Born in Strafford, Ct.--Husband of Hannah Morrill Carpenter. He came to New Hampshire and was installed first pastor of the First Congregational Church of Chichester, New Hampshire and retained that position for nearly forty years. Josiah Carpenter was 14 at beginning of Revolutionary War and served in Patriot Army. His other three brothers also served in the Revolutionary War.
Born in Strafford, Ct.--Husband of Hannah Morrill Carpenter. He came to New Hampshire and was installed first pastor of the First Congregational Church of Chichester, New Hampshire and retained that position for nearly forty years. Josiah Carpenter was 14 at beginning of Revolutionary War and served in Patriot Army. His other three brothers also served in the Revolutionary War.