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William H Carpenter 
  Rank: Pvt Co: B Age: 20 Residence: South Berwick Birthplace: So Berwick Occupation: millman Married/Single: S Height: 5' 11 Eyes: Bl Hair: Br Complexion: Lt 

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WILLIAM H CARPENTER was born 23 July 1845 [gs] in Berwick, ME [death rec; Descriptive roll says South Berwick] , the son of Albion and Esther Cordelia Spencer. Father was of English birth. William died on 12 Jan 1910 in South Berwick and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, South Berwick.

He married on 31 July, 1871 in South Berwick to CLARA A RAMSDELL [vr of Berw,S.Ber+N.Ber. pg 460], the daughter of William A and Phoebe (Boston) Ramsdell. She was born 29 Mar 1850 in York, ME and died on 2 May 1919 in Sanford, ME [ME VR; gravestone says 1917]. She was buried on 5 May with her husband in Pleasant Hill Cem, South Berwick.

William lived early on in Berwick, then moved to South Berwick with his family, where he lived the rest of his life, except for a small time in Barrington, NH around the 1880 census with brother Henry. He worked in the woolen manufacturing business.

Note: His middle initial "H" is seen on his Civil War enlistment, as well as on his grave, but the 1890 Veterans Schedule and the 1900 census both have a "D" instead. The other census records don't give him any middle name or initials.

William and Clara didn't seem to have any children of their own, but in the 1900 census a JOSIE M is called 'daughter' to them, born Dec, 1879 in NH, parents given same birth place (she is not with them in 1880). In 1910, Clara has with her Harlan H Wilson, age 1, an adopted grandson, born in ME with parents born PA/NH. This would match the Josie M born 21 Dec, 1879 died 29 Oct, 1960, the wife of William N Wilson, who was born in Philadelphia (1910 census). They lived and were buried in Sanford, ME. The same census doesn't give her any number of children. I will need to look up her obit for further information.

[based on birth date from grave and age on census records, he was likely only 17 when he enlisted]


additional source data:
1850 Berwick census: h.h. 267/273
1860 South Berw. (pg 60) 
1870 S.Berw. (pg 52) h.h.423/433 Esther uses middle name Cordelia on this rec
1880 Barrington, NH (pg7) h.h. 79/82
1890 Veteran Schedule - lived South Berw.
1900 S.Berw (pg 11A) - William given an 1847 birth year
1910 S.Berw. (11B) lived York Beach Rd
1910 Sanford - William and Josie Wilson lived here

- vr of Berwick has Albion Carpenter of Somersworth and Esther Spencer of Berwick when they marr in Berwick - intents 8 Dec 1829
- York Cty Cem Inscrip: pg 2063 Pleasant Hill Cem on Wadleigh Lane [ took photos of stones here]


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