Individual Details
Benjamin Carpenter
(17 May 1725 - 29 Mar 1804)
"Sacred to the Memory of the Late
HON BENJAMIN CARPENTER ESQ
Born in Rehoboth, Mass A.D. 1726
A Magistrate in Rhode Island in A.D. 1764
A public teacher of righteousness,
An able advocate to his last for Democracy,
And the equal rights of man.
Removed to this town A. D. 1770
Was a field officer in the Revolutionary War,
A founder of the first constitution and government of Vermont,
A counsellor of Censors in A.D. 1783
A member of the Counsil and Lieutenanet Governor of the state in A.D. 1779
A firm professor of Christianity in the Baptist church 50 years. Left this world
and 146 persons of lineal posterity March 29, 1804, aged 78y 10m 12d;
with a strong mind and full faith of a more glorious state hereafter. Stature
about 6 feet, weight 200. Death had no terror."
Gravesite Details
Burial and death information from Guilford Town Clerk's office - given on a Carpenter Cemetery information card.
Events
| Birth | 17 May 1725 | Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 31 Aug 1745 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Amie Carpenter |  | ||
| Death | 29 Mar 1804 | Guilford, Windham County, Vermont | |||
| Burial | Carpenter Cemetery, Guilford, Windham County, Vermont |  | |
Families
| Spouse | Amie Carpenter (1725 - 1803) |
| Father | Edward Carpenter (1700 - 1778) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Wilson (1706 - 1791) |
Notes
Burial
"Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, CT" "Lydia is the daughter of the Hon. Benjamin Carpenter of Rehobeth, MA" Judge Carpernter also lived in Halifax and Guilford, Vermont. BIRTH:MARR:DEATH:BIO: 'The Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family' by Amos Carpenter (1898) GRAVESTONE: Probably the Carpenter Cem in Guilford Twp, Windham, Vermont - "Sacred to the Memory of the Late HON BENJAMIN CARPENTER ESQ Born in Rehoboth, Mass A.D. 1726 A Magistrate in Rhode Island inA.D. 1764 A public teacher of righteousness, An able advocate to his last for Democracy, And the equal rights of man. Removed to this town A. D. 1770 Was a field office in the Revolutionary War, A founder of the first constitution and government of Vermont, A counsellor of Censors in A.D. 1783 A member of the Counsil and Lieutenanet Governor of the state in A.D. 1779 A firm professor of Christianity in the Baptist church 50 years. Left this world and 146 persons of lineal posterity March 29, 1804, aged 78 y 10m 12d; with a strong mind and full faith of a more glorious state hereafter. Stature about 6 feet, weight 200. Death had no terror." . Y. M. D Twp Co pg A Benjamin Carpenter received a Vermont Land Grant- 1781 08 12 Barre Washinton 223 - 1781 08 30 Cambridge Lomoille 42 - 1781 08 20 Fletcher Franklin 76 "From Vol 2 State Papers of Vermont"Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-W1WH : 17 October 2017), Benjamin Carpenter and Ame Carpenter, 31 Aug 1745; citing Marriage, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007577046..
2. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHG8-7NR : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Carpenter and Ame Carpenter, 31 Aug 1745; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,987,644..
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:9HF8-HFK : accessed 2015-09-22), entry for Benjamin Carpenter, submitted by dcrawford2742811..