Person:Eliphalet Carpenter (5)

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Eliphalet Carpenter
b.9 Nov 1747
m. 1 Nov 1727
  1. Eliphalet Carpenter1747 - 1820
m. 22 May 1766
  1. Ralph Carpenter1777 - 1850
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Name Eliphalet Carpenter
Gender Male
Birth? 9 Nov 1747
Marriage 22 May 1766 to Esther Gurley
Death? 21 Dec 1820 Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Reference Number 256+11519.8


BIOGRAPHY: A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family Amos B. Carpenter Amherst, Mass. Press of Carpenter & Morehouse 1898 - Page 98 He enlisted in the Revolution, Sept. 7, 1776, in Captain Isaac Sargent's Company. Major Backus Light Horse Regiment. This command was ordered to the army near New York, in September or November, 1776. Washington issued the following general order; "A relief being come for his light Horse under Major Backus that corps is now dismissed with the hearty thanks for their faithful services and the cheerfulness and alacrity they have shown upon all occasions."