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James, confined in the Whitesboro Jail for debt, committed suicide,
DODDS Helen Marr, infant daughter of George D., in this town,
George, of this town, in 64th year, at South- bridge, Mass., suddenly,
July 14, 1825
DODGE Zachariah, died at Halifax a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
Aug. 28, 1795
Cyrel, formerly of this town, at Pomfret, Ct., Rev. Oliver, at Pomfret, aged 35 years. Ga- zette of
Nov. 27, 1802
Sarah, widow of Rev. Oliver, at Pomfret, Ct., aged 53 years,
Nehemiah, Jun., son of Nehemiah, of this town, fell from the foretop-sail yard of the ship Governor Tompkins, of this port, on her voyage hence for Wilmington, N. C., and was drowned off Block Island ; he was in his 18th year ;
DOFFON the Count, at Paris, executed,
DOHERTY Michael, in Kentucky, killed by his daughter, aged 13 years, with an axe while asleep who said he had killed her mother in that way. Gazette of
DOLBEARE Jonathan, of privateer Active, from hardship as a prisoner of war at New- port, at General Hospital, Newport. Ga- zette of
Hannah, wife of Samuel, and daughter of the late John Mumford, of Newport, at Mont- ville, Ct., aged 65 years,
DOLE Mrs. Charlotte, wife of Joseph, at Boston, aged 51 years. Gazette of
DONAP Count, died of his wounds received at Red Bank. Gazette of
DONAWAN Mary Ann, wife of Thomas, and daughter of Hector McLain, of this town, in 24th year,
March 18, 1809
March 18, 1809
March 18, 1809
Dec. 13, 1823
Jan. 26, 1823
Seril, only son of Major Seril, in his 7th year, Ezra, at Norwich, Ct., aged 33 years. Ga- zette of
Sept. 15, 1798 April 26, 1802
Oct. 24, 1811
Nov. 7, 1819 July 29, 1794
June 14, 1806
April 18, 1778
Oct. 18, 18[I
Feb. 8, 1823
Dec. 20, 1777
May 9, 1815
345
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DON GAYOSA, the Spanish Governor of New Orleans. Gazette of DONNE Mrs. -, wife of Capt. Nathan, of this town. Gazette of
DONNELL Capt. - , of the schooner Iro, of Biddeford, Me., on his passage from Turks Island to Boston ; while standing on the quarter deck as well as usual he sud- denly dropped to the deck and expired without uttering a word,
DONNELLY Peter, executed at Baltimore, Md., DONNISON William, son of Capt. Jonathan, of this town, at Port au Prince, in his 21st year. Gazette of
Mrs. Catharine, widow of Capt. Jonathan, aged 69 years. Gazette of
Joseph, Esq., in Essex County, Va., aged 44 years, a native of this town. Gazette of Capt. James, at New York, in 27th year, late Master of ship Iris recently plundered and burnt at sea by the French,
Capt. Jonathan, of this town, on coast of Africa, in 57th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Avis, widow of the late Capt. Jonathan, in this town, in 65th year,
Mrs. Sarah, eldest daughter of the late Capt. Jonathan, in this town, suddenly, aged 42 years,
DONOGH John, Esq., at Baltimore, aged 75 years. He fought in two wars ; he was at Braddock's defeat in 1755 and saw the death of Capt. Cox at Germantown in the Revolution. Gazette of
DORLETT George, architect, at New York. Gazette of
DORLEY Mr. -, the singer at Covent Garden Theatre and Vaux hall, in London. Gazette of
DORR Samuel G., formerly of Providence, at London. Mr. Dorr was in England for the purpose of obtaining a patent on a machine for shearing cloth ; a boy could shear as much cloth with this machine as 30 men could by the old process ;
Samuel, formerly of this town, in London, Eng. Gazette of
Mrs. Fanny, late of New London, wife of Lieut. Joseph, at Belle Fontaine on the Missouri. Gazette of
Lieut. Joseph, U. S. Army, at Belle Fontaine on the Missouri. Gazette of
Sept. 7, 1799
March 15, 1788
April 17, 1819 March 19, 1788
March 26, 1796
March 26, 1803
May 28, 1808
June 27, 1812
Nov. 4, 1809
Jan. 1, 1821
July 11, 1822
April 8, 1809
Oct. 6, 1798
Aug. 26, 1809
May 9, 1794
Aug. 23, 1794
Feb. 25, 1809
Feb. 25, 1809
346
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DORR Ebenezer, at Boston, aged 70 years,
Moses, Esq., formerly of Westmoreland, N. H., aged 74 years,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Abraham, at Boston, George, at Coventry, Vt., aged 49 years, one of the early settlers of the town. He was hauling logs ; the chain caught his leg and he was drawn over the ground by the team and shockingly mangled on the 12th, which caused his death,
Elizabeth M., daughter of Joseph, aged 9 years,
DORRANCE Rev. Samuel, aged 89 years, for 50 years pastor of Church, at Volontown, Martha, wife of John,
Mrs. Deborah, wife of Archibald, and daugh- ter of Ichabod Bowen, of Coventry, at Sterling, Ct., in 44th year. Gazette of
Daniel, late of Connecticut, at Kennebunk, Me., aged 24 years. Gazette of
Lemuel, Esq., at Sterling, Ct., aged 64 years, Hon. John, in 66th year ; was of Irish parent-
age though himself from Foster, R. I .; took degree from R. I. College, 1773 ; had filled many offices of trust in town and state ;
Mrs. Martha, at Sterling, Ct., daughter of Archibold Dorrance, in 18th year. Ga- zette of
Samuel, in this town, in 37th year,
Samuel, Esq., formerly of Sterling, Ct., at Kingstown, Penn., in 27th year,
Major William L., formerly of Coventry, near Cincinnati, O.,
DORRINGTON John, of privateer Freedom, from hardships as a prisoner of war at New- port, at the General Hospital, Bristol. Ga- zette of
DORSETT Samuel, marine of the General Greene, at sea. Gazette of
DORSET the Duke of, aged 21 years, thrown from his horse in a fox hunt and killed in- stantly, in Ireland. Gazette of
DORSEY Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Edward, near Baltimore, Md. Gazette of
Dr. - -, physician of the lazarette Phila- delphia. Gazette of
John Syng, M. D., Professor anatomy Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
Sept. 29, 1809
Sept. 6, 1811 Oct. 5, 1811
June 15, 1818
June 29, 1820
Dec. 12, 1775 July 16, 1793
Oct. 7, 1809
Dec. 15, 1810
April 28, 1812
June 29, 1813
Aug 14, 1813 Feb. 12, 1815
June 2, 1818
June 25, 1821
April 18, 1778
Aug. 3, 1799
May 13, 1815
Sept. 4, 1802
July 12, 1806
Nov 12, 1818
347
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DOTY Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Benjamin W., at Bristol, aged 55 years,
DOUGHERTY Thomas, clerk House of Repre- sentatives, Washington, D. C., at Lexing- ton, Ky. Gazette of
DOUGLASS James, Esq., brother of the pres- ent Duchess of Douglass, a magistrate for Prince William, and an eminent merchant, at Dumfries, Va.,
Mrs. , wife of Mr. -, manager of the American Company of Comedians, mother of Lewis Hollan and Mrs. Mottocks, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Capt. Ebenezer, at Norwich, Ct., aged 52 years. Gazette of
J -, son of Jonathan, at Norwich, Ct., aged 19 years. Gazette of
Sarah, wife of William, at Newport, in 4Ist year. Gazette of
Mrs. - -, Philadelphia, aged about 80 years. Gazette of
Capt. Nathan, printer, aged 49 years, late of Danbury, at Hartford, N. Y. Gazette of Rt. Rev. John, Lord Bishop of Salisbury, in England. Gazette of
Gen. John, at Plainfield, Ct., aged 75 years. Gazette of
Gen. John, at Plainfield, Ct., aged 75 years. . Gazette of
John, Duke of Queensbury, Marquis of Dumfries, and Lord of Douglass, aged 86 years ; he left an immense estate of $5,000,- 000 but no issue ; in England. Gazette of William, late a merchant at Brooklyn, N. Y., at Plainfield, Ct. Gazette of
Francis, editor of the Eastern Argus, at Portland, Me., aged 37 years, from an acci- dental discharge of a gun. Gazette of Edward, son of William, of Newport, in 20th year, drowned from on board brig Maria on her passage to Matanza,
George, at Prudence, aged 76 years. He is survived by five brothers, eldest 82 and youngest 66 ; all his descendants, 18 in number, are now living and under his roof except one ;
William, at Newport, in 83rd year,
DOUSE William, Esq., member of Congress elect, at Albany, N. Y. Gazette of DOUVILLE Mrs. Cynthia A., widow of Capt. Pierre, aged 46 years,
March 17, 1825
Aug. 28, 1822
Nov. 17, 1766
Oct. 9, 1763 Sept. 15, 1798 Sept. 15, 1798 Oct. 27, 1798
March 3, 1804 April 56, 1806 June 27, 1807 Sept. 30, 1809 Oct. 14, 1809
Feb. 23, 1811 Aug. 17, 181I
Sept. 14, 1820
March 29, 1821
May 9, 1823 Sept. 28, 1823 March 6, 1813
Oct. 24, 1806
348
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DOW Levi, died at Halifax a prisoner of war be- tween Nov. 23, 1776, and
Reuben Eaton, drowned at Salisbury Beach, aged 20 years,
Mrs. Phebe, widow of Abraham, at Seabrook, Ct., aged 101 years. She has upwards of 260 descendants, several of the fifth genera- tion. Gazette of
Peggy, wife of Lorenzo, near Hebron, Ct.,
Thomas L., seaman belonging to Wakefield, N. H., drowned from the ship Patterson in Texas Roads.
DOWE Isaac, innholder, aged about 50 years, formerly of Boston, at Brunswick ; took an overdose of laudanum, lived 20 hours. Ga- zette of
May 29, 1822
Dec. 24, 1785
Dr. Joshua, at Preston, Ct., aged 60 years. Gazette of
Julius C., in this town, in 44th year,
DOWNING John, drowned at Ware, Mass.,
Rachal, widow of William, at Newport, in 60th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Ann, in this town, in 36th year,
DOWSEY Miss Mina, from a bite of a dog, at Glocester, Mass., aged 15 years,
Nov. 7, 1813
July 25, 1810
March 1, 1812
March 14, 1767
David, his house burnt, at Uxbridge ; his age 80 and his wife 82; both were rescued with difficulty,
Josiah, at Attleboro, in his 63rd year. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Stephen, at Attle- boro, in 64th year. Gazette of
Mrs. , at Salem, aged 100 years. Ga- zette of
Ebenezer, at Attleboro, in 83rd year,
Mrs. Sarah, wife of John, at Attleboro, in 61st year, of the fever,
Mrs. Mary, wife of Paul, at Attleboro, of the fever,
Dec. 26, 1777 March 23, 1810
July 20, 1816 Jan. 6, 1820
April 4, 1822
DOWNER Silas, Esq, at Roxbury, late an eminent attorney, of this town. Gazette of Sarah, widow of Silas, Esq., aged 63 years. Gazette of
Feb. 11, 1792
July 18, 1795 July 18, 1809 June 10, 1771
May 14, 1796 June 4, 1821
DOWST William, at Salem, a man of uncommon size being nearly 7 feet tall and weighed about 300 pounds. Gazette of
DOYLE John, a native of Ireland, in this town, in 53rd year, buried with Masonic honors, DRAPER Samuel, printer, at Boston, in 30th year,
Dec. 5, 1787
Sept. 26, 1795
Feb. 11, 1809
Nov. 18, 1809 Dec. 1, 18II
March 1, 1816
March 8, 1816
349
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DRAPER Mrs. Sarah, at Attleboro, in 84th year, Aaron, in 54th year,
Josiah, at Attleboro, in 67th year,
George Aaron, son of Henry S., in this town, aged 17 months 9 days,
Alsey Almina, eldest daughter of Ebenezer, 2nd, at Attleboro, Mass., in 14th year,
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John, Jun., and daughter of Capt. Jonathan Peck, of Cumberland, at Pawtucket, aged 26 years, Horace, at Attleboro, aged 26 years. Ga- zette of
John, at Attleboro, in 68th year,
Mrs. Milla, at Boston, aged 67 years, wife of Samuel, of Attleboro. Gazette of
Rev. Samuel, at Amenia, Dutchess County, N. Y., aged about 50 years ; was of White- hall, Washington County; had been a Methodist minister about 20 years. Ga- zette of
Stephen, at Attleboro, in 84th year,
DRAYTON Hon. William Henry, delegate to Congress from South Carolina, at Phila- delphia,
William, at South Carolina, in 58th year. Ga- zette of
General -, in South Carolina, aged 44 years. Gazette of
Jacob, Esq., of Charleston, S. C., at Phila- delphia. Gazette of
Hon. John, aged about 60 years, Judge of the District of South Carolina, at Charles- ton, S. C.,
Judge - , of the U. S. Supreme Court. Gazette of
DREW Joseph, executed at Portland for murder of Ebenezer Parker, a deputy sheriff,
Joseph, executed at Portland, Me., for the murder of Ebenezer Parker. Gazette of DRIFT Emanuel, seaman of the U. S. frigate Constellation in action with a French ship, DRING Hannah, wife of Benjamin, formerly of Newport, in this town, in 80th year, Benjamin, of this town, in 82nd year, Ruth, widow, at Newport, aged 83 years, Esther, wife of Job, at Newport, in 38th year. Gazette of
Nathaniel, of Little Compton, aged 62 years, at Newport,
Feb. 4, 1817 July 8, 1818 May 17, 1819
July 30, 1820
April 25, 1821
Oct. 9, 1821
Jan. 18, 1823 June 20, 1823
May 8, 1824
July 21, 1824 March 15, 1825
Sept. 4, 1779
June 19, 1790
July 23, 1796
Sept. 20, 1806
Nov. 27, 1822
June 4, 1823
July 21, 1808
July 23, 1808
Feb. 1, 1800
Jan. 27, 1808 April 4, 1808 July 24, 1816
Aug. 24, 1820
Feb. 4, 1823
350
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DRING Capt. Thomas, in this town, in 67th year,
DRINKER Edward, at Philadelphia, in 103rd year, John, member of Society of Friends, at Fair Hill near Philadelphia, in 68th year. Ga- zette of
March 8, 1825
Nov. 17, 1782
Aug. 9, 1800
Henry, at Philadelphia, merchant, in 76th year, of Society of Friends,
June 26, 1809
DRISCOLL Dennis, late editor of the Georgia Chronicle, at Augusta, Ga.,
March 10, 1811
Capt. Cornelius, of Baltimore, at Vera Cruz ; was shot in his cabin by his mate, Wyatt. Gazette of
June 14, 1817
DROCK John ( colored ), at Goshen, aged about 23 years. Gazette of
Aug. 27, 1825
DROWLEY James, merchant, at New York. Gazette of
Sept. 26, 1795
DROWNE Solomon, Esq., in 74th year,
Mrs. Marcy, widow of Solomon, Esq., in 72nd year, died Jan. 14th, buried
Jan. 17, 1782
Sarah, widow of Rev. Samuel, at Portsmouth, N. H. Gazette of
Oct. 16, 1784
William, of this town, merchant, in 32nd year, from consumption occasioned by his confine- ment on the British prison ship at New
York a little while before peace was de- clared,
Benjamin, at Barrington, in 80th year. Ga- zette of
Dec. 22, 1798
Sept. 6, 1804
June 27, 1811
May 20, 1815
Aug. 30, 1816
Daniel M., son of Capt. Jesse, at Rehoboth, aged 20 years,
Mrs. Abigail, at Tiverton, aged 88 years,
Albert W., youngest son of George F., in this town, in 5th year,
DRUMMOND Mrs., also her child and servant, drowned near New York by the upsetting of the ferry boat. Gazette of
Aug. 9, 1786
Col. Frederick, at Rehoboth, in 62nd year ; served 20 years in the Militia as a commis- sioned officer, and 23 years as a selectman ; was a soldier in the Revolution ;
Capt. Samuel, of Warren, in 34th year, on board brig Almira, on her passage from Oporto,
James, at Franklin, Mass., in 20th year, sud- denly,
Sophia, youngest daughter of Dr. Solomon, at Foster,
Capt. Jesse, at Rehoboth, in 56th year,
June 21, 1820
March 3, 1822 Nov. 1, 1822
Nov. 17, 1824
July 4, 1812
June 25, 1780
351
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DRUMMOND Mrs. Catharine, widow of Wil- liam, aged 74 years, at Newport, DRURY Capt. Josiah, aged 64 years, at Fram- ingham, Mass., thrown from his cart his oxen running away and instantly killed. Gazette of
Mrs. Sally, wife of Dr. John, at Marblehead, aged 44 years. Gazette of
Dr. John, at Marblehead, aged 63 years. Ga- zette of
Samuel S., son of the late Dr. John, of Mar- blehead, at Bristol, aged 25 years,
Lydia Potter De Wolfe, wife of Luke, Esq., collector of custom, at Bristol, and eldest daughter of Capt. Levi De Wolfe,
DRYER William, at Rehoboth, in his tooth year, after an illness of six weeks occasioned by a fall from a horse. He had lived to see his children to the fourth generation amounting to 169 persons only 35 of them having died. He was a native of Taunton, Eng., and came here 80 years ago ;
William, at Rehoboth, in 97th year. Gazette of DUNBAR Capt. Charles, at New York. Gazette of
Mrs. Hannah, widow of Charles, at Newport, in 78th year. Gazette of
Peter, aged 35 years, at Alexandria ; was hit by a wad fired in a salute from the steam- boat Potomac,
DUBOSQ Capt. Peter, at Johnston, at an ad- vanced age,
DUBUISSON M. Le Honory, from a fall from his carriage at Cape Francois. Ga- zette of
DUCHE Jacob, Esq., late of Philadelphia, in Lon- don, in 81st year. Gazette of
Thomas, son of Rev. Jacob, a native of Phila- delphia, and an eminent portrait painter, at London, Eng. Gazette of
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Rev. Jacob, at Phila- delphia, in 59th year. Gazette of
DUCKETT Thomas, Esq., at Annapolis, a State Senator. Gazette of
DUCKWORTH Lieut. Col. , fell in action in Spain,
John, Jun., aged 14 years, at Liverpool, Eng., of hydrophobia, a month after being bitten. Gazette of
March 1, 1824
Oct. 12, 1771
May 22, 1820
Sept. 6, 1823
July 11, 1824
May 16, 1825
Dec. 18, 1784
June 22, 1816
Sept. 8, 1798
Jan. 5, 1811
June 27, 1821
Aug. 2, 1820
Aug. 20, 1791
Dec. 13, 1788
June 26, 1790
April 8, 1797
Dec. 27, 1806
May 16, 1811
. June 1, 1825
352
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DUNDAS Rt. Hon. Henry, Lord Viscount Mel- ville, Chancellor of University of St. Andrews, Lord Privy Seal of Scotland, &c., in Scotland, aged 70 years,
DUDLEY Joseph, died at Halifax a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Mrs. Catharine, widow of Charles, Esq., for- merly collector of the port, and daughter of Robert Crooke, Esq., at Newport. Ga- zette of
Jan. 18, 1800
Stephen S .. killed in a personal encounter with an U. S. Army officer. Dudley was drunk and drawing a dirk called on the officer to defend himself. Gazette of
Oct. 12, 1822.
Mrs. Rebecca, aged 92 years, at Waterford, Mass. She had been blind from cataracts 5 but had been restored to sight about months before her death. Gazette of
July 21, 1824 April 27, 1799
DUER Col. William, at New York. Gazette of Col. William, at New York prison, aged 54 years. Gazette of
May 25, 1799
DUFF Mr. first mate of the transport Abeona, perished at sea with the vessel. Gazette of
March 14, 1821
DUFFIELD Rev. George, D. D., pastor 3rd Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, at an advanced age. Gazette of
DUFFON the Countess, at Paris, executed, DUGGON Francis, died in jail at Boston,
Sept. 17, 1822
June 1, 1813
Aug. 25, 1792
Dec. 10, 1821
Nov. 14, 1821
DULANEY Mrs. Mary, widow of Hon. Walter, at Annapolis, Md. Gazette of
Oct. 3, 1801
Col. Daniel, at Baltimore, a soldier of the Revolution. Gazette of
DULANY Daniel, Esq., in Maryland, at an ad- vanced age. Gazette of William, at Baltimore. Gazette of
DULL Miss , killed by lightning while spinning, in Pennsylvania. Gazette of
DUMAS - --- , president of the Tribunal, at Paris, executed,
May 20, 1811 Dec. 26, 1777
Nov. 21, 1818
Dec. 9, 1797 June 11, 1803
Aug. 14, 1824
July 29, 1794
Feb. 27, 1790 July 29, 1794
John W., ordinary seaman, killed on board frigate Chesapeake in action with the Shannon,
DUHAMEL Mons. Jacques Lewis, late of Martinico, at Jamaica Plains, Mass. Ģa- zette of
DUICK Betsey Sanford, daughter of Oliver, at Newport, aged 51 years,
DUKES James, from Kentucky, drowned near Alexandria, La. Gazette of
353
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DUMAS M. -, commercial agent from the United States to the Republic of Holland, at The Hague. Gazette of
DUMETT Samuel, drowned in Hurl Gate by swamping of the boat,
DUMMER Daniel, at Byfield, Mass., aged 57 years. Gazette of
DUMOLIN John, Esq., at New Orleans. Ga- zette of
Sept. 7, 1825
Sept. 19, 1781 Sept. 14, 1799
Capt. John, at Newport, aged 60 years. Ga- zette of
Mary, at Newport, in 55th year. Gazette of Thomas, at New Bedford, in 21st year, of the fever. Gazette of
May 18, 1816
Miss Elizabeth, at Newport, at an advanced age,
Jan. 24, 1818
DUNHAM Betsey, daughter of Joseph. Ga- zette of
June 24, 1786
Mrs. Grace, wife of Alpheas, daughter of Amasa Learned, Esq., of New London, at Brighton, Mass. Gazette of
Mrs. Anstress, wife of Capt. Benjamin, at Newport, in 92nd year,
Jesse, Jun., at Newport, in 18th year,
Capt. Benjamin, formerly of Newport, in 92nd year,
William G., son of William W., formerly of this town, at Zanesville, O., aged 10 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Robert, at Newport, in 78th year,
William, son of Robert, at Newport, in 13th year,
Lieut. Peleg K., U. S. Navy, at Newport, aged 26 years. Gazette of
Joseph, at Taunton, aged 49 years, David, a merchant, of New York, drowned on passage from Albany to New York,
David, Esq., merchant, at New York, drowned in the river,
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth, wife of Robert, at New- port, in 52nd year. Gazette of
DUNK George Montagu, Earl of Halifax, Lieut. General in his Majesty's Army, at Bushey Park, Eng.,
Oct. 29, 1796
May 13, 1822
Jan. 15, 1823
DUNCAN James, a soldier of Col. Green's Regi- ment, shot at Rhode Island for desertion, David, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Gazette of
Robert, at Boston, aged 58 years. Gazette of
Dec. 4, 1802
Feb. 25, 1804 Sept. 20, 1806
Oct. 17, 1812
April 22, 1813 Nov. 9, 1813
Jan. 12, 1816
Oct. 19, 1816
Sept. 4, 1820 April 8, 1821
Aug. 28, 1822 Nov. 20, 1822
March 31, 1823
March -, 1823
July 2, 1825
June 9, 1771
354
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DUNLAP Col. John, printer, at Philadelphia,
DUNLASS Mrs. - -, wife of Rev. Mr. Dun-
lass, scalped by the Indians at Cherry Valley, N. Y. Gazette of
Jan. 2, 1779
DUNN Thomas, at Boston, fell from the roof of his house while delirious,
Lieut. killed at Yorktown, Va.,
Major Isaac B., of Lexington, Ky.,
June 28, 1789
Capt. Lemuel, at Cape Francois, in 66th year, a well known nautical commander from this port. Gazette of
May 15, 1790
Mrs. Hester, widow of Capt. Samuel, in this town, at an advanced age. Gazette of Josiah R., found dead in the street,
Dec. 9, 1797 Aug. 13, 1819
Thomas, sergeant-at-arms U. S. House of Representatives, in Maryland. Gazette of Capt. Bernon, at this town, in 65th year, ( Masonic honors ),
Oct. 16, 1824
DUNNING David, executed at Goshen, N. Y., for the murder of Mr. Jennings. Gazette of
April 24, 1819
Oct. 6, 1823
Oct. 24, 1795
DUNTON Ebenezer, at New London, aged 94 years. Gazette of
Sept. 30, 1809
Mrs. Eliza, wife of Jonathan, at Boston, aged 48 years. Gazette of
DUNWELL Capt. -, of this port, died at Surinam. Gazette of
John, mate of sloop Dolphin, of this port, died at sea,
Sept. 16, 1774
July 30, 1796
Feb. II, 1797
Samuel, of Newport, in this town, in 5Ist year,
Mrs. Martha, widow of Capt. David, in this town, in 53rd year,
Samuel, of this town, on board the ship Iris, at Batavia. Gazette of
Elizabeth, wife of John, and daughter of Stephen Wardwell, in 33rd year,
DUROC Marshall, one of Napoleon's best Generals, killed in action. Gazette of
DU PAN Mallett, editor of the Mercure Brittan- nique, in England. Gazette of
May 3, 1823
Jan. 23, 1768
Henry H., of this town, on his passage from St. Nicholas Mole, in 20th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Esther, widow of Capt. John, of this town, in 78th year. Gazette of
Nov. 25, 1799
March 3, 1803
March 26, 1808
Oct. 12, 1817
July 31, 1813
July 19, 1800
Jan. 23, 1823
Tertius, at Middletown, aged 53 years, for 26 years publisher of the Middlesex Gazette, DUNSCOMB Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Daniel, at New York. Gazette of
Nov. 27, 1812
Feb. 20, 1772
-, 1781
355
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
DUPUIS John Lewis, at New Providence, exe- cuted as a pirate and murderer and an un- human wretch, a native of Spain,
DUPUY Mary, at Newport, in 68th year. Ga- zette of
DURANT John, of Newton ; his three sons died within 30 hours of each other of throat dis- temper. Gazette of
Cornelius, merchant, at Boston, aged 80 years,
DURETTE General, the newly appointed Gover- nor of Berlin ; shot in a duel with Gen. Lelosy who has absconded. Gazette of
DURFEE Benjamin, at Tiverton, aged 88 years. Gazette of
Hon. Thomas, of the Governor's Council, at Freetown,
Capt. Ezekiel, of this town, at Demarara, W. I .; leaves a widow and a large family of children. Gazette of
Oliver, Esq., second Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Newport County, at Middletown. Gazette of
Capt. Ezekiel, of this town, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
Joseph, Esq., formerly of Rhode Island, at Shelbourne, N. B. Gazette of
Thomas, Esq., at Middletown, in 79th year, last week. Gazette of
Samuel, of Tiverton, aged 86 years. Gazette of
Tristam, at Tiverton, on coast of Africa,
Philip, at Killingly, Ct., aged 44 years. Ga- zette of
Miss Alice, daughter of Thomas, drowned at Howland's Ferry by upsetting of a boat, aged 27 years,
Job, Esq., at Portsmouth, in 78th year. Ga- zette of
Susannah, at Pawtucket, aged 25 years,
Harriet, aged 19 years, found drowned at Bristol,
Sarah, widow of Ezekiel, in this town, in 76th year,
DURHAM Samuel, at Baltimore, from a bite of a dog. Gazette of
DURYEE Quarter Master -, killed by a
kick of a horse which was fretted by a fire- cracker a boy threw at him, at New York, DUTCHER John, seaman on board Gunboat 46, lost on east side of Conanicut,
July 5, 1819
Jan. 10, 1801
Feb. 18, 1786
May 12, 1812
Aug. 15, 1812
March 23, 1793
July 16, 1796
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Sept. 15, 1798
Nov. 23, 1799
June 20, 1801
May I, 1784
Nov. 8, 1788 Feb. - , 1808
Nov. 26, 1808
Sept. 29, 1809
Sept. 15, 1810 April 24, 1815
June 16, 1822
Jan. 17, 1825
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Sept. 29, 1812
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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
DUTTON Rev. Matthew Rice, Professor in Yale College of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, aged 42 years,
DWIGHT Rev. Timothy, D. D., President of Yale College, in 65th year,
Jan. 11, 1817
Mrs. Lucia, wife of William, Jun., at Thomp- son, Ct., in 38th year,
April 7, 1817
Sarah, infant daughter of Gamaliel L., in this town,
Jan. 5, 1822
Gamaliel L., Esq., at Louisville, Ky., of the fever,
Oct. 9, 1822
DYER Thomas ; his house at Windham, Ct., des- troyed by fire,
Oct. 31, 1773
James, of Killingly ; his negro man in clear- ing the ice from the trench at the grist mill fell in and was drowned,
Feb. 12, 1774 March 4, 1774
George, of West Greenwich ; his house burnt, Samuel, died at Halifax a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
Oliver, son of Hon. Eliphalet, in his 20th year, at Windham. Gazette of
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