Susan Rebecca Carpenter (1823–1863) • FamilySearch

Susan Rebecca Carpenter

1823–28 December 1863 (Age 40)
St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

The Life Summary of Susan Rebecca

When Susan Rebecca Carpenter was born in 1823, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States, her father, George Alexander Carpenter, was 31 and her mother, Eleanor Hayden, was 22. She married James Washington BURCH on 1 February 1843, in St. Mary's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in St. Marys City, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States in 1850 and District 4, Charles, Maryland, United States in 1860. She died on 28 December 1863, at the age of 40.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James Washington BURCH

1815–1864

Susan Rebecca Carpenter

1823–1863

Marriage: 1 February 1843

Susan Rebecca Burch

1842–1927

Thomas A Burch

1848–1921

Augusta O Burch

1853–

James W Burch

1855–1918

Alice Victoria Burch

1856–1910

Victoria BURCH

1857–

Susan BURCH

1858–

James B Burch

1863–

Spouse and Children

James Washington BURCH

Male1815–1864Male

Susan Rebecca Carpenter

Female1823–1863Female

Children

(8)

Susan Rebecca Burch

Female1842–1927Female

Male1848–1921Male

Female1853–Female

Male1855–1918Male

Female1856–1910Female

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Parents and Siblings

George Alexander Carpenter

Male1792–1852Male

Eleanor Hayden

Female1801–1879Female

Siblings

(15)

Susan Rebecca Carpenter

Female1823–1863Female

John Edward Carpenter

Male1825–1892Male

Norman E CARPENTER

Male1826–Male

Mary Eilza Carpenter

Female1827–1899Female

Samuel Parish Carpenter

Male1828–1836Male

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World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 7

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 13

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Carpenter

Susan

Rebecca

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.

Possible Related Names

Carpentieri

Charpentier

Zimmermann

Sources (7)

Susan R Birch in household of James W Birch, "United States Census, 1850"
Susan R Burch in household of James W Burch, "United States Census, 1860"
Susan Rebecca Carpenter, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"

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