When Nathaniel Evans Carpenter was born on 2 February 1838, his father, George Alexander Carpenter, was 45 and his mother, Eleanor Hayden, was 36. He lived in Maryland, United States in 1870 and Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States in 1880. He died on 8 April 1899, in Budds Creek, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States, at the age of 61.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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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