Charles Carpenter

about 1795–28 October 1823 (Age 28)
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

The Life of Charles

When Charles Carpenter was born about 1795, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States, his father, Captain John Carpenter, was 60 and his mother, Susannah Turner, was 46. 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 28.

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

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
about 1816
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
children

(2)

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(10)

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World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 5

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

Age 8

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size

Age 8

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

Name Meaning

1 English: occupational name for a worker in wood, Norman French carpentier (from Late Latin carpentarius ‘cartwright’).2 Translation 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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