Frank H Washington Carpenter was born on May 18th, 1845 in Lincoln, ME to Benjamin Franklin Carpenter and Rebecca Smith Hammond.  He was the second of eight children. The family moved to Van Buren, ME sometime between 1853 and 1857.  By 1860, the family was living in Houlton, ME and moved to Hammond, ME by 1870.  Though Frank was about the right age, he did not participate in the Civil War.  in 1870, he was 25 years old, but still living with his family.  I have no documentation, but I suspect he was helping his father with the farm.

Frank married Elvira A Green of Blissfield, New Brunswick, England.  She was the daughter of Lewis L Green and Mary Lydia Mooers.  Their first children, twin girls, were born on June 14th, 1872 in Houlton, ME and were named Nora Louise and Cora Margaret.  According to their birth certificates, Frank was acting as a trader at the time.  On September 14th, 1874, their first son, Walter Garfield, was born in Houlton, ME.  By 1875, the family had moved to Fort Kent, ME.

Their next child, Althea, was born on December 28th, 1875 in Fort Kent.  She was followed by Frank Benjamin on February 3rd, 1880. At this time, Frank is listed as being a Cattle Dealer.  The 1880 U.S. Census has the family living in Fort Kent and Frank acting as the Deputy Sheriff after being unemployed for 6 month.  By 1887, the family had moved back to Houlton.  On May 18th, 1887, Frank and Elvira had another set of twins, Elvira Lydia and Charles Stinchfield.

1894 for a hard year for the family, On June 2nd, 1894 their daughter Althea died at age 18.  On the same day, their last child, Ralph B., was born.  He died soon after on September 14th, 1894.

In 1900, Frank was living with Elvira and their three youngest children in Houlton.  Frank was listed as being an insurance agent and the family was renting their house. Frank and Elvira are shown to be living at 32 Highland Ave in 1910 with the younger twins.  They own the house without a mortgage but Frank has been out of work for a bit over 4 years.  Elvira died on April 26th, 1917 and Frank continued to live in the house with the twins.  In 1920 at age 75, he is listed as being a traveling salesman for a nursery stock company.

The 1930 U.S. Census has Frank living with his daughter Cora Margaret and her husband Amos Putnam as well as Frank's youngest daughter.  They were living at 9 Charles Street. Frank died on June 22nd, 1936 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Houlton, ME.

Obituary

WAS THE OLDEST MAN IN HOULTON

Sudden Passing of Frank Carpenter At Age of 91

HOULTON, Jan. 22-THe Death of Frank Carpenter, 91, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amos Putnam, Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. Carpenter was playing his usual game of solitaire and listening to the radio which had been his custom for a great many years when death came instantly.

He was born in Lincoln, son of Benjamin F. and Rebecca Hammond Carpenter, and was the oldest resident in Houlton.  He was a member of Monument Lodge, F. and A. M., for 70 years and he was presented a medal from the Grand Lodge of Maine this past summer.

He moved to Hammond Plantation with his parents when he was a small boy and with the exception of a few years  he lived in Fort Kent, the greatest part of his life was in Houlton and vicinity.

His wife, who was Elvira A. Green, died in 1917. Mr. Carpenter was the holder of the Boston Post cane.  While listening to the radio he heard the tolling of the death of King George V. Mr. Carpenter's eyesight and hearing was nearly perfect and he saw the town of Houlton grow up, burn down and grow up again.

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Cora Putnam of Houlton, Mrs. Nora Burrill of Canaan and Mrs. John L. Johnson of Bangor; three sons, Walter and Frank Carpenter of Vancouver and Charles Carpenter of Smyrna; ten grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, three of whom are the children of the late Joseph Putnam, who reside in Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex, England. He also leaves two brothers, George and William Carpenter of Hammond Plantation and one sister, Mrs. George V. Hammond of Tacoma, Washington.

Funeral services will probably be held in the Unitarian church Friday afternoon under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge.

Branch

• Generation 3(2nd Great Grandparents): Frank H Washington Carpenter and Elvira A Green

  • Generation 2(Great Grandparents): Amos Putnam and Cora Margaret Carpenter

    • Generation 1(Grandparents): Ervin Earl Putnam and Mary Gertrude Connelly

      • Generation 0: Robert Ervin Putnam and (Florence) Caroline Wright

Descendants

• Generation 3: Frank H Washington Carpenter(1845-1936)(P6) and Elvira A Green(1850-1917)(P7)

  • Generation 2: Nora Louisa Carpenter(1872-1952) and George H Tabor(1873-1920): Also married Ralph W Burrell(1871-1959)

    • Generation 1: Marion Loantha Tabor(1900-1991) and Albert M Steadfast(1894-1983)

      • Generation 0: Albert Montgomery Steadfast(1927-1998) and Nancy Reed()

      • Generation 0: Joyce Steadfast(1925-2015) and Edward J Taylor()

    • Generation 1: Margaret Elizabeth Tabor(1904-1984) and Albert Leo Hollingdale(1904-1983)

      • Generation 0: George Tabor Hollingdale(1929-2002)

      • Generation 0: John Hollingdale(1932-1972)

    • Generation 1: Louisa Alma Tabor(1906-UNKN) and John Mackenzie(1907-1980)

  • Generation 2: Cora Margaret Carpenter(1872-1964)(P3) and Amos Putnam(1863-1936)(P2)

    • Generation 1: Frank Houlton Putnam(1892-1930) and Madge Weldon(1891-1957)

      • Generation 0: Joyce May Putnam(1920-1926)

      • Generation 0: Amos Weldon Putnam(1921-1983) and Ann Elizabeth Campbell(1921-2008)

      • Generation 0: Living and Peter Earnshaw Murray Willis(1910-1995)

      • Generation 0: Joan Lucy Putnam(1925-2008) and Vernon Entwhistle Dean(1916-1993)

      • Generation 0: Madge Putnam(1928-1928)

    • Generation 1: Ervin Earl Putnam(1893-1988)(P1) and Mary Gertrude Connelly(1895-1972)(C1)

      • Generation 0: Robert Ervin Putnam(1927-2011)(P0) and  Florence Caroline Wright(1930-2016)(W0)

      • Generation 0: Living Son and Virginia Ann Childs(1934-2021)

    • Generation 1: Margaret Louise Putnam(1895-1978) married Fred Harold Greaves(1927-2003)

      • Generation 0: Stanley Putnam Greaves(1927-2003) married Jaqueline M. Hall(1928-2008)

      • Generation 0: Living married Living

    • Generation 1: Harriette Carpenter Putnam(1898-1992) married Harold Farnhan Cates(1892-1947)

      • Generation 0: Frances Ann Cates(1925-1940)

      • Generation 0: Living married Living

    • Generation 1: Ruth Lydia Putnam(1900-1978) married Frank Harper Sleeper(1900-1983)

      • Generation 0: Francis Harper Sleeper(1927-2006) married Living

  • Generation 2: Walter Garfield Carpenter(1875-1894)

  • Generation 2: Frank Benjamin Carpenter(1880-1968) and Florence B Grant(1892-1969)

    • Generation 1: Florence Elizabeth Carpenter(1915-2003)

  • Generation 2: Elvira Lydia Carpenter(1887-1978) and John Loring Johnson(1888-1937)

  • Generation 2: Charles Stinchfield Carpenter(1887-1965) and Flora Lillian Mack(1903-UNKN)

    • Generation 1: Clayton Carpenter(1933-UNKN)

    • Generation 1: Richard Carpenter(1935-UNKN)

    • Generation 1: Ralph B Carpenter(1894-1894)