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Carpenter, Joseph Hatten, 1861-1964

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1861 - 1964

Biographical History

Joseph Hatten Carpenter (1961-1964) was a clerk for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in Utah.

Joseph Hatten Carpenter was born on April 4, 1861 at Devonport, Devonshire, England to Robert Wright Carpenter and Elizabeth Link Hatten. After completing his studies he worked for a large mercantile firm in London, and in 1886 decided to help settle Australia. The following year he voyaged to San Francisco with the intention of living in California, but he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ended up in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he worked in the Salt Lake County recorder's office. He then served a three-year mission in Samoa. Upon returning home, he moved to Manti, Utah and obtained employment as city recorder for Manti, then at the Manti City Bank, where he worked for sixteen years. In March 1911, Joseph quit his job to become a full-time recorder in the Manti Temple. He also actively participated in the Genealogical Society of Utah. In 1953, at the age of ninety-three, he retired as temple recorder but continued to conduct genealogical research. He died at home in Manti, Utah on December 10, 1964.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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

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