Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
Sarah Ann Carpenter was born on 13 April 1827, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. She married Garrett Townsend on 11 February 1843, in Estill, Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Magisterial District 1 Bardwell, Carlisle, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 4 June 1894, at the age of 67.
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- Mrs. Sallie Davis in household of Thomas Shelton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sarah Ann Cavender, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Sallie Carpenteer in entry for Nick Townsend, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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