Group 3 - Descendants of William Carpenter-98-
Father of William Carpenter-584 (b. abt 1605)
Notes
8612.
Charles Carpenter
GRAVE: See image: RIN 72817 Charles Carpenter GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95860204
Charles Carpenter
Birth: 1823
Death: Oct. 12, 1894
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Eliza Carpenter (1820 - 1897)
Children:
Charles J Carpenter (1853 - 1853)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Carpenter Cemetery
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Created by: Bill Paschal
Record added: Aug 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95860204
Eliza Vittum
Of Sandwich, NH
GRAVE: See image: RIN 72818 Eliza Vittum Carpenter GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95860258
Eliza Carpenter
Birth: 1820
Death: Dec. 13, 1897
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Charles Carpenter (1823 - 1894)*
Children:
Charles J Carpenter (1853 - 1853)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Carpenter Cemetery
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Created by: Bill Paschal
Record added: Aug 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95860258
John L. Wentworth
Of Limington, Me.
E. Fox
Of Parten, Me. Resided in Waterloo, Me.
17300.
Charles J. Carpenter
GRAVE: - See image: RIN 72822 Charles Carpenter GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95860226
Charles J Carpenter
Birth: 1853
Death: Nov. 21, 1853
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Charles Carpenter (1823 - 1894)
Eliza Carpenter (1820 - 1897)
Burial:
Carpenter Cemetery
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Created by: Bill Paschal
Record added: Aug 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95860226
17302.
Phebe A. Carpenter
GRAVE: See image: RIN 72830 Phebe Carpenter Pierce GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95860674
Phebe A Pierce
Birth: 1863
Death: Aug. 12, 1910
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Willis S Pierce (1861 - 1920)
Burial:
Carpenter Cemetery
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Created by: Bill Paschal
Record added: Aug 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95860674
Willis S. Pierce
Of Limerick. Resided in Waterloo, Me.
GRAVE: See image: RIN 72831 Willis Pierce GRAVE.jpg
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95860645
Willis S Pierce
Birth: 1861
Death: Feb. 27, 1920
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Phebe A Pierce (1863 - 1910)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Carpenter Cemetery
Waterboro
York County
Maine, USA
Created by: Bill Paschal
Record added: Aug 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95860645
8630.
Jesse S. Carpenter
NAME: Middle name "Sylvester?"
Extraction of birth information from statewide indexes for Vermont and Connecticut. The actual town records may contain more details. Use the Family History Library Catalog to find the call numbers for town records.
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
7450047 0027501 Film NONE
Sheet: 00
BIRTH:
Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908
Name: Jesse Carpenter
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 11 Jan 1800
Birthplace: MILTON TWP,CHITTENDEN,VERMONT
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Jesse Carpenter
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Abigail
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450047
System Origin: Vermont-ODM
Source Film Number: unknown
Reference Number:
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name: Jesse Carpenter
Residence: Wilna, Jefferson, New York
Age: 47 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1803
Birthplace: Vermont
Gender: Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 17092
Digital GS Number: 4197489
Image Number: 00382
Line Number: 20
Dwelling House Number: 503
Family Number: 522
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
Jesse Carpenter M 47y
Terrashia Carpenter F 36y
Betsey Carpenter F 20y
Emeline Carpenter F 17y
Eliza Carpenter F 15y
Paulina Carpenter F 12y
Cynthia Carpenter F 9y
Naresma Carpenter F 6y
Lafayette Carpenter M 4y
E-MAIL:
From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:17 AM
Subject: Jesse Carpenter
> Hello John,
> My name is Mark Zehr. I was discussing my Carpenter ancestry with Ed Carpenter, and he suggested that I contact you. He told me that you have done extensive research on the Carpenter name.
>
> My great great great grandfather was Jesse (Sylvester) Carpenter b. about 1803 in Vermont. He shows up in the 1830 and 1840 censuses in Lewis County, NY. In the 1850 and 1860 census records he is located in Jefferson County, NY. He married Jerusha Tooley (Jerusha's maiden name as well as Sylvester as an alternate name are from their son's death certificate). Jesse and Jerusha had 7 daughters and a son: Betsey, b. 1830; Emeline, b. 1831, m. Dewitt Clintsman; Eliza, b. 1835; Pauline, b. 1838; Cynthia, b. 1841, m. Myron Owen; Karima or Narima, b. 1844; Lafayette, b. 1846, m1. Frances Stevens, m2. Carline Shloop; Mary, b. 1851.
>
> Most of the birth years are estimates based on census records.
>
> I am descended through Lafayette and his first wife Frances Stevens. Any information you might have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
>
> Sincerely,
> Mark Zehr
Descendent Report submitted in March 2011 by:
John L. Carpenter PO Box 912 Walpole,N.H. 03608-0912
Jerusha Tooley
NAME: On the 1850 US Census - Terrashia Carpenter
8631.
Dr. Joseph Brown Carpenter
NAME:
Surname change from Carpenter to Carpender.
CENSUS:
Of Lake County, OH in 1850
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77112097
Dr Joseph Brown Carpender
Birth: Sep. 10, 1804
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Death: Dec. 7, 1861
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Jesse Page Carpenter (1775 - 1848)
Phoebe Gerrard Carpenter (1785 - 1872)
Spouse:
Caroline Jackson Carpender (1812 - 1866)*
Children:
Josephine Carpender Markt (1834 - 1916)*
Adelaide Elizabeth Carpenter Cook (1841 - 1913)*
George Rollin Carpender (1842 - 1844)*
Charles L. Carpender (1845 - 1884)*
Siblings:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)
John Girard Carpenter (1807 - 1900)**
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1813 - 1883)*
Harriet Jane Carpenter (1829 - 1844)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription:
Dr. J. B. Carpender/Born in Milton, Vt./Sept. 10, 1804/Died in Painesville/Dec. 7, 1861/Aged 57 years/He is not dead, just sleepeth/
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 2 Row 20 Stone 8
Maintained by: Anonymous
Originally Created by: shadows
Record added: Sep 26, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77112097
Caroline Jackson
GRAVE: see images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77112288
Caroline Jackson Carpender
Bith: Feb. 5, 1812
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Death: Feb. 28, 1866
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
The Painesville Telegraph dated 01 Mar 1866
Died-At her residence in Painesville, Ohio, February 28th, Mrs. C. J. Carpender, widow of Dr. J. B. Carpender, aged 54 years, 23 days.
The funeral services of Mrs. Carpender will be held at the M. E. Church, on Friday, March 2d, at half-past ten o'clock.
Family links:
Spouse:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)
Children:
Josephine Carpender Markt (1834 - 1916)*
Adelaide Elizabeth Carpenter Cook (1841 - 1913)*
George Rollin Carpender (1842 - 1844)*
Charles L. Carpender (1845 - 1884)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Caroline J./wife of/Dr. J. B. Carpender/born in Milton, Vt./Feb. 5, 1812/Died in Painesville/Feb. 28,1866/Aged 54 years/(?) is blessed sleep
Note: DAR flagholder
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 2 Row 20 Stone 9
Maintained by: Anonymous
Originally Created by: shadows
Record added: Sep 26, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77112288
17314.
Josephine Carpender
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124894102
Josephine Carpender Markt Birth: Dec. 18, 1834
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Death: Jan. 14, 1916
Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)
Caroline Jackson Carpender (1812 - 1866)
Spouse:
Constantine Markt (1832 - 1909)
Siblings:
Josephine Carpender Markt (1834 - 1916)
Adelaide Elizabeth Carpenter Cook (1841 - 1913)*
George Rollin Carpender (1842 - 1844)*
Charles L. Carpender (1845 - 1884)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio, USA
Created by: Brenda
Record added: Feb 10, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 124894102
Dr. Constantine Markt
GRAVE: see image
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124893821
Dr Constantine Markt
Birth: Feb., 1832, Germany
Death: Jan. 28, 1909
Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio, USA
buried next to Josephine Markt. Son of Carl and Mary Markt.
Family links:
Spouse:
Josephine Carpender Markt (1834 - 1916)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Greenwood Cemetery
Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio, USA
Created by: Brenda
Record added: Feb 10, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 124893821
17316.
George Rollin Carpender
GRAVE: see images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77112369
George Rollin Carpender
Birth: Nov. 2, 1842
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Death: Apr. 19, 1844
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)
Caroline Jackson Carpender (1812 - 1866)
Siblings:
Josephine Carpender Markt (1834 - 1916)*
Adelaide Elizabeth Carpenter Cook (1841 - 1913)*
George Rollin Carpender (1842 - 1844)
Charles L. Carpender (1845 - 1884)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
George R./son of/Dr. J. B. & C. J./Carpender/Died/Apr. 19, 1844/at Milton, Vt./ae 17 mos. 17 days
Note: nearly illegible, dates from old reading
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Painesville
Lake County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 2 Row 20 Stone 10
Maintained by: Anonymous
Originally Created by: shadows
Record added: Sep 26, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 77112369
8633.
Dr. John Girard Carpenter
GRAVE: see images
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5965946
Dr John Girard Carpenter
Birth: 1807
Death: 1900
He was an MD. Husband of Samantha (Powers) Carpenter.
________________________________________
FROM THE AKRON CITY DIRECTORIES:
1875
John G. Carpenter, physician, home - es Bowery St., 5th door south of State St.
1881
John G. Carpenter, home - 315 Bowery St.
1885
John G. Carpenter, physician, home - 315 Bowery St.
1890
John G. Carpenter, home - 315 Bowery St.
1895 same as 1890.
1900 same as 1890.
________________________________________
Family links:
Parents:
Jesse Page Carpenter (1775 - 1848)
Spouse:
Samantha Powers Carpenter (1805 - 1892)*
Children:
Adelaide Carpenter Stillson (1840 - 1914)*
Siblings:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)*
John Girard Carpenter (1807 - 1900)
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1813 - 1883)*
Harriet Jane Carpenter (1829 - 1844)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Glendale Cemetery
Akron
Summit County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Sec. 2
Created by: Mr. Ed
Record added: Nov 16, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5965946
Samantha Powers
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5965947
Samantha Powers Carpenter
Birth: 1805
Death: 1892
Wife of John Girard Carpenter.
Family links:
Spouse:
John Girard Carpenter (1807 - 1900)
Children:
Adelaide Carpenter Stillson (1840 - 1914)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Glendale Cemetery
Akron
Summit County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Sec. 2
Created by: Mr. Ed
Record added: Nov 16, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5965947
17318.
Adelaide Carpenter
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5965951
Adelaide Carpenter Stillson
Birth: Jun. 1, 1840
Death: Jun. 25, 1914
Wife of E. LeGrand Stillson. He died in 1898 at Chihuahua, Old Mexico and is buried there but still has an inscription on the Akron grave monument of his wife's. Adelaide's inscription includes:
"She hath done what she could."
Family links:
Parents:
John Girard Carpenter (1807 - 1900)
Samantha Powers Carpenter (1805 - 1892)
Burial:
Glendale Cemetery
Akron
Summit County
Ohio, USA
Plot: Sec. 2
Created by: Mr. Ed
Record added: Nov 16, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5965951
8636.
Rev. Harlow Jesse Carpenter
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name: Harland J Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Richfield, Summit, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1813
Birthplace: Vermont
Household ID: 213
House Number: 208
Line Number: 18
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 732
GS Film Number: 444725
Digital Folder Number: 004204703
Image Number: 00200
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Harland J Carpenter M 37 Vermont
Fanny Carpenter F 36 Ohio
Jesse H Carpenter M 13 Ohio
Sarah E Carpenter F 11 Ohio
George H Carpenter M 8 Ohio
Betsey M Carpenter F 5 Ohio
Julia A Carpenter F 0 Ohio
Seth A Wait M 23 Massachusetts
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX74-8BX : accessed 19 October 2015), Harland J Carpenter, Richfield, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing family 213, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
CENSUS: 1860 US Census
CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name: Harlow Carpenter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812-1813
Birthplace: Vermont
Page Number: 211
Household ID: 139
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000545858
Digital Folder Number: 004263302
Image Number: 00252
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Harlow Carpenter M 57 Vermont
Lanerie Carpenter F 56 Ohio
Jesse Carpenter M 33 Ohio
Caroline Carpenter F 16 Indiana
Sarah Humphries F 30 Ohio
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-3MS : accessed 19 October 2015), Harlow Carpenter, Indiana, United States; citing p. 211, family 139, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,858.
GRAVE: see image
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66536955
Rev Harlow Jesse Carpenter
Birth: Jun. 29, 1813
Milton
Chittenden County
Vermont, USA
Death: Apr. 30, 1883
Otsego Center
Steuben County
Indiana, USA
In 1834 Harlow drove a team from Vermont to Pennsylvania for his brother, Joseph. A few months later he rode a horse to Erie County, Ohio.
Harlow was ordained as a Methodist minister.
Married Fannie Merry on Sept. 23, 1836 in Huron County, Ohio.
Children:
Harlow Jesse (H. J.) Carpenter, Jr.
Sarah E. (Carpenter) Humphreys
George Herbert Carpenter
Betsy Mary "Bettie" (Carpenter) Griffith
Emily Frances Carpenter
Julia Ann (Carpenter) Griffith
Caroline Samantha "Carrie" (Carpenter) Brown
Family links:
Parents:
Jesse Page Carpenter (1775 - 1848)
Phoebe Gerrard Carpenter (1785 - 1872)
Spouse:
Fannie Merry Carpenter (1813 - 1892)*
Children:
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1837 - 1905)*
Betsy Mary Carpenter Griffith (1844 - 1921)*
Emily Carpenter (1847 - 1850)*
Julia A. Carpenter Griffith (1850 - 1934)*
Siblings:
Joseph Brown Carpender (1804 - 1861)*
John Girard Carpenter (1807 - 1900)**
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1813 - 1883)
Harriet Jane Carpenter (1829 - 1844)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Otsego Center Cemetery
Steuben County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Jennifer
Record added: Mar 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 66536955
Fanny Merry
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66536902
Fannie Merry Carpenter
Birth: Dec. 2, 1813
Milan
Erie County
Ohio, USA
Death: Mar. 7, 1892
Steuben County
Indiana, USA
Parents: Hosmer Merry and Sarah "Sally" (Frost) Merry
Married Harlow Jesse Carpenter on Sept. 23, 1836 in Huron County, Ohio.
Children:
Harlow 'Jesse' Carpenter, Jr.
Sarah E. (Carpenter) Humphreys
George Herbert Carpenter
Betsy Mary "Bettie" (Carpenter) Griffith
Emily Frances Carpenter
Julia Ann (Carpenter) Griffith
Caroline Samantha "Carrie" (Carpenter) Brown
Family links:
Parents:
Hosmer Merry (1783 - 1855)
Spouse:
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1813 - 1883)
Children:
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1837 - 1905)*
Betsy Mary Carpenter Griffith (1844 - 1921)*
Emily Carpenter (1847 - 1850)*
Julia A. Carpenter Griffith (1850 - 1934)*
Siblings:
Henry Frost Merry (1810 - 1876)*
Fannie Merry Carpenter (1813 - 1892)
Betsey P Merry (1823 - 1843)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Otsego Center Cemetery
Steuben County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Jennifer
Record added: Mar 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 66536902
17320.
Sarah E. Carpenter
She is living with her brother Jesse in the 1900 US Census.
17323.
Emily Carpenter
GRAVE:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66537162
Emily Carpenter
Birth: Sep. 17, 1847
Death: Jul. 24, 1850
Family links:
Parents:
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1813 - 1883)
Fannie Merry Carpenter (1813 - 1892)
Siblings:
Harlow Jesse Carpenter (1837 - 1905)*
Betsy Mary Carpenter Griffith (1844 - 1921)*
Emily Carpenter (1847 - 1850)
Julia A. Carpenter Griffith (1850 - 1934)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Otsego Center Cemetery
Steuben County
Indiana, USA
Created by: Jennifer
Record added: Mar 05, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 66537162
8640.
Hiram R. Carpenter
CENSUS: 1860 US Census
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Hiram R Carpenter
Age in 1860: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1860: Troy Ward 1, Rensselaer, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Troy
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Hiram R Carpenter 50
Mary A Carpenter 47
Hatty Carpenter 18
Thomas Carpenter 16
Risley Carpenter 14
Anson Carpenter 12
Alanson Carpenter 12
Alanson D Wilcox 36
Allice H Wilcox 34
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Troy Ward 1, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M653_846; Page: 58; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 803846.
Peter Rennsselaer Randall
Parents
Charles Randall 1800 – 1862
Angeline Taylor/Taillon 1809 – 1862
Spouse
Clarissa Ann Carpenter 1844 – 1928
Children
Franklin Ferrand Randall 1869 – 1946
8644.
Henry Carpenter
NAME: Henry and Harry used.
PARENTS:
The parent connection to Christopher Carpenter has been disproved. The connection to Henry "Harry" Carpenter has been shown most likely and reasonable.
This descendant line was submitted by:
John Carpenter Mosher of Richland, WA and Phoenix, AZ in 11/2006.
(602) 363-6646 - cell
jcmosher@aol.com
www.jcmosher.com
The story of Henry and Roxana Carpenter has become a bit of a
family mystery. It is evident that he and his wife Roxana Fay lived
in the area of Syracuse, New York for some time before coming west to
Illinois. It is believed that the Carpenters made the trip west with
Roxana's parents, Jonathan Fay and his children, arriving in late 1836
or very early 1837. It is also evident that either Henry died along
the way and never arrived at all or that he died very shortly after
his arrival. The Fay family has a family story that Jonathan Fay died
in Chicago on his way to the "Great West" and that his widow was in
1859 living in Squaw Grove, Illinois. With his date of death being
given as January 1837, perhaps he was traveling with his daughter
Roxana and this could also be an explanation to what happened to Henry
Carpenter.
Andrew Stevenson in his book Family Histories I relate the story:
"Mary Carpenter Hardin (Jerome's daughter) speaks of her father
growing up in Syracuse, NY and Salina, which had continued as
independent until 1847, then did become the first Ward of Syracuse.
She speaks of him as a boy of driving on the Erie Canal, when the
boats were drawn by horses." No Henry shows up in New York until the
1830 census in Salina, Onondaga County.
The book "The Carroll-Greene County History (Iowa) of 1887"
contains a biography for Henry Carpenter, Jr. (dated 1887) and states:
"Mr. Carpenter was born in Onondaga County, New York, in 1834, a son
of Henry and Roxana M. (Fay) Carpenter, natives of Vermont and New
York. In 1836 his father moved to Ottawa, Illinois, where he soon
after died, and his mother afterward pre-empted land in DeKalb County,
where the family were among the first settlers."
The minutes of the "Organization of the First Temperance Society in
DeKalb County, Somonauk, March 9, 1847" has "The Pledge - We hereby
pledge ourselves that we will abstain from the use of all intoxicating
drinks as a beverage and that we will use our best endeavors to
dissuade others from the use of them." The Pledge is signed, among
others, by: Byron Carpenter, Augusta Carpenter, Roxanna Carpenter,
Josepha Lay and Rhoda S. Fay.
The Town of Ottawa, Illinois was settled in about 1831 and is on
the banks of the Illinois River. Also running there is the Illinois &
Michigan (I&M) Canal. The membership records of the First
Presbyterian Church of Ottawa show Augusta Carpenter being received
February 10, 1850 and being dismissed in 1854. They show Mrs. Roxanna
Carpenter as received November 9, 1850 via a letter from the Wesleyan
Methodist Church of Somonauk, Illinois and dismissed by letter in
1854.
The Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database in the
Illinois State Archives indicate that Roxana Carpenter acquired one
parcel of land in Squaw Grove Township, DeKalb County on February 15,
1843 and two more adjoining parcels on November 19, 1847. Her son
Jerome and several of her Fay brothers were also acquiring adjoining
or nearby parcels in Squaw Grove Township during the same period.
The 1840 Census shows Roxana Carpenter living in Squaw Grove
Township, DeKalb County, Illinois without Henry but with most all of
her children. The 1850 Census shows Roxana Carpenter now living in
Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Illinois with only her two youngest children,
Byron and Augusta. The 1860 Census shows Roxana living in back in
DeKalb County in Sandwich with her daughter Augusta and husband Henry
A. Adams. The 1870 Census shows her living in Somonauk with Henry and
Augusta Adams. DeKalb and LaSalle Counties are located one above the
other with the towns of Somonauk and Sandwich right on the border in
Squaw Grove Township. Ottawa is some 25 miles to the south of
Somonauk.
Based upon all of this evidence, I believe the sequence of events
is that Henry and Roxana Carpenter came to the Ottawa, Illinois area
in some way related to the construction or establishment of the I&M
Canal. The Fay's were primarily farmers and settled slightly further
north in the Squaw Grove area of DeKalb County. Something evidently
happened to Henry very shortly after arriving but so far no records
have been located to say just what. Roxana at that time would have
been pregnant with Byron and Augusta and must have relocated north to
Squaw Grove to get assistance from her mother and brothers with the
birth and raising all of her young children. In 1840 she is still in
DeKalb County and while there, in 1843 and 1847, she acquired Public
Domain Land Tracts either to farm herself with her sons or for the
benefit of her brothers who were already engaged in farming.
By 1850 two of Roxana's children, Thaddeus and Henry, were living
and farming with her brother Horace Fay in Squaw Grove Township,
DeKalb County. But Roxana herself had returned to the Ottawa, LaSalle
County area but with only the two youngest children, then 13, perhaps
to be near another group of Carpenters that show up there or perhaps
with other families that she and Henry used to live near. No specific
connections or relationships are evident. By 1860, the entire family
is located back in DeKalb County engaged in farming with Augusta newly
married to Henry A. Adams and Roxana living with them.
Minnie Gertrude Adams remembers her Grandma Roxana very well
because she lived with the Adams' in the family home and Minnie was 14
when she died. "She was a woman who met hard things bravely and, to
me, is a real heroine. She was left a widow when she was quite young,
with six sons and one daughter. The youngest son, Byron, being a twin
to my mother, Augusta. It is my impression that the twins were born
after the death of her husband, Harry Carpenter, of whom we know very
little. She had a small farm and here grandmother raised her family.
She ran the farm as best she could and did tailoring for her neighbors
as a source of extra income." "Grandmother Roxanna was a dark haired,
dark eyed woman. She had a slender figure and was about average
height, possibly a little more. She never lost that erect slimness
and, in spite of the hard work she had done, she had a sort of stately
bearing - a little 'hauteur' that gave her a dignity that was
pleasing. She had a keen sense of humor and was fond of good reading.
She took a great interest in national affairs and was a strong
abolitionist. In her farm neighborhood was one of the stations of the
'Underground Railroad' for escaping slaves."
Source Information
1840 U.S. Census, Population Schedule DeKalb Co., Illinois
1850 U.S. Census, Population Schedule LaSalle Co., Illinois
1860 U.S. Census, Population Schedule DeKalb Co., Illinois
1870 U.S. Census, Population Schedule DeKalb Co., Illinois
Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants
Oak Ridge Cemetery Burial Records
E-MAIL:
From: John Mosher
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 2:13 PM
To: carpenter@rootsweb.com
Subject: [CARPENTER] Henry Carpenter, b. ca 1795 in New York or Vermont
Maybe in the New Year I may finally be able to break down the brick wall and link my Henry Carpenter into any of the known Carpenter lines?
Searching for any Information on Henry Carpenter, b. ca 1795 in New York or Vermont.
We believe he lived in Syracuse and Salina, New York.
1830 NY Census shows a Henry in Salina, Onondaga Co., NY
What I believe we know is:
Married: ca 1820 in Salina, NY, Roxanna Fay, b. 07/03/1797, d. 12/07/1876, dau. of Jonathan Fay & Rhoda White.
Children: Charlotte; Marion b. ca 1822; Jerome b. 09/16/1824 in NY; Thaddeus b. ca 1829; Wallace Fay b, ca 1832; Henry Jr. b. ca 1835; Byron Fay & Augusta M. b. 09/23/1837 in Illinois.
Jerome says he grew up in Syracuse and Salina, New York but moved in 1837 to Illinois with his mother and family.
Henry Jr. says the family moved to Ottawa, IL and his father died there very soon afterwards.
I am descendant from Augusta M. Carpenter who married Henry Augustus Adams in Sandwich, Illinois.
John Carpenter Mosher -- JCMosher@aol.com
Phoenix, AZ
Roxanna M. Fay
Father: Jonathan Fay 1774 – 1837
Mother: Rhoda White 1773 – 1864
17333.
Charlotte "Caroline" Carpenter
She is said to have married a Shelton and had four children.
17334.
Marion Carpenter
Minnie Adams Houston remembers that Uncle Marion left home before the
Civil War. He wrote a few letters at long intervals but finally ceased
altogether. He was gone over 18 years and the family supposed he was
dead. The war was over and they had only known that he had "gone
south." His return was one of the most dramatic incidents of the
family history. He had lived for years in New Orleans, had married an
English woman and had one son.
8651.
John S. Carpenter
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
Name: John S Carpenter
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Nova Scotia <-------- New York per census image
Home in 1850: Clayton, Jefferson, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 704
Household Members:
Name Age
John S Carpenter 30
Mrsala Carpenter 31
Bach taylor Carpenter 2
Beria Carpenter 78 <--- Beriah Carpenter father
Hannah Carpenter 62 <---- Mother
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Clayton, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 470A; Image: 697
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.
NOTE:
On the next census line is ...
Matiilda Carpenter 42 F NY (Head)
Delliah Carpenter 18 M (Male?) NY (next census page)
George Carpenter 14 M NY
Mercey Carpenter 13 F NY
William Carpenter 7 M NY
Nunich// Carpenter 4 M NY