Eliphalet Carpenter Genealogy

Eliphalet Carpenter, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Strong) Carpenter, was born Nov. 29, 1703, in Northampton, Mass., and shortly after his birth his parents removed to Coventry, Conn. He married, Nov. 1, 1727, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Hannah (Gillett) Andrews, born in Hartford, Ct., Feb. 17, 1705-6. She died May 6, 1773, and he married, second, Oct. 26, 1775, Abigail Ladd. She died -. He was a farmer in Coventry, Conn., where he died Feb. 22, 1792. He held a Captain's commission from the King. Children (Those marked with * Died of Blast Throat Distemper within a few days of each other):

* Hannah, b. March 22, 1728; d. June 5, 1740.

Elizabeth, b. April 15, 1731; m. Ephraim Root, d. Dea 30, 1751.

* Asahel, b. Jan. 30, 1733; d. June 9, 1740.

* Lois, b. May 21, 1735; d. June 4, 1740.

* Abigail, b. Dec. 9, 1736; d. June 8, 1740.

* Anna, b. April 9, 1739; d. June 7, 1740.

Hannah, b. May 15, 1741; d. Oct. 8, 1742.

Submit, b. Jan. 27, 1743; m. Nov., 1764, Reuben Stiles; d. Dec. 26, 1837.

Lois, b. Dec. 13, 1745; m. Isaiah Porter; d. April 4, 1766.

Eliphalet, b. Nov. 9, 1747; m. Esther Gurley.