"The State O' Maine Carpenters"

This branch of the CARPENTER family has been traced back to 1825 in Canada by family tradition. I am looking to verify John Carpenter's parents who may have lived in St. Sylvestre, Lotbiniere County, Quebec from 1821. I have good reason to believe that his parents were Nicholas Carpenter and Sally King born in North Waterboro, Maine. John Carpenter had many brothers by family tradition and "left" the family farm at age 14 with 5 dollars and a horse. His brothers may have been Josiah, Orin, William, Oliver, Freeman and Dimon. John Carpenter, b. 1825, my great-great grandfather, first appeared in the U.S.census of 1850 in the household of Priscilla Higgins of Trenton,Maine and was listed as a farmer. He soon married Rachel Rogers and in later censuses never revealed his parents or birthplace correctly. I would like to find the descendants of John's brothers. From a book by Amos Bugbee Carpenter, it seems that Freeman moved to Marlett, Michigan and was the last to leave Quebec. He eventually went to live with Nicholas John Carpenter, in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. William resided in Andrews, Indiana, and Dimon Luther moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Update 2002: I have located and visited with the descendants of William Carpenter of Peru, Indiana. Also the descendants of Dimon Luther's son Homer Vermont, who live in Salem, Oregon. I have talked with the descendants of Lydia Carpenter Lee who stayed nearby St. Sylvestre, having married William Lee. I am still looking for a primary document that verifies that my g-g grandfather John Carpenter was one of the brothers in this family. I have lots of pictures of the descendants of John Carpenter and have acquired pictures of his siblings thanks to the descendants mentioned above.

Other surnames I am researching are COLE and EWING(S). The period
I am looking for is 1750 to 1800 for parents of Levi and Sallie
Cole of Greenwood, Maine. Also parents of Deacon Joseph Ewing
and Elizabeth (?) of Harpswell, Maine.

I can exchange information on the surnames above and
additionally, ROMER, ROGERS, CARTER, STARBIRD, POTTER, EATON,
TOBEY, HASKELL.

Any information we can exchange is welcome!

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