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Dec. 26, 1777
Oct. 25, 1780
July 31, 1784
March 28, 1789
June 19, 1793
Sept. 21, 1799 Sept. 28, 1799
June 28, 1800
Sept. 20, 1800
Sept. 27, 1800
Lydia, widow of William, Esq., at Bristol, in 78th year. Gazette of
July 11, 1801
John, son of Ephraim, at Johnston, in 23d year,
Nathaniel, son of John, of this town, in 19th year,
Dec. 30, 1802
Sally Peckham, eldest daughter of John, in this town, in 17th year. Gazette of
July 21, 1804
Dea. Samuel, of Plainfield, Ct., aged 43 years. Gazette of
April 11, 1807
Mrs. Mary, wife of John, aged 40 years, at Warren,
Jan. 6, 1809
May 13, 1809
William H., aged 14 years, drowned in Palm- er's River, Rehoboth, while washing sheep, Smith, at North Kingstown, in 40th year. Gazette of
Michael, in this town, in 22d year,
Oct. 1I, 1822
March 3, 1804
Sept. 19, 1767 March 18, 1772
Mary, wife of Nathaniel, at Bristol, in 66th year. Gazette of
William, of this town, in 77th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Lucy, wife of Reuben, at Dighton, in 27th year. Gazette of
Richard, master's mate, killed in action at sea,
Preserved, Esq., at East Greenwich. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Sarah, at Newport, widow. Gazette of Mrs. Mehitable, wife of Benoni, at Paulin- stown, N. Y., in 67th year, formerly of this town. Gazette of
Mrs. - , of this town, died of the fever. Gazette of
Daniel, of this town, died of the fever. Ga- zette of
Major Samuel, a native of Bristol, at New Glocester, Maine, aged 70 years,
Oct. 24, 1802
Nov. 17, 1802
Richard, at Rehoboth, in 73d year. Gazette of
May 29, 1810
Jan. 23, 1813 Nov. 2, 1813
167
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PEARCE Capt. Josiah, at Bristol, in 34th year. Gazette of
Oliver, formerly of this town, at Fayetteville, N. C., in 51st year, where he had been on a visit to an aged father,
Thomas, at Hartford, Washington Co., N. H., aged 60 years, formerly of Scituate, R. I., after a confinement of 11 years, 6 months. Gazette of
Dec. 16, 1815
Sept. 5, 1816 May 11, 1817
March 21, 1818
Dec. 20, 1818
Miss Cynthia, daughter of Capt. Reuben, of North Providence, aged 22 years, at Charleston, S. C., of the fever,
Col. Benjamin, at Newport, in 39th year. Gazette of
Mrs. - , wife of Israel, at Newport. Ga- zette of
Benoni, Esq., in this town, in 89th year,
John, at Newport, in 67th year, an officer in the Revolution and a pensioner under the late Act of Congress, for many years Town Sargeant. Gazette of
Nov. 13, 1819
April 2, 1820
May 29, 1820 Sept. 26, 1820
June 13, 1821 July 2, 1821 Oct. 3, 1821
Dec. 6, 1821
George, Ist Lieut. of the Macedonian, at Craney Island, Norfolk. Gazette of Aug. 17, 1822 Abram B., son of Robert, of this town, in 17th year, lost from ship Mary Almy, of this port, at sea on passage from Liverpool to Stockholm. Gazette of Aug. 28, 1822
Aug. 20, 1814
Nov. 20, 1815
Samuel, on Prudence Island, aged 97 years. His strength and mind held out remarka- bly until about a year before his death,
Lucy, daughter of Reuben, of North Provi- dence, at Charleston, S. C., aged 24 years, Mrs. Eve, wife of Reuben, at North Provi- dence, in 56th year,
Mrs. Phebe, widow of Ephraim, at Johnston, in 84th year,
Aug. 25, 1819
Sept. 18, 1819
Oct: 30, 1819
Oct. 31, 1819
Mrs. Sally, wife of Samuel, in this town, in 38th year,
Nathan, Esq., at Fayetteville, N. C., aged 50 years, formerly of this town. Gazette of Philip, at East Greenwich, aged 67 years,
Mrs. Phebe, widow of Capt. Richard, at Re- hoboth, in 80th year,
William, on board brig Sall and Hope on passage from Matanzas to this port,
William, eldest son of Capt. William, 2nd, at Bristol, aged 16 years,
Mrs. Sally, widow of the late George and daughter of William Lindsey, at Bristol,
168
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
PEARCE Mrs. Mary S., widow of Oliver and daughter of the late Dr. Benjamin West, late of this town, at Fayetteville, N. C., Richard, native of Rhode Island, aged 39 years, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of Luther, eldest son of Capt. William, 3d, of Bristol, very suddenly, at sea on board sloop Advice. Gazette of
Sept. 17, 1822
Feb. 22, 1823
May 21, 1823
Dutee J., youngest son of Dutee J., Esq., at Newport, aged 3 years, I month,
Aug. 12, 1823
Sarah, wife of Rev. Preserved, at Rehoboth, aged about 60th year,
Oct. 4, 1823 Oct. 28, 1823
Reuben, in this town, in 69th year,
George B., native of this town, at Charleston, S. C., aged 37 years,
April 10, 1824
Caroline, infant daughter of Earl D., in this town,
Feb. 7, 1825
Mrs. Ruth, wife of Jeremiah, at Portsmouth, aged 81 years,
March 14, 1825
Eliza Sherman, daughter of Pardon S., in this town, aged 13 months 14 days,
Aug. 6, 1825
PEARLE William, Jun., at Lyndon, Vt., was wounded in the eye by a bayonet at Lyn- don, Vt. Gazette of
Sept. 30, 1809
PEARSALL Thomas, at New York, aged 72 years. Gazette of
March 28, 1807
PEART . Capt. Francois, at Woodford Co., Ky. This man having no family has left his es- tate of $60,000 to $100,000 to the County to found a free school to bear his name,
PEASE Simon, merchant, at Newport. Gazette of
John, a native of France, at New Haven, aged about 105 years. Gazette of
Erasmus, at Newport. Gazette of
Mrs. Lydia, wife of Nathaniel, in this town, in 33d year,
Joseph, in this town, in 28th year,
Mrs. Martha, at Warren, in 80th year. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Jerusha, in this town, in 67th year,
Jan. 22, 1803 July 23, 1810
Lucius, son of Horace, drowned in mill pond at Colebrook Hollow, Safford, N. Y.,
William Elwell, son of Nathaniel, in 18th year, William E., son of Nathaniel, in 18th year,
July 26, 1815
Dec. 6, 1777
March 18, 1780 Oct. 30, 1790
March 19, 1802 Sept. 3, 1802
June 24, 1816
Aug. 2, 1817 Aug. 2, 1817
Sally, daughter of the late John A., of this town, in 22d year, at sea, on board schoon- er Gen. Hawes on passage from Charles- ton, S. C.,
May 29, 1825
169
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PEASE Hannah, infant daughter of Nathaniel, in this town, aged 18 months,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Cornelius, in this town, in 33d year,
Mrs. Mary, wife of Nathaniel, in this town, aged 45 years,
Nathaniel, aged about 46 years,
Capt. Levi, at Shrewsbury, Mass., aged 84 years, a soldier of the Revolution ; was father to the mail coach service and first projector of the turnpike system in New England. The first turnpike in Massachu- setts was on his petition ;
Jan. 26, 1824
April 18, 1778
April 20, 1805
July 20, 1816
Oct. 30, 1818
Oct. 18, 1824
July 19, 1817
Nov. 28, 1772
Sept. 17, 1774
Dec. 26, 1777
March 21, 1778
April 18, 1778 April 26, 1784
Eunice, wife of Col. William,
Capt. William Augustus, in 63d year, at New- port,
Rev. Samuel, at Rehoboth, in 82d year, pas- tor there for 42 years. Gazette of
Sept. 14, 1817 Feb. 1, 1819
April 3, 1819 Nov. 10, 1821
PEARSON Jonathan, of the Rover, from hard- ยท ship as a prisoner of war at Newport, at the General Hospital, Bristol. Gazette of Sir Richard, Lieut. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, commanded the Serapis in her 7 hours' fight with Capt. Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard, in England. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Tabitha, widow, at Ashly, Mass., aged 100 years. Had been blind 20 years but just before her death her sight came to her so she could read without glasses. Gazette of
William, at Cambridge, in 25th year, a stu- dent in Harvard University,
Mrs. Judith, wife of Col. Samuel, in this town, in 54th year,
PEATROSS John Nelson, hatter, found mur- dered and robbed in the highway at Rich- mond, Va. Gazette of
PECK Isaac, aged 20 years, son of Abiezer, Esq., of Rehoboth. Gazette of
Sarah, daughter of Capt. Ebenezer, at Reho- both. Gazette of
Thomas, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Samuel, of. Boston, died from the hardships endured as a prisoner of war at Newport. Gazette of
Samuel, privateer Active, from hardship as a prisoner of war at Newport, at General Hospital, Bristol. Gazette of
March 7, 1785
Nov. 29, 1788
170
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
PECK William, of this town, at Surinam, in 25th year. Gazette of
Capt. John, of Kittery, at Boston, aged 64 years, the celebrated naval architect. Ga- zette of
May 15, 1790
July 17, 1790
Elizabeth, daughter of the late William Au- gustus Peck, at Newport, in 20th year. Ga- zette of
Nov. 13, 1790
Mrs. Keziah, widow, at Barrington. Gazette of
Aug. 4, 1792
Theresa, daughter of Capt. John, dec. Ga- zette of
Oct. 10, 1795
Col. Shubael, at Rehoboth, at an advanced age, killed in his saw mill. Gazette of
Dec. 5, 1795
Capt. Jonathan, at Bristol, aged 73 years. Gazette of
Oct. 14, 1797
William, son of Elihu, of this town, at Ber- bice, in 20th year,
Nov. 6, 1798
Mrs. Patience, wife of John, at Bristol, in 35th year. Gazette of
July 25, 1801
Miss Sebera, daughter of Perez, at Rehoboth, in 20th year. Gazette of
Jan. 15, 1803
Whipple, at Cumberland. Gazette of
Aug. 20, 1803
Mrs. Elizabeth, in 79th year,
Oct. 2, 1803
Mrs. Sally Wheaton, wife of Philip, in this town, in 30th year,
Dec. 1, 1804
Alice, daughter of Aaron, in 22d year,
April 29, 1805
Otis, at Rehoboth, in 56th year. Gazette of
Nov. 2, 1805
Elihu, in this town, in 56th year,
June 23, 1806
David, at Lyme, Ct., aged 87 years. Ga- zette of
Dec. 6, 1806
Mrs. Rhobe, wife of Benjamin, at Rehoboth, in 27th year. Gazette of
July 11, 1807
Silas, at Lyme, Ct., aged 84 years. Gazette of
Henry, at Rehoboth, in 72d year,
John S., of this town, at sea on board the ship Orozimbo, of Baltimore, on passage from Manila for Batavia, in his 20th year. Gazette of
Dea. Charles, at Rehoboth, in 54th year. Ga- zette of
Peleg, at Swanzey, in 33d year. Gazette of Seril, formerly of Franklin, Ct., at Rush, Penn., aged 33 years,
Josiah, Jun., son of Joseph, of Stratford, Ct., at St. Christophers, W. I., of the yellow fever, aged 23 years,
Aug. 13, 1808
Oct. 8, 1808
April 8, 1809
July 15, 1809
Aug. 20, 1809
Mary, daughter of the late William Augus- tus Peck, at Newport. Gazette of
Feb. 27, 1790
July 30, 1808
Aug. 7, 1808
171
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PECK Sally, daughter of Joseph, of Stratford, Ct., in 18th year, fell dead in the street on way from church,
Miss Sally, daughter of Josiah, at Stratford, Ct., was on her way to church when she fell near by and died. Gazette of
Phineas, formerly of Franklin, Mass., at War- ren, N. Y., aged 36 years, from a wound received the 4th, in the discharge of a can- non,
Miss Bethiah, daughter of Rufus, in 18th year, in this town. Gazette of
Ebenezer, Esq., in 79th year, at Rehoboth,
Anstis, in this town, at the house of Samuel Butler, Jr., aged 28 years,
Aug. 13, 1811
Jethaniel, at Rehoboth, in 87th year. Ga- zette of
April 4, 1812
Pascal Paoli, of Providence, aged 25 years, very suddenly on board the brig Nimrod off Sandy Hook. He served in the war with Tripoli and was one of the selected few that crossed the Lybon desert under Gen. Eaton, and planted the American colors upon the walls of the city of Derne. Was son of Col. William, of this city;
James, native of Providence, a number of years resident of New York, at Savannah, Ga., in 25th year,
Henry, twin son of Philip, aged 1 year, 10 months, in this town,
William, in 34th year,
John Mathewson, son of Col. William, in New York, very suddenly, aged 24 years,
Jan. 12, 1813
Hannah, daughter of the late Capt. Ebene- zer, in 59th year, at Seekonk,
Nov. 10, 1813
Amey, wife of Aaron, in this town, in 62d year, of Society of Friends,
Samuel, at Barrington, in 70th year,
Mrs. Penelope, widow of Capt. John, in this town, in 79th year,
Dec. 31, 1815
Mrs. Millecent, wife of Cyrel, at Pawtucket, of the fever, in 57th year,
Jan. 8, 1816
Jeremiah (colored), at Seekonk, aged 110 years. Gazette of
Ebenezer, Esq., also his wife, son and brother, at Barrington, of the fever. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Mary, widow of Col. Shubael, at Reho- both, in 8Ist year,
Mrs. Esther, widow of Solomon, late of Sut- ton, Mass., in 77th year, in this town,
Sept. 17 1809
Sept. 30, 1809
July 7, 1810
Dec. 22, 1810 July 13, 1811
April 12, 1812
Sept. 11, 1812
Nov. 19, 1812 Dec. 24, 1812
May II, 1814 July 18, 1814
March 2, 1816
April 27, 1816
Nov. 9, 1816
Dec. 31, 1816
172
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
PECK Samuel, at Rehoboth, aged 82 years, Abiah, at Rehoboth, aged 60 years,
Jan. 21, 1817 Feb. 11, 1817
Horace, youngest son of Capt. Lewis, in 32d year,
March 27, 1817
Philip L., son of Rufus, in 18th year,
July 23, 1817
Jonathan, at Rehoboth, in 84th year,
Aug. 27, 1817
Lyman, native of this town, in 26th year, at New Orleans,
Sept. 23, 1817
Isaac, Jr., son of Isaac, of this town, in 18th year,
Oct. 27, 1817
Capt. Ambrose, at Swanzey, in 71st year,
Jan. 29, 1818
Rufus, Jun., in 2Ist year,
Sept. 7, 1818
John, son of Capt. Lewis, in this town, in 4Ist year,
Oct. 15, 1818
Mrs. Mary, wife of Aaron, Jun., and daughter of Capt. Valentine Bernard, ot New York, in this town, in 35th year,
May 10, 1819
Mrs. Esther, wife of Ebenezer, and daughter of the late Samuel Barnes of Barrington, in 43d year, at Scituate, suddenly; she leaves 4 children,
Nov. 12, 1819
James, in this town, merchant, aged 41 years, Catharine Sabin, daughter of George W.,
Esq., at Rehoboth, aged 10 years, 2 months, Mrs. Matilda, wife of Jesse F., of Pelham,
Sept. 23, 1821
Mass., and eldest daughter of Samuel Ting- ley of and at Attleboro, in 42d year,
Oct. 16, 1821
Martha Davis, daughter of Benjamin, in this town, aged 2 years, 5 months,
Jan. 16, 1822
Aaron, in this town, in 79th year,
May 17, 1822
Mrs. Nancy, wife of Horatio, at Barrington, aged about 21 years,
May 24, 1822
June 13, 1822
James, son of Peter, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., at Seekonk, suddenly, in 26th year,
Oct. 24, 1822
Mrs. Esther, widow of Peter, at Scituate, aged 81 years,
June 18, 1823.
Lavina, daughter of Capt. John, of this town, in 55th year,
Oct. 23, 1823.
Capt. Lewis, in this town, in 77th year,
Nov. 10, 1823.
Reuben, at Northampton, aged 16 years, killed by a kick of a horse. Gazette of
Philip, in this town, in 53d year, (Masonic honors),
William, at Rehoboth, aged 43 years, son of the late Jonathan, Esq.,
Jan. 7, 1824
April 7, 1824
July 7, 1824
William, child of Nathaniel, aged 8 years, at Barrington,
Dec. 27, 1819 March 24, 1821
Capt. Samuel, at Milford, aged 85 years. The captain was in active service through the Revolutionary war;
173
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PECK Mrs. Rebecca, widow of Elihu, of this town, at Medway, Mass., aged 68 years. Gazette of
Joseph B., in this town, aged 23 years,
Major Samuel, at Coventry, in 65th year. Gazette of
July 13, 1825
Esther, only daughter of George W., in this town, aged I year, 4 months,
Aug. 20, 1825
Miss Patience, daughter of Col. Seth, at Warren, aged 33 years. Gazette of
Sept. 17, 1825
Sarah, wife of Stephen, at Seekonk, in 60th year,
. Sept. 24, 1825
Mrs. Sybel, wife of Capt. Ebenezer, at Re- hoboth, in 64th year.
PECKHAM Job, late of Middletown, in 88th year, at Providence, last week. Gazette of Elizabeth, at Providence. Gazette of Mrs. - , wife of Philip. Gazette of Giles. Gazette of
Aug. 21, 1779 Nov. 29, 1780 March 24, 1781 Feb. 7, 1784
Joshua, at Newport, in 45th year. Gazette of
Aug. 30, 1788
Benjamin, Esq., at South Kingstown, in 77th year. Gazette of
March 17, 1792
Elizabeth, widow of Peleg, at Newport, in 84th year. Gazette of
Oct. 4, 1794
Mary, widow of Giles, at Rehoboth. Ga- zette of
Dec. 6, 1794
Peleg, at South Kingstown, in 74th year. Ga- zette of
April 9, 1796
Sally, daughter of the late Joshua, in 20th year. Gazette of
' Sept. 24, 1796
Daniel, at Middletown, aged 87 years. Ga- zette of
June 24, 1797
Mrs. Mary, wife of Jeremiah, in 30th year, at Newport. Gazette of
Nov. 18, 1797
Joseph, Jr., of Newport, son of Joseph, in 2Ist year, at Cape Francois, W. I.,
Sept. 21, 1799
Thomas, in this town, in 25th year. Gazette of
Mary, daughter of the late Joshua, of New- port, in this town, in 29th year,
Philip, Jr., of this town. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, widow of Benjamin, at an ad- vanced age, at South Kingstown. Ga- zette of
Hannah, wife of Benjamin L., Esq., at Wick- ford, in 50th year. Gazette of
William, at Middletown, in 80th year. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Bethiah, wife of William, Esq., in 59th year,
Dec. 29, 1824 Dec. 31, 1824
April 20, 1805
May 25, 1805
Oct. 15, 1808
Jan. 13, 1809
June 28, 1800
Jan. 27, 1801 March 13, 1802
174
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
PECKHAM Stanton, son of Henry, of New- port, at sea, on passage from Havana, aged 21 years. Gazette of
July 29, 1809
Joseph, at Newport, aged 22 years. Gazette of
Nov. 1I, 1809
Mrs. Mary, wife of William, at South Kings- town, in 57th year,
July 24, 1810
Peleg, at Newport, aged 31 years. Gazette of
Aug. 25, 1810
Miss Mary, at Middletown, in 90th year. Gazette of
Dec. 14, 1811 Feb. 18, 1812
Eleanor, in 53d year,
Mrs. Deborah, widow of Joshua, of Newport, in this town, in 64th year,
May 1I, 1812
Mrs. Lydia, wife of Abner and daughter of Samuel Fenner, at Scituate, in 23d year,
Aug. 16, 1812
Mrs. Susannah, wife of Joseph, at Middle- town, R. I.,
Aug. 26, 1813
Nathaniel, eldest son of Peleg, at Mendon, in 18th year,
Dec. 21, 1813
Miss Eveline, daughter of James, in this town, aged about 16 years,
Aug. 14, 1815
James, in this town, in 58th year, has left wife and six children,
Sept. 2, 1815
Mrs. - , wife of Josiah, at New Bedford, of the fever. Gazette of
May 18, 1816
Ann, widow of James, in this town, aged 48 years,
May 24, 1816
Mrs. Mary, widow of Benoni, at Newport, aged 86 years,
Aug. 14, 1817
Ruth, aged 18 years, daughter of Isaac, of Middletown, at Savannah, Ga.,
Oct. 16, 1818
Mrs. Nancy, wife of Isaac, and daughter of Christopher Hill, in this town, in 23d year, William, at Newport, suddenly,
Nov. 25, 1819
May 23, 1820
George, son of the late James B., at Wick- ford, in 28th year,
June 25, 1821
July 21, 1821
Aug. 16, 1821
Charles Frederick, son of Col. Abner, at Scituate, aged I year 17 days,
Stephen, at Scituate, aged about 70 years,
William, son of Joshua, aged 38 years, at Newport. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, wife of Enos, at Newport, aged 71 years,
Sept. 20, 1821 Jan. 3, 1822
March 27, 1822
April 5, 1822
Joseph, at Middletown, aged 73 years. Ga- zette of
Aug. 15, 1812
Joseph, of this town, on board ship Ann and Hope, at sea, on her passage to Holland. Gazette of
Capt. Benjamin L., at Wickford, in 68th year, a Revolutionary pensioner,
175
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PECKHAM William, formerly of Newport, at Georgetown, D. C.,
Jonathan C., son of Alanson, Esq., of Mid- dletown, at Portsmouth, George Luce, infant son of John, in this town, aged 9 months. Gazette of Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Capt. Benedict, at Wickford, in 73d year. Gazette of
Jan. 27, 1823 March 5, 1824
Sept. 4, 1824
Feb. 26, 1825
May 28, 1825
June 15, 1825
Dec. 7, 1822
April 19, 1775 April 19, 1775
March 3, 1781
Oct. 8, 1791
Mrs. Mary, wife of Capt. Robert, and daugh- ter of Thomas Townsend, at Newport, in 23d year. Gazette of
Capt. John, of the Corps of Artillery and Engineers, at his post at the Walnut Hills on the Mississippi. Gazette of
Nov. 17, 1798
June 8, 1799 March 29, 1801
Sept. 7, 1805
April 25, 1806
June 29, 1811
Oct. 3, 1813
child of Pardon, at Dartmouth, Mass., aged 20 months, by clothes taking fire. Gazette of
Silas, late of Boston, stone cutter, went over Oswego Falls in a boat and was drowned, Aaron, of this town, aged 32 years, at Red Bluff, Miss.,
William, in 31st year,
Isaac, at Canandaigua, N. Y., formerly of this town, in 57th year,
Joseph, at Bristol, aged 34 years, suddenly,
Dec. 28, 1816
Nov. 6, 1817
Aug. 15, 1819 Dec. 15, 1819
April 27; 1820 Oct. 14, 1822
Miss Mary, at Middletown, aged 82 years, Mrs. Freelove, wife of Timothy, at South Kingstown, in 58th year. Gazette of PEELS Acting surgeon's mate, on board U. S. ship Cyane. Gazette of
PIERCE Benjamin, of Salem, killed at Lexing- ton,
Solomon, wounded at Lexington,
Isaac, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Gates, in 28th year, at Boston. Gazette of
Job, at Rehoboth, at an advanced age. Ga- zette of
June 2, 1792
Stephen, at Newport, in 57th year. Gazette of
Mrs. Betsey, widow, suddenly, of this town, William L., son of John, of Newport, in North Carolina, in 23d year. Gazette of John, murdered by a shot from the British Ship of War Leander, Henry Whitby, commander, at Sandy Hook, N. Y.,
Mrs. Ruth, widow, and mother of Count Rumford, at Baldwin, Me., aged 81 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Mary, widow of Joseph, at Dighton, in 73d year,
176
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
PIERCE Capt. John, son of the late Jabez, at Dighton, aged 49 years,
Capt. John, at Dighton, aged 49 years. Ga- zette of
Capt. Benjamin, at Newport, aged 69 years,
Daniel, at East Greenwich, in 73th year,
Feb. 12, 1824
David, at East Greenwich, in 73th year ; a soldier of the Revolution,
Feb. 12, 1824
George, of North Kingstown, at Exeter, aged 96 years. Gazette of
March 9, 1825
William, at Alton, Ill., aged about 32 years, distiller,
June 6, 1825
PELOSI Vincent P., at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Sept. 28, 1793
PEMBER -, killed in action at Royalston, Ct.,
Oct. 16, 1780
PEMBERTON James, Esq., at Philadelphia, in 86th year, of Society of Friends,
Feb. 9, 1809
PENDER John Coor, Esq., was shot from an ambush by some person unknown, at Wayne Co., N. C. Gazette of
July 6, 1816
PENDLETON Edmund, the venerable presi- dent of the Court of Appeals in Virginia, at Richmond, in 83d year. Gazette of
Joseph, at Westerly, aged 76 years,
Capt. Benjamin, at Westerly, aged 88 years. Gazette of
Dec. 29, 1824
Capt. William, at Prospect, Me., aged 56 years. In attempting to cross the bar leading from Brigadier Island to the main, he was swept away and drowned. Ga- zette of
March 30, 1825
PENHALLOW Samuel, Esq., at Portsmouth, N. H., aged 83 years. Gazette of
Oct. 23, 1813
PENICH Mrs. Deborah, wife of Capt. Waite, at Auburn, N. Y., from a schirrous en- largement of the liver. The liver of an ordinary adult weighs from 3 to 4 pounds ; this from a two years' growth weighed 344 lbs. Gazette of
PENN Richard, at Philadelphia. Gazette of Hon. Thomas, one of the proprietors of Pennsylvania, in England. Gazette of
May 29, 1775
John, formerly Governor of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia,
Feb. 8, 1795
Hon. Richard, formerly Governor of Penn- sylvania and member of Parliament, at Richmond, England,
PENNELL James, comedian, at Philadelphia, well known to the public for his talents and misfortunes. Gazette of
Nov. 15, 1822
Nov. 23, 1822
May 29, 1823
Feb. 21, 1818 May 4, 1771
May 27, 1811
July 6, 1816
Nov. 12, 1803 July 9, 1822
177
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
PENNELL Ira, of this town,at New York, aged 26 years,
PENNIMAN Peter, Esq., at Mendon, aged 77 years. Gazette of
Obadiah, at Troy, N. Y., aged 44 years, formerly of this town. Gazette of
Joshua, at St. Genevieve, Upper Louisiana, formerly of New London, aged 34 years. Gazette of
Judge Gazette of Mrs. Mary M., wife of Obadiah, in this town, in 27th year,
PENNO Nathaniel, in this town, in 28th year,
PENNONT Baron, died in England. Gazette of
March 26, 1808 March 26, 1808
Oct. 3, 1812
Dec. 4, 1819
March 10, 1825
Dec. 7, 1811
March 17, 1821
May 26, 1804 July 29, 1794
Dec. 19, 1821
Sept. 19, 1789
Richard W., merchant, at Norwich, Ct. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Mary, at Boston, aged 86 years, mother of the late Governor Hancock, of Massa- chusetts, at Boston. Gazette of
Dr. Elisha, the celebrated member of me- talic tractors, at New York. Gazette of Edward, formerly of Newport, at Preston, Ct., aged 30 years. Gazette of
June 15, 1824
July 13, 1805
Sept. 28, 1820
Oct. 19, 1811 Nov. 9, 1811
May 10, 1816 Jan. 3, 1819
PENRYN Lord, died in England. Gazette of PENTZ Lieut. -, killed in action in Ohio. Gazette of
PERCIFULL David M., in Bardstown, Ky. While at a squirrel hunt, his companion had occasion to pick his flint, threw the gun across his arm; the gun discharged and killed Mr. P. instantly. Gazette of PERCIVAL Mrs. Penelope, wife of Capt. Isaac and daughter of Benjamin Hallett, Esq., of Barnstable, Mass., aged 32 years, in this town, at the residence of her brother, Benjamin F. Hallett,
PERCY Dr. - -, Lord Bishop of Deamer, an English literary character. Gazette of Pamela, murdered by William Simmons, at Boston. Gazette of
PERHAM Benoni, Esq., attorney at law, native of Clemsford, Mass., at Baltimore, (sui- cide) aged 25 years. Gazette of
PEREGORD the Countess, at Paris, executed, PERIGORD Alexander Augustus Tallerand, Archbishop of Paris, in France. Gazette of
PERKINS Joseph, at South Kingstown, in 40th year. Gazette of
Sept. 15, 1798
Dec. 15, 1798
Sept. 14, 1799
Oct. 9, 1802
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PERKINS Col. William, at Boston, aged 60 years; was commander of Castle Island under the government of Massachusetts, and served with distinction during the Revolutionary war ; was long stationed at Providence. Gazette of
Isaac, of firm Joseph and Isaac Perkins, of Boston, at Trinidad. Gazette of
Nov. 19, 1803
Dr. Elijah, formerly of New London,at Phila- delphia, suddenly,
June 21, 1806
Samuel M., ordinary seaman, killed on board frigate Chesapeake, in action with the Shannon,
June 1, 1813
Mrs. Dorcas, widow, at Canterbury, Ct., aged 70 years. Gazette of
Dec. 30, 1809
Benjamin D., bookseller, near New York, of Society of Friends,
Oct. 13, 1810
Capt. Joseph, at Ipswich, aged 45 years, a suicide, very deliberately planned,
Oct. 7, 1815
Jabez, and his wife, at Macdonough, N. Y., late killed by lightning, leaving 7 children asleep at this moment. The house was set on fire, but extinguished,
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