Amie Carpenter (1725 - 1803)

Born 26 Nov 1725 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Rhode Island Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Carpenter Esq. — married 2 Oct 1745 in Providence, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1803 at age 77 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Birth

Amie was born 26 Nov 1725 to Abiel & Prudence Carpenter in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage

Amie married her fourth cousin Benjamin Carpenter in Providence on 2 October 1745, after they declared their intentions in Rehoboth in August. ^[2]

Children

Amie and Benjamin had 11 children. The first four were born in Bristol or Warren, Rhode Island, from 1746 to 1753.

Removal to Vermont

In about 1770, Amie's husband Benjamin removed from Rhode Island, eventually reaching Guilford, Vermont, a few miles south of Brattleboro. She came there with or after him, with many of their children.

Death and Burial

Amie died in 1803 in Guilford, Vermont.^[3]

She was buried later in her hometown of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, next to her husband. The stone is inscribed:

Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Amie Carpenter, consort of Gov. Benjamen Carpenter Esq. who died July 10, AD 1803 in the 78th year of her age.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord

from henceforth yea forth the spirit

that they may rest from their labors

and their works which follow them.

Thanks to Dr. Halsey Graves Avery Bullen for locating the grave and recording that inscription in the 1970's.

Sources

1. ↑ Bristol, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Rehoboth,", p. 574, original vol. 2 p.76, 'amie, of Abiel and Prudence, 26 November 1725'
2. ↑ Bristol, Massachusetts, "Vital Records of Rehoboth,", p. 437 - intentions, Amey and Benjamin Carpenter, both of Rehoboth, 31 August 1745.
3. ↑ Vermont, Births, Marriages, and Deaths to 2008, Deaths C to 1871: p. 2193;American Ancestors database, Boston

• A genealogical history of the Rehoboth branch of the Carpenter family in America, brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter, 1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families, by Carpenter, Amos B. (Amos Bugbee), b. 1818

Published 1898, contains some errors.

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