Rufus Carpenter

1764 - 1837  (73 years)

• Name	Rufus Carpenter
  Born	13 Mar 1764	Providence,RI??
  Gender	Male
  Died	03 Jul 1837	Cheshire, Berkshire Co, MA
  Person ID	I116	B03 Thomas Hore, b1649, Chilham, Kent, England
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Stephen Carpenter,   b. 15 Oct 1740, Attleboro, MA ,   d. 13 Feb 1815, Adams, Berkshire Co, MA  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amy Field,   b. 08 Jun 1741, Providence, RI ,   d. 16 Sep 1786, MA ??  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	15 May 1763	Providence, RI ??
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Peggy" Barker,   b. 14 Dec 1767, Lanesboro,, MA ,   d. 07 Apr 1845  (Age 77 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1786	Lanesboro,, MA
  Children	1. Sarah Carpenter,   b. 02 Apr 1800, Cheshire,,MA ,   d. Bef 1850, Groton,, NY  (Age < 49 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CARPENTER GEN -- REHOBOTH FAMILY Rufus (8) # 1389, of Stephen #533, Stephen 153, Noah 38, William 18. Family #451. Rufus was b. March 13, 1764 in Providence, RI or Cheshire, MA, and d. June 24, 1837. A farmer. Rufus Carpenter of Adamstown, enlisted in the Continental Army, June 30, 1780; served five months and 23 days. Rufus appears among a list of men raised for six months and returned by General Putnam as having passed muster, a return dated "Camp ----- Oct. 25, 1780." He enlisted again as corporal in Lieutenant Jerry Brown's company, in Col. Asa Barnes' regiment, Oct. 13, 1781, and served 16 days in a Berkshire county regiment, ordered on alarm to join General Stark at Saratoga. Berkshire Co., Cheshire, MA: Estate inventories and valuation reported to the Court on s17 April 1837. Amount of real estate, $1585.00 Amount of personal property, $338.95 Inventory list with values is in Bonny's Carpenter folder.