Sarah M. (Eastman) Carpenter (1837 - 1875)

Born 26 Jun 1837 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Elijah Rich Carpenter — married 18 Feb 1862 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died 17 Oct 1875 at age 38 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Birth

According to her death record, Sarah M. Eastman was born at Spencer, Massachusetts, the daughter of Thomas and Louisa Eastman, and her age at her death computes to a birth date of on or about 26 Jun 1837.^[1] No record has been found of her birth, at Spencer or elsewhere. In 1860, Sarah Eastman, 23, was living in the household of Thomas J. and Louisa Eastman at Charlton, Massachusetts.^[2] See the Research Note below.

Marriage

Sarah M. Eastman, 24, and Elijah R. Carpenter, 27, farmer, both of Charlton, Massachusetts, married there on 16 Feb 1862.^[3] Elijah's FindAGrave memorial lists four children of this marriage (with no sources cited).^[4]

Death

Sarah M. (Eastman) Carpenter died of pnuemonia at Charlton, Massachusetts, on 17 Oct 1875, with her age at her death recorded as 58 years, 3 months, 21 days.^[1] Her gravestone at the Union Cemetery in Charlton is inscribed with the dates 1837-1875.^[5]

Research Note

The age at her death in Sarah Eastman's death record could be interpreted 58 years, 8 months, 21 days, or as 58 years, 3 months, 21 days. The FamilySearch indexer interpreted it as 3 months, the creator of her FindAGrave memorial as 8 months. It appears to be closer to 3 months, so that has been used in calculating her approximate birth date for this profile. (Research Note by WikiTree contributor Stu Bloom, 22 Nov 2020)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death record of Sarah M. Carpenter, in Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924, database with images, FamilySearch > 0960208 (004221423) > image 384 of 521; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ Sarah Eastman in the household of Thomas J. Eastman, family #2937, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > Massachusetts > Worcester > Charlton > image 48 of 52; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Marriage record of Elijah R. Carpenter and Sarah M. Eastman, in Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch > 004279236 > image 480 of 1025; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21635881 for Elijah Rich Carpenter
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #21635892 for Sarah M. (Eastman) Carpenter, with photo of gravestone of Elijah R. Carpenter and "Sarah M. Eastman, his wife"