Descendants of William Carpenter of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, now part of Bristol County, MA
Notes
5443.
Nancy Marion Carpenter
Number 3079 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 356.
5447.
Adams Carpenter
Number 3082 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 356.
Family on page 549 (# 878)
Residence: Charlton, MA. An Inn Keeper.
11101.
John Adams Carpenter
Number 5290 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 549.
No family listed.
11102.
Thomas Slater Carpenter
Number 5291 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 549.
No family listed.
5448.
Hosea Carpenter
Number 3083 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 356.
Family on page 550 (# 879)
Residence: Auburn, NY. A farmer.
11103.
Theresa M. Carpenter
Number 5292 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
No family listed.
11104.
Susan A. Carpenter
Number 5293 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
No family listed.
5450.
Newell Carpenter
Number 3085 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 356.
Family on page 550 (# 880)
Residence: Wocester, MA. A mill-wright
Charlotte Arnold
Died a day after her daughter was born.
11105.
Charlotte Carpenter
Number 5294 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
No family listed.
5453.
Reuben Carpenter
Number 3088 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 356.
Family on page 550 (# 881).
Resided in Sturbridge, MA. A farmer.
11106.
Mary Jane Carpenter
Number 5295 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
5460.
Elijah Rich Carpenter
Number 3095 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 357.
NAME: Elijah Rice Carpenter in the CM. Bill Quinn writes: Elijah “Rice” Carpenter-19614 is actually Elijah Rich Carpenter. That makes perfect sense since his mother’s maiden name was Fanny Rich." However, he cites no specific record for this. He does write before his updates, "That area of Massachusetts was very good at records and NEHGS had all of the records. I haven’t yet requested my own copies, but most of the images of the actual civil records were all there. Some were from listings, “Vital Records of Charlton, Sutton, or Attleborough Massachusetts to the year 1849 or 1850”.
BIRTH: See image: RIN 19614 Elijah Carpenter Birth.jpg
MARRIAGE1: Bill quinn writes: Elijah first married Sarah M Eastman, 16 Feb 1862 in Charlton, MA. They had three children, Alice, Arthur, and Herbert and I found birth records with the correct parents. I have not as yet looked to see if Sarah dies or if they were divorced.
MARRIAGE2: Bill Quinn writes: Elijah then married Mary E “Carpenter” on 8 Jan 1877 in Charlton, MA. Mary’s name is given as “Carpenter”. The marriage record for Elijah and Mary gives Mary���s parent’s names as Rufus Delno and Elizabeth ?. The record also indicates that the marriage is the second for both of them.
Odd though, the marriage was registered in both Charlton, MA and in the town of Shrewsbury, MA. Two different clergymen are listed as having performed the marriage and on the same day. Also interestingly, the race of both is given as “white” in the Shrewsbury record but there is no race indicated in any of the Charlton records. In Shrewsbury, their marriage is the first for the year in Shrewsbury so it’s the first marriage on the page. All subsequent marriages for the year have “ “ under the white, meaning all the other marriages were of “white” people.
This just creates a bit of intrigue since it doesn’t alter any records. But it was interesting that in the 1910 census, Mary’s daughter by her first marriage is listed as, “race – Mulatto” and as the “step-daughter” of Elijah.
Descendants updated by: Bill Quinn
Via email on Thursday, September 30, 2010.
Elijah R Carpenter was counted in the census on 13 Jul 1850 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US (1850 US Federal Census). He was counted in the census on 30 Jul 1860 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (1860 US Federal Census). He was counted in the census on 11 Jul 1870 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (1870 US Federal Census). He was counted in the census on 17 Jun 1880 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US (1880 US Federal Census). He was counted in the census on 28 Jun 1900 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US (1900 US Federal Census). He was counted in the census on 20 Apr 1910 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US (1910 US Federal Census).
E-MAIL:
From: Bill Quinn
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:36 AM
To: 'John R. Carpenter'
Subject: RE: Carpenter DNA project. - a reply
Hi again John,
I wanted to send this under a separate e-mail so I can make an explanation about one census error and another census that causes me to believe the children as listed in your report for Elijah may not be correct.
First the children.
The information for Elijah’s children does not reflect biological, step, etc. and they appear to all be presented as the children of Elijah and Mary. I suspect that is not correct. And let me explain.
That information is taken from the 1880 Census. In that census all of the children are described as the sons or daughters of Elijah.
In the 1870 census however, the family is composed of: Elijah, “Sarah”, Alice, Arthur, and Herbert. The children’s ages are given as 6, 4, and 1 respectively.
Alice b. abt 1864
Arthur b. abt 1866
Herbert b. abt 1869
Then, in the 1880 census the family is composed of: Elijah, Mary E, Alice, Lizzie M, Arthur P, Emma L, Herbert E, and Clarence A. Ages are 16, 14, 13, 12, 11 and 8 respectively.
Alice b. abt 1864
Lizzie b. abt 1866
Arthur b. abt 1867
Emma b. abt 1868
Herbert b. abt 1869
Clarence b. abt 1872
Both Lizzie and Emma appear, by age, between the original three children, and of course there is no Sarah and Mary E now appears.
By the time of the 1900 census, however, more information emerges. I believe the Ancestry.com index for the 1900 census is incorrect. It lists Emma as a daughter. However, I believe, that by viewing the actual census that the census actually states step daughter. Further, by 1900, years married was added to the census, along with number of children born to the mother and the number of children still living.
Years married is given as 23 making the date of their marriage about 1877. That, curiously, would be after all of the children were born. However, more importantly, the number of children born to Mary E is given as 3 and the number still living is given as 1. Only Emma is listed in this census. At his point I suspect Lizzie had died between 1880 and 1900. But Mary still is the mother of only 3 children, not 6.
Bear with me, it all becomes clear(er) in the 1910 census.
In 1910, Emma is clearly shown as “step-daughter”. Also, the years married, 39, now indicates a date of marriage of abt 1871. This is after the first 5 children were born but just a year before the last child, Clarence. And further, “married” is now given as “M2” for both Elijah and Mary E.
By 1920, race was added to the census. Emma L’s race is given as Mulatto.
SOoooo, based on all of that, I believe Elijah was married twice. And that the children parentage is as follows:
Elijah and Sarah:
Alice b. 1864
Arthur b. Jun 1867 (my great grandfather)
Herbert b. 1869
Elijah m. Mary E, abt 1871
Clarence b. 1872
Lizzie M and Emma L are the daughters of Mary E from a prior marriage and most likely to a person of color.
Elijah and Mary E
Clarence
EMAIL:
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Quinn
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:35 AM
To: 'John R. Carpenter'
Subject: RE: [CARPENTER] Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project - webpage updated!
...
Oh, one more thing, the Holbrook Mass Town Records collection recently was
added to Ancestry.com. You may recall I had challenged the many "trees" for
Elijah Rich Carpenter believing that two children were not his children,
they were the children of his second wife. The Town record collection now
verifies that. There is a notation on the original town record that was
omitted from the various "Vital Records" collections. Validating her name,
I was also then able to confirm her first marriage to a nephew of Elijah
Rich Carpenter (Henry L Carpenter) and the birth of those other two children
as being from her first marriage, and therefore not Elijah's children. -:)
Thanks,
Bill Quinn
Derry, NH 03038
603-552-0432
wrquinn@comcast.net
CENSUS: 1850 US Census
CENSUS: 1860 US Census
CENSUS: 1870 US Census
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDQZ-X5Q
Name: Elijah Carpenter
Estimated Birth Year: 1835
Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 35y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Collection: United States Census, 1870
Household Gender Age
Elijah Carpenter M 35y
Sarah Carpenter F 33y
Alice Carpenter F 6y
Arthur Carpenter M 4y
Herbert Carpenter M 1y
Source Citation
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDQZ-X5Q : accessed 4 April 2012), Elijah Carpenter in household of Elijah Carpenter (Massachusetts, United States).
CENSUS: 1880 United States Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Elijah R. CARPENTER Self M Male W 45 MA Farmer MA MA
Mary E. CARPENTER Wife M Female W 39 MA Keeping House ME ME
Alice C. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 16 MA At Home MA MA
Lizzie M. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 14 MA At Home MA MA
Arthur P. CARPENTER Son S Male W 13 MA At Home MA MA
Emma L. CARPENTER Dau S Female W 12 MA At School MA MA
Herbert L. CARPENTER Son S Male W 11 MA At School MA MA
Clarence A. CARPENTER Son S Male W 8 MA MA MA
James FITZGERALD Other S Male W 21 MA Farm Laborer IRE IRE
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Source Information:
Census Place Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254562
NA Film Number T9-0562
Page Number 139A
CENSUS: 1890 US Census - burned
CENSUS: 1900 US Census
CENSUS: 1910 US Census
11107.
Alice C Carpenter
Alice C Carpenter was counted in the census on 11 Jul 1870 in Charlton,
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (1870 US Federal Census).
Mary E. Delano
Mary E. was married prior to her marriage with ERC. SHe had two daughters in that marriage. See email notes in ERC notes.
Elijah married second Mary E “Carpenter” on 8 Jan 1877 in Charlton, MA. Mary’s name is given as “Carpenter”. The marriage record for Elijah and Mary gives Mary’s parent’s names as Rufus Delno and Elizabeth ?. The record also indicates that the marriage is the second for both of them. See Elijah's notes for more details.
5462.
David White Carpenter
Number 3097 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 357.
Family on page 550 (# 882)
Residence; Grafton, MA. A shoemaker.
11111.
Heliot Augusta Carpenter
Number 5296 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
11112.
David Franklin Carpenter
Number 5297 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
11113.
3 Carpenter
Number 5297-a in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
5465.
John Carpenter
Number 3100 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 357.
Family on page 550 (# 883)
Residence; Charlton, MA. A mill and wheelwright.
11115.
Edward Francis Carpenter
Number 5298 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
No family listed.
5468.
Hannah E. Carpenter
Number 3103 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 357.
No family listed
Residence: Charlton, MA. Her husband is a farmer.
5469.
George Blanchard Carpenter
Number 3104 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 357.
No family listed
BIRTH:
Citation Information
Transcription of text
George B. Carpenter b. Jan. 7, 1827 Charlton to Leonard and Matilda
Detail
Town of Charlton
Source Information
Source Title
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
Source Repository
No repository specified for this source
MARRIAGE:
Citation Information
Transcription of text
George Blanchard Carpenter (s. Leonard and Matilda, a. 21) and Lucy Emeline Baker m. May 13, 1847
Detail
Page 134
Source Information
Source Title
Vital Records of Charlton, MA
Source Repository
NEHGS
11117.
Aylmer George Carpenter
BIRTH:
Citation Information
Transcription of text
Aylmer George Carpenter b. May 11, 1853 Charlton to George B. (farmer, b. Charlton) and Lucy E. Carpenter (b. Dudley)
Detail
Vol. 74, page 151
Source Information
Source Title
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910
Source Repository
NewEnglandAncestors.org
5478.
Henry L. Carpenter
MARRIAGE:
Citation Information
Transcription of text Henry L. Carpenter, age 21, shoe maker, b. Charlton to Leonard and Matilda Carpenter, m. Dec. 7, 1862 Charlton to Mary E. Delano, age 22, b. Livermore Falls, ME
Detail Vol. 155, page 148
Date
Web Address <>
Source Information
Source Title Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910
Source Repository NewEnglandAncestors.org
Mary E. Delano
Mary E. was married prior to her marriage with ERC. SHe had two daughters in that marriage. See email notes in ERC notes.
Elijah married second Mary E “Carpenter” on 8 Jan 1877 in Charlton, MA. Mary’s name is given as “Carpenter”. The marriage record for Elijah and Mary gives Mary’s parent’s names as Rufus Delno and Elizabeth ?. The record also indicates that the marriage is the second for both of them. See Elijah's notes for more details.
11118.
Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Carpenter
Step-Daughter to ERC.
11119.
Emma L. Carpenter
In 1900 Census with parents. Step-daughter to ERC.
11120.
Mary Carpenter
See mother's second marriage for more detailed notes. The interesting part referenced by Bill Quinn in his update is the following: This just creates a bit of intrigue since it doesn’t alter any records. But it was interesting that in the 1910 census, Mary’s daughter by her first marriage is listed as, “race – Mulatto” and as the “step-daughter” of Elijah.
5486.
Elbridge Gerry Carpenter
Number 3119 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 358.
Family on page 550 & 551 (# 884). A farmer.
He commenced a course of study in 1834 and graduated at Bangor Theological
seminary in 1840.
In March of 1832 he joined the Congregational Church at Foxcroft. The
following March "I was prostrated by a severe and painful sickness from which
I suffered many weary months pain and anxiety. During this illness I resoved
if God spared my life to become a minister of the Gospel and spend my life in
the service of Christ."
More notes on page 358 in the Carpenter Memorial.
CENSUS: 1860 US Census
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Elbridge G Carpenter
Age in 1860: 46
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1860: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine
Gender: Male
Post Office: Houlton
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Elbridge G Carpenter 46
Catherine Carpenter 32
Sarah B Carpenter 4
Clara L Carpenter 2
Howard Carpenter 1
Amelia Lawson 27
Daniel Mccue 14
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M653_434; Page: 214; Image: 214; Family History Library Film: 803434.
Sarah Barker
She died the same day her husband died in 1867? Yet he married for the second
time in 1854? Death date probably not accurate. It would be logical if she
died 3 April 1837 shortly after giving birth to a child who died at birth.
11121.
Elbridge Carpenter
Number 5299 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
Catherine Lawson
In 1870 & 1880 US Census with children Katie and Howard. See Howard's notes.
11122.
Sadie Barker Carpenter
Number 5300 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 550.
She died 26 Sept. 1853 per the CM. This is wrong since she was born in 1855.
Died probably in 1858 or 1863.
11125.
Anne Niven Carpenter
Number 5303 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 551.
11126.
Lawrence Carpenter A Twin
Number 5304 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 551.
11127.
Lawson Carpenter A Twin
Number 5305 in the Carpenter Memorial on page 551.