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April 29, 1809
FOSTER -- ,killed by an officer while resis- ting arrest, at Gloucester,
John, 3rd, of Andover, killed by lightning,
John, aged 68 years, at North Providence. Ga- zette of
Nov. 12, 1774
John, Jun., of Providence, at Norwich, in 19th year, secretary to General Greene. Ga- zette of
May 4, 1776
Abigail, eldest daughter of Hon. Jedediah, Esq., of this place, at Brookfield, in her 24th year,
June 25, 1779
Hon. Jedediah, one of Justices of the Su- perior Court of Massachusetts, at Brook- field, in 53rd year,
Isaac, Director General of Military Hospitals of the United States. Gazette of
Rachel, wife of John, Esq., of this town, at Attleboro,
Mrs .- , wife of Rev. Benjamin. Gazette of
Mrs. Lydia, wife of Hon. Theodore and sister of His Excellency the Governor, in this town, in 51st year,
Mrs. Mary, wife of Rev. Dr. Foster, pastor of First Baptist Church, New York City. Ga- zette of
Oct. 17, 1779
March 3, 1781
April 24, 1784
Aug. 31, 1793
July 18, 1798
Aug. 11, 1798
Mrs. Ann, at Weathersfield, Ct .; she ate flour of Zinc for Magnesia ; aged 51 years. Ga- zette of
June 1, 18II
Thomas, Esq., late American consul, a resi- dent at Battenburg where he had been nine years, at Havana, in 28th year. Gazette of Mrs. Abby D., wife of James W. and daughter of the late Dr. Ephraim Comstock, aged 23 years,
Oct. 30, 1816
April 27, 1776
June 8, 1768 July 23, 1772
394
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FOSTER James, seaman of the U. S. frigate Constellation, in action with a French, ship,
James, of this town, on coast of Africa. Ga- zette of
Theodore D., merchant, aged 22 years, grad- uate of Rhode Island College, and only son of Hon. Theodore, of this town, at Port Repulican. Gazette of
Peregrine, Esq., late of Providence, at Bel- pre, O. Gazette of
Oct. 13, 1804
April 27, 1805
Hon. Abiel, formerly member of Congress, at Canterbury, N. H. Gazette of
Miss Pamela, eldest daughter of Hon. Dwight, Esq., at Brookfield, Mass., aged 23 years. Gazette of
Michael, in this town, in 23rd year,
William, aged 83 years. Gazette of
Esther Bowen, wife of Theodore, of Foster, R. I., and daughter of Rev. Noah Millard of Burrillville, at Foster; in the obituary is printed a genealogical sketch of her ances- tors;
Aseneth Orne, youngest daughter of Samuel, of Livermore, Maine, aged 25 years,
Eliza Crawford, daughter of Ebenezer, aged 9 months, 17 days,
Mrs. Ruth, wife of Ebenezer, in 42nd year,
Theodore A., at Coventry, aged about 35 years,
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Charles C., formerly of this town, at Claiborne, Ala., aged 33 years. Gazette of
Elizabeth, at Lancaster, Eng., in 50th year, of Society of Friends,
Hon. Dwight, in Brookfield, aged 65 years. Gazette of
John, in 60th year, in Wilkes Co., N. C. He is the youngest of II children, all born at single births, and the first death, the eldest being in his 84th year. Gazette of
Jonathan Adams, son of Adams, in this town, Adeline, daughter of Adams, in this town, in 5th year,
FOTHERGILL Samuel, Friend preacher, at Warrington, near Liverpool,
Dr. John, of Society of Friends, at London, Eng., in 69th year. Gazette of
Feb. 1, 1800
May 3, 1800
Oct. 30, 1802
Bossenger, at Cambridge, aged 63 years. Ga- zette of.
March 8, 1806
Sept. 26, 1807 April 2, 1809 Feb. 17, 1810
Dec. 28, 1815
July 18, 1817
Dec. 4, 1817 Sept. 11, 1820
Oct. 25, 1821
Sept. 14, 1822
March 22, 1823
May 7, 1823
March 27, 1824 April 25, 1824
May 31, 1824
June -, 1772
May 26, 1781
395
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
FOULDAS M- , murdered by Bostide, in France. Gazette of
FOULKE Mrs. Elizabeth, at Burlington, N. J., for 30 years a Friend minister. Gazette of FOUSHEE Dr. William, at Richmond, Va., aged 75 years. Gazette of
FOWLE Zachariah, printer, at Exeter, N. H. Ga- zette of Lieut. -, dead. Gazette of
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Jonathan, formerly of this town, at Woodstock, Ct . at an advanced age, Jonathan, in this town, in 77th year,
FOWLER Job, of Updike's, Newtown, died in a British prison, a prisoner of war,
Phebe, wife of Samuel Gardiner Fowler, in 29th year, at Newport. Gazette of
Samuel, at Newport, in 76th year. Gazette of Dr. Isaac, at Rehoboth, in 49th year,
Peleg C., eldest son of Christopher, Esq., at Newport, aged 19 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Huldah, wife of Benjamin, at Wickford, in 65th year,
Mrs. Deborah, widow of George, at Wickford, in 84th year,
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Hon. Christo- pher, at Newport, in 19th year.
Nov. 23, 1813
May II, 1816 Aug. 5, 1818
Feb. 5, 1819
Mrs. Ann, wife of Christopher, Esq., and daughter of the late Peleg Clarke, Esq., at Newport, in 53rd year,
Miss Mary Ann, daughter of Christopher, at Newport, aged 30 years,
Henry, son of Christopher, Esq., at Newport, aged 23 years,
Mrs. Jane, wife of Thomas, at Jamestown, in 57th year,
Mrs. Mary, widow of Clarke, at Newport, in 65th year,
Christopher, Jun., son of the late Samuel G., of Newport, at Matanzas,
Daniel, of New London, found frozen near Van Duzer's Ferry. Gazette of
June 27, 1818
Oct. 30, 1820
Sept. 15, 1824
Jan. 3, 1784 April 9, 1791
Nov. 20, 18:5 July 12, 1822
Feb. - , 1779
Oct. 16, 1790 Dec. 6, 1794 March 18, 1808
Oct. 27, 1810
Dec. 16, 1811
June 27, 1813
Mrs. Isabella, wife of George, and eldest daughter of Thomas Cutter, in this town, in 40th year, suddenly. Gazette of Benjamin Esq., at Wickford, in 80th year, Edward, son of Christopher Esq., of New- port, in 23rd year, at sea on his passage from Havana in the brig Fame,
Dr. William H., at Raleigh, N. C., stabbed in an affray; lived but a few minutes. Ga- zette of
March 6, 1820
Oct. 1I, 1820
Feb. 1I, 1821
Feb. 6, 1821
March 18, 1821
Oct. 15, 1822
June 27, 1823
Feb. 7, 1824
396
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FOWLER Samuel, at Boston, aged 73 years, received a wound at Bunker Hill that caused his death after years of suffering,
FOX Joseph, scrivener, his house burnt, at New- port,
Richard, at Boston. Gazette of
Asa, stone cutter, in this town. Gazette of Justus, printer and type founder, at German- town, Penn. Gazette of
Feb. 16, 1805
Samuel M., president of the Bank of Penn- sylvania, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
May 14, 1808
John, son of the late Asa, aged 14 years,
March 29, 1810
Sept. 14, 181I
Nov. 21, 1818
June 18, 1823
April 9, 1825
FOXCROFT Rev. Thomas, aged 73 years, one of the pastors of the old Brick Church, at Boston,
John, the British agent, at New York,
FRANCIS Ann, widow of Capt. Abraham, at Warwick. Gazette of
June 25, 1774
John, merchant, suddenly, in 34th year,
Tench, Esq., purveyor of the United States, at Philadelphia, in 69th year. Gazette of Mrs. Rebecca, wife of John G., in this town, in 25th year,
May 10, 1800
Philip, in Pennsylvania. Gazette of
Mrs. Anne, widow of Tench, Esq., at Phila- adelphia, in 79th year. Gazette of
Jan. 11, 1812
Mrs. Abby, widow of John, Esq., and daugh- ter of the late Hon. John Brown, in this town, in 55th year,
William, of this town, at Richmond, Va., on board ship Francis. Gazette of
June II, 1825
Dec. 28, 1770 Sept. 29, 1798
May 30, 1801
Gen. Henry Edward, brother of Charles J., and uncle to Lord Holland; in England. Gazette of
Ezekiel, Jun. ; was shot by Thomas Burns, one of the men who suffered in captivity with Capt. Riley. Burns says he has been annoyed by a white cat and he thought it was the cat he was shooting at when he fired. Mr. Fox having on a white vest and hat deceived him. Gazette of Mr. - -, an aged Friend. His body was found in the North River; supposed he fell accidently into the water. Gazette of Capt. Joseph, at Mendon, Mass., aged 57 years. Gazette of
June 17, 1769 May 4, 1790
Mr. -- , of Plymouth, died on board the Maidstone frigate, a prisoner of war. Ga- zette of
March 21, 1778 Nov. 4, 1796
June 20, 1801 Jan. 3, 1801
March 5, 1821
Oct. 20, 1824
397
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
FRANCISCO Henry, near Whitehall, N. Y., aged 134 years, a native of England ; served through the French and Revolutionary Wars. Gazette of
FRANCE the Dauphin of, in 8th year,
FRANKLIN Mrs. Ann, late publisher of the Newport Mercury, at Newport,
April 19, 1763
Elisha, at Scituate, from blasting of a rock in a well. Gazette of
Oct. 21, 1769
Deborah, wife of Dr. Benjamin, at an ad- vanced age, at Philadelphia. Gazette of Walter, merchant, at New York. Gazette of
Sept, 2, 1780
Henry, merchant, of Society of Friends, at New York. Gazette of
Dec. 6, 1780
Benjamin, born Jan. 6, 1706, died
April 17, 1790
Mrs. -, wife of Benjamin. Gazette of Capt. Asa, in 59th year,
Aug. 20, 1791 Jan. 26, 1801
Hannah C., wife of Henry P., merchant, in this town, suddenly,
April 5, 1804
Aug. 16, 1806
John, at Wickford, in 79th year. Gazette of Samuel, at New York, merchant. Gazette of
Sept. 12, 1807
Mrs. Abigail, widow of the late Capt. Joseph, of Woodstock, Ct., at North Providence, in 78th year,
Nov. 29, 1807
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Henry P., merchant, in 25th year,
Oct. 4, 1810
William, Esq., formerly British Governor of New Jersey, eldest son of Dr. Benjamin, in England, aged 82 years,
Rev. Matthew, in this town ( New York ),
Miss Hopestill, aged 70 years,
Zebedee, killed by B. J. Taylor in a quarrel over a game of marbles or quoits, at Rich- mond, Va ..
Hon. Jesse, late Governor of North Carolina, . and late member of both Houses of Con- gress. Gazette of
Mary, widow of Abel, of Jamestown, at New- port, aged 70 years. Gazette of
FRANKS Major ---- , at Philadelphia. Ga- zette of
FRASER Dr. David H., U. S. Navy, aged 25 years, at New York,
John, at Newport, in 56th year,
John Ladson, Esq., at St. Andrews Parish, S. C., of a violent bilious fever, in 27th year. Gazette of
Oct. 15, 1803
.
Nov. 16, 1813 Jan. 9, 1815 Feb. 11, 1818
June 30, 1820
Oct. 11, 1823
April 6, 1825
Oct. 26, 1793
Sept. 28, 1818 Oct. 3, 1821
Nov. 13, 1820 June 4, 1789
Jan. 21, 1775
398
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FRASER Mrs. Christian, at Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, aged 115 years ; her husband was killed at the battle of Preston Pans in Scotland ; died
Mrs. Jane, widow of John, at Newport. Ga- zette of
FRAZIER Alexander, Esq., at Providence,
Mary, widow of Alexander, at an advanced age, at Barrington,
Jan. 14, 1781
Lieut. , killed at Yorktown, Va.
2, 1781
Lieut. , drowned near New London ;
Dec. 30, 1786
Capt. Phoenix, late of this town, at Boston,
Dec. 4, 1792
Ishmael (colored), executed at New York,
Jan. 19, 1816
John Brown, Esq., at Currucoa, W. I., aged 33 years,
Jan. 3, 1819
FREDERICK III of Prussia, born
Jan. 24, 1712
FREDERICK IV of Prussia, born
Sept. 25, 1744
FREDERICK Prince, died
Dec. 29, 1765
FREDERICK Joseph, at Louisville, Ky. He was deliberately shot through the heart by Annistead Churchill, Jun., in consequence of a quarrel the day before. He leaves a wife and six children. Gazette of
Francis, executed at New York for piracy and murder. Gazette of
FREEBODY John, Esq., at Newport, in 67th year. Gazette of
Samuel, at Newport, in 28th year. Gazette of
Oct. 4, 1794
Capt. John, formerly of Newport, at North Carolina, in 59th year. Gazette of
Samuel, Esq., at Newport, in 83rd year. Ga- zette of
Thomas, at Newport, in 91st year, for many years president of the Town Council. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Samuel, at New- port, at an advanced age. Gazette of
Miss Sarah, at Newport, in 69th year. Ga- zette of
Miss Mary, daughter of the late John, Esq., at Newport, in 71st year,
Mrs. Rebecca, widow of Capt. John, at New- port, aged 67 years,
John, at Newport, aged 55 years. Gazette of
Oct. 5, 1816
Feb. 20, 1819
April 24, 1773
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Thomas, Esq., in 79th year, at Newport. Gazette of
June 3, 1797
Feb. 28, 1801
May 2, 1801
April 25, 1807
Jan. 6, 1810
Nov. 24, 1810
May 1, 1816
Dec. 27, 1817
Sept. 25, 1819
March 14, 1807
Nov. 3, 1821 Dec. 1, 1769
was from Nova Scotia. Gazette of
399
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
FREEBORN Jonathan, Esq., Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Newport County, at Portsmouth. Gazette of Capt. Gideon, at Wickford, suddenly, aged about 50 years,
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow, at East Greenwich, in 66th year.
Mrs. Susan, wifeof Benjamin, at Portsmouth. Gazette of
Dec. 4, 1820
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Joseph, at New- port, aged 77 years. Gazette of
Aug. 6, 1825
FREEI.AND Jacob, of Bloomfield, knocked over- board by the boom of the sloop in New York bay,
July 5, 1816
March 24, 1789
Aug. 3, 1799 May 8, 1790
FREEMAN Timothy, at Attleboro, suddenly, Mrs. Onner, widow of Dea. Philip, of Boston, at Foster, aged 80 years. Gazette of
Feb. 6, 1808
Scipeo (colored), at Barrington, of the fever. Gazette of
May 11, 1816
Mrs. Polly, wife of Edward, formerly of Nan- tucket, in 29th year, in this town. Ga- zette of
June 22, 1816
Thomas, Esq., killed by a fall from his horse ; an infant in his arms received no injury ; at Lebanon, Ohio. Gazette of
Oct. 3, 1818
Mrs. Ann, wife of John, and daughter of Moses Thayer, of Charlton, Mass., in 27th year,
March 11, 1819
Thomas, at Attleboro, in 66th year ; was in the Revolutionary service; taken prisoner three times ; was on the Jersey prison ship at New York, where he lost his brother ;
James F., of Sandwich, midshipman on board ship John Adams, on coast of Africa. Ga- zette of
Sally, wife of George W., in this town, in 25th year,
Samuel, who was secretary of the Provisional Congress of Massachusetts in 1774-1775, is still living. Gazette of
Col. Constant, late of U. S. Army ; at time of death Auditor of the Treasury for Navy Department ; aged 67 years, at Washing- ton, D. C. Gazette of
Henry Lothrop, son of John, aged 16 months,
Jan. 21, 1821
Jan. 27, 1821
Oct. 28, 1821
June 26, 1822
March 6, 1824 Sept. 25, 1824
FREELOVE, an Indian, in 98th year ; had a wonderful knowlege of botany; died at Barrington,
Caleb, marine of the General Greene, at sea. Gazette of
July 24, 1790 Sept. 2, 1810
Oct. 7, 1810
400
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FREETINHUYSEN Gen. Frederick, at Mill- stone, N. J. Gazette of
FRENCH Thomas, of Boston, a midshipman, on his passage to India. Gazette of Ezra, at Rehoboth. Gazette of
Ezra, son of Elkanah, of Rehoboth, at Doug- lass, in 37th year. Gazette of
Dea. Thomas, at Attleboro, in 72d year. Gazette of
Sept. 28, 1793
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Elkanah, at Rehoboth, in 66th year. Gazette of
May 28, 1796
Mrs. Mary, wife of Thomas, at Attleboro,
Nov. 24, 1799
Mrs. Mary, at Salisbury, Mass., aged 92 years. Gazette of
June 22, 1805
Abigail, wife of Capt. James, at Rehoboth, in 4Ist year. Gazette of
Oct. 3, 1807
Lieut. Elkanah, at Rehoboth, in 81st year,
Oct. 16, 1808
Rev. Jonathan, pastor of South Church, An- dover, in 70th year and 37th of his minis- try,
July 28, 1809
Jan. 15, 1810
March 6, 1813
July 7, 1813
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Ebenezer, publisher of Baltimore Patriot, formerly of Boston, at Baltimore. Gazette of
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Capt. James, at Seekonk, in 52nd year,
Mrs. Nancy, wife of Lieut. Ezra, at Attleboro, Mrs. Olive, wife of Otis, at Seekonk, in 39th year,
May 16, 1819
Nov. 11, 1819
Jan. 29, 1821
Jacob, in this town, in 29th year,
Mrs. Desire, widow of Jonathan, in this town, in 59th year,
Adam, at Boston, aged 57 years. Gazette of Dolly, wife of Adams, at Boston, aged 53 years. Gazette of
Daniel, son of Otis, at Seekonk, in 19th year,
April 21, 1804
May 2, 1791 June 16, 1792
June 23, 1792
Baron -, at Paris, executed,
July 29, 1794
Amey, youngest daughter of John, at Re- hoboth, aged 22 years,
Jeremiah, of Sonbartown, N. H., at Salem, Mass., in consequence of leaping from a third story window in his sleep. Gazette of
Bethiah, wife of James, at Seekonk, in 68th year,
Nov. 27, 1813 -
Nov. 1, 1815 Oct. 1, 1816
Ephraim, at Attleboro, in 58th year,
Jonathan, in this town, in 69th year, a con- stable in the town for many years,
Mrs. Susannah, wife of Cyrus, at South Kings- town, in 60th year,
April 11, 1821
Aug. 25, 1821
Sept. 24, 1821
Jan. II, 1823
Jan. 18, 1823 April 23, 1822
401
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
FRENCH Capt. Zachariah, of Bristol, aged about 35 years, at Elmina, Africa, about March 24. Gazette of
Abel, Jun., shot by Abel French for a do- mestic trouble. Gazette of
FRENCHARD Capt. U. S. Navy, at New York, very suddenly,
FRENCHMAN John, died at Halifax a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
FRENEAU Peter, Esq., formerly editor of the Charleston City Gazette, at Charleston, S. C., in 57th year,
Nov. 9, 1813
FRIEND Mrs. Mary, widow of John, at Newport, aged 70 years. Gazette of
Nov. 30, 1816
Edmund P., son of Thomas, at Newport, in 2Ist year,
July 13, 1824
FRIESE Hermon, in Germany, shot by order of a French court martial. Gazette of
Aug. 7, 1813
FRINK Elias, of Windham, at New London, suddenly,
Sept. 9, 1769
Rev. Samuel, missionary of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, at Savannah. Gazette of
Isabel, wife of Thomas, in 63rd year, at Rut- land District,
Dr. Willard, at Sharon, Vt., aged 60 years. Gazette of
Jan. 15, 1823
May 2, 1818
July 13, 1822
FRITH Joseph, eldest son of Capt. Hezekiah, aged 17 years, at New Haven, from a gun- shot wound. Gazette of Oct. 18, 1806
FRITZ Capt. Henry, at New York, in 70th year, a Revolutionary soldier,
April 7, 1811
Aug. 9, 1806
Oct. 6, 1822
Oct. 7, 1822
April 19, 1775
March 16, 1793
Benjamin, at Nantucket, aged 87 years. Ga- zette of
June 12, 1822
April 21, 1824
Nov. 2, 1824
FRICK Mrs. Magdalena, in Lancaster Co., Penn., aged 28 years,
Oct. 8, 1822
Nov. 30, 1771
March 2, 1772
FRISBEE Ezra, at Oxford, N. Y., killed by a fall of a tree. Gazette of
FRISBIE Prof. Lewis, at Cambridge, Mass., aged 38 years. Gazette of
FROMBERGER John, late a merchant of Phila- delphia, at Germantown, Penn. Gazette of
FROMENTIN Hon. Elegius, late a Judge in Florida and formerly a Senator from Louisana, of the fever, at New Orleans, Mrs. -, wife of Hon. Elegius, at New Orleans,
FROST Samuel, of Menotomy, reported missing at Lexington,
402
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FROST Mrs. Susannah, wife of Ebenezer R., in this town. Gazette of
Charlotte, daughter of Amariah, Esq., at Mil- ford. Gazette of
Sept. 2, 1797
Mrs. Henrietta, wife of Dr. Gideon, at Ux- bridge, in 49th year,
Oct. 7, 1803
Rev. Thomas, rector of St. Philip's Church, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
Aug. 1I, 1804
Ebenezer R., late of this town, at Cambridge, Mass., aged 45 years. Gazette of
May 26, 1810
FROTHINGHAM Mrs., wife of Nathaniel. Ga- zette of
Nov. 6, 1773
Capt. , killed. Gazette of
April 9, 1791
Mrs. Ruth, widow of Nathaniel, at Boston, aged 60 years,
Oct. 12, 1800
Nathaniel, of this town, in 68th year,
Aug. 7, 1803
Mrs. Mildred, in this town, in 91st year,
Feb. 26, 1804
Aug. 26, 1809
May 2, 1819
Dec. 28, 1770
April 14, 1792
Dec. 15, 1792
Feb. 7, 1793
Feb. 7, 1793
James, of East Greenwich, drowned near Gull Rock in Narragansett Bay,
Feb. 7, 1793
Daniel, at East Greenwich. Gazette of
John, son of Joseph, of East Greenwich, at Pawtucket, in 24th year,
Ruth, daughter of Joseph, of East Green- wich, at Pawtucket,
Marcy, daughter of Joseph, at Wickford. Ga- zette of
Dec. 12, 1795
Mrs. Mary, wife of Nathaniel, at Boston, aged 42 years,
Oct. 12, 1800
Major Benjamin, at Charlestown, Mass., aged 74 years, an officer of the Revolution. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Hannah, widow of Nathaniel, at New London,
FRY Mrs. --; her house burnt at Newport, Polly, daughter of Benjamin, at Newport, in 14th year. Gazette of
Capt. Samuel, at East Greenwich, in 64th year ; he left a wife and 8 children. Ga- zette of
Benjamin and James Fry, sons of Benjamin, of East Greenwich, in their 29th and 26th ages respectively, drowned from a packet boat belonging to Lodowich Updike on passage from Newtown, N. K., to New- port ; they descended from a reputable family from Wiltshire, Eng., through Lieut. Governor Thomas Fry ;
Benjamin, of East Greenwich, drowned near Gull Rock in Narragansett Bay,
Feb. 8, 1794
Sept. 27, 1795
Sept. 28, 1795
Oct. 31, 1795
403
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
FRY Mrs. Eleanor, wife of Joseph, at Wickford, in 59th year. Gazette of
Rachal, wife of Benjamin, in 69th year, at East Greenwich. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, in this town, of the fever. Ga- zette of
Aug. 3, 1805
Capt. John F., master of ship Isis, at sea on passage home from Batavia, in 39th year, Margaret, daughter of John, at Norfolk, Va., John, at Tiverton, in 84th year,
July 22, 1809 Oct. 28, 1810 March 1, 1811
Mrs. Abigail, widow of the late Capt. John F., in this town, in 31st year,
Joseph, of Portsmouth, N. H., merchant, aged 36 years; he had just arrived here from New York ;
Mrs. Elizabeth, at Newport, in 85th year,
Mrs. Ann, wife of Col. Benjamin, at New- port, aged 65 years. Gazette of
March 6, 1822
Aug. 23, 1822 July 14, 1823
Joseph, at East Greenwich, in 88th year,
FRYES Henry, at Danbury, Ct .; swallowed Aqua fortis and vitriol by mistake; lived 14 hours. Gazette of
April 6, 1811
Nov. 3, 1810
FRYERS John, at Voluntown, upwards of 90 years, late of Newport. Gazette of
May 11, 1776
FULLER -- aged 17 years, killed by the fall of his horse upon him near Norwich, Ct.,
Feb. 9, 1765
Feb. 22, 1772
Sept. 17, 1772 Jan. 24, 1784
Dec. 27, 1788 May 31, 1790
Jan. 4, 1792
Oct. 20, 1792
Nov. 2, 1792
Mrs. Sarah, widow of Jeduthan, at Attle- boro, aged 80 years. Gazette of
Feb. 14, 1795
March 14, 1795
Mrs. -- wife of Caleb, at the Lower Ferry, erroneous. Gazette of
Dorothy, widow of Samuel, at Rehoboth, aged 93 years, Richard, baker. Gazette of
Samuel, at Rehoboth, in 87th year. Ga- zette of
Amey, wife of Dr. Comfort, at Attleboro, Sarah, wife of Oliver, at Rehoboth, in 61st year,
Mary, wife of Dr. Olney, in this town. Ga- zette of
Samuel, executed for the murder of his own son, at Hillsborough, N. C.,
Phebe, widow of Joshua, at Attleboro, in 95th year. Gazette of
Nov. 7, 1795
Aug. 25, 1798
Sept. 16, 1811
Jan. 21, 1818 Sept. 4, 1821
George, of Foster, at Pawtucket, aged 23 years,
FRYE Samuel, Esq., of Gibsonport, killed in a duel with D. Beaseley, Esq., of Grenville, in Mississippi Territory. Gazette of
404
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
FULLER Samuel, of Attleboro, in this town, in 57th year. Gazette of
Robert, in this town. Gazette of
Benjamin, at Philadelphia, merchant. Ga- zette of
Dec. 7, 1799
William, Esq., of Lombard St., London; said to be one of the richest merchants in the city. Gazette of
May 10, 1800
Mrs. Hannah, widow of Samuel, at Reho- both. Gazette of
Oct. 3, 1807 Feb. 27, 1810
Miss Peda, in this town, in 19th year,
Amelia T., daughter of Dr. Olney, formerly of this town, in this town, aged 21 years, Jonathan, in this town, in 48th year,
April 17, 1810
Sept 29, 1811
Lyndon A., preceptor of the Pawtuxet Union Academy, in 31st year. Gazette of Major Francis, at Foster, in 56th year,
May 9, 1812
Nathaniel, in this town, in 72nd year,
June 9, 1812
George R., formerly of Attleboro, private in Capt. William Battey's company of infantry, at Greenbush, N. Y.,
April 17, 1813
Miss Jemima, daughter of Ebenezer, at Re- hoboth, in 38th year,
Feb. 27, 1814
Mrs. Prescilla, wife of Dea. Joseph, in this town, in 7Ist year,
April 1, 1815
Rev. Andrew, D. D., secretary of English Baptist Missionary Society, at Keltering, Northamptonshire, Eng. Gazette of
July 29, 1815
June 13, 1816
July 24, 1816
Jeremiah, son of John, at Cumberland, in 24th year,
Aug. 24, 1817
Juduthan, at Attleboro, in 27th year. Ga- zette of
Sept. 20, 1817
May 15, 1819 Oct. 10, 1820
Oct. 26, 1820
Lewis M., only son of Ebenezer, at Attle- boro, aged 17 years,
Mrs. Mary, widow of Timothy, at Rehoboth, in 58th year,
Feb. 20, 1821
Thomas, murdered by Edward Brooks. Ga- zette of
Mr. -- , killed by his wagon running over him, at Salem, Mass. Gazette of
Nov. 5, 1796 Sept. 2, 1797
Feb. 15, 1821
Nov. 24, 1821
April 24, 1822
Dr. Comfort, at Attleboro, in 67th year; he served as surgeon during the Revolution; Mrs. Abigail, wife of Ebenezer, at Rehoboth, aged 66 years,
Isaac, member of Freshmen class, B. U., aged 19 years, at Mansfield, Mass. Gazette of Frederick, at Attleboro, in 49th year,
Daniel, of this town, housewright, at Mantan- zas, W. I. He arrived there the 14th, taken sick 20th, and died
June 3, 1812
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FULLER Joseph, in this town, in 76th year, a professor 60 years of religion,
Isaiah P., in this town, aged 41 years,
Issachar, at Carver, Mass., aged 97 years, a descendent of one of the first settlers of Plymouth; had 19 children, 91 grand, 109 of the third, and 2 of the fourth genera- tions. His sight and hearing he retained to the last and was a very industrious man. Gazette of
Nov. 16, 1822
Peleg, at Scituate, in 55th year,
Mrs. Margaret, widow of Jonathan, at Fos- ter, in 88th year,
Feb. 27, 1825
John, at Scituate, formerly of Massachu- setts, aged 29 years. Gazette of
Oct. 5, 1825
FULLERTON Rebecca, granddaughter of Hon. Martin Howard, at Newport,
Dec. 2, 1770
John, ordinary seaman, killed on board frigate Constitution in action with the Cyane and Levant,
Feb. 20, 1815
FULTON Robert, Esq., aged 48 years, the great steam engineer, at New York.
"Princes and Lords may flourish or may fade,
A breath can make them as a breath has made;
But the great Sons of Art-A country's pride-
If once destroyed can never be supplied." Gazette of
March 4, 1815
FURGUSON Mrs. Mary Viall, wife of John, for- merly of Newport,
June 30, 1818
FURMAN Caroline, daughter of the late Waters, in the explosion of steamboat Etna in New York harbor,
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