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Thomas Carpenter, born November 2, 1752 at Salem, New Jersey, died July 7, 1847 at Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey, was an early American glassmaker and devout Quaker who, at significant spiritual and personal risk, found an important way to assist the American Revolutionary War, serving in the militia and the New Jersey Continental Line as what would today be called a logistics officer and earning the title of "Fighting Quaker." After the war, he contributed significantly to the rise of New Jersey glass production.

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  • Thomas Carpenter (glassmaker)
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  • Thomas Carpenter, born November 2, 1752 at Salem, New Jersey, died July 7, 1847 at Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey, was an early American glassmaker and devout Quaker who, at significant spiritual and personal risk, found an important way to assist the American Revolutionary War, serving in the militia and the New Jersey Continental Line as what would today be called a logistics officer and earning the title of "Fighting Quaker." After the war, he contributed significantly to the rise of New Jersey glass production.
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  • 1776(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1752-11-02(xsd:date)
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
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  • Fighting Quaker
Name
  • Thomas Carpenter
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
death date
  • 1847-07-07(xsd:date)
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placeofburial
  • Friends Meeting House Burial Ground, Woodbury, New Jersey
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  • New Jersey Continental Line & New Jersey Militia
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  • Thomas Carpenter, born November 2, 1752 at Salem, New Jersey, died July 7, 1847 at Carpenter's Landing, New Jersey, was an early American glassmaker and devout Quaker who, at significant spiritual and personal risk, found an important way to assist the American Revolutionary War, serving in the militia and the New Jersey Continental Line as what would today be called a logistics officer and earning the title of "Fighting Quaker." After the war, he contributed significantly to the rise of New Jersey glass production.
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