Celebrating 147 years since they got married

Frank H Washington Carpenter and Elvira A Green got married 147 years ago today in Houlton, ME

Rogers Immigrants - Chelmsford England

Rogers Branch

By Stuart Axe - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

• 9th Great Grandfather: John Rogers(1612-1685) Born in Chelmsford, England

• 8th Great Grandfather: John Rogers(1641-1695) Born in Watertown, MA.
• 7th Great Grandfather: Samuel Rogers(1672-1732) Born in Billerica, MA.
• 6th Great Grandmother: Eunice Rogers(1701-1741) Born in Billerica, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA. 
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Biography of Elvira A Green(1850-1917)-P7

Elvira A Green(1850-1917)-P7
Birth: September 14th, 1850 in Blissfield, New Brunswick, Canada
Father: Lewis L Green(1815-1880)-P14
Mother: Mary Lydia Mooers(1830-1914)-P15

Married: Married Frank H Washington Carpenter(1845-1936)-P6 on July 27th, 1871 of Lincoln, ME
Children:
Nora Louise Carpenter(1872-1952)
Cora Margaret Carpenter(1872-1964)-P3
Walter Garfield Carpenter(1874-1956)
Althea Carpenter(1875-1894)
Frank Benjamin Carpenter(1880-1968)
Elvira Lydia Carpenter(1887-1978)
Charles Stinchfield Carpenter(1887-1965)
Ralph B. Carpenter(1894-1894)

Death: April 26th, 1917 in Houlton, ME

Elvira A Green was born on September, 14th, 1850 in Blissfield, New Brunswick, Canada to Lewis L Green and Mary Lydia Mooers.  She was the second of six children, and also had 2 half siblings from her mother.  There appears to e a bit of a scandal between her mother and father.  They lived in Blisfield, NB until 1851 when they moved to Miramichi, NB and lived there until 1861, when they moved back to Blissfield.  I am wondering if the move to Miramichi is just an effect of the records and they never left Blissfield.   According to the 1861 Canadian Census, the family were Baptists.  In 1863 the family immigrated to the Houlton, ME area.

On July 27th, 1871 Elvira married Frank H Washington Carpenter of Lincoln, ME.  He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Carpenter and Rebecca Smith Hammond.     Their first children, twin girls, were born on June 14th, 1872 in Houlton, ME and were named Nora Louise and Cora Margaret.  According to their birth certificates, Frank was acting as a trader at the time.  On September 14th, 1874, their first son, Walter Garfield, was born in Houlton, ME.  By 1875, the family had moved to Fort Kent, ME.


Their next child, Althea, was born on December 28th, 1875 in Fort Kent.  She was followed by Frank Benjamin on February 3rd, 1880. At this time, Frank is listed as being a Cattle Dealer.  The 1880 U.S. Census has the family living in Fort Kent and Elvira is listed as being a house keeper and milliner.  By 1887, the family had moved back to Houlton.  On May 18th, 1887, Frank and Elvira had another set of twins, Elvira Lydia and Charles Stinchfield.

1894 for a hard year for the family, On June 2nd, 1894 their daughter Althea died at age 18.  On the same day, their last child, Ralph B., was born.  He died soon after on September 14th, 1894.

In 1900, Elvira was living with Frank and their three youngest children in Houlton.  The family was renting their house. Frank and Elvira are shown to be living at 32 Highland Ave in 1910 with the younger twins.  They own the house without a mortgage but Frank has been out of work for a bit over 4 years.  Elvira died on April 26th, 1917 of Carcinoma of the stomach and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton, ME.

Sources:

• 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia: Year: 1851; Census Place: Blissfield, Northumberland County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_995; Page: 9; Line: 17
• 1861 Census of Canada; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1003-1004
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• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 476; Family History Film: 1254476; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 0049
• 1900 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T623_31077_4119816; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240589.
• 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T624_537; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374550
• Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 55-Nora L Carpenter
• Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922: Record for Elvera A Carpenter
• Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012: Record for Elvira A. Green Carpenter, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23843706/car

Leavitt/Gilman/Clark Immigrants-Beverly, Hingham and Caston England

Leavitt Branch

By Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

• 8th Great Grandfather: John Leavitt(1608-1691) Born in Beverly, England.

• 7th Great Grandmother: Sarah Leavitt(1659-1726) Born in Hingham, MA.
• 6th Great Grandfather: Moses How(1695-1750) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA. 
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Gilman Branch

By Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

• 9th Great Grandfather: Edward Gilman(1887-1681) Born in Hingham, England.

• 8th Great Grandmother: Sarah Gilman(1622-1700) Born in Caston, England.
• 7th Great Grandmother: Sarah Leavitt(1659-1726) Born in Hingham, MA.
• 6th Great Grandfather: Moses How(1695-1750) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Clark Branch

By Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

• 9th Great Grandmother: Mary Clark(1561-1681) Born in Caston, England.

• 8th Great Grandmother: Sarah Gilman(1622-1700) Born in Caston, England.
• 7th Great Grandmother: Sarah Leavitt(1659-1726) Born in Hingham, MA.
• 6th Great Grandfather: Moses How(1695-1750) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Howe/Jones Immigrants-Hadnall and Ludlow, England

Howe Branch

By Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link

• 8th Great Grandfather: John Howe(1620-1680) Born in Hadnall, England.

• 7th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1642-1713) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 6th Great Grandfather: Moses How(1695-1750) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA. 
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Jones Branch

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• 8th Great Grandmother: Mary Martha Jones(1618-1698) Born in Ludlow, England.

• 7th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1642-1713) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 6th Great Grandfather: Moses How(1695-1750) Born in Sudbury, MA.
• 5th Great Grandfather: Samuel Howe(1719-1784) Born in Rutland, MA. 
• 4th Great Grandmother: Sarah Howe(1749-1827) Born in Rutland, MA.
• 3rd Great Grandfather: James Clark(1780-1848) Born in Blechertown, MA.
• 2nd Great Grandfather: Harriet Clark(1822-1894) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Great Grandfather: David Joy Wright(1851-1908) Born in Northampton, MA.
• Grandfather: David Sanders Wright(1887-1967) Born in Northampton, MA.

Ervin Earl Putnam's 125 Birthday

Today is Ervin Earl Putnam's 125th birthday.  I pulled together a list of all the posts I've done about him to honor him.

Biography Information

• Ervin Earl Putnam (1893-1988) (P1) from 1893-1920
• Ervin Earl Putnam (1893-1988) (P1) from 1921-1940
• Ervin Earl Putnam (1893-1988) (P1) from 1941-1988
• Descendants of Amos Putnam and Cora Margaret Carpenter
• The Honeymoon
• The Northampton flood of 1936

World War I Diary

• Ervin Putnam's WWI diary
• January-February 1918
• March 1918
• April 1918
• July 1918
• August 1918
• September 1918
• October 1918
• November 1918
• December 1918
• January-April 1919
• May-June 1919
• July-August 1919
• Photos of Paris 1919
• Lists and Addresses
• I missed a few World War I photos

1922 Fishing and Hunting Trips

• Hunting near Griswold, ME-1922
• Amos and Ervin drying out after swamping the Canoe
• Amos Putnam in bow of canoe
• Amos Putnam camping
• Camping
• At a Dock
• Taking a canoe for a walk.
• Taylor Camps
• The only fair day of the trip
• Camps on trip, 1922
• Ervin Putnam Camping
• Ervin Putnam with fish
• More fish
• Ervin Putnam at campsite
• At Allagash Falls
• 1922 Backwoods Maine Trip
• Ervin Putnam Poling a canoe
• Ervin Putnam beside wagon, possibly Lock Dam Carry from Chamberland Lake to Eagle Lake
• On Moosehead Lake
• Mt Kineo Hotel
• Forest fire near Mt. Kineo Hotel
• Photo of shoreline
• Shoreline near Mt. Kineo
• Shoreline with canoe

Ervin and Mary's 1961 Trip to Europe

• Mary and Ervin Putnam's 1961 European trip
• April 4th, 1961
• April 5th, 1961
• April 6th, 1961
• April 7th, 1961
• April 8th, 1961
• April 9th, 1961
• April 10th, 1961
• April 11th, 1961
• April 12th, 1961
• April 13th, 1961
• April 14th, 1961
• April 15th, 1961
• April 16th, 1961
• April 17th, 1961
• April 18th, 1961
• April 19th, 1961
• April 20th, 1961
• April 21st, 1961
• April 22nd, 1961
• April 23rd, 1961
• April 24th, 1961
• April 25th, 1961
• April 26th, 1961
• April 27th, 1961
• April 28th, 1961
• April 29th, 1961
• April 30th, 1961
• May 1st, 1961
• May 2nd, 1961
• May 3rd, 1961
• May 4th, 1961
• May 5th, 1961
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• May 8th, 1961
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• May 11th, 1961
• May 12th, 1961
• May 13th, 1961
• May 14th, 1961
• May 15th, 1961
• May 16th. 1961
• May 17th, 1961
• May 18th, 1961
• May 19th, 1961
• May 20th, 1961
• May 21st, 1961
• May 22nd, 1961
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• May 25th, 1961
• May 26th, 1961
• May 27th, 1961
• May 28th, 1961
• May 29th, 1961
• May 30th, 1961
• May 31st, 1961
• June 1st, 1961
• June 2nd, 1961
• June 3rd, 1961
• June 4th, 1961
• June 5th, 1961
• June 6th, 1961

Biography of Frank H Washington Carpenter(1845-1936)-P6

Frank H Washington Carpenter(1845-1936)-P6
Birth: May 18th, 1845 in Lincoln, ME
Father: Benjamin Franklin Carpenter(1822-1879)-P12
Mother: Rebecca Smith Hammond(1822-1885)-P13

Married: Married Elvira A Green (1850-1917)-P7 on July 27th, 1871 of Blissfield,  New Brunswick, Canada.

Children:
Nora Louise Carpenter(1872-1952)
Cora Margaret Carpenter(1872-1964)-P3
Walter Garfield Carpenter(1874-1956)
Althea Carpenter(1875-1894)
Frank Benjamin Carpenter(1880-1968)
Elvira Lydia Carpenter(1887-1978)
Charles Stinchfield Carpenter(1887-1965)
Ralph B. Carpenter(1894-1894)

Death: January 22nd, 1936 in Houlton, ME


Frank H Washington Carpenter was born on May 18th, 1845 in Lincoln, ME to Benjamin Franklin Carpenter and Rebecca Smith Hammond.  He was the second of eight children. The family moved to Van Buren, ME sometime between 1853 and 1857.  By 1860, the family was living in Houlton, ME and moved to Hammond, ME by 1870.  Though Frank was about the right age, he did not participate in the Civil War.  in 1870, he was 25 years old, but still living with his family.  I have no documentation, but I suspect he was helping his father with the farm.



Frank married Elvira A Green of Blissfield, New Brunswick, England.  She was the daughter of Lewis L Green and Mary Lydia Mooers.  Their first children, twin girls, were born on June 14th, 1872 in Houlton, ME and were named Nora Louise and Cora Margaret.  According to their birth certificates, Frank was acting as a trader at the time.  On September 14th, 1874, their first son, Walter Garfield, was born in Houlton, ME.  By 1875, the family had moved to Fort Kent, ME.


Their next child, Althea, was born on December 28th, 1875 in Fort Kent.  She was followed by Frank Benjamin on February 3rd, 1880. At this time, Frank is listed as being a Cattle Dealer.  The 1880 U.S. Census has the family living in Fort Kent and Frank acting as the Deputy Sheriff after being unemployed for 6 month.  By 1887, the family had moved back to Houlton.  On May 18th, 1887, Frank and Elvira had another set of twins, Elvira Lydia and Charles Stinchfield.

1894 for a hard year for the family, On June 2nd, 1894 their daughter Althea died at age 18.  On the same day, their last child, Ralph B., was born.  He died soon after on September 14th, 1894.

In 1900, Frank was living with Elvira and their three youngest children in Houlton.  Frank was listed as being an insurance agent and the family was renting their house. Frank and Elvira are shown to be living at 32 Highland Ave in 1910 with the younger twins.  They own the house without a mortgage but Frank has been out of work for a bit over 4 years.  Elvira died on April 26th, 1917 and Frank continued to live in the house with the twins.  In 1920 at age 75, he is listed as being a traveling salesman for a nursery stock company,



The 1930 U.S. Census has Frank living with his daughter Cora Margaret and her husband Amos Putnam as well as Frank's youngest daughter.  They were living at 9 Charles Street. Frank died on June 22nd, 1936 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton, ME.

Sources:

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: M432_266; Page: 357A; Image: .
• 1860 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: ; Page: 239; Image: 239.
• 1870 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township B, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 476; Family History Film: 1254476; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 0049
• 1900 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T623_31077_4119816; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240589.
• 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T624_537; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374550
• 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: T625_641; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 123
• 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 829; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 53.0; FHL microfilm: 2340564
• Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Roll Number: 17-Cora Margaret Carpenter
• Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922: Record for Elvera A Carpenter
• Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 55-Nora L Carpenter
• Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012: Record for Frank Carpenter, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23843684/car