Wife and mother who homesteaded in La Moure County, Dakota Territory, and was later a permanent resident of Fargo, North Dakota.
Julia Louise Gage Carpenter (born May, 1851) was the daughter of Henry H. Gage and noted suffragette Matilda Joslyn Gage. She attended Syracuse University for two years before marrying James D. "Frank" Carpenter (born Aug. 1860) on February 9, 1882. 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 (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 in 1920 and Julia Carpenter died in 1931.
From the description of Diary, 1882-1904 (inclusive). (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 18311378
