Ephraim Carpenter (1735 - 1809)

Born 24 Jul 1735 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut

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Died 21 Aug 1809 at age 74 in Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Ephraim Carpenter was born on July 24, 1735, in Woodstock, Connecticut, his father, Eliphalet, was 26 and his mother, Mary, was 25. He married Tabitha Chaffee on May 14, 1761, in his hometown. They had ten children in 24 years. He died on August 21, 1809, in Strafford, Vermont, at the age of 74, and was buried there.

Name Ephraim Carpenter Father Eliphalet Carpenter Baptism Date 27 Jul 1735 Baptism Place Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Marriage Record Name Ephraim Carpenter Gender Male Spouse's Name Tabitha Chaffe Spouse Gender Female Marriage Date 14 May 1761 Marriage Place Woodstock, Windham

Children: Elias 1761, Ephraim Jr 1762-1776 (died young), Eliphalet 1765, Willard 1767, Joseph 1769, Bemsley1771, Harvey1775, Mary Polly1778, Ephraim Jr1780, Nellie 1785

Find a Grave Name Cpt Ephraim Carpenter Gender Male Birth Date 24 Jul 1735 Birth Place Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America Death Date 21 Aug 1809 Death Place Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America Cemetery Old City Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America Has Bio? Y Mother Mary Carpenter Children Willard Carpenter; Ephraim Carpenter; Mary Carpenter

Vermont Vital Records 1720-1908 Name Ephriam Carpenter Gender Male Event Type Death Death Date 21 Aug 1809 Death Place Strafford, Vermont, USA Father of Elias and Eliphalet and others.^[1]

There is some confusion with wives, but it appears that Ephriam was married only once to Tabitha Chaffee. Her older sister Rebecca married John Howlett and remained in Woodstock until her death in 1819.

Chaffee^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Child, Elias. Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families. NY; Curtis & Childs Printers, 1881.
2. ↑ Carpenter, Amos B. 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. 167 p. 289

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• Early Connecticut Marriages. Note

Bailey, Frederic W. iEarly Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800/i. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

• Connecticut, Church Records 1630-1920

• Vermont Vital Records 1720-1908