Charles Carpenter

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Carpenter was born about 1795, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States, his father, Capt John B Carpenter, was 61 and his mother, Susannah Turner, was 47. He married Miss Cahill about 1816, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 28 October 1823, at the age of 29.

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Charles Carpenter
1795–1823
Miss Cahill
1797–
Marriage: about 1816
Mary Ellen Carpenter
1817–
Eliza Catherine Carpenter
1823–1893

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    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English (southern): occupational name for a worker in wood, Norman French carpentier (from Late Latin carpentarius ‘cartwright’).

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German Zimmermann , French Charpentier , Italian Carpentieri , or cognates and equivalents in various other languages.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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