I recently found some information on my ancestor, Harry Carpenter b Stanstead, Quebec, Canada 12 April 1802, son of Comfort and Thankful (Canfield) Carpenter. Harry's first marriage was to and Esther Wright. They had 3 known children: Harriet Pamelia Carpenter, Thankful Emily Carpenter and my ancestor, Amos Wright Carpenter b 6 March 1836, in the United States and possibly Vermont; Harry was married a 2nd time, 25 Jan 1847 registered in Bedford District, Quebec to Angeline Barbeau, b ca 1826 in Quebec. Harry and Angeline had 5 children, 4 of them born in Quebec and the youngest born in Clinton County, NY: Charles b ca 1852, Malvina b 1856, William b 1858, Louisa b 1864, and Susan b 1866; I found the family recorded in Peru, Clinton Co., NY in the 1870 census; in 1880, Angeline was recorded in the same location as a widow; William Carpenter + Abigail Briante Samuel Carpenter + Sarah Redaway Samuel Carpenter + Patience Ide Timothy Carpenter + Experience Chaffee Amos Carpenter + Mary "Polly" Gould Comfort Carpenter + Thankful Canfield Harry Carpenter + Esther Wright Amos Wright Carpenter + Helen "Nellie" Yates (aka Eleanor) Amos Frank Carpenter + Carrie Lee Churchill Millie Frances Carpenter + Arthur Merrett Deverell Briggs Marcia [email protected] http://home.mindspring.com/~mbriggs3 http://home.mindspring.com/~phil1180