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 CARPENTER


Carpenter coat of arms - EnglishOrigin: English

Coat of Arms: A shield divided paly of six silver and red with three gold crosses crosslet on a blue chevron..

Crest: A gold globe.

Motto: Per acuta belli.

Motto Translated: Through the asperities of war.


Origin: English

Spelling variations include: Carpenter, Carpentar, Carpenters, Carpentier and many more.

First found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Philip Carpenter was a fisherman at Cape Elizabeth, Ambrose Carpenter was a merchant in Hampton, and John Carpenter was living in the town of Saco during the 17th century.
Carpenter name
  1. English: occupational name for a worker in wood, Norman French carpentier (from Late Latin carpentarius ‘cartwright’).
  2. Translation of German Zimmermann, French Charpentier, Italian Carpentieri, or cognates and equivalents in various other languages.



CARPENTER DNA PROJECT
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