Increase Carpenter (August 20, 1736–20 April 20, 1807) was a minuteman and American Revolutionary War veteran who was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. He served as a first lieutenant. Carpenter wore the uniform of the Jamaica Minutemen, served on the Committee of Correspondence, and was also a prisoner of war. He was at one time a Commissary of the Army. He was also a church elder, a butcher and an innkeeper.
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20 August 1736
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Died |
20 April 1807 (aged 70)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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