Abstract
1851-1931; Edgeley, ND, homesteader
Administrative/Biographical History
Julia Gage Carpenter, born in May 1851, was the daughter of Henry H. Gage and noted suffragette Matilda Joslyn Gage. She attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, for two years before marrying James D. “Frank” Carpenter on February 9, 1882. Her husband was born in August 1860. The couple homesteaded in La Moure County, Dakota Territory, a few miles north of the Edgeley town site, living on the claim periodically from 1882 until 1901. Frank and Julia had three children: Harry G., born in Syracuse January 17, 1886; Magdalena Towers, born on the claim April 2, 1887; and James Lucius, born on the claim July 14, 1888, who lived only 8 months. In 1901, the Carpenter family moved to Fargo, where Frank sold insurance. They lived in Fargo the rest of their lives. Frank Carpenter died 17 November 1920, while Julia died in 1931.
