This could explain their son James' middle name.She is listed in "Richard Hawes of Dorchester, Mass.", by Frank Mortimer
Hawes, 1932. In the book (p. 95), the author says she was born probably
in Brookfield, Vt.Death information is from her gravestone, personally visited by Alice
Eichholz in October, 1991.
10986. Charles Pinkney Carpenter
Birth date is from IGI.
Also from Vermont VR Index.
NAME: Middle name is Pinkney or Pinckney or similar.
"Robinson" is apparently the name of her first husband, Augustus S.
Robinson, by whom she had at least one child, Martha T. Robinson, who
died 12 Oct 1845, ae 15 years, ll months.
On her gravestone, her name is spelled "Theodotia".
Her birth date and place are from the Williamstown VRs, vol. 2. These
are in the Vermont public library.
BIRTH: image (index card)
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954
Name: Joel Carpenter
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 26 Oct 1795
Event Place: ,, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Father's Name: Nathan'L Carpenter
Mother's Name: Nancy
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 27501
Digital Folder Number: 004542977
Image Number: 00725
Citing this Record
"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFN1-W6T : accessed 08 Jul 2013), Joel Carpenter, 1795.
SEE ALSO:
Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908
Name: Joel Carpenter
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 26 Oct 1795
Birthplace: Pomfret, Windsor, Vermont
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Nathan Carpenter
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Nancy
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01573-6 (7450047)
System Origin: Vermont-EASy (Vermont-ODM)
GS Film number: 28665 (unknown)
Reference ID: 24
Citing this Record
"Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F82X-213 : accessed 08 Jul 2013), Joel Carpenter, 26 Oct 1795.CENSUS: 1820 US Census - Joel Monroe Carpenter is in Cambridge, Franklin, Vermont - we are looking for Joel B.
CENSUS: 1830 US Census - same person? - real close matching
Name: Joel J Carpenter
Event Place: Oswego, Oswego, New York
Page Number: 139
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 115
GS Film number: 0017175
Digital Folder Number: 004409457
Image Number: 00266
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHG5-2F2 : accessed 26 March 2015), Joel J Carpenter, Oswego, Oswego, New York; citing p. 139, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 115; FHL microfilm 17,175.CENSUS: 1840 US Census
Name: J B Carpenter
Event Place: Watertown, Jefferson, New York
Page Number: 460
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 292
GS Film number: 0017190
Digital Folder Number: 004410681
Image Number: 01004
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1840," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYH-LFP : accessed 25 March 2015), J B Carpenter, Watertown, Jefferson, New York; citing p. 460, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 292; FHL microfilm 17,190.CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name: Joel Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Rice, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1800
Birthplace: New York
Household ID: 130
House Number: 130
Line Number: 3
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 479
GS Film Number: 17055
Digital Folder Number: 004196767
Image Number: 00366
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joel Carpenter M 50 New York
Mary Carpenter F 45 New York -------------> This should be Betsey Elizabeth?
Whelock Carpenter M 22 New York
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCTV-TZ3 : accessed 25 March 2015), Joel Carpenter, Rice, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing family 130, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).CENSUS: 1855 New York State Census
Name: Jalel Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Ischua, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Family Number: 113
Line Number: 11
Page: 141
GS Film number: 583831
Digital Folder Number: 005207106
Image Number: 00153
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jalel Carpenter Head M 59
Betsey E Carpenter Wife F 64
Wheelock Carpenter Son M 26
Citing this Record:
"New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K636-K4Z : accessed 26 March 2015), Jalel Carpenter, Ischua, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 583,831.CENSUS: 1860 US Census
Name: Jall Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Township Of Danville, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1795
Birthplace: Vermont
Page: 116
Household ID: 1060
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803567
Digital Folder Number: 004232720
Image Number: 00209
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jall Carpenter M 65 Vermont
Bettsey Carpenter F 70 Rhode Island
Whelock Carpenter M 31 New York
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LP-TZ6 : accessed 26 March 2015), Jall Carpenter, Township Of Danville, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 116, household ID 1060, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,567.CENSUS: 1865 Minnesota State Census
Minnesota, State Census, 1865
Name: J B Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1865
Event Place: Princeton, Meeker, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Family Number: 60
Volume: 6
Line Number: 4
GS Film number: 565715
Digital Folder Number: 004539663
Image Number: 00634
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Thos Goulding M
Mary Goulding F
Sarah Goulding F
J B Carpenter M
N Millett M
Citing this Record
"Minnesota, State Census, 1865 ," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SPS7-SNY : accessed 08 Jul 2013), J B Carpenter in entry for Thos Goulding, 1865.CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name: Joel Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1795-1796
Birthplace: Vermont
Page Number: 2
Household ID: 17
Line Number: 38
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000830421
Digital Folder Number: 004257542
Image Number: 00172
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joel Carpenter M 74 Vermont
Elizabeth Carpenter F 79 Rhode Island
Wheelock Carpenter M 41 New York
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD4Y-8S4 : accessed 25 March 2015), Joel Carpenter, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 2, family 17, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 830,421.CENSUS: 1875 Minnesota state Census - with son Wheelock
GRAVE: See image: RIN 147963 Joel Carpenter GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89037530
Joel Carpenter
Birth: unknown
Death: Mar. 12, 1887 ---> 1877 on image of headstone Age 81 yrs 4 mos 16 days ---> this works out to be about 27 Oct 1795 Inscription: Return to thy rest oh my soul for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. Burial: Mycue Cemetery Waseca County Minnesota, USA Created by: jhintz Record added: Apr 23, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89037530
GRAVE: See image: RIN 147963 Joel Carpenter GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89037610
Betsey E. Carpenter
Birth: unknown Death: Apr. 26, 1871 Age 80 yrs 21 days ----> This works out to be about 5 Apr 1791
Inscription: Return to thy rest oh my soul for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. Burial: Mycue Cemetery Waseca County Minnesota, USA Created by: jhintz Record added: Apr 23, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89037610
Not proved as child.
10989. Wheelock Wolcott Carpenter
CENSUS: 1850 US Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1855 New York State Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1860 US Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1865 Minnesota State Census
CENSUS: 1870 US Census - with parents - age 41CENSUS: 1875 Minnesota state Census
Name: Wheelock Carpenter
Event Place: Danville, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Age: 46
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace:
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Line Number: 19
Family Number: 59
GS Film number: 565717
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Wheelock Carpenter M Minnesota
Joel Carpenter M Vermont
Citing this Record:
"Minnesota, State Census, 1875," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNH-QYD : accessed 19 April 2015), Wheelock Carpenter, Danville, Blue Earth, Minnesota; citing p. 275, line 19, volume B - 1, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565717.