When Alice M Carpenter was born on 13 April 1863, in St Paul's Church, Southville, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Carpenter, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Bailey, was 31. She married Andrew McKenzie Nelson about 19 May 1883, in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Township of Bowne, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died on 21 August 1928, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Jackson, Michigan, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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