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James Carpenter House 1820–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 October 1820

Birth Location: Orange County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 23 November 1881

Death Location: Arlington, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: John Westfall

Mother: Catharine Westfall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth House

Children(s): Louisa Shambaugh, Levi Carpenter, Martha Shambaugh

James Carpenter House was born in 1820 in Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of John Decker Carpenter Westfall And Catharine Anna Westfall. James Carpenter House married Elizabeth House, and had children including Levi Hiram Carpenter, Louisa Maria Carpenter Shambaugh, Martha Amanda Carpenter Shambaugh. James Carpenter House passed away in 1881 in Arlington, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Carpenter House was born in 1820 in Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of John Decker Carpenter Westfall And Catharine Anna Westfall.
  • James Carpenter House married Elizabeth House, and had children including Levi Hiram Carpenter, Louisa Maria Carpenter Shambaugh, Martha Amanda Carpenter Shambaugh.
  • James Carpenter House passed away in 1881 in Arlington, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James House's Ancestors

Self
James House
1820–1881
Birth Place: Orange County, New York, United States of America
Parents
John Decker Carpenter Westfall
1796–1885
Deerpark, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Catharine (Anna) Westfall
1798–1863
New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Carpenter) Decker
1755–1820
Margaret Decker
1770–1853
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Dunning
1712–1794
Elizabeth Tefft
1710–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carpenter
1658–1732
Mary Rhodes
1667–1732

James House's Descendants

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James (Carpenter) House (13 October 1820–23 November 1881) m. Elizabeth House (9 December 1827–5 January 1901)
  1. 1. Louisa (María Carpenter) Shambaugh 1866–1938 m. Thomas (Newton) Shambaugh 1867–1950
    1. 1. Alice (Ulla Shambaugh) Kirkland 1893–1970 m. Champ (Creason) Kirkland 1893–1952
      1. 1. Thomas (Emmett Kirkland) Mitchell 1916–1982 m. Dorothy (Stewart) Mitchell 1919–2010
  2. 2. Levi (Hiram) Carpenter 1852–1917
  3. 3. Martha (Amanda Carpenter) Shambaugh 1864–1960

James House's Timeline

3 Records

1820
13 October 1820
Birth of James Carpenter House in Orange County, New York, United States of America
Orange County, New York, United States of America
1821
22 Jan 1821
Age 1
James Carpenter House was baptized in Deer Park, Orange, New York, USA
Deer Park, Orange, New York, USA
1881
23 November 1881
Age 61
Death of James Carpenter House in Scott Township, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
Scott Township, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1820
    Event Place: Orange County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Deer Park, Book 12
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1821
    Event Place: Deer Park, Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Deer Park, Book 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1881
    Event Place: Scott Township, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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