Benjamin Carpenter

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Carpenter was born on 27 February 1756, in Coventry, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Noah Carpenter, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Pinneo, was 47. He had at least 5 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Carpenter
1756–
Harmon Carpenter
1780–1860
Rhoda Carpenter
1783–
Roxa Carpenter
1785–1862
Jeremiah Carpenter
1786–
Benjamin Carpenter
1787–1859
Oliver Carpenter
1789–1873
Ashael Carpenter
1792–

Sources (15)

  • Benjamin Carpenter, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Benjamin, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Benjamin in entry for Benjamin Carpenter, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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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