of Jefferson County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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Edward Carpenter d. 1828
parentsJohn Carpenter
Edward Carpenter
childrenEdward Carpenter
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What the record says
Oldest son of John Carpenter.
In 1801 took a government road contract from Steubenville to the Wills Creek crossing of the Zane tract in Guernsey County (now the main county road leading westward from Steubenville).
Entered a quarter section of land in Section 2?, Township 11, Range 6, where he resided until his death, recorded as January 12 (year OCR-garbled as '1SJS', read as ~1828).
Death year uncertain due to OCR.
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