Alfred K. W. Carpenter

about 1828–
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Alfred K. W.

Alfred K. W. Carpenter was born about 1828, in Pennsylvania, United States. He married Helen R. Perrin on 3 May 1853, in Erie, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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Family Time Line

Alfred K. W. Carpenter
1828–
Helen R. Perrin
1832–1904
Marriage: 3 May 1853
Willis G. Carpenter
1855–1936
William Alfred Carpenter
1858–1919

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 May 1853Erie, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 2
    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.
    1830 · The Oregon Trail
    Age 2
    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
    1863
    Age 35
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Zimmermann

    Sources (10)

    • Legacy NFS Source: Alfred K. W. Carpenter - Government record: birth: about 1828; New York, United States
    • Alfred K.W. Carpenter, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
    • Alfred Carpanter in entry for Willis Gurdm Carpanter, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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