This book offers a comprehensive history of the Carpenter family in America, tracing its lineage back to the founding of Providence, Rhode Island in the 17th century. Author Daniel Hoogland Carpenter draws on extensive research to provide a detailed account of the family's origins, migration patterns, and achievements over the centuries. For anyone interested in genealogy or American history, this book is an invaluable resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.