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vi. HASKELL Alstead Sept. 2, 1842; d. Chesterfield Feb. 26, 1894. (20)
12. JOELS CARPENTER (Charles7, Jedediah", Charles5, Samuel', Samuel3, William2, William1) lived in S. until 1814/15, then at Holowell, Upper Canada, and finally at Oswego, N. Y. He m. (1) in S. Nov. 11, 1812, Sally Stocker "of Surry" (she probably was a sister of Polly Stocker who m. Jesse Streeter, q. v.) He m. (2) Pamaelia Bennett.
Ch. b. i in S. ii-v in Holowel, others in Oswego, N. Y .:
i. FANNY9 Nov. 24, 1813; m. Lyman Parker a farmer at Andover, Vt.
ii. LEWIS about 1825; res. Oswego, N. Y.
iii. CHARLES res. Oswego.
iv. SARAH.
v. CLARENCE (?).
vi. LOVISA.
vii. SUSAN.
viii. WARREN.
ix. REBECCA.
x. ALBERT.
xi. PATHANA d. young.
xii. a child.
13. WARRENS CARPENTER (Charles7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel4, Sam- uel3, William2, William1) a farmer and innkeeper, lived on his father's farm until about 1856 when he rem. to No. 55 and kept hotel; later built and lived at No. 54. He was selectman, 1836. He m. Jan. 1, 1838 Diantha Britt, dau. of Seth Britt, q. v. She was b. in Waterford, Vt. He was captain Co 4, 20th Regt. N. H. militia 1825-30.
Ch. b. S .:
i. ALBERT BANCROFT9 Nov. 12, 1838, d. Gilsum Nov. 15, 1904. Taxed S. 1861-2, 7. (21)
ii. CHARLES MILAN Jan. 9, 1842; d. S. June 21, 1886. (22)
iii. SARAH JANE June 16, 1850; m. S. Fred A. Comstock, q. v.
iv. GEORGE L. Aug. 10, 1856; d. Jan. 18, 1858.
14. LEWIS® CARPENTER (Charles7, Jedediah", Charles5, Samuel4, Samuel3, William2, William1) lived in S. until about 1840 then settled in Wisconsin. He m. in S. Sept. 28, 1834, Betsey Johnson, dau. of Augustus Johnson, q. v. He lived at No. 98 and 111. His d. took place at Osborn, Mo. He kept hotel a short time in Swanzey.
Ch. b. S .:
i. LEWIS ALDEN Oct. 24, 1835-T. R.
ii. WALLACE BRUCE May 3, 1839; d. unm. Osborn, Mo.
*He has failed to forward his record; hence the same is incomplete.
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iii. ELLA 1847; d. unm.
iv. ALICE res. (1923) Atchison, Kansas.
15. WILLARD CARPENTER (Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles®, Samuel', Sam- uel3, William2, William1) was a farmer who owned saw and grist mill at No. 112 in 1852. He lived at No. 103, 110, 111, also above the "Falls" in Alstead, on the road from S. to the Centre. He was six feet tall and several of his children were over six feet. He m. in S. Aug. 7, 1823, Sarepta Smith, dau. of Daniel Smith, q. v.
Ch. b. in S. and Alstead:
i. SERAPHINA S. Oct. 27, 1823; d. S. Sept. 17, 1832.
ii. DAVIS S. Oct. 17, 1827; d. Chicopee Falls, Mass., Aug. 2, 1917. (23)
iii. CURTIS CHARLES S. June 24, 1831/2; d. West Plains, Mo., May 24, 1917 (24)
iv. JAMES SMITH S. July 20, 1834; d. Gilsum May 16, 1887. (25)
JOHN CARPENTER 1810-1874 v. IRA S. June 14, 1838; d. unm. Grafton, Vt., Apr. 26, 1862. vi. GEORGE HAMMOND Alstead, Jan. 31, 1840; d. ; res. Gilsum. Taxed
S. 1861-5. (26) vii. BENNETT Alstead Jan. 1, 1842; d. unm. Mar. 29, 1868, in Alstead.
viii. LOUISA ELIZABETH Alstead Dec. 22, 1843; d. Brattleboro, Vt., June 2, 1870; m. 1861, John Baxter Zuill, q. v.
ix. DENNIS Alstead Mar. 12, 1846; d. Gilsum Dec. 12, 1869, unm.
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16. JOHN' CARPENTER (Ezra7, Jedediah", Charles", Samuel', Samuel", William2, William1) went to Michigan when a young man and lived at Fen- tonville and Ann Arbor a year or two then rem. to Daysville (Watertown), Ill., about 1838 where he lived until d. an honored and respected farmer. He m. Apr. 29, 1841 Louisa Chamberlain b. Byron, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1825, d. Feb. 15, 1899, dau. of Major and Elizabeth (Shedd) Chamberlain. She m. (2) Edward Reese; m. (3) a Mr. Edwards and she d. at Rockford, Ill.
Ch. b. Watertown, Ill .:
i. FRANCIS DEWITT' Aug. 10, 1842; d. Sept. 2, 1843.
ii. HARRIETT DELINA Apr. 3, 1844; d. in hospital Chicago, Jan. 15, 1910; m. Apr. 3, 1866, Virgil Elmer Reed, b. Daysville* (a village in Wa- tertown) Ogle Co., Ill., Sept. 1, 1841, s. of Lyman T. and Mehitabel (Clark) Reed. He was a soldier 1861-65 in Civil war and a prisoner for six months. Resided on his father-in-law's farm for over 50 yars. Ch. b. Watertown: i. Leon Arthur10 Oct. 10, 1867; res. Water- town; m. (1) Dec. 25, 1900, Susie Elizabeth Pentz, b. Green Castle, Pa., Apr. 18, 1876; d. Pine Rock, Ill., Sept. 29, 1904, dau. of George W. and Katura C. (- ) Pentz. He m. (2) Apr. 3, 1913, Ella Esnorff, b Chicago June 2, 1887, dau. of Cornelius J. Esnorff. Ch. b: 1. DeLos M.11 Oct. 12, 1903. 2. Helen H. Feb. 2, 1916. 3. Hester H. Oct. 25, 1917. 4. Edna E. Dec. 30, 1918. ii. Elmer Virgil Feb. 20, 1871; res. Chicago; m. July 7, 1892, Emma Josephine Carrick, b. Nashua, Ill., Nov. 1, 1870, dau. of John and Jane (Boyd) Carrick. Ch. b. Chicago: 1. Lola Emma11 b. Mar. 17, 1894. 2. Shirley Ione Dec. 7, 1896. 3. Duane Elmer Sept. 27, 1900. iii. Ernest Carpenter Aug. 28, 1872; res. Los Angeles, Cal. (or Salisbury, N. C.) He m. Apr. 23, 1904, Cora Christine Backhausen, adopted dau. of James Grace, b. Mexico City, Mex., June 18, 1883. Ch. b. Chicago: 1. Carolyn Grace11 b. Mar. 27, 1905. 2. Albert Clark b. Sept. 23, 1907. 3. Howard Lyman Feb. 14, 1909. iv. Orin Oscar b. June 8, 1877; res. Plainview, Texas; m. Oct. 8, 1916, Clara Belle Neireiter, b. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Oct. 9, 1879, dau. of Casper and Eva Anna (Dear- dorff) Neireiter.
iii. FRANCIS DELOS Nov. 2, 1845; d. Nov. 11, 1845.
iv. BETSEY DELANA Sept. 6, 1847; d. Oct. 19, 1847.
v. FRANK DEWILLIS June 15, 1852; res. 1920, Watertown. (27)
17. WILLIAM8 CARPENTER (Ezra™, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel4, Sam- uel", William2, William1) was a farmer at No. 168 until Feb. 1, 1850, when he rem. to No. 41, and to No. 38 in 1871, then to Keene, where he d. at the home of his dau., Mrs. Emmons. He was selectman in 1846, 47, 51 and 53. He m. May 2, 1838 Abigail White b. in Acworth, Dec. 25, 1820, d. S. July 20, 1887, dau. of Samuel White, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. LUMAN MARSHALL® Apr. 27, 1839; d. S. July 24, 1901. (28)
ii. JOSEPHINE ANGELINE Dec. 24, 1840; res. S .; m. George Henry Joslin, q. v.
iii. ELLEN MARIA Apr. 23, 1842; res. Keene; m. Edward A. Kingsbury, q. v.
*The village of Daysville was named from Col. Jehiel Day an early settler who was b. in Keene Aug. 19, 1797, son of Daniel and Abigail (-) Day.
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iv. JASPER HAZEN Apr. 5, 1844; d. near Freeport, Mich., Nov. 22, 1919. (29)
v. MASON ADAMS Dec. 5, 1845; res. S. A carpenter and farmer. (30)
vi. FRANK DEWITT Feb. 12, 1848; res. S. A farmer. (31)
vii. EUGENE ROSCOE Sept. 1, 1849; res. Westmoreland Depot. (32)
viii. HARRIET RUTHENA July 25, 1851; res. S., Keene, Boston; m. Feb. 16, 1880 Joseph Frank Emmons, b. E. Douglass, Mass., Oct. 31, 1848, d. in Sept. 25, 1906, s. of Dow and Mary (Hathaway) Emmons. He was City Messenger and Supt. of the fire alarm telegraph system in Keene for thirteen years. Ch. b. and d. in Keene. i. Guy Herbert10 Jan. 25, 1881, d. July 26, 1883. ii. Marteile Marshall Aug. 29, 1884, d. Feb. 13, 1900.
WM. CARPENTER 1814-1890
ABIGAIL (WHITE) CARPENTER 1820-1887
ix. MARIETTA CAROLINE Apr. 27, 1853; d. S. Sept. 28, 1919. She bequeathed the "Wright Grove" to the town of S. and $5,000.00 for religion, in memory of her mother. She m. (1) July 1, 1870, Albert Chester Daniels b. Plainfield, May 30, 1846, d. Arlington Heights, Mass., May 22, 1897. Dr. Daniels was the founder of the well known, "Dr. A. C. Daniels Veterinary Medicine Co., of Boston, Mass." She m. (2) July 23, 1899, Edward H. Wright, q. v. No ch.
X. FLORA ABIGAIL July 7, 1855; d. N. Y. City May 13, 1916; m. Oct. 22, 1887, Charles O. Garvin, b. Shapleigh, Me., May 2, 1849; d. N. Y. City Jan. 15, 1920; both bur. S. He was a soldier in Civil war and was associated with the "Garvin Milling Machine Co.," in N. Y. City for many years. His brother was the founder of the company. No ch. b.
xi. MERRILL DUDLEY Mar. 24, 1857; res. (1922) Keene, a merchant. (33) xii. LAFOREST JOHN July 10, 1859; res. (1921) Sandwich, Mass. (34) xiii. FRED ARTHUR Aug. 14, 1862; d. S. of cholera-infantum, Aug. 9, 1863.
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xiv. MYRA ANN May 8, 1864; res. (1922) Wilton; m. George H. Butler, q. v.
XV. MARTHA EVA July 19, 1867; m. Oct. 9, 1895, George A. J. Crawford, b. New Brunswick, Dec. 4, 1867; a confectioner in Woburn, Mass .; rem.
1908 to Los Angeles, Cal., where he is engaged in business. No ch. 18. ARIEL DANA" CARPENTER (Ariel, Charles™, Jedediah", Charles", Samuel', Samuel®, William2, William1) was a farmer, rem. to Antwerp, N. Y .; m. Susan Porter, b. in that town in 1814. They also res. at Theresa, N. Y. Had several ch.
19. JOHN CARPENTER (Ariel', Charles', Jedediah", Charles", Samuel4, Samuel", William", William1) carried on business in Keene for many years as a harness maker. He m. Jan. 2, 1866, Nancy Ellen Kingsbury, dau. of William L. Kingsbury, q. v. She res. (1921) Keene, a wid.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. EFFIE IRENE10 Nov. 19, 1867; d. Keene Feb. 28, 1919; m. Oct. 27, 1892, Herbert D. Fogg of Keene, s. of Darwin C. and Helen R. (Metcalf) Fogg of Hancock.
ii. ANNA BELLE Aug. 20, 1874; res. Keene. A clerk.
iii. EMMA JANE July 2, 1877; res. Keene. A clerk.
20. HASKELLº CARPENTER (Ariels, Charles, Jedediah", Charles5, Sam- uel', Samuel", William2, William1) enlisted Mar. 28, 1865 in 1st Reg. N. H. Cavalry in Civil war but the war closed and he saw no actual fighting. (see Civil war Chap.) He res. S., Keene, Swanzey and Chesterfield; m. Apr. 17, 1867, Harriet Isabelle Wilbur who d. West Guilford, Vt., May 12, 1909, dau. of Barney Wilbur, q. v. He lived at No. 183 and 83 in S.
Ch. b. i-iv in S .; v in Keene; vi in Swanzey.
i. LYDIA MARIA10 June 1868; d. S. June 19, 1868.
ii. MINNIE JANE Nov. 18, 1869; res. (1919) West Guilford, Vt .; m. (1) Jan. 1, 1889, Fred Albert Watson of Swanzey, s. of Edward M. Wat- son who m. Maria A. Bissell, q. v. She m. (2) Aug. 30, 1906, William Akeley, b. W. Brattleboro, Vt., Apr. 3, 1861, s. of Willard and Emma (Bradley) Akeley. Ch. by (1) husband-Watson: i. Hattie Maria1 b. Swanzey Jan. 9, 1890; m. Jan. 9, 1910, Willard Randell Fisher of Townsend, Vt .; res. Stafford Springs, Conn. ii. George Haskell Swanzey July 19, 1895; res. 1919, Guilford, Vt .; m. Oct. 12, 1915, Louise Eva Thomas, b. Marlboro, Vt., Feb. 22, 1894. Ch. b .: 1. Fred Thomas12 b. May 25, 1916. Ch. by (2) husband-Akeley: iii. Etta Jane11 Sept. 17, 1909. iv. William Eugene June 7, 1911, at West Guilford, Vt.
iii. NELLIE IRENE Apr. 1871; d. S. at two weeks of age.
iv. GERTRUDE MAY July 31, 1872; res. (1919) Chesterfield (Spofford) ; m. (1) Sept. 15, 1891, Fred Merton Tuttle, of Chesterfield, b. Mar. 27, 1867; d. there Sept. 5, 1899, s. of Francis and Sarah Jane (Beals) Tuttle; m. (2) Sept. 29, 1904, Elisha Fuller of Chesterfield, b. Charlton (?), Mass., Oct. 13, 1880, s. of William and Sarah (Chase) Fuller. Ch. by (1) husband-Tuttle: i. Lydia Irene11 b. Apr. 18, 1892; m. Apr. 25, 1912, Wayne Ingram, b. June 3, 1888. Ch .: 1. Jannette May12 b. May 2, 1914. 2. Gertrude Fanny Mar. 4, 1917. ii. Lucy Diana Feb. 10, 1898; m. Oct. 19, 1915, Raymond Horace Adams,
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s. of Merrill and Eliza (Pond) Adams. Ch. b. Westmoreland: 1. Francis Raymond, b. Feb. 23, 1917. Ch. by (2) husband-Fuller : iii. George Luther b. Mar. (5 ?), 1905. iv. Ruth Gertrude June 16, 1906. v. William Elisha Feb. 5, 1908. vi. Haskell Carpenter Mar. 8, 1913.
v. FRED LESLIE Sept. 29, 1873; res. (1919) Brattleboro, Vt. (35)
vi. JOHN HENRY Apr. 24, 1875; res. (1919) Springfield, Mass. (36)
21. ALBERT BANCROFT' CARPENTER (Capt. Warrens, Charles7, Jed- ediah", Charles5, Samuel', Samuel", William2, William1) was a machinist at old Cheshire R. R. shop in Keene some years, then a farmer near "Roundy's Corner" in Gilsum where he d. He m. (1) Sept. 28, 1870, Mrs. Ellen Louise (Knight) Kelton, b. Alstead, Nov. 25, 1844, d. Keene, Nov. 8, 1885, dau. of Amos Franklin and Eunice C. (Wyman) Knight, and wid. of Charles Henry Kelton, b. Athol, Mass., 1830, d. Fitchburg, Mass., 1868. He m. (2) Keene Apr. 23, 1888, Mrs. Mary A. (Dinsmoor) Benton, b. Eastport, Me., 1854, dau. of L. and Hannah (Risted) Dinsmoor, and wid. of Benton.
Ch. b. Keene:
i. HAROLD ELMORE10 Dec. 5, 1871.
ii. ALBERTA Aug. 14, 1890.
22. C. MILANO CARPENTER (Capt. Warrens, Charles7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel', Samuel3, William2, William1) lived at No. 54; m. in Keene Jan. 28, 1864, Emma Louise Poole, dau. of Samuel H. Poole, q. v. She m. (2) May 25, 1889, Daniel B. C. Hill, q. v .; from whom she was separated. Ch. b. S .:
i. CHARLES WARREN10 Feb. 26, 1867; res. (1921) Los Angeles, Cal. (37) ii. A son, stillborn, Mar. 19, 1878.
iii. LEON SAMUEL Oct. 20, 1880; res. Orange and Essex (1920), Mass. He m. Mrs. Cora Maker. No ch.
23. DAVIS' CARPENTER (Willards, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel', Samuel", William2, William1) was b. in 1827; (T. R. say 1828). A farmer in S., Keene, Marlboro, Winchester, and d. at the home of his s. in Chicopee Falls, Mass. He lived soon after m. at No. 111, then 121, then 28 after which he rem. to Keene. He m. June 6, 1849, Livonia Ware b. Gilsum Mar. 27, 1829; d. Rochester, Vt., Apr. 6, 1903, dau. of Capt. Benjamin and Martha (Chapin) Ware, q. v. Sept. 1876 he settled in Marlboro, N. H.
Ch. b. i-v in S .; others in Keene:
i. MARTHA ADELAIDE10 Nov. 17, 1853; d. Keene Dec. 3, 1874; m. Nov. 3, 1873, William Swithin of Quincy, Mass., where he d. about 1876, s. of Thomas and Grace M. (-) Swithin. Ch. b. Keene: i. Arthur William" June 1874; adopted by Frank A. Russell, q. v .; name changed to "Walter Russell."
ii. AMY MARIA June 13, 1855; d. Winchester, Mar. 4, 1912; m. Jan. 19, 1877, Frank L. Adams of Winehester, b. Jan. 2, 1856. Ch. b .: i. George W. Mar. 21, 1883, rem. to Toronto, Can .; enl. at Winnipeg, Man., in the 199 Can. Regt .; went to France. ii. Charles Harrison Oct. 12, 1892; d. Nov. 16, 1893.
iii. MARY EMMA Jan. 1857; d. S. Apr. 12, 1858.
iv. CHARLES EDWARD Oct. 6, 1859; res. 146 East St., Chicopee Falls, Mass. (38)
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v. JAMES HENRY Aug. 12, 1862; d. Keene June 14, 1865.
vi. JOHN A. May 1865; d. Keene Sept. 15, 1867.
vii. IDA MAY Sept. 1, 1867; d. Winchester, May 17, 1910; m. 189?, Waldo O. Fish, b. May 1, 1867. Ch. b. i-ii in Marlboro; iii in Pittsfield, Vt .: i. Normal Alberta" Mar. 6, 1894; m. Feb. 20, 1915, George W. Luther of Salem. Ch. b. at Salem: 1. Martin Waldo12 July 18, 1915. 2. Alma Mae Feb. 25, 1917. 3. Lynwood Donald Dec. 20, 1919. ii. Donald Waldo Nov. 6, 1895; m. June 16, 1916, Myrtle C. Nash of Winchester. iii. Doris Lillian Nov. 27, 1898; m. and res. Salem.
viii. ARTHUR WILLIAM Dec. 25, 1870; drowned, Marlboro July 25, 1879. ix. WALTER R. July 29, 1873; d. Keene Sept. 18, 1873.
24. CURTIS CHARLESº CARPENTER (Willard, Ezra7, Jedediah", Charles", Samuel4, Samuelª, William2, William1) was a farmer, res. at No. 100 for several years prior to 1871. He left N. H. in June 1872 and settled at St. Paul, Minn., and Nov. 6, 1897 rem. to West Plains, Mo., where he d. He is re- membered as a man with somewhat peculiar characteristics. One of his fav- orite expressions was, "What is so is RIGHT, if it wasn't right, it wouldn't be so." He m. (1) 185-, Sarah Jane Cushing who d. S. Mar. 21, 1871, dau. of John A. Cushing, q. v. He m. (2) in St. Paul in 1872, Abigail Emeroy Knight, of Swanzey, b. Burrillville, R. I., Feb. 19, 1838; d. West Plains, Mo., Mar. 15, 1918; perhaps dau. of William and Abigail (Olney) Knight. They moved about 1877 from St. Paul to a homestead in Big Stone Co., Minn., 30 miles from the nearest town-Morris-where they lived about 20 years.
Ch. by (1) wife in S .:
i. JENNIE LOUISE10 b. Aug. 4, 1856; res. Keene; m. (1) Nov. 15, 1877, Dudley Charles Newman, b. Gilsum Nov. 15, 1857, d. Oct. 22, 1886, s. of George W. and Esther (Loveland) Newman; m. (2) Oct. 17, 1889, Fred P. Bowker b. Royalston, Mass., s. of George W. and Caroline (Taylor) Bowker. Ch. by (1) m .: i. Junie Grace11 b. Gilsum Oct. 7, 1886; m. July 30, 1919, William Charles Coughlin b. Mar. 7, 1864, Holliston, Mass., s. of Moris and Hannah (Kelley) Coughlin. He is with the Cheshire Beef Co., at Keene.
ii. MABEL LUELLA b. Apr. 6, 1858; d. Keene Jan. 2, 1896; m. in Keene Aug. 1878, Irving James Griffith, b. Keene May 27, 1857; d. Keene May 5, 1887, s. of John Gilman and Marilla Elvira (Brown) Griffith. Ch .: i. Fred Irving11 b. Feb. 26, 1879; res. Fitchburg, Mass .; m. June 22, 1904, Hattie Alice Wood, of Deerfield, Mass., b. Sept. 3, 1884, dau. of Henry S. Wood. Ch .: 1. Irving Stearns12 b. 1905; d. Mar. 14, 1910. ii. and iii. twins, Louis11 Gilsum, b. Jan. 8, 1882; d. Aug. 16, 1882, Leslie C. Jan. 8, 1882; d. Aug. 26, 1882. iv. Mertie Mabel Oct. 20, 1883; m. Sept. 25, 1900, Wilfred James Kidder of Alstead, b. July 3, 1874, s. of Merrill J. and Caroline M. (Kidder) Kidder. Ch. b. Keene: 1. Della Caroline12 Feb. 26, 1901; d. Keene Jan. 27, 1902. v. Della Elvira Oct. 26, 1885; m. Keene July 9, 1907, Howard Warren Morse, b. Keene July 10, 1884, s. of Charles Willis and Angie M. (Page) Morse of Dublin.
iii. EMMA GRACE May 23, 1859; res. (1920) Keene; m. (1) Oct. 3, 1877, Edward John Gurnsey, b. Winchester Dec. 25, 1853; d. Keene Aug. 11, 1892, s. of Norris Greenlief and Miranda A. (Pickett) Gurnsey, a well known business man in Keene. She m. (2) Jan. 1, 1910, Edgar
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Delbert Shepardson, b. Marlow Feb. 25, 1855; d. Keene, June 24, 1919, s. of George H. and Electa (Copeland) Shepardson. Ch. b. Keene by (1) m .: i. Charles Freemont11 Jan. 18, 1879; d. Arlington, Mass., Oct. 4, 1902.
iv. NETTLE MADORA July 18, 1862; res. East Alstead; m. Mar. 3, 1883, Frank Draper Messer b. Alstead Nov. 5, 1859; d. Alstead Dec. 10, 1907, s. of William Hopkins and Lucy Ann (Pierce) Messer. No ch. v. FRED ARTHUR Oct. 20, 1866; a merchant in Keene (1922). (39)
vi. STELLA ISABEL July 4, 1869; res. (1920) Gilsum; m. Oct. 4, 1894, George Clarence Alexander, b. Gilsum Mar. 28, 1874, s. of George Byron and Pamelia Statira (Bignall) Alexander. Ch. b. Gilsum and Alstead: i. Leon Clarence11 in Gilsum May 11, 1895; m. Mar. 2, 1919, Angeline May Secore of Gilsum. Ch .: 1. Louise Emma12 b. Gilsum Sept. 16, 1919. ii. Carl Burton Alstead Aug. 27, (or 29), 1897. iii. Irene Madora Alstead Oct. 27 (or 29), 1899; m. Keene Mar. 3, 1919, Car- roll Charles Plimpton. Ch .: 1. Mildred Madora b. Gilsum Dec. 13, 1919. iv. Inez Pamelia b. Alstead Jan. 1, 1903. v. Beatrice May Alstead, July 2, 1905. vi. Vera Madeline, Alstead, May 19, 1907. vii. Bertha Frances Gilsum Apr. 14, 1912. viii. Beryl Manona Gilsum Apr. 14, 1912; twins.
Ch. by (2) wife in Minnesota :
vii. CHARLES WILLARD b. St. Paul, Mar. 2, 1874; d. there June 9, 1875.
viii. IDA MAY St. Paul May 29, 1876; m. Glenard Hiram Hugh Carter and they res. (1920) 722 S. Cascade St., Colorado Springs, Colo.
ix. JAMES HENRY Big Stone Co. (30 miles from Morris town), Nov. 16, 1877; unm; lives on his father's old home farm (1920), W. Plains, Mo.
25. JAMES SMITH' CARPENTER (Willards, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles", Samuel', Samuel3, William2, William1) lived in S., Walpole, Alstead, Gilsum and Marlow; m. June 6, 1863, Susan Almina Cushing, dau. of John A. Cush- ing, q. v. He lived at No. 126 in S .; was a farmer. Ch. b .:
i. JAMES ORVISTO in Gilsum, June 20, 1864; res. (1920) Keene; m. (1) Keene Oct. 23, 1900, Catherine Maria Pender, b. Keene 1874; m. (2) Keene Nov. 4, 1920, Adeline Lenora Cummings, b. Windham, Vt., 1877. Ch. b. in Keene: i. Anna Hagan11 b. Dec. 16, 1902.
ii. NINA MIRANDA S. Aug. 7, 1866; res. Keene; m. Aug. 19, 1911, George Henry Willson of Winchendon, b. Apr. 13, 1868, s. of George Carlos and Eliza Luey (Isham) Willson of Gilsum.
iii. OREN ANSON S. Aug. 11, 1868; res. (1920) Coldbrook Springs, Mass. (40)
iv. DORA BELLE Walpole Nov. 6, 1870; res. Keene (1920) ; m. May 24, 1887, Charles Albert Nevers, b. Apr. 25, 1866, s. of Franklin G. and Mary L. (Howard-Bates) Nevers; separated. Ch. b. Gilsum: i. Bertha Viola" Nov. 30, 1890; m. George E. Lund of Gilsum and Keene. ii. Nina Belle Jan. 17, 1893. iii. George Leroy Oct. 4, 1894; m. Alice Cross; res. Gilsum. Ch. b .: 1. Philip O.12. iv. Raymond Albert July 29, 1905. v. Dorothy Irene Nov. 5, 1911.
v. ELMER VINTON Alstead Mar. 29, 1876; res. 116 Chicopee St., Chicopee. (41)
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vi. IDA VIOLA Alstead, Mar. 29, 1876; twin; m. Aug. 5, 1896, Leroy Bur- dett b. Munsonville 1874, s. of William E. and Alice (Messenger) Burdett; res. Chicago. Ch. b. Keene: i. James Leroy" Oct. 1, 1898. ii. Ruth Viola Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 28, 1908.
vii. LEWIS DWIGHT Marlow June 19, 1879; d. July 1880.
viii. DAISY CUSHING Marlow Nov. 23, 1884; d. Gilsum Sept. 29, 1894.
26. GEORGE HAMMOND' CARPENTER (Willards, Ezra?, Jedediah6, Charles5, Samuel', Samuel", William", William1) in early manhood was in com- pany with his father in the saw and grist mill at No. 112; then a farmer in Gilsum where he was selectman four years. Late in life he rem. to So. Had- ley, Mass., where he d. He m. June 8, 1864, Martha Ellen Cater, b. Alstead June 18, 1845; d. 1899, dau. of George and Cynthia Mandane (Miller) Cater. Ch. b .:
i. CHARLES GARDIS10 Aug. 31, 1865.
ii. MARY DELIDA May 12, 1869.
27. FRANK DEWILLIS' CARPENTER (Johns, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel4, Samuel3, William“, William1) is a farmer at Watertown, Ill .; m. Dec. 5, 1877, Alice C. Bates, b. near Chicago, Ill., Apr. 30, 1859, dau. of James (of Massachusetts) and Margaret (William) Bates.
Ch. b. Watertown, Ill .:
i. JOHN FOREST10 June 14, 1878; a farmer, Chana, Ill .; m. May 1, 1898, Grace Agnes Newton. Ch .: i. Dwight11 Taylor, Ill., Nov. 8, 1898; d. Jan. 15, 1899. ii. Arline Nashua, Ill., Nov. 2, 1899. She m. July 2, 1919, Lester Farrell and had Earl Clark12 b. Mar. 29, 1920. iii. George Oregon, Ill., Mar. 12, 1901. iv. Helen Mar. 3, 1905; d. Mar. 13, 1905.
ii. ADA LOUISA June 1, 1882; m. Nov. 2, 1904, Everett E. Taylor, b. Aug. 3, 1880, s. of William Lovell and Ella (Burk) Taylor. Ch .: i. Mar- garet Louise11 Watertown, Oct. 25, 1909.
iii. WILLIE Mar. 16, 1884; d. Nov. 19, 1885.
iv. EARL HARRISON Apr. 6, 1887; d. Glendale, Cal., Oct. 14, 1913. He was an electrician; rem. to Cal. 1910 and at time of his d. was foreman for the Cherry Electric Co .; m. June 27, 1907, Edna Stine who sur- vived him.
28. LUMAN MARSHALL' CARPENTER (Williams, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel', Samuelª, William2, William1) was a farmer, merchant and postmaster in S .; res. at No. 184, 64, 41 and 46. He was treasurer four years; selectman, 1871, 2, 3, 4, 5, 80, 81, 82, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 90, 91. He m. Mar. 14, 1860, Mrs. Lucy Maria (Cushing) Murdock, dau. of David Cushing, q. v.
Ch. b. S .:
i. ERNEST WILLIAM10 Sept. 7, 1865; res. (1922) S .; at No. 46. (42)
29. Dr. JASPER HAZEN' CARPENTER (William`, Ezra", Jedediah", Charles", Samuel', Samuel", William2, William1) lived in S. and vicinity until Aug. 14, 1865, when he moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., thence to the town of Bowne that state, July 1866, and owned a farm until d. First a farmer, then owned a saw-mill in company with others at Freeport and at Morgan, Mich. In Sept. 1887, he entered the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College at Chi- cago, Ill., from which he was graduated Mar. 18, 1890, with the degree of M. D. He practiced his profession in Manistee and Benzie Counties and towns
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of Morgan, Saginaw and Freeport until he retired. He m. Nov. 27, 1866, Lydia Ann Roush, b. Scott, Ohio, Feb. 7, 1840, dau. of John and Mary Maga- delena (Roush) Roush of Penn. She res. in Bowne, 1922.
Ch. b. Bowne (near the village of Freeport), Mich .:
i. SARAH ANN10 Oct. 12, 1868; m. June 17, 1889/90, Clarence Milton Bene- dict, b. Campbell, Mich., Dec. 7, 1868, s. of Horace S. and Caroline E. (Orsborn) Benedict. A farmer in Bowne. Ch. b. Bowne: i Bes- sie Ruthena11 Jan. 21, 1891; m. June 3, 1918, Emil Ludwig Tight a soldier in World war; res. (1922) Valparaiso, Ind. Ch .: 1. Floyd Milton12 b. Valparaiso July 13, 1920. ii. Dora Marietta June 3, 1892, m. Apr. 20, 1912, Glenn A. Miller; res. (1922) Assyria, Mich. Ch .: 1.
DR. JASPER H. CARPENTER 1844-1919
Eleanor Ruthena12 b. Feb. 6, 1913. 2. Allen Dale b. July 15, 1914. 3. Glenn Forest May 12, 1916. 4. Milbourne Sept. 30, 1917. 5. Royal Lester June 24, 1919. 6. Glendora Frances Jan. 8, 1921. iii. A dau. b. Feb. 11, 1896; d. young. iv. A dau. Nov. 23, 1903, d. same day.
30. MASON ADAMS' CARPENTER (Williams, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles5, Samuel', Samuel3, William2, William1) a carpenter, builder and farmer; res. Keene and No. 7, 35, 44, 83, 35 and for over 40 years at No. 45. Moderator, selectman and represented S. in General Court, 1889, 1897; treasurer two years. He m. Sept. 17, 1867, Mary Eliza Poole, dau. of Samuel H. Poole, q. v.
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Ch. b .:
i. ARTHUR MASON10 Oct. 19, 1868; res. S. (1922). (43)
ii. MAUD LENA Jan. 24, 1872; res. Springfield, Mass .; m. Geo. N. Conley, q. v.
iii. GERTRUDE JANE Aug. 1, 1874; res. S .; m. 1890, Herbert Roberto Crain, q. v.
MASON A. CARPENTER
31. FRANK DeWITT' CARPENTER (Williams, Ezra7, Jedediah®, Charles", Samuel', Samuel3, William2, William1) a farmer in Keene and S .; at No. 41, 63, and for past four years at No. 71. Has been constable, selectman 1885. He m. June 19, 1873, Martha Harriet Britton, dau. of Bradley Britton, q. v. Ch. b. S .:
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