Fonds MG 227 - Carpenter Family fonds

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Carpenter Family fonds

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MG 227

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  • 1837-1958 (Creation)

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60 cm of textual records
46 cm of pressed plants

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(1838 -)

Biographical history

The Carpenter family had members in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Connecticut, California, and Wisconsin; and were related to the Smith, Lawrence, Richmond, Paul, and Orr families. Edward Richmond Carpenter was born in Woodstock, Conn., 16 Jun 1838; Jessie Leonora Smith was born in Lloydtown, On., on 17 Jun 1844. They married on 27 Sep 1864. The Collingwood, On. cemetery contains a headstone for Edward Richmond Carpenter (1838-1914), his wife Jessie Leonora Smith Carpenter (1844-1921), and those of their children who predeceased them: Paul Amasa (1865-1890) John White (1867-1871) Mary Richmond (1870-1870) Jane Lawrence (1876-1912); [also known as "Jennie"]; m. John Rowland Orr; 2 children Jessie Lenora (1878-1883) Cyril Richmond (1889-1912) Three of their children were buried elsewhere: Edward Michael Carpenter (1871-1943) buried at Oceanside, CA Henry Stanley Carpenter (1874-1950) buried at Regina, SK Louise Melville Carpenter Harper (1879-1963); m. Clarence J. Harper; buried at Kingston, ON [Edward Richmond Carpenter's brother], Ezra C. Carpenter (1832-1891) [was also buried at Collingwood]. Edward Michael Carpenter married Eva Victoria Aylsworth on 17 Jun 1896; they had three children: Dorothy Winn (1897-1989); m. Arthur Cecil Henzell; one son, Arthur Louise Aylesworth (1902-1985); m. Rex Edward Fountain; two sons, Wayne and Lloyd Ruth Richmond (1903-1904) Henry Stanley Carpenter married Jessie Ross Cameron; they had five children: Edward Stanley Cameron (1904-1956); [also known as "Jim"] Paul Hamilton (1905-199?) John Richmond (?) [also known as "Jack"] Alison Hamilton (1913-?) Nancy Ross (1916-1991) One of Paul Hamilton Carpenter's children was David Cameron Carpenter; one of John Richmond Carpenter's children was Nancy Linforth Carpenter

Custodial history

The family memorabilia was passed to various members of the family until eventually it was divided between two cousins, David C. Carpenter of Saskatoon and Nancy Linville Carpenter of Montreal. Their fathers, Paul Hamilton Carpenter and John Richmond Carpenter (respectively) were the sons of Henry Stanley Carpenter and Jessie Ross Cameron; Henry Stanley Carpenter was the son of Edward Richmond Carpenter and Jessie Leonora Smith. David Carpenter donated the documents in his possession to the University Archives in 1996; and Nancy Carpenter donated this material to the University Archives in 1999.

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This fonds contains diaries, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera created or collected by various members of the Carpenter family.

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This fonds has been arranged into seven series:
I. Diaries and journals
II. Correspondence
III. Family - general
IV. Cards
V. Photographs
VI. Published works
VII. Pressed plants

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Related material: See also David C. Carpenter fonds, MG 163, Series I. Family Materials.

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