Guilford,VT. Is a small town in SE Vermont near the NH Border it is
neighbored on the East by Brattleboro,VT and to the West by Halifax,VT. South is
the border of Massachusetts. For 115 years there has been a John Carpenter
in this town. We start with John Benjamin Carpenter he was born in
Rehoboth,Mass. and came to Brattleboro, Vt in abt.1782, he had a son Named John
who came with him to VT,He latter married and raised his children in
Guilford,VT. including a son name
d John i 1820 in Guilford,VT.
Another John Carpenter was born in 1758 in R .I. and died in 1759 he was
son of Lt. Gov. Benjamin Carpenter of Guilford VT. Benjamin had another son
John Carpenter in 1766, who had a son named John in 1790 in Guilford,VT.
Between 1756 - 1845 there were 10 different John Carpenter families.
Also John Carpenter who married Lois Grover of Halifax VT He had a son
John Draper Carpenter who had a son John Carpenter. Should have named this
town JohnCarpenterville