Brief Life History of Stephen Decatur
When Stephen Decatur Carpenter was born in 1788, in Genoa, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Elisha Carpenter, was 40 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 28. He married Jerusha Rose on 8 November 1810, in Genoa, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 August 1841, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Chestnut Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.
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- Stephen Carpenter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elisha Carpenter in entry for Julia A Strong, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
- Elisha Carpenter in entry for Julia A Strong, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1799
Historical Boundaries 1799: Cayuga, New York, United States
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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