George CarpenterAge: 75 years1657–AD 1731/32
- Name
- George Carpenter
- Name suffix
- 1st Baron Carpenter
| Birth | 10 February 1657 |
| Marriage | Alice Caulfeild — View this family 23 January AD 1693/94 (2 February 1694) (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George Carpenter 20 April 1697 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Carpenter 1699 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a son | James Carpenter 20 April 1719 (Age 62 years) |
| Reference number | Alice Caulfeild — View this family yes |
| Marriage of a child | George Carpenter — Elizabeth Petty — View this family 26 August 1722 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Alice Caulfeild 7 October 1731 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Alice Caulfeild 10 October 1731 (Age 74 years) |
| Death | 8 February AD 1731/32 (19 February 1732) (Age 75 years) |
| Burial | 13 February AD 1731/32 (24 February 1732) (5 days after death) |
| Family with Alice Caulfeild |
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Birth: 10 February 1657 — Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire Death: 8 February AD 1731/32 (19 February 1732) |
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Birth: about 1661 37 45 — Charlemont, Co Armagh Death: 7 October 1731 — Bath, Somerset |
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Marriage: 23 January AD 1693/94 (2 February 1694) — St.Edmund the King, London |
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3 years son |
George Carpenter Birth: 20 April 1697 40 36 — Ghent, Flanders Death: 12 July 1749 |
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3 years son |
James Carpenter Birth: 1699 41 38 Death: 20 April 1719 |
| John Margetson + Alice Caulfeild |
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Birth: about 1661 37 45 — Charlemont, Co Armagh Death: 7 October 1731 — Bath, Somerset |
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Marriage: 27 January AD 1677/78 (6 February 1678) — Dublin |
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12 years step-daughter |
Sarah Margetson Birth: 1689 33 28 — Bessborough, Co Kilkenny Death: 20 May 1733 — Bessborough, Co Kilkenny |
| Shared note | Of Longwood, Owslebury, Hampshire. Son of Warncomb Carpenter of Holme, Herefordshire. A page to Earl of Montagu in his embassy to the Court of France in 1671. In 1672 joined the 3rd Troop of Guards, rising through the ranks. After his marriage to Hon Alice Caulfeild, he used part of her dowry to purchase, on 10th March 1701 for 1800 guineas, the Kings Own Regiment of Dragoons, which he commanded until his death. Made Col in 1701, Brig-Gen in 1705 under Peterborough, acting as Quartermaster to the regiment of horse, in which he rose to become Lt-Colonel in 1708. This regiment was distinguished at the battles of Almanza in 1707 and Almenara in 1710. In 1715 he forced the rebels under Lord Derwentwater to surrender at Preston, thus securing the throne for the reigning family. On 6th July 1716 he was appointed Governor of Minorca, and subsequently commander-in-chief of all forces in Scotland, when he was elevated to the peerage on 29th May 1719 as Baron Carpenter of Killaghy, Co Kilkenny. MP for Newtonards in the Irish House of Commons 1703-05, for Whitchurch 1714-15, and for Westminster 1722-27. His grandson George was created Viscount Carlingford and Earl of Tyrconnel in 1761. His granddaughter Almeria married the Earl of Egremont. |
| Shared note | Marriage Date: 23 JAN 1693/94 |
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