William Carpenter (Rhode Island colonist)

William Carpenter
Bornabt. 1610
Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Died7 September 1685
Providence, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Known forFirst surnamed Carpenter to make permanent residence in America

William Carpenter (c. 1610 – 7 September 1685) was a co-founder of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, born about 1610, probably in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. He died September 7, 1685, in the Pawtuxet section of Providence, now in Cranston, Rhode Island. He was listed by 1655 as a "freeman" of the colony.

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