Hello!
FYI,
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
Carpenter Cemetery, Silver St., North Coventry, CT, Feb 1998
Silver St., North Coventry, Tolland Co., CT
http://home.att.net/~CoventryCT/CarpenterCem.html
FRENCH INDIAN WAR/ CORP./ BENJAMIN CARPENTER/ 1st CO. 2d REGT/ DIED MAY 29 1785
[No Coventry Vital/church record; Hale - age 89 from original stone; age not inscribed on
state stone.]
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(double stone)
Left - In Memory of Mrs. Rebeckah/ wife of Mr/ Benjamin Car/ penter who died/ Feb _5th
1788/ In ye 85 Year/ of her Age./ Blessed (remainder underground)
Right - In Memory of/ Mr Benjamin/ Carpenter who/ departed this/ life May ye 29th/ AD
1785/ In ye 90th Year/ of his age.
double footstone
Left - Mrs/ Rebeckah/ Carpenter
Right - Mr/ Benjamin/ Carpenter
[Coventry Vital/church records - Benjamin b. 1 Oct 1695 (prior to arrival in Coventry), m.
Rebeckah Smith
12 Apr 1727, births of children, no deaths for these 2; Hale - Rebeckah d. 3 Feb 1788,
Benjamin died age 89; possible, difficult to read now.]
Carpenter, Corp. Benjamin, lst Co.2nd Regt. French & Indian War, died May 29, 1785 age
89, State Stone.
Carpenter, Rebeckah, wife of Corp. Benjamin, died Feb. 3, 1788 age 83