I have finally found the children of Eber and Alsia Platt Carpenter as are
specified in his will. They were Oren Asa, Aurelia (Beach), Oscar,
Galusha, Ann (Sheffield), and Eben (Elon or Elond possibly) born in 1841. I
am now looking for any of their descendants. I know that most settled in and
around Oakland Co., MI, or Kent Co., MI. I am willing to share any
information on the Platt family and the descendants of Aurelia Beach but I
still have not found any specific information about Eber Carpenter's parents
or ancestors. He was born in Connecticut according to the 1850 census, he
lived in Hanibal and Lima NY and his wife came from Steuben, Oneida Co., NY.
He became a member of the Baptist Bible Society and was a missionary to
Michigan in 1831 who started Baptist churches in Dexter, Salem, Plymouth,
and Highland. His wife died in 1853 and he married Louise Waterbury in 1856
and died soon after.