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MEIER Rev. John H., of the Dutch Reformed Church, at Schenectady, N. Y., aged 32 years. Gazette of
MEIGGS Josiah, Commissioner of the General Land Office, at Washington, D. C., aged 70 years,
Oct. 22, 1808
June 12, 1822 Sept. 24, 1796
May 14, 1796
March 27, 1813
July 17, 1813
July 19, 1810
March 26, 1808
MEDBURY Mrs. Abigail, in 61st year, at the house of Richard Harding, Esq., at Bar- rington,
April 28, 1781
June 4, 1785 Nov. 29, 181I
Oct. 13, 1813
Dec. 27, 1806
Sept. 27, 1806
Sept. 4, 1822
104
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
MEIGS Nathan, in Long Island Sound, sup- posed shot by his own son and thrown overboard. Gazette of
Nathan, who was supposed to have been mur- dered by his son and his body thrown into the Sound ; it has been ascertained he died in a fit and his son is acquitted of all blame. Gazette of
Col. Return Jonathan, native of Connecticut, an officer of the Revolution, at the Cher- okee Agency,
Jan. 28, 1823
March 29, 1825
MELANNING William, died at Halifax, a pris- oner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
July 4, 1812
Jan. 8, 1823
MELLEN Henry, Esq., a literary character, at Dover, N. H. Gazette of
Aug. 12, 1809
MELMOTH Mrs. -, the actress, from in- juries received from the overturning of a stage, formerly of the New York Theatre, at New Brunswick. Gazette of
May 30, 1812
Nov. 30, 1793 Dec. 22, 1804
Nov. 4, 1809
Thomas, at Newport, in 84th year,
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, aged 93 years, at Newport. Gazette of
Mr. - -, of Rhode Island, aged 25 years, at New Orleans,
Thomas, at Newport, aged 44 years,
July 14, 1810
Aug. 18, 1810
Hon. Return Jonathan, formerly Governor of Ohio and late Postmaster General of the United States, at Marietta, O.,
MEIN Mrs. Mary, widow of John, of Newport, aged about 48 years, at Port Antonio, Ja- maica,
Aug. 8, 1821
MELENDY Mrs. Lucy, wife of William and daughter of the late Benjamin Edes, Jun., printer, at Ballstown, aged 25 years. Ga- zette of
MELISH John, aged 51 years, native of Perth- shire, Scotland, author of works on Geog- raphy and Political Economy, at Phlladel- phia. Gazette of
(The next issue says she is not dead but recovering from her injuries. )
MELVILLE David, in 38th year, at Newport. Gazette of
David, at Newport, in 63d year. Gazette of Gen. Robert, in Scotland, aged 86 years, the oldest General except one in the British service. Gazette of
Miss Sarah, daughter of the late David, in 19th year, at Newport,
May 28, 1810 April 16, 1811
Dec. 14, 1820
April -, 1823 Nov. 24, 1824
105
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MELVIN Alexander, at Georgetown, killed by an accidental discharge of a gun. Gazette of
MEMBORT -, daughter of Ezra, drowned at Kinderhook, N. Y.,
Sept. 19, 1818
June 19, 1825
Oct. 20, 1798
MENDOZA Mrs. -, died one year after her husband's suicide. He had detected one error among thousands of figures which so disconcerted him as to put an end to his life. Gazette of
MENON Gen. Abdallah, in Venice. Gazette of MENTGES Col. Francis, at Rocky Mount, Catawba River, S. C., an officer in the Revolution. Gazette of
Nov. 23, 1805
Jan. 26, 1782
Nov. 23, 1793
Dec. 10, 1803
Dec. 25, 1811
MEREDITH Sarah, widow of David, aged 90 years, at Philadelphia,
Jan. 14, 1770
Jonathan, at Jenkinton, near Philadelphia, aged 71 years,
Aug. 20, 1811
MERETHEW Mrs. Mary, widow of Elias, aged 70 years, at Cranston. Gazette of
May 6, 1815
MERRELL Nathan, of this town. Gazette of Nathan, of the ship Isis, Capt. Rathburn, of this port, at Batavia. Gazette of
Feb. 20, 1808
William, Jr., printer, at Philadelphia, in 25th year,
June 13, 1811
Aug. 16, 1817
Dec. 19, 1821 Oct. 13, 1824
Hon. James, one of the Judges of the High Court of Appeals of Virginia. Gazette of Mrs. Elizabeth, at Philadelphia, aged 84 years. She was granddaughter of Richard Collett, who came with William Penn, in 1682, and lived and died at Byberry, Penn. Gazette of
Lieut. son of General Mercer, killed in a duel with a mate whom he also killed, at Norfolk, Va.,
MERCHANT John, Esq., of Norfolk, Va., mer- chant, murdered and robbed while return- ing from the races near the town. Gazette of
Nov. 30, 1811
MERITHEW Capt. Richard, formerly of Johns- ton, at Unadilla, N. Y., in 85th year. Ga- zette of
July 15, 1815 Jan. 2, 1790
Richard, at Newport, aged 39 years. Gazette of Mr. - , of Ontario, lost on Lake Ontario, R. R., drowned near Darien, Ga. Gazette of
Sept. 20, 1817 Oct. 20, 1810
MERCER Robert, Esq., late of Charleston, S. C., at Philadelphia,
MEMMINGER Capt. George, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
MERRELL Oliver, aged 42 years, at Vienna, Me., was walking with a sharp chisel in his hand when he stumbled, the edge of the chisel cut his throat so badly that he died at once. Gazette of
MERRELK Jacob, at West Hartford, Ct., aged about 46 years. Fell from a load of hay and on tohis pitchfork which so severely wounded him that he died; wounded March 9, died
March II, 1771
March 15, 1769 June 28, 1770 .
Feb. 28, 1821
MERRIAM Rev. Mr., formerly assistant min- ister of Trinity Church, Newport, at Sa- vannah, Ga., very suddenly,
Sept. 5, 1807
Samuel, at Bedford, Mass. Came into the house apparently in good health, sat down in a chair and died. Gazette of
Dec. 25, 1822
MERRICK Nathan, of Hardwich, Mass., a stu- dent in Brown University, drowned at Fox Point,
July 12, 1788 July 24, 1824
MERRIFIELD William, formerly of Schoharie, N. Y., in this town, in 38th year,
Aug. 13, 1821
Mrs. Mary, wife of Aaron, and daughter of Capt. Stephen Thayer, of Uxbridge, at Franklin, Mass. Gazette of
Aug. 4, 1825
MERRY Robert, a favorite of the muses, at Baltimore, suddenly. Gazette of
Jan. 12, 1799
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John, and daughter of the late Elias Carpenter, aged 28 years, William Tyler, infant son of Barney, at Paw- tucket,
Nov. 9, 1806
Joseph, at Smithfield, in 47th year. Gazette ot
Barney, son of Barney, at Pawtucket, aged 8 months,
MERSEROLE Mrs. Abraham and her daughter, in the explosion of steamboat Etna, in New York harbor,
Aug. 17, 1825
MERRETT Margaret, wife of John, at Provi- dence, March 10, 1769, buried
John, Esq., in 70th year, at Providence, Henry, native of England, at Newburyport, merchant, aged 48 years. Gazette of Mrs. Susannah, wife of Henry, at Newbury- port, aged 36 years, same day as her hus- band's death. Gazette of
Feb. 28, 1821
Phebe, daughter of Obed, at Taunton, aged 16 years. Gazette of
MERRIMAN Gen. - , at New London, aged 52 years,
June 21, 18:3
Aug. 2, 1821
Dec. 15, 1821
April 16, 1825
May 15, 1824
107
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
MERSHON John, one of the editors of the
Trenton Federalist, at Trenton, N. J. Gazette of MERVIN Miles and wife, at Philadelphia. Ga- zette of
Jan. 3, 1 807
Oct. 5, 1793
MESSENGER Ebenezer, at Pawtucket, in 52d year, formerly of Wrentham,
METCALF Nathaniel, currier,
Nathaniel G., in North Carolina, in 36th year. He was striken with death at Ports- mouth, Va., soon after he had embarked on board a vessel bound for this port, his na- tive place; leaves widow and children. Ga- zette of
Michael, in this town, aged 63 years,
Ebenezer, at Cumberland, in 72d year,
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Reuben G., at Wren- tham,
Nov. 5, 1820
Mrs. Lucy, wife of Joel, Esq., aged 63,
Sarah Calder, daughter of Samuel, in this town, aged 6 years, 3 months,
Dec. 13, 1822
Julia, daughter of Samuel, in this town, in 14th year, the third child lost within 6 months,
Jan. 31, 1823 Aug. 26, 1823
Bela, Esq., at Natchez, of the fever,
Christopher Dexter, son of Dexter, in this town, aged 13 months,
Oct. 3, 1824
William M., native of this town, at Sutton, Mass., aged 35 years. Gazette of
Nov. 10, 1824
Levi, in this town, aged 30 years,
May 21, 1825
Almira Taft, only daughter of Whiting, in this town, aged 19 mos.,
June 8, 1825
Mrs. Selinda, wife of Liberty, at Cumberland, aged about 45 years,
June 18, 1825
Cornelia Sarah, infant daughter of Samuel, in this town, aged 7 mos.,
July 20, 1825
METZ John, at Philadelphia. Gazette of Paul, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Oct. 6, 1798 Oct. 6, 1798
MEYER John R., Esq., at New York, aged 93 years. Gazette of
-, the Jewish banker, at Copenhagen. He left his heirs $60,000,000 of Danish paper money besides other property valued at £500,000 sterling,
MICAH Peter, the oldest native of Nantucket. Gazette of
MICHAEL Andrew, seaman, killed on board the Lawrence, on Lake Erie, in action,
Sept. - , 1813
April 4, 1801
Sept. 10, 1813
Dec. 27, 1820 June 29, 1775
June 27, 1812 March 31, 1815 Oct. 23, 1820
Albert, son of Samuel, in this town, aged 18} months,
Aug. 16, 1822 Nov. 4, 1822
Sept. 7, 1811
108
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
MICHELSON General - -, Commander of the Russian Army in Turkey, at Bucha- rest. Gazette of
Dec. 5, 1807
MIDDLETON Rev. Thomas Henshaw, Lord Bishop of Calcutta,
July -, 1822
MIFFLIN Warner, member Society of Friends, at Kent Co., Delaware. Gazette of
Nov. 3, 1798
General Thomas, late Governor of Pennsyl- vania, at Lancaster, in 57th year,
Jan. 13, 1800
MILAS Mary, wife of Thomas, at New York, of the fever. Gazette of
Oct. 5, 1799
MILES Thomas, at Brooklyn, Ct., suddenly,
Jan. 19, 1764
Capt. James, of Concord, killed at Lexington,
April 19, 1775
Mrs. - , drowned in New York Bay,
Oct. 18, 1812
Mrs. Mary, at Newport, aged 78 years,
Dec. 21, 1822
MILLARD Sarah, wife of William, in her 24th year,
June 30, 1773
Mrs. Freelove, wife of Stephen, in this town, very suddenly, in 40th year,
July 17, 1825
MILLEDGE Hon. Mr., late Governor of Georgia. Gazette of
Feb. 28, 1818
MILLEN Stephen, a native of Savannah, Ga., aged 22 years, from a discharge of a gun,
Sept. 26, 1817
MILLERD Squire, Esq., at Warwick, in 70th year, a former member of General Assem- bly, of the Town Council and an officer in the Revolution,
Jan. 2, 1820
Mrs. Sophia W., wife of Russell, at Paw- tuxet, in 36th year,
Sept. 1I, 1824
MILLER Rev. Ebenezer, Pastor of the Episco- pal Church of Braintree, in 62d year,
Feb. 11, 1763
Capt. Joseph, on coast of Africa. Gazette of
Sept. 15, 1764 April 19, 1775
James, of Charlestown, killed at Lexington,
Henry, late an eminent printer of Philadel- phia, at Bethlehem, Pa., at a very advanced age. Gazette of
John, at Newport, merchant, in 60th year. Gazette of
Mrs. . , widow, late of Warren. Ga- zette of
Feb. 17, 1787
Benjamin, of this town. Gazette of
Dec. 27, 1788
Sarah, wife of John, at East Greenwich. Gazette of
Isaac, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
May 18, 1782
Jan. 22, 1785
Hon. Nathan, at Warren. Gazette of
May 22, 1790
Sept. 22, 1792 Oct. 12, 1793
John, son of Charles, at Warwick, in 22d year,
Nov. 10, 1822
109
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
MILLER Craig, Esq., late professor of law at Edenburgh, at Kentucky. His wife, the daughter of the celebrated Dr. Cullen, also of Edenburgh, had got as far as Lan- caster, Penn., when apprised of his sudden demise at the place he was settling. Ga- zette of
Elder Daniel, at Cumberland, in 85th year,
Capt. John, at Newport, in 45th year. Ga- zette of
Oct. 12, 1799
John, at Philadelphia, in 78th year. Gazette of John, at Philadelphia, of the fever. Gazette of
Oct. 12, 1799
Oct. 19, 1799
Charles, at New York, also his wife, her sister and an apprentice, only three of the youngest children now remain. Gazette of Henry, a youth, at Philadelphia,
Oct. 31, 1801 July 9, 1802
Nathan B., at Newport, in 48th year. Ga- zette of
April 21, 1804
Sally Johnson, in 23d year, at Warren. Ga- zette of
June 9, 1804
John C., of Philadelphia, in 35th year, at Trenton, formerly of the State Depart- ment. Gazette of
Thomas, aged about 80 years,
Tobey, of this town, colored, killed by a drunken sailor,
Aug. 1, 1806
Mrs. Henrietta, wife of John S., and daugh- ter of Hon. Gurdon Saltonstall, at Mont- ville, Ct. Gazette of
June 13, 1807
Magnus, merchant, at Philadelphia, aged about 80 years. Gazette of
Sept. 12, 1807 Feb. 28, 1808
John, in this town, aged 88 years,
Mary, widow of Peter, at Rehoboth, in 80th year. Gazette of
March 30, 1811
Mrs. Roby, wife of Philip, at Rehoboth, in 61 st year. Gazette of
Jacob, at Rehoboth, in 76th year,
Bernard, at Warren, in 93rd year. Gazette of
Feb. 1, 1812
Major Jacob, at Holliston, Mass., aged 80 years, an officer in the Revolution. Ga- zette of
Dr. Edward, editor of the Medical Review, at New York,
March 17, 1812
John, seaman, killed on board frigate Chesa- peake, in action with the Shannon,
William Paul, infant and only son of Wel- come,
Oct. 1, 1796 Jan. 25, 1798
May 11, 1811 Dec. 30, 1811
March 7, 1812
June 1, 1813
Nov. 6, 1813
Aug. 24, 1805 Sept. 30, 1805
110
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
MILLER Mrs. Lydia, wife of Reuben, at Cum- berland, in 30th year. Gazette of
Oct. 1, 1814
Celia Elizabeth, infant daughter of Welcome, in this town, suddenly,
Oct. 7, 1816
Charles, formerly of Boston, at Quincy, aged 74 years. Gazette of
Feb. 22, 1817
Rebecca, widow of Hon. Nathan, at Warren, in 75th year,
Aug. 21, 1817
Sally Frances, daughter of Welcome, in 12th year,
July 16, 1818
Elizabeth, infant daughter of Nathan, in this town. Gazette of
Aug. 22, 1818
Loisa, daughter of Welcome, in this town, in 16th year,
Sept. 17, 1818
Daniel Field, youngest son of James S., aged 2 years 10 months,
March 8, 1819
Mary, found dead under suspicious circum- stances, at Portsmouth, N. H. Gazette of Mrs. -, and her five children drowned in Ohio. Gazette of
April 24, 1819 May 1, 1819
Aug. 28, 1820
Sept. 19, 1820
Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin, Jun., in this town, aged 11 months 26 days,
Nov. 27, 1821
Hon. Asher, formerly mayor of Middletown, Ct., aged 68 years. Gazette of
Jan. 5, 1822
Aug. 19, 1822
Aug. 30, 1822
Feb. 15, 1823
William, son of Rev. Moses, at Heath, Mass., aged 2 years 1 month,
Nathan H., in this town, in 62d year,
Ordana, daughter of Russell, in 22d year, at Cumberland,
July 13, 1823
Sally W., daughter of Capt. Jacob, at See- konk, in 18th year,
Oct. 16, 1823
Mrs. Jane, at Marietta, O., aged 55 years, formerly of this town. Gazette of
Dec. 17, 1823
Philip, Esq., at Rehoboth, in 74th year, a soldier of the Revolution,
Feb. 12, 1824
James C., eldest son of the late Nathan, in this town, in 9th year,
Hon. Morris S., formerly member of Con- gress from New York, at Utica, N. Y., aged 45 years. Gazette of
Oct. 8, 1824
Nov. 24, 1824
Mrs. Sarah Rogers, wife of John, and only daughter of Joseph Balch, aged 27 years, Amos, formerly of Rehoboth, at East Bloom- field, N. Y., in 41st year,
Sarah Martin, daughter of Pardon, in this town, aged 8 months 7 days,
Nathan, in this town, aged about 30 years, suddenly,
Zedekiah, at Rehoboth, in 62d year. Ga- zette of
Feb. 23, 1823 March 23, 1823
111
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MILLER William G., Esq., late American consul at Montevideo, at Alverado, Mex- ico. Gazette of
Asquar, at Cumberland, (Masonic honors). Gazette of
James, infant son of Benjamin, in this town, aged 4 months,
Phebe, daughter of Consider, in this town, in 18th year,
Miss Sarah, in this town, in 56th year,
MILLINGS James, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and MILLS Susannah, drowned at Boston,
Major John, Adjutant General of the Legion of the United States, at Greenville. Ga- zette of
Rebecca, in Parish of St. Elizabeth's, Ja- . maica, aged 113 years. Gazette of
Major Joseph, a Revolutionary patriot, at Deerfield, N. H. Gazette of
John Henry, formerly of the Theatre, at Philadelphia, at Montreal,
Miss , daughter of the Widow Mills, at Lyringham, by upsetting of a canoe,
William, of New York, at New Orleans, be- tween July 29 and
Aug. 5, 1823
MILLSHOP Mrs. , wife of William, mur- dered by her husband, at Iredell Co., N. C. Gazette of
MILLWARD James, at Newport, in 87th year. Gazette of
MILNER Hannah, wife of Edward, aged 100 years 10 months, at Montgomery, Pa .; was mother of 14 children, 82 grand, and great- grandmother to IIO. Of these there are living 7 children, 65 grand and 91 great- grand children,
Miss Maria M., at Boston, in 21st year, daugh- ter of the late Joseph. Gazette of
MILTON Gen. Homer Virgil, a field officer of the United States Army during the late war, at his residence, in Jefferson Co., Ga.,
MINER Mr. - -- , at Stephentown, his three children perished in a burning house, Phineas, at South Kingstown. Gazette of Mrs. Catharine, at Marrietta, O., aged 53 years, formerly of this town. Gazette of MINIS Abraham, Esq., at Newport, in 23d year, a much respected citizen of Georgia,
Dec. 25, 1824
May 7, 1825
June 26, 1825
July 5, 1825 Sept. 28, 1825
Dec. 26, 1777 Feb. 22, 1771
Aug. 20, 1796
April 6, 1805
Jan. 28, 1809
Feb. 12, 18II
July 23, 1812
June 6, 1821
Feb. 8, 1800
June 2, 1769
Jan. 15, 1823
April 27, 1822
Jan. 19, 1785 Dec. 28, 179€
Dec. 17, 1823
Aug. 29, 1801
112
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
MINKLEY John, at West Stockbridge, killed in attempting to stop a pair of runaway horses. Gazette of
MINOT Hon. George Richards, at Boston, aged 44 years. Gazette of
MINTHORN Mr., wife and two children, drowned in crossing the Susquehanna River,
Nov. 25, 1815
MINTO Walter, LL. D., Professor of Mathe- matics and Natural Philosophy in the College of New Jersey, at Princeton. Ga- zette of
Nov. 5, 1796
MINTON Edward, grocer, at Union Chapel, Chelsea, London ; was singing one of Dr. Mott's hymns with his usual spirit when he fell dead,
Feb. 8, 1818
Aug. 31, 1799
Dec. 28, 1805
Jan. 15, 1772
Elder at Smithfield, in 98th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Gazette of
Edward, merchant, formerly of this town, at Georgetown, S. C. Gazette of
May 5, 1798
James, at Portsmouth, in 85th year. Gazette of
Oct. 12, 1799
Mrs. - -, of this town, died of the fever. Gazette of
Sept. 27, 1800
Anna E., widow of Edward, Esq , of George- town, S. C., and daughter of Dr. Ephraim Bowen, of this town, in this town, in 40th year, leaves 2 children,
Dec. 30, 1801
April 9, 1803
Silas B., of this town, at River De La Plata, in 30th year. Gazette of
June 25, 1803
John, from the gases in charging an iron fur- nace, at Union, Penn.,
Feb. 24, 1807
Corp. James, of Capt. Welsh's Co., killed at battle of Tippecanoe,
Isaac, Esq., editor of Northern Politician, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
Patience (colored), in this town, aged 48 years. Gazette of
Gen. David, in Pennsylvania, aged 77 years, served through the entire Revolution, had fought the Indians in 27 engagements. Gazette of
Nov. 7, 1811
Dec. 3, 1812
Sept. 24, 1814
June 20, 1818
MINTURN William, of New York, merchant, at Newport. Gazette of
MIRAULT Peter Michael Joseph, a native of St. Domingo, at Savannah, Ga. Gazette of MITCHELL Capt. James, of Providence,
Feb. 1I, 1809
Jan. 9, 1802
Oct. 24, 1795 Aug. 26, 1797
Sarah, daughter of Richard, at Middletown, in 16th year. Gazette of
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MITCHELL James, son of the late Silas B., in 2Ist year,
Thomas Clarke, son of Edward, deceased, and grandson of the late Dr. Ephraim Bowen, at St. James Parish, S. C., in 25th year, of fever, was a native of this town. Gazette of
Capt. Peter, of this town, aged 55 years, drowned in the bay,
Thomas, a seaman on board ship Ann and Hope. at sea, on her passage to Holland. Gazette of
July 21, 1821
Oct. 8, 1821
Nov. 3, 1821
Hugh, aged 101 years 9 months, at Cherry Valley, N. Y., was a native of Carrickfer- gus, Ire., came to this country with Rev. Mr. Dunlap's company, in 1764, and were the first settlers in the town. At the time of the Indian massacre, Nov. - , 1778, the Indians murdered his wife and four chil- dren and carried the fifth into captivity;
Mrs. Hannah, at New Shoreham, aged 72 years,
Opher, at South Bridgewater, aged 43 years. Gazette of
Capt. Bowles, of Royal Navy, aged 74 years, at Ramsgate, Eng., the last surviving offi- cer who accompanied Capt. Cooke around the world. Gazette of
James W., aged 27 years, son of the late Capt. Peter, in this town, suddenly,
James, at Newport, aged 54 years, of Society of Friends,
Mr. -, mate of schooner Laurel Packet, of Alexandria, drowned in Newport harbor. Gazette of
MIX Lieut. Timothy, at New Haven, aged 85 years; soldier of the Revolution; was sur- geon's mate in Canada Expedition of 1755 ; was at Stony Point ; his right hand was shot off but he fired the gun with his left and killed 40 men; had 9 children, 63 grand and 28 great-grandchildren. Ga- zette of
MOBEE Oudreen, second son of Tippo Saib. He had been confined for several years as a State prisoner; being in the act of escap-
Oct. 7, 1818
Oct. 9, 1819
May 4, 1821
Peter, son of Edward, at Middletown, in 38th year,
William, perished in the shipwreck of schooner Delaware. Gazette of
Jan. 8, 1822
Nov. 6, 1822
Nov. 29, 1823
March 20, 1824
March 27, 1824
May 10, 1824
Sept. 8, 1824
July 3, 1824
114
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MOBEE :
ing he was shot and died instantly. Ga- zette of
Oct. 12, 18II
MOFFATT Robert, Senior, proprietor of "Northern Budget," at Troy, N. Y., sud- denly, in 34th year. Gazette of
May 16, 1807
MOFFETT Thomas F., of Milledgeville, Ga., killed in a duel with Thomas Woodridge, of Abbeville, S. C.,
May 20, 1818
Mrs. Lucy, widow of Eleazer, at Killingly, in 73d year,
Godfrey, at Killingly, in 50th year,
MOIR died at sea on passage to Botany Bay. Gazette of
Jan. 17, 1795
MOISE Mrs. Philah, at Charleston, S. C., aged 18 years,
June 19, 1805
MOISSON Mons. Laurent, late from Hispan- iola, at New Haven,
Feb. 5, 1772
MOLESWORTH James, executed as a spy, at Philadelphia,
March 29, 1777
Lord Viscount, Marquis of Buckingham, in England. Gazette of
May 1, 1813
Lord and Lady, perished in the wreck of the ship Arniston. Gazette of
Dec. 23, 1815
MOLINEUX Benjamin, aged 12, years killed by Horatio John Ball, aged 1 1 years. Ga- zette of
Dec. 13, 1823
MOLLESTON Henry, governor elect of Dela- ware, at his residence in Kent Co., Del., a few days since. Gazette of
Nov. 27, 1819
MOLTON John, at Hartford Co., Md. He was married the 26th, and taken suddenly ill and remained speechless for two days when he died. Gazette of
MOMUS (colored), native of India, aged 20 years, MONACO the Princess, at Paris, executed,
MONCKTON Lieut. Col. Henry H., of the 2d Grenadiers (British), killed at battle of Monmouth, N. J.,
June 28, 1778
July 21, 1781
Mrs. Mary, widow of Joseph, in this town, in 83d year,
Jonathan, in 86th year, at Bristol. Gazette of
MONK Christopher, aged 17 years, an appren- tice of Mr. Wolsker, severely injured in the Massacre, at Boston, apprehended he will die,
Jan. 31, 1821 Jan. 31, 1816 July 29, 1794
MONCRIEF Ensign -, of Lt. Col. Fletch- er's regiment, killed in action, at Annes. Gazette of
Feb. 9, 1817
May 27, 1786
March 5, 1770
May 20, 1819 March 26, 1820
115
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MONK Lieut. James, formerly of the Navy, at St. Marys. Gazette of
Nov. 21, 1818
Mary, at Newport, aged about 80 years. . Gazette of
Dec. 4, 1822
Hon. George Henry, late of the Judges of His Majesty's Supreme Court for Province of Nova Scotia, aged 75 years, at Montreal. Gazette of
MONROE See Munro.
MONROE Mrs. Mary, at Barrington, in 82d year. Gazette of
Ebenezer, wounded at Lexington,
Jedediah, killed at Lexington,
Robert, of Lexington, killed at the first fire,
April 19, 1775
Bennett, in 67th year, at Bristol,
Sept. 25, 1775
Capt. James, of Connecticut, at Montreal, from a neglected wound. Gazette of
Isaac, from an insect bite, at Menotomy. Gazette of
John, at Rehoboth, having nearly completed his 100th year. Gazette of
April 27, 1793
Mrs. Sarah, at Bristol, aged 93 years. Her clothes caught fire and burnt her so badly that she survived but two days,
Dea. Archibald, at Bristol, in 67th year,
Henry, seaman, killed on board Frigate Chesapeake in action with the Shannon, Benjamin, in this town, in 37th year,
Miss Mary, only daughter of Capt. Thomas, in this town, in 39th year,
June 22, 1815 Oct. 12, 1817
Nov. 29, 1817
Jan. 17, 1819
Oct. 23, 1820
Dec. 29. 1820
Feb. 17, 1821
June 25, 1823
Sept. 18, 1823
Sally, wife of Bennett, at Bristol, in 28th year, William, aged 21 ; William, aged 50, Sept. 26; Richard, aged 18, Sept. 27; Barbara, aged 53, Oct. 4; Eliza, aged 14, Oct. 6; Martha, aged 16, Oct. 18. These were natives of Ireland and of one family, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
Mrs. Phebe, wife of Capt. Henry, at Bristol, aged 42 years,
Mrs. Joanna, wife of Allen, 2d, at Bristol, aged 23 years,
George, of Bristol, at sea, four days from Ha- vana, of yellow fever, in the brig Catha- rine,
Sylvester, Jun., from a discharge of his own gun, at Bristol, in 17th year. Gazette of Mrs. Alice, wife of Nathan, at Jamestown, aged 63 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, wife of Allen, at Seekonk, aged 61 years,
July 30, 1823
March 25, 1775 April 19, 1775 April 19, 1775
Feb. 26, 1791
July 30, 1791
Sept. 26, 1811 Jan. 15, 1812
June 1, 1813 Oct. 20, 1813
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MONROE Caleb B., at Boston, aged 41 years. Gazette of
Stephen, at Swanzey, in 92d year,
Capt. Allen, of Bristol, at Cape Coast, Africa, on board brig Charles of Boston,
Aug. 10, 1824
Joseph Jones, Esq., brother of the President of the United States, in Franklin Co., Mis- souri. Gazette of
Aug. 28, 1824
Solomon; his father was killed at Lexington in 1775 ; he served in the Revolution; at Boston, aged 72 years,
Dec. 18, 1824
Lieut. Ebenezer, at Ashburnham, Mass., aged 73 years; was born at Lexington; was at the battle of April 19, 1775 and first man that returned the fire, and he believed with effect. At the second fire he got a ball through the left arm and quit the field but not the cause, for he mounted his horse and rode, giving the alarm until ex- hausted by the of blood,
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