Canfield, Margaret

Canfield, Margaret

Female 1859 - 1961  (101 years)

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  • Name Canfield, Margaret  [1, 2
    Nickname Maggie 
    Born 2 Jun 1859  Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 24 Jul 1860  Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 1 Mar 1961  La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I25170  Sackett | Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2020 

    Father Canfield, Gideon Wellman,   b. 8 Apr 1811, Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1890, Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Pratt, Clarissa,   b. 14 Apr 1814, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1867  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1834  Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 9 children 
     1. Canfield, Sarah,   b. 26 Jan 1835, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1835, Hope Cemetery, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Canfield, Clarissa Philinda,   b. Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Canfield, Henry A.,   b. 17 Aug 1838, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1917  (Age 78 years)
     4. Canfield, John,   b. 15 May 1842, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1924, Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Canfield, William Amos,   b. 20 Apr 1844, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1865  (Age 21 years)
    +6. Canfield, Winfield Scott,   b. 22 Apr 1847, Cranesville, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1938, Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. Canfield, Lydia Anne,   b. 24 Feb 1851, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1880  (Age 29 years)
     8. Canfield, Frances,   b. 30 Apr 1853, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1864  (Age 10 years)
     9. Canfield, Margaret,   b. 2 Jun 1859, Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1961, La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     
    Family ID F9111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carpenter, Leonard,   b. 5 Feb 1838,   d. 13 Dec 1924  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1905  La Porte County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F9125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1859 - Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 24 Jul 1860 - Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1905 - La Porte County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1961 - La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Union Mills Cemetery, Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Street/Feature Village/Neighborhood/Community Township/Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1365] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 16 Dec 2020.
      Name: Maggie Canfield
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1905
      Marriage Place: La Porte County, Indiana
      Father: Gideon Wellman Canfield
      Mother: Clarissa Pratt
      Spouse: Leonard Carpenter
      FHL Film Number: 1673884
      Reference ID: 266

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 16 Dec 2020.
      The Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana), 3 Mar 1961, Page 3

      CENTENARIAN DIES

      LA PORTE, Ind., March 3.--(AP)--Mrs. Margaret Canfield Carpenter, who would have been 102 years old June 2, died Wednesday night [March 1] in the Ruth C. Sadin Home here. Mrs. Carpenter was born in Hanna in 1859. Her husband, Leonard, served in the Civil War, returned to La Porte county to farm and died in 1924. She came to the home in 1928. Funeral services will be in La Porte Saturday with burial in Union Mills cemetery.

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    3. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 16 Dec 2020.
      Memorial ID 66939885
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66939885

      Margaret "Maggie" Canfield Carpenter
      Birth 2 Jun 1859
      Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Death 1 Mar 1961 (aged 101)
      La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Burial
      Union Mills Cemetery
      Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

      Transcribed by Ted Smith

    4. [S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 17 Dec 2020.
      1860 Census, enumerated 24 Jul 1860 in Noble Township, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Gideon W Canfield M 50 Vermont
      Clarissa Canfield F 46 Vermont
      Henry Canfield M 21 Penn
      John Canfield M 18 Penn
      Amos Canfield M 15 Penn
      Scott Canfield M 13 Penn
      Lydia Canfield F 9 Indiana
      Frances Canfield F 8 Indiana
      Margaret Canfield F 1 Indiana

      Page: 160
      Household ID: 1185
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      Affiliate Film Number: 275
      GS Film Number: 803275
      Digital Folder Number: 005165845
      Image Number: 00346
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01712-0
      Record Number: 13450

      "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N5-4CR : 11 November 2020), Gideon W Canfield, 1860.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    5. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 16 Dec 2020.
      Memorial ID 120177953
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120177953

      Gideon Wellman "G.W" Canfield
      Birth 8 Apr 1809
      New York, USA
      Death 12 May 1890 (aged 81)
      Hanna, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Burial
      Union Mills Cemetery
      Union Mills, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
      Plot old sect, row 8, gr 3

      Gideon was born in Pownal NY, which is now Vermont

      1st Marriage - Clarissa Pratt on May 4, 1834
      Of this marriage nine children. Located resting place of all except Sarah Canfield b: Jan.26,1835 Cranesville, Erie co., PA d: April 27,1835 same as birth place.

      2nd Marriage - Mary Elizabeth Mun on April 1869
      Of this marriage two children: Clarissa Canfield Dettweiler and George D. Canfield.

      *It seems it was a common practice to give a child the name of a child who had passed away. This can cause confusion when searching the family tree.

      Interesting info regarding the family of Gideon Wellman Canfield
      Gideon?s parents, Anson Canfield and PHILINDA WELLMAN b:1790 d:1869
      Gideon married on May 4,1834, 1st wife CLARISSA Pratt b:1814 d:1867
      They had nine children. A daughter was named CLARISSA PHALINDA b:1836 d:1863.*

      After the death of his 1st wife in 1867 Gideon married his 2nd wife Mary Elizabeth nee: Mun, Hitchcoock, in April 1869. They had two children, George b:1872 d:1924 and CLARISSA PHALINDA b:1870 d:1939.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    6. [S628] Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, (FamilySearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 17 Dec 2020.
      Name: Leonard Carpenter
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 21 Dec 1905
      Event Place: LaPorte, Indiana, United States
      Event Place (Original): La Porte County, Indiana, United States
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Daniel Carpenter
      Mother's Name: Elizabeth
      Spouse's Name: Maggie Canfield
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Father's Name: Gideon Wellman Canfield
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Clarissa Pratt

      GS Film Number: 1673884
      Digital Folder Number: 007579992
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01157-9
      System Origin: ODM

      "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNR-NZ8 : 13 January 2020), Leonard Carpenter, 1905.

      Researched by Ted Smith


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