Jonah Carpenter (1742 - 1805)

Born 7 Nov 1742 in Sutton, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Zeruiah (Whitmore) Carpenter — married 23 Nov 1769 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1805 at age 62 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Jonah was born 7 November 1742, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Jonah married Zeruiah (Whitmore) Carpenter (1742-1834) on 23 November 1769, in Thompson, Connecticut. ^[2]

Jonah died at the age of 61, on 31 January 1805. ^[3] He is buried in the Phoenixville Cemetery in Eastford, Windham, Connecticut. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGK-2PY : 15 January 2020), Jonah Carpenter, 1742.
2. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. (Frederic William), -1918. Early Connecticut Marriages As Found On Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. New Haven, Conn.: Bureau of American ancestry, 1896-1906.Thompson, Page 57 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044024441727?urlappend=%3Bseq=63
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7CT-46Y : 16 September 2020), Jonah Carpenter, 1805.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 November 2020), memorial page for Jonah Carpenter (Oct 1744–31 Jan 1805), Find A Grave: Memorial #22894244, citing Phoenixville Cemetery, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jessica (contributor 46837839) .

• A genealogical history of the Rehoboth branch of the Carpenter family in America, brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families, by Carpenter, Amos B. (Amos Bugbee), b. 1818 Published 1898

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 27, 2018), "Record of Jonah Carpenter", Ancestor # A019473.