Benjamin Carpenter

Benjamin Carpenter (born May 17, 1725 in Swansea , Bristol County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † March 29, 1804 in Guilford , Windham County , Vermont ) was an American military man and statesman. As a Vermont officer, he fought in the American Revolution and later became Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

Life

Carpenter lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island until he settled in the Vermont Republic in 1770 .

Carpenter came into contact with the early stages of Vermont politics, which included the ongoing dispute between New Hampshire and New York over jurisdiction. In line with those who advocated Vermont independence, Carpenter was kidnapped by pro-New York fighters in 1783. He was released on condition that he campaign with the Vermont government for the release of detained members of the pro-New York group. However, he never did this.

With the beginning of the revolution, Carpenter served as chairman of his county, the Committee of Safety , and later as a lieutenant colonel in the militia . He remained on the Vermont Committee of Safety.

In 1779 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He held this office until 1781. In 1783 he was a member of the Council of Censors

Benjamin Carpenter was a devout Baptist . In addition to serving as a deacon for more than 50 years, he occasionally preached from the pulpit.

He died in Guilford on March 29, 1804. His grave is in West Guilford's Carpenter Cemetery.

Individual evidence

^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 63.
^ The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans , compiled by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown, 1904.
↑ Old Vermont Houses, by Herbert Wheaton Congdon, 1968, p. 11.
^ Revolutionary Outlaws: Ethan Allen and the Struggle for Independence on the early American Frontier , by Michael A. Bellesiles (1993), 213.
↑ Benjamin Carpenter biography , American Monthly magazine, edited by Daughters of the American Revolution, Oct. 1901, 391-393.
^ Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States , by John Howard Brown, 1900, Issue 1, p. 572.
↑ Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography , by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, Issue 1, 1887, p. 530.
^ History of the Baptists in Vermont , by Henry Crocker, 1913, 196.
^ History of Vermont: Natural, Civil, and Statistical , by Zadock Thompson, 1842, 83.
^ Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , edited by EP Walton, Montpelier, Issue 1, 1873, pp. 117-118.
^ Daughters of the American Revolution magazine, Volume 103, Issues 1-10, 1969, p. 841.
^ Inscriptions on the Grave Stones in the Grave Yards of Northampton and of the Other Town in the Valley of the Connecticut , by Thomas Bridgman, 1850, 195.

Web links

Benjamin Carpenter in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Carpenter, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American military and statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	May 17, 1725
PLACE OF BIRTH	Swansea , Bristol County , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	March 29, 1804
Place of death	Guilford , Windham County , Vermont

[1] Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , compiled by Jacob G. Ullery, 1894, 63.

[2] The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans , compiled by Rossiter Johnson and John Howard Brown, 1904.

[3] Old Vermont Houses, by Herbert Wheaton Congdon, 1968, p. 11.

[4] Revolutionary Outlaws: Ethan Allen and the Struggle for Independence on the early American Frontier , by Michael A. Bellesiles (1993), 213.

[5] Benjamin Carpenter biography , American Monthly magazine, edited by Daughters of the American Revolution, Oct. 1901, 391-393.

[6] Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States , by John Howard Brown, 1900, Issue 1, p. 572.

[7] Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography , by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, Issue 1, 1887, p. 530.

[8] History of the Baptists in Vermont , by Henry Crocker, 1913, 196.

[9] History of Vermont: Natural, Civil, and Statistical , by Zadock Thompson, 1842, 83.

[10] Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , edited by EP Walton, Montpelier, Issue 1, 1873, pp. 117-118.

[11] Daughters of the American Revolution magazine, Volume 103, Issues 1-10, 1969, p. 841.

[12] Inscriptions on the Grave Stones in the Grave Yards of Northampton and of the Other Town in the Valley of the Connecticut , by Thomas Bridgman, 1850, 195.