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Carpenter, Joseph (Joseph Lancaster), 1881-1968

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1881 - 1968

Biographical History

Joseph Carpenter (1881-1968) was a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Arizona.

Joseph Lancaster Carpenter was born on July 11, 1881, to Erastus Snow Carpenter and Julia Ann Van Orden, in Glendale, Utah. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Southwestern states in 1903. On April 6, 1908, He married Jensine Antonette Jensen in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had one child. Joseph died on December 21, 1968, in Thatcher, Arizona.

Citation:
Early Missionaries database, via WWW, Oct. 30, 2018 (Joseph Lancaster Carpenter; b. July 11, 1881, Glendale, Kane, Utah; parents: Erastus Snow Carpenter and Julia Ann Van Orden; d. December 21, 1968; served in Southwestern States, Central States Mission, 1903-1905)

Family Search, March 21, 2024 (Joseph Lancaster Carpenter; b. July 11, 1881, to Erastus Snow Carpenter and Julia Ann Van Orden, in Glendale, Utah; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the southwestern states in 1903; m. April 6, 1908, to Jensine Antonette Jensen in Salt Lake City, Utah; had one child; d. December 21, 1968, in Thatcher, Arizona)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Carpenter family histories

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239283747]
Identifier: MSS SC 1507
Scope and Contents This collection contains separate transcribed copies of the Carpenter Family. The first document, by J. Hatten Carpenter, describes the origin of the last name "Carpenter." The author begins the family history starting in 1200 in France and England. He then continues with the ancestry of the Carpenter family, who emigrated from England to the United States. The second copy is a sketch biography of Margarett McCullough. The sketch contains a transcript of Erastus Snow Carpenter's letter about...
Dates: Other: 1963-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Carpenter family histories

Joseph Carpenter missionary journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2404
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten diaries by Carpenter, documenting his experiences in the Southwestern States Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Entries included from the time he left Thatcher, Arizona until the time he returned. He documents his daily activies as a missionary.

Dates: 1903-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Carpenter missionary journals

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
Diaries 1
Family histories 1
Immigration and American Expansion 1
Latter Day Saints -- Arizona -- Thatcher -- History 1
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Latter Day Saints -- Southwest, Old -- History 1
Missions and Missionaries 1
Mormon missionaries -- Southwestern States -- Diaries 1
Photocopies 1
Pioneers 1
Southwest, Old -- History 1
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