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April 5, 1823
159
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BARNES Capt. Lincoln, at Hingham, aged 34 years ; from a fall at the unstepping of a mast, lived 32 hours,
Daniel Leonard, son of George L., Esq., at Smithfield, aged II months,
Col. Levi, at Smithfield, in 73rd year,
Aug. 14, 1823 June 8, 1824
BARNETT Dr. William, at Elizabethtown, N. J., in 63rd year, last week. Gazette of
Dec. 25, 1790
Mrs. -, widow of Dr. Barnett, of Eliza- bethtown, at Newark. Gazette of
Oct. 24, 1795
BARNEY Mrs. Sarah, wife of Capt. Joseph, at Taunton, in 46th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Sally, wife of Nathaniel and daughter of James Bushee, of Warren, at Rehoboth. Gazette of
Samuel, at New Haven. Gazette of
Mrs. Ann, wife of the commodore, at Bal- timore,
July 25, 1808
Nathaniel, formerly of Newport, at Albany, N. Y., of Society of Friends, aged 80 years,
May 6, 1809
Nathaniel, at Seekonk, aged 55 years ; he served in Col. Jackson's regiment in the Revolution, and received a wound in the body, at Yorktown,
July 3, 1812
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Alexander, at Cumber- land, aged 38 years,
Aug. 12, 1812
Commodore Joshua, late of Baltimore, at Pittsburg, Penn .; served in the Revolution and war of 1812; was on his way to Ken- tucky with his family,
Nov. 26,.1818 Jan. 18, 1819
Oliver C., son of Cromwell, in this town, aged 34 years,
Sept. 10, 1820
Mrs. Dorcas, wife of Ebenezer, Esq., at War- wick, aged about 45 years,
Barbara, wife of Israel, in 47th year,
Capt. John, of Wickford, at New Orleans. Gazette of
Feb. 24, 1821
Capt. Jacob, at Taunton, aged 78 years,
Capt. Joseph, at Taunton, aged 90 years,
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of the late O. C., in this town, in 3d year,
Riley D., son of Lyman, in this town, aged 10 mos. 10 days, Cromwell, in this town, aged 54 years,
March 20, 1821 Aug. 29, 1821 Oct. 4, 1821
Nov. 21, 1821
Sept. 2, 1824 Feb. 14, 1824
George W., son of Cromwell, in 19th year, Mrs. Hannah, wife of Benajah, Esq., in 78th year, at Rehoboth,
Feb. 8, 1820
Sept. 18, 1820 Jan. 12, 1821
Rachel, wife of Christopher, at Rehoboth, in 64th year,
June 22, 1823
June 13, 1795
April 25, 1801 Aug. 3, 1805
160
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BARNEY Miss Patience M., daughter of the late Comfort, at Warren, in 23d year. Ga- zette of
BARNHAM Daniel, quartermaster, killed on board frigate Chesapeake in action with the Shannon,
June 1, 1813
BARNHILL Mr. -- , Jr., at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Oct. 26, 1793
Aug. 23, 1776
BARNUM Rev. Caleb, in 40th year, late minis- ter of the Gospel at Taunton, at Pittsfield, BARR Alexander, found murdered in the ruins of his burnt house, at Savannah, Ga.,
Dec. 9, 1801
BARRETT Samuel, LL. D., at Boston. Gazette of
Dea. Samuel, at Boston, aged 76 years. Ga- zette of
Sept. 8, 1798
Mrs. Susanna, wife of Nathan, and eldest daughter of Hezekiah Olney, formerly of this town, at Pomfret, Ct., in 27th year,
Samuel, second mate of the brig Unanimis of Boston, at sea, on passage from Jamaica, aged 23 years. Gazette of
Giles L., formerly of the theatre, at Boston, aged 65 years. Gazette of
Nov. 25, 1809
Edward, second son of Urban, aged 12 years, killed by lightning, at Southington, Ct.,
June 19, 1810
Mrs. Hannah, widow of Dea. Samuel of Bos- ton, in this town,
Jan. 18, 1814
William, killed by lightning, at Penfield, N. Y., while standing under an oak tree in a field where he had been at work. Gazette of
June 27, 1818
Capt. John, at Bristol,
Mary Elizabeth, infant daughter of Jeremiah S., of New Orleans, in this town,
Aug .. 21, 1823
BARRINGER Charles C., at Philadelphia, aged 64 years. Gazette of
Oct. 4, 1806
BARRINGTON -, the celebrated pick- pocket, at Botany Bay, early in this present year, I 802
BARRON Mrs. Ann, wife of Lieut. William, of the American Navy, at Taunton. Gazette of
Commodore Samnel, U. S. Navy, at Hamp- ton, Va., of apoplexy. Gazette of
Sept. 3, 1825
Sept. 1, 1798
June 12, 1802
Nov. 5, 1803
Mrs. Starr, a Jewess, at Charleston, S. C., aged 120 years,
Jan. 9, 1820 Aug. 9, 1823
BARRIE Mr. and Mrs. and two children, perish- ed in the burning of the transport Abeona, at sea. Gazette of
March 14, 1821
March 29, 1777
Nov. 10, 1810
161
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BARROWS Joseph, at Attleboro, a suicide, had been deranged for several years. Gazette of (Is called John in the preceding paper.) Mrs. Sarah, wife of John, at Dighton, aged 73 years,
July 27, 1771
Nov. 25, 1809
Mrs. Lucy, wife of Comfort, of the fever, at Attleboro, in 38th year,
Dec. 21, 1815
Mrs. Hannah, at Attleboro, of the fever, in 69th year,
Dec. 28, 1815
Simeon, at Attleboro, in 65th year,
Jan. 14, 1816
Ezra, son of Ezra, at Attleboro, in 7th year, John, aged 81 years, at Wellington, Mass., father of Dr. Thomas M., of this town,
July 24, 1816
Ezra, at Attleboro, in 50th year,
Aug. 12, 1817
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Dr. Thomas M., in this town, aged 46 years,
Jan. 26, 1818
BARRY Caleb, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
John, Esq., at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Hon. Isaac, in England ; member of parlia- ment and celebrated for the part he took in the American cause, in the war of the Revolution; was blind for several years before he died. Gazette of Com. John, at Philadelphia,
Oct. 9, 1802 Aug. 13, 1803
James, Esq., native of Ireland, a merchant, of Baltimore, at New York. Gazette of Redmond, private, killed on board frigate Chesapeake in action with the Shannon, Walter, at Brooklyn, N. Y., aged 64 years; killed by an unruly bull. Gazette of
Jan. 23, 1808
June 1, 1813
Oct. 2, 1813
BARSTOW Miss Lydia, at Taunton, in 18th year. Gazette of
Sally, daughter of Caleb, aged 14 years,
Sylvania, daughter of Caleb, aged 17 years, Caleb, formerly of this town, an ingenious ship- wright, at East Windsor, Ct., suddenly, aged 53 years, Joseph, of Duxbury. Gazette of
Sophia, wife of Nathaniel, in 25th year, in this town,
James Munroe, son of Capt. James, at Rochester, Mass., aged 16 months,
Oct. 6, 1821
Capt. Caleb, at Marietta, O., aged 52 years, formerly of this town. Gazette of
Russell, son of Capt. Caleb, at Marietta, O., aged 29 years, formerly of this town, Ga- zette of
Jan. 16, 1790 Sept. 24, 1791 Sept. 26, 1791
March 17, 1800 April 24, 1813 July 6, 1817
Dec. 17, 1823
Dec. 17, 1823
Jan. 18, 1816
Dec. 26, 1777 Oct. 31, 1795
162
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BARTHOLOMEW John, at Philadelphia, sugar boiler. Gazette of
BARTLETT Mr. -- , of Kingston, died on board the Maidstone frigate, a prisoner of war. Gazette of
March 21, 1778
Ruth, wife of Elisha, Esq., of Glocester, in 31st year. Gazette of
March 6, 1784
Isaac, merchant, late of Charleston and for- merly of this place, at Hartford, aged 35 years. Gazette of
Oct. 11, 1794
Josiah, in New Hampshire, a former gover- nor of that state. Gazette of
June 6, 1795
Mr. - -, at Woolwich, Eng., a superan- nuated carpenter of the navy ; although in perfect health he confined himself to his room for 23 years ; would allow no one to see him but his close relatives ; wore only his dressing gown ; had no fire or light in his room, winter or summer ; he shaved not, or combed his hair, or cut his nails; his hair became matted as hard as a board, his nails crooked like a hook and longer than his fingers, presenting altogether an un- usual aspect for a human being. Gazette of
Elisha, Esq., at Smithfield, in 62d year,
Dr. George F., in Georgia, aged 40 years, a native of Rhode Island. Gazette of
Aug. 23, 1806
Mrs. Susannah, wife of Abner, at Cumber- land, in 26th year. Gazette of
Oliver, at Smithfield, aged 34 years,
George, at Smithfield, aged 32 years,
Moses, son of Moses H., in this town,
Sept. 4, 1817
Betsey, drowned in the River Kennebec with her husband elect,
Nov. 16, 1822
John, of Boston, at Roxbury, aged 86 years. Gazette of
Jan. 29, 1823
Mrs. Waite, at Smithfield, in 42d year. Ga- zette of
April 9, 1825
BARTON Mrs. - , aged 80 years, at New- castle, Eng. ; burnt to ashes as she sat in her chair,
Andrew, of Pawtuxet; his child fell into a kettle of boiling water, died three days af- ter. Gazette of
Feb. 25, 1775
Mrs. - , wife of Seth,
Aug. 23, 1780
Andrew, at Warwick, in 67th year. Gazette of
Frances, aged 107 years, at Derbyshire, Eng. Gazette of
July 17, 1802
June 28, 1800 May 16, 1804
Feb. 7, 1807 Feb. 5, 1812 Feb. 22, 1812
Feb. 13, 1771
March 12, 1785
Dec. 1I, 1790
163
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BARTON Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Col. David, at Warren, in 32d year,
Mrs. Ruth, wife of Capt. Joseph, at Warren. Gazette of
Benjamin, son of Brig. Gen. Barton, of this town, at Port-au-Riffe, W. I., aged 24 years, Sarah, widow of Andrew, at Cranston, in 89th year,
William, Esq., at Warren, aged 64 years ; was formerly Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Bristol Co.,
Mrs. Ann, wife of John, Jun., in this town, in 24th year,
James, of Warren, at Havana. Gazette of Miss Ann, daughter of John, in 25th year,
William, formerly of this town, at Endfield, Ct., in 46th year,
Jan. 16, 1818
April 15, 1821
Aug. 4, 1821
Nov. 28, 1821
June 1, 1822
Dec. 4, 1822
Joshua, U. S. District Attorney for Missouri, at St. Louis ; killed in a duel by Thomas C. Rector ; cause, a newspaper article,
Capt. Joseph, at Warren, aged 65 years,
Mrs. Lois, widow of Capt. Benjamin, at War- ren, in 92d year. Gazette of
Robert Carver, son of Gen. William, of this town, aged 42 years ; served in campaign against the Indians in the late war ; mar- ried in Ohio, leaves wife and five children, near Marietta, O.,
Mrs. Sally, wife of Elder William, late of Somerset, at Taunton, aged 49 years. Ga- zette of
Capt. Joseph, of Portland, Me., formerly of Rhode Island, aged 35 years, at Cape Mes- surado,
David J. C., son of David, aged 10 years 10 mos., in this town,
BARTRAM Archibald, printer, at Philadelphia, Moses, at Philadelphia, in 78th year, suddenly. Gazette of
March 23, 1791
Feb. 11, 1797
Oct. - , 1797
Aug. 18, 1808
Aug. 15, 1809
May 25, 1811 Sept. 14, 1811 Oct. 1, 1812
Mary Ann, second daughter of the late Capt. Rufus, in this town, in 16th year,
Mrs. Polly, wife of John, Esq., at Warwick, in 47th year ; in a fit of insanity drowned herself in a well. Gazette of
Charlotte Abbey, daughter of David, in 6th year,
-, daughter of B-, aged 11 years, killed by lightning, at New Salem, Mass., George W., at Bath, Me., aged 37 years. Ga- zette of
June 30, 1823 Nov. 9, 1823
Nov. 19, 1823
Sept. - , 1824
Nov. 6, 1824
Jan. 17, 1825
Jan. 19, 1825 June 26, 1808
Jan. 6, 1810
164
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BARTRAM Joseph, of Black Rock, Fairfield, Ct. ; upset from a small boat in which he went fishing,
BASCOM Rev. Jonathan, at Orleans, Mass., in 67th year, and 35th of his ministry. Ga- zette of
April 4, 1807
Dec. 26, 1777
Philip, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, be- tween Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
Oct. 17, 1778
Sept: 1, 1798
May 3, 1800
Rt. Rev. Edward, S. T. D., Bishop of Massa- chusetts and Rhode Island ; born in Dor chester, Mass., Nov. 23, 1726; Harvard graduate, 1744; rector St. Paul's Church, Newburyport, 51 years ; died Sept. 10, 1803. Gazette of
Feb. 9, 1805
Sept. 17, 1803
John, of this town, aged 23 years, drowned on passage to Newport,
May 5, 1812
Ebenezer P., of Barnstable, while on passage from Boston to Wilmington threw himself overboard and was drowned ; he left a wife and six children,
Nov. 4, 1817
Jan. 17, 1815
April 8, 1786
May 12, 1816
Oct. 25, 1823
April 17, 1816
Nov. 1, 1817 Sept. 11, 1820
Oct. 29, 1821
Nov. 27, 1773
Jonathan, at Reading, Mass., aged 87 years; also his wife, aged 83 years ; they had lived together 60 years, died on the same day, and were buried in one grave; he was at Quebec when Wolfe was killed. Gazette of Mrs. Freelove, wife of Warren, in 29th year, Rev. William, at Douglass, Mass., in 78th year,
BATEMAN Rev. Mr. -, a dissenting minister. Gazette of
Nov. 11, 1817
BASS Benjamin, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Mrs. Mary, widow of Dr. John. Gazette of John, of the house of James & Bass, at Bos- ton. Gazette of
William, of Boston, merchant, lately arrived from the West Indies, in this town. Ga- zette of
Rt. Rev. Dr. Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts, at Newburyport, aged 78 years. Gazette of
BASTO Miss Harriet, in 28th year,
BASTOW Mary, wife of William. Gazette of James M., son of Samuel, in this town, aged 23 years,
Stockbridge, at Taunton, aged 53 years. Ga- zette of
BATCHELLER Elder Daniel, at Sutton, Mass., in 43d year,
165
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BATES James, son of William the comedian, at Charleston, S. C., aged 18 years,
Major Jonathan, in this town, aged 64 years, Asa Gardiner, son of Asa, at Coventry, in Ioth year,
William, comedian, formerly of Boston and Providence theatres, at Albany, suddenly. Gazette of
David, in 52d year, pastor of Baptist Church, in Dana, at Hardwich, Mass., suddenly, Robert, seaman, killed on board frigate Chesapeake in action with the Shannon, Robey, widow, at Johnson, in 73rd year, George, native of North Kingstown, at Darien, Ga., aged 25 years. Gazette of Capt. Merrett, at Smithfield, an able nautical commander,
Edmund, at Weymouth, aged 26 years, mem- ber Freshman class, B. U.,
Susan S., daughter of the late Capt. Merrett, at Smithfield, in 1 1th year,
Capt. Elias, at Eastport, Me., aged 52 years ; he left legacies to two relatives, on condi- tion that his wishes be carried out ; he wished his body to be enclosed in lead and hooped with the same and carried out at sea, three miles S. S. W. from Sail Rock, ( West Quoddy Head ) and there com- mitted to the deep, at sunrise with his face to the sun ; that his coffin should bear the emblem of the sun and that the mourning dress should be dove silk, with emblem of the sun on the left arm. Gazette of
Mary, daughter of Capt. Andrew, in ex- plosion of steamboat Etira, in New York harbor,
Robert, at Pawtucket, in 15th year,
Col. James N., in Providence River, near Pawtuxet, drowned while bathing; was a good swimmer, but supposed taken with a cramp; leaves wife and 9 children ; his age was 48 years,
James, Esq., at Thompson, Ct., aged 45 years, BATTEY Joseph, at Warwick. Gazette of
Mrs. Cynthia, wife of William, Jun., mer- chant, and daughter of Thomas Williams, of this town,
William, at Pawtuxet, in 93rd year. Gazette of
George, formerly of this town, at Savannah, Ga., in 35th year,
Sept. 4, 1807 July 6, 1811
June 19, 1812
March 27, 1813
May 20, 1813
June 1, 1813 May 3, 1820
Aug. 8, 1821
Aug. 11, 1821
March 1, 1822
March 28, 1823
Dec. 31, 1823
May 15, 1824 Dec. 5, 1824
July 8, 1825 Aug. 7, 1825 Sept. 12, 1795
Nov. 12, 1809
Nov. 25, 1809
Sept. 20, 1814
166
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BATTEY Mrs. Susan C., wife of Joseph, at Wickford, in 28th year, suddenly,
Owen Arnold, son of Benjamin A., in this town, aged II months 6 days. Gazette of Mrs. Rhoda A., wife of Sheldon, and daugh- ter of Major Thomas Williams, of this town, at Louisville, Ga., aged 37 years,
John, parish clerk and sexton, at Bellingham, Eng., aged 64 years; went out in good health to dig a grave and died in it before he had finished it,
William, Jun., formerly of this town, in 36th year, at sea on passage from Havana to Savannah,
John, at Jamestown, aged about 90 years, BATHURST Mr. - -, British Envoy to the Empress of Austria, in Germany ; supposed to have been murdered. Gazette of
Miss, niece of Lord Aylmer, aged 17 years, in Italy ; was riding her horse when he be- came frightened and threw her off into the the Tiber, where she drowned. Gazette of BAUREY Thomas, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
BAXBY Mrs. Abby, at New Bedford, daughter of the late Richard Baxby, of Newport, aged 17 years. Gazette of
Jan. 8, 1823
April 27, 1805 Jan. 16, 1812
Samuel, merchant, at Boston, aged 36 years, Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer, of Dennis, drowned at Yarmouth, Mass.,
Dec. 20, 1812
Jan. 27, 1822
March 2, 1771
Jan. 24, 1807
Hon. James A., late American minister, at Ghent, at Wilmington, Del.,
BAYDELL Alderman, in London, Eng., aged 87 years ; a well known encourager of fine art. Gazette of
BAYLEY Dr. Richard, health officer, at Staten Island. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, wife of William, Esq., in 77th year, at Pawtucket,
May 25, 1821
Dec. 29, 1821
.Aug. 16, 1822
April 17, 1823
June 4, 1823 March 2, 1824
March 31, 1810
May 15, 1824
Dec. 26, 1777
BAXTER Isaac, upholsterer, at New York ; from a wound from an axe while splitting wood. Gazette of
Capt. Ebenezer G., of Slatersville, in 51st year, at Slatersville, formerly of Cape Cod, BAYARD Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Major Robert, daughter of Charles Apthorp, Esq., of Boston, at New York, aged 24 years. Ga- zette of
Col. John, formerly of Philadelphia, at New Brunswick, in 69th year. Gazette of
Aug. 6, 1815
Feb. 16, 1805
Aug. 29, 1801
April 24, 1814
167
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BAYLIES Mrs. Hannah, wife of Gustavus, Esq., and second daughter of the late Hon. Wil- liam Bradford, at their residence near Mt. Hope, Bristol,
Mrs. Bathsheba, wife of Hon. William, at Wellington, aged 76 years,
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Hon. Hodijah and daughter of Major General Lincoln, of the Revolutionary army, at Dighton, aged 64 years,
BAYNTON John, Esq., merchant, at Philadel- phia. Gazette of
BAZEN Susannah B., daughter of Abraham, at Boston. Gazette of
BEACH Mary Ann, infant child of Ira, of New- ton, from her clothes taking fire. Gazette of
Jonathan M., at Buffalo, aged 38 years. Ga- zette of
Aaron, at Chittenden, Vt., in 96th year ; was born at Wallingford, Ct., 1726; went to Louisburg in 1745; was at the reduction of Cape Breton, 1758; with Gen. Aber- crombie at Ticonderoga, and next year with Gen. Amherst, at Crown Point ; in 1760 was at Montreal and Quebec; served in the Revolution ; was at Burgoyne's sur- render and served to the close of the war. Gazette of
Londa, at the parish of North Milford, Ct., aged 97 years, Feb. 25, 1824; on the Dec. 24th previous his wife aged 96 years, had been married 73 years ; had 7 children, all of which survive them ; had 72 grand, 192 great-grand, 7 great-great-grandchild- ren. Gazette of
BEACLEUGH AND QUEENSBURY Duchess of, in England, at an advanced age. Ga- zette of
BEADLE Christopher ; a deranged man, jumped from a vessel near Starvegoat Island, by help of a spar drifted to a rock a mile to the eastward, where he remained till morn- ing from where it is supposed he was drowned, June 3, 1773 ; June 9th the body was found near Sabin's Point and interred. Gazette of
BARDIN Charles, many years organist at Trini- ty Church, Newport. Gazette of
July 6, 1811
April 7, 1822
July 17, 1723
May 22, 1773
May 7, 1823
July 30, 1814
May 2, 1818
May 18, 1822
April 28, 1824
Jan. 21, 1815
June 12, 1773
June 5, 1773
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168
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BEADLE William, a suicide and also murderer of his wife and family, at Weathersfield, Conn.,
Dec. II, 1782
BEAL Ephraim, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777 Oct. 31, 1807
Col. George, at Washington. Gazette of
BEALE John, Esq., at Charleston, S. C., in 72d year. Gazette of
Nov. 21, 1807
BEANS Mr., near Albany, N. Y .; was emigra- ting fron Maine to Ohio, thrown under the wheels of the wagon and killed; leaves wife and 4 children destitute. Gazette of
Nov. 1, 1817
BEAR Michael, at Cumru, Berks County, Penn., aged 104 years 8 months II days. Gazette of
Nov. 27, 1824
BEATTIE J - - , professor of Civil and Na- tural History, in Marischal College and University, at Aberdeen, Scot., in 43d year,
Oct. 3, 1810
Mr. -, a child of his, from his clothes taking fire, at New York, aged 4 years. Ga- zette of
Feb. 1, 1817
Henry D., Esq., editor of New Orleans Iris, and son of Dr. Beattie, of Georgetown, D. C., at New Orleans. Gazette of
Oct. 29, 1823
BEAUMARCHAIS the celebrated, at Paris, France. Gazette of
Sept. 7, 1799
BEAUVIOR Rev. Peter, at Essex, Eng .; his personal property was $3,400,000, on which his heirs paid stamp duty, $168,000, yet his living was only £300 a year. Gazette of
Nov. 20, 18 22
Oct. 28, 1816
Meriam, formerly of Newport, in this town, aged 94 years,
March 7, 1819
BECKFORD Mrs. Lydia, widow, at Salem, aged 100 years 5 months. Gazette of
Feb. 4, 1804
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Benjamin, at Salem, from a fall on the ice. Gazette of
Jan. 30, 1808
Sarah Ann, infant daughter of Nehemiah, aged 9 months,
Oct. 4, 1817 March 17, 1823
Nehemiah, Esq., in this town, aged 53 years, BECKLEY John, Esq., late clerk of the House of Representatives, at Washington, aged 50 years. Gazette of
BECKWITH Amey Brown, daughter of Tru- man, in this town, aged 8 years,
Isaac Brown, son of Truman, in this town, aged 8 months,
April 25, 1807
June 22, 1825
Aug. 8, 1825
BEARD Stephen, at Packarsfield, aged 30 years, from a bite of a dog in February last,
July 2, 1802
BEAZELEY Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John, at an advanced age,
169
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
BECRAFT William, at Schoharie, N. Y., aged 100 years, native of Suffield, Ct., and set- tled in Middletown about eighty years ago where he has since lived; he was very strong up to his 93d year; his eyesight and mental powers held out to the last,
BEDDOES Dr. Thomas, at Bristol, Eng., an illustrious physician and philosopher. Ga- zette of
BEDFORD Duke of, at Bloomsbury Square, London,
The Dutchess Dowager of, in Scotland, aged 75 years. Gazette of
Hon. Gunning, Governor of the State of Del- . aware, at New Castle, Del. Gazette of
Francis, Duke of, in England, aged 37 years ; the richest peer in the realm ; his brother, Lord John Russell, succeeds to the title and estate,
Hon. Gunning, Judge of the District Court for District of Delaware, near Wilmington, Del.
Gunning, U. S. District Judge for District of Delaware, at his seat near Wilmington, Del. Gazette of
Mary, of Liverpool, wife of Capt. Benjamin, at Baltimore,
Oct. 2, 1822
Oct. 7, 1822
Aug. 22, 1772
July 2, 1803
March 14, 1812
Oct. 15, 1785
Joseph, at the Newport Asylum, aged 71 years. Gazette of
William, formerly of Newport, at Smithfield, aged 48 years,
James, and his son, drowned off Cape May, BEEKMAN Christopher, one of the clerks in the postoffice at New York, of the fever. Gazette of
July 13, 1825
May 13, 1809
Jan. 14, 1771
Sept. 13, 1794
Oct. 14, 1797
March 2, 1802
March 30, 1812
Sept. 19, 1812 .
Mary, aged 13 years, and Alice aged 15 (within an hour of each other), at Balti- more, daughters of Capt. Benjamin and Mary,
BEDINE Francis and wife, both died very sud- denly, of apoplexy, at Wall Kill, Ulster Co., N. Y. Gazette of
BEE Mrs. Susannah Bulleine, wife of Judge Bee, at Charleston, S. C., in 47th year. Gazette of
Hon. Thomas, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
BEEBE Rev. James, at North Stratford. Ga- zette of
Orson, formerly of East Haddam, Ct., mate of the brig Janus, in 23d year,
June 9, 1821
Oct. 22, 1823
Feb. 12, 1824 June 4, 1825
Oct. 5, 1799
170
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
BEEKMAN John Jacob, Esq., former mayor of the city, at Albany, N. Y., aged 70 years. Gazette of
Theophilus, one of the Police Justices of New York, in 59th year. Gazette of
BEERS Abel, printer, at New York. Gazette of Mrs. Mary, wife of Isaac, at New Haven, aged 60 years. Gazette of
William P., Esq., Clerk of the City and County of Albany, at Fairfield, Ct. Ga- zette of
Sept. 29, 1810
Sept. 4, 1813 Nov. 3, 1821
BELCHER Hon. Andrew, in his 65th year, at Milton, Mass. ; he was a son of the late Governor Belcher of Massachusetts.
Hannah, widow, at Newport, aged 83 years, Joshua, late of Boston, printer, at New York, aged 32 years,
Pardon T., of South Kingstown, in this town, in 25th year,
Feb. 3, 1821
BELDING John, Esq., Deputy Postmaster at Norwalk, Ct. Gazette of
March 19, 1774
Aug. 6, 1803
Martha, daughter of Abraham, Esq., in John- ston, in 22nd year,
Dec. 8, 1787
Martha, wife of Abraham, at Johnston, in 56th year,
Mrs. Hannah, relict of Dea. Benjamin, at Johnston, aged 90 years 8 months and 12 days ; she was the mother of II children, grandmother of 34 and great-grandmother of 60,
Rev. Jeremy, pastor of Federal St. Church, Boston, suddenly, aged 54 years,
Joseph, printer, of Massachusetts, at Peters- burg, Va. Gazette of
Aug. 23, 1800
May 4, 1808
Miss Ruth, widow of Rev. Jeremy, at Boston, aged 67 years. Gazette of
Daniel, at Pawtucket, suddenly, aged 44 years, ( Masonic honors ),
Jan. 8, 1803
Jan. 10, 1807 Sept. 14, 1799
Aug. 31, 1805
Isaac, at New Haven, banker. Gazette of William, at Newport, in 25th year,
Jan. 24, 1771 Oct. 4, 1813
Sept. 4, 1816
Sarah, wife of Joseph, at South Kingstown, in 61st year,
Aug. 22, 1825
BELDEN Mrs. Ann, wife of Ebenezer, at New York. Gazette of
BELKNAP Dea. Benjamin, in 74th year, at Johnson. Gazette of
March 9, 1776
March 30, 1788
Dec. 30, 1791
June 20, 1798
Mrs. Mary, wife of Abraham, Jun., at John- ston, in 44th year,
Jan. 28, 1809
Oct. 31, 1815
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BELKNAP Hon. Abraham, at Johnston, in 92d year ; many years member of General As- sembly and 44 years a Justice of the Peace. Gazette of
Abraham, Esq., at Johnston, in 55th year, Mrs. Patience, wife of Elisha, in this town, in 28th year,
William, infant son of Elisha, in this town, aged 4 months,
BELL Robert, at Richmond, Va., in 53d year, printer and bookseller, for many years at Philadelphia,
Mrs. Margaret, wife of William, merchant, and only daughter of Boston Brayton, of Smithfield, at Lansingburg, N. Y., in 36th year, ( we think this word "Boston" should have been "Baulston." J. N. A. ). Gazette of
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