| i. | HARRIET16 CARPENTER244, b. Unknown. | ||
| 411. | ii. | CHARLES CARPENTER, b. February 13, 1817, Claverack, New York; d. March 13, 1888. |
| i. | RACHEL16 CARPENTER, b. January 25, 1767245; m. R. PATTEN245. |
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Notes for RACHEL CARPENTER: She lived only a short while after marriage. |
| 412. | ii. | BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. March 07, 1769, Salisbury, Vermont; d. September 26, 1842. | |
| 413. | iii. | ISAIAH CARPENTER, b. August 02, 1771; d. November 16, 1815. | |
| 414. | iv. | RHODA CARPENTER, b. July 25, 1773. | |
| 415. | v. | GIDEON CARPENTER, b. March 17, 1778; d. December 31, 1863. | |
| 416. | vi. | NATHAN CARPENTER, b. July 29, 1780; d. July 23, 1848. | |
| vii. | ZIPHA CARPENTER, b. Unknown245; d. She died on the day of the battle of Bennington245. |
| i. | SALLY16 CARPENTER, b. Abt. 1755245; m. UNKNOWN GREENE245. |
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More About UNKNOWN GREENE: Residence: Of Woodstock, Connecticut245 |
| 417. | ii. | EZRA CARPENTER, b. 1757; d. 1812, Whitehall, New York. | |
| iii. | BENJAMIN CARPENTER, b. Unknown245. | ||
| iv. | SUSAN CARPENTER, b. Unknown245; m. JOHN ROYCE245. |
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Notes for SUSAN CARPENTER: Her father, Nathan Carpenter, died at her home in Willington, Conn. |
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More About JOHN ROYCE: Residence: Of Willington, Connecticut245 |
| v. | MORRIS THOMAS CARPENTER, b. June 25, 1781, Warren, Rhode Island245. |
| 418. | i. | MEHITABLE16 INGALLS, b. Abt. 1775, Cumberland, Rhode Island; d. December 04, 1821, Perry, Ohio. |
| i. | JOTHAM16 CARPENTER, b. February 17, 1766, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247; d. Leyden, Massachusetts247. |
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More About JOTHAM CARPENTER: Cause of Death: killed in a mill accident |
| ii. | CYNTHIA CARPENTER, b. August 11, 1767, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts247; m. ELIJAH ROOT247. |
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Notes for CYNTHIA CARPENTER: BUFFALO, SEPTFMBER 23-(18)95. AMOS B. CARPENTER, ESQ., Dear Sir --Yours of the 4th inst. was duly received and a few days after I sent you a copy of the Times of this city which contained a copy I had made of those things I thought would do you the most good in the way of calling attention to the matter. I looked the matter up about which you have made inquiry some thirty years ago but have none of the data gathered at that time at hand now. I have written to Montague where I was born, and hope so get something from my mother that will be of benefit to you. The only obstacle in the way is her extreme age, she being now past 84. As to her, she was the daughter of Cynthia, who was the daughter of Cynthia, (No.2008)whose father died at Montague. He was a soldier In the revolutionary war; and his children were Cynthia, Abel, (Troy), Nathaniel, Joseph C., and Eliza. David (Leyden) was the father of D. N. Carpenter of Greenfield and died about a quarter of a century ago. He was the father of C. C. Carpenter in command of the United States Navy at this time in Chinese waters. You may not be aware that I have been away from my 'base of supplies' for more than thirty years. Because of this fact I Cannot recall individuals, names or dates with the same exactness as when still upon my native heath. I have therefore written to my mother who has had two strokes of paralysis since April, and it is possible that I may be able to get something of service to you from some observation she might make. I trust this is so, because it cannot be long before she goes to join those who have gone before. Although my name is not Carpenter, I have always been proud of the strain and name of the family. For they have always been found in honorable places. So far as my personal observation has gone, there has never been a black sheep in the flock and it is my opinion from the jealous care with which they have preserved the name, that it is worth all the additional honor you can give and bring to them. The members of this family did not wear 'ready made' clothes; they struck out into an unknown country; they felled the trees; they reclaimed the soil; they raised the sheep and sheared them; and their good wives and daughters carded, wove and spun the cloth that made the garments for a race of men, who were giants as strong and sturdy as those that stood in the forests around and about them. They earned their living 'unawed by force and unbribed by gain.' They have in all the stormy times that have past and gone been loyal and repre- sentative men. If diamonds have ever shone in their fronts, they were obtained by the honest labor of their own right hands. No investigating committee has ever called one of them to a sudden halt in a mad career of bribery, vice or crime, so far as I have ever known or heard. Yours, Mr. Carpenter, has been a long and thankless task. You have doubtless derived some pleasure and incurred more expense than most men would, but the satisfaction must always be great, as you watch the work grow and take form under the magic wand of your inspiration. However the end may be, as to your getting all the data you want, to make it full, perfect and complete, you will have the consolation of knowing that it will tell the unborn thousands, of just the kind of timber such men were made. And your work will be an incentive toward calling from the descendants of the present generation of Carpenters, a unity of praise as will cause them to rise up and call their forefathers blessed. I regret sincerely that I cannot give you more of the information that you desire but as stated in the opening of this letter I may be able to gather from my mother such fragments as will enable me to recall things that have long since passed from my memory. You must remember that I was born in 1836 and truer words were never spoken than that I am not as young as I used to be. Forty years ago your request would have been answered with alacrity for then the pride of family and the chances to investigate were much greater than now, for in these days I am looking down instead of toward the slope. I shall go to Montague some time next month and shall take pleasure in making such inquiries as might lead to something that will he of service to you. I sent a slip of the Times article to the Gazette and Courier of Greenfield, Mass. and if it is published in that section of the country I have no doubt but that it will be productive of good results. With a disposition to assist you in every possible way, I am yours very truly, E.R. SAXTEN. Memorandum - Until I hear from my mother I cannot send you the name of my great grandfather and great great grandfather. My grandmother was born in Leyden. Franklin County, Mass., and I think the year was 1767 She had the following named brothers: David settled in Leyden. Nathaniel and Joseph settled in Maryland, N.Y. Abel settled in Troy, N.Y. And I think there were three more, will write after I return from Montague. |
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More About ELIJAH ROOT: Residence: Of Montague, Massachusetts247 |
| iii. | OLIVE CARPENTER, b. December 08, 1770, Guilford, Vermont247; m. UNKNOWN BULLOCK247. | ||
| iv. | ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 07, 1773, Guilford, Vermont247; d. May 30, 1773247. | ||
| 419. | v. | DAVID CARPENTER, b. September 01, 1774; d. June 05, 1840. | |
| vi. | CHILD CARPENTER, b. November 26, 1776247. | ||
| vii. | NATHANIEL CARPENTER, b. August 31, 1778247. | ||
| viii. | ABEL CARPENTER, b. April 16, 1781247. | ||
| ix. | JOSEPH CARPENTER, b. May 27, 1783247. | ||
| x. | ELIZABETH CARPENTER, b. April 18, 1786247. |
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