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PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
SMITH Christopher, at Scituate, aged 64 years, Thankful, aged 70 years, at Newport Asylum,
Dec. 19, 1822
Aaron, at Rehoboth, in 53d year,
Nov. - , 1822 Dec. 21, 1822
Mrs. Rebecca, at Taunton, aged 55 years. Gazette of
Dec. 28, 1822
Jacob, Jr., son of Capt. Jacob, of Newport, aged 17 years, at sea on board ship Integ- rity on passage from Batavia to Canton,
Jan. 1, 1823
Emar, only surviving son of Simeon, at Bur- rillville, in 25th year, had been married but six weeks,
Feb. 9, 1823
Mrs. Lucy, widow of David, at Attleboro, in 63d year,
Feb. 11, 1823
Capt. William, in Albemarle Co., Va., in 96th year ; he served as a captain in the French and Indian War under Col. Wash- ington and served also in the Revolution; Edward Taft, son of Aaron, in this town, in 6th year,
Nathaniel, at Barrington, aged 77 years,
Capt. William, at Boston, aged 33 years. Gazette of
Dea. Simeon, at Groton, Ct., aged 86 years, was injured by a runaway team,
Elisha, at Newport, aged 81 years. Gazette of
Samuel, son of the late William C., at Bristol, aged 4 years,
John, at Slatersville, aged 24 years,
Benjamin B., Esq., attorney at law, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
June 18, 1823
Nathaniel, at Barrington, aged 3 months, son of Ebenezer,
July 16, 1823
Samuel, at Bristol, aged 63 years,
Mrs. Jane, wife of Benjamin S., Jr., at Bos- ton, aged 21 years. Gazette of
Oct. 29, 1823
Mrs. Sarah Vinson, wife of William C., and granddaughter of Dea. Samuel Vinson, of Newport, at Georgetown, S. C., Nov. 13, 1823
Mrs. Ruth, wife of Capt. Andrew, at Oxford, Mass., aged 39 years. Gazette of
Dec. 13, 1823
John, the missionary, at Damerara Prison. Gazette of
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Arca, at Cumberland, in 60th year,
Capt. Stephen, Jr., at Pawtuxet, in 81st year,
Feb. 12, 1823
Feb. 20, 1823 March 17, 1823
March 22, 1823 April 9, 1823
April 19, 1823
April 30, 1823 June 13, 1823
Ann Amey, daughter of Stephen C., aged 3 years, 10 months,
Aug. 22, 1823 Sept. 14, 1823
April 14, 1824
April 28, 1824 June 10, 1824
290
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SMITH Rev. Ebenezer, at Stockton, Chataque
Co., N. Y., aged 90 years, 70 years as a Baptist minister,
Edward, at Pawtuxet, aged 20 years,
Mrs. Sarah, widow of Philip, of Middletown, at Newport, aged 80 years,
Aaron, in this town, aged 34 years,
John, at Forestville, N. Y .; he got a piece of beef in his throat which choked him before he could be relieved. Gazette of
Nov. 27, 1824
Benjamin, Esq., in this town, aged 56 years, Arca, at Cumberland, in 61st year,
Feb. 2, 1825
Florette, daughter of Capt. William Peter, in this town, aged 4 years,
June 13, 1825
-, son of Dr. Smith, of Baltimore, drowned from a ferry boat in New York Harbor. Gazette of
James, at Cumberland, aged 73 years ; 40 years member of Society of Friends. Ga- zette of
Aug. 31, 1825
Miss Amanda, formerly of Smithfield, at Charterfield, N. Y., aged 22 years. Ga- zette of
Sept. 14, 1825
SMITTEN Mr. -, at an advanced age. Gazette of
Jan. 30, 1790
July 16, 1813
May 8, 1819
SNELL Mrs. Rowena, wife of Lieut. William, at Smithville, N. C., aged 37 years, a native of Attleboro, Mass. Gazette of
Ebenezer, of the senior class R. I. College, at Bridgewater, Mass. Gazette of
Seth, Esq., at Warren, in 77th year,
Benjamin, at South Bridgewater, aged 72 years. Gazette of
SNELLING John, aged 47 years, at Boston. Gazette of
Joseph, at Boston, aged 75 years. Gazette of John, at Boston, aged 78 years,
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Col. Jonathan, of Boston, in this town, aged 86 years,
July 6, 1824 Aug. 14, 1824
Aug. 17, 1824 Oct. 30, 1824
Lydia, wife of James, at Cumberland, of Society of Friends,
Dec. 9, 1824 Dec. 29, 1824
Col. George, late member of Congress, in North Carolina, killed by a falling tree. Gazette of
July 13, 1825
Aug. 3, 1825
SMOLENSKO Prince Kutusoff, aged 75 years, commander in chief of the Russian forces, at Buntzlaw (in Prussia). Gazette of
SNEED Benjamin, native of Virginia, at Dan- ville, in 98th year, an instructor for 71 years and first instructor of Thomas Jef- ferson. Gazette of
March 12, 1803
April 7, 1804 March 4, 1823
Nov. 15, 1823
Aug. 13, 1803 Dec. 27, 1806 Sept. 26, 1809
Feb. 10, 1811
291
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE DEATHS
SNIDER Christopher, killed by George Wilmot and Ebenezer Richardson, at Boston, (At the trial Richardson was found guilty and Wilmot discharged).
Feb. 23, 1770
SNIPES William, in South Carolina, aged 42 years. Gazette of
Sept. 2, 1809
SNOW Edward, son of Rev. Joseph, aged 13 years. Gazette of
March 27, 1772
Nathaniel, his wife died very suddenly, at Rochester, Mass.,
July 11, 1772 July 24, 1773
Joseph, Esq., at an advanced age,
Marcy, widow of Joseph, Esq., in the very advanced age of her 87th year. Gazette of
Nov. 16, 1782 Nov. 17, 1784
Daniel, in 58th year,
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Joseph Snow, Jr., formerly of this town, in New York State, in her 48th year. Gazette of
Jan. 3, 1789
Polly, daughter of Josiah, in her 20th year. Gazette of
Aug. 1I, 1792
William, son of Josiah, in this town. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Sarah, at Boston. Gazette of
Josiah, in this town, in 51st year. Gazette of Rev. Joseph, in this town. in 89th year, and 58th of his ministry,
April 10, 1803
Oct. 12, 1805
Nov. 9, 1805
William, Jr., had just reached home from a residence in the South, in 24th year,
William Carter, of Scituate, R. I., aged 20 years, son of Zebedee, at sea,
March 17, 1807
Nov. 7, 1811 Jan. 2, 1812 Oct. 8, 1812 March 13, 1813
Sept. 4, 1813
Dec. 29, 1813
July 5, 1814
April 18, 1815
Zebedee, Jr., at Smithfield, in 42d year. Ga- zette of
Mrs. Margaret, widow of Rev. Joseph, in this town, at Attleboro, in 83d year,
July 3, 1806
Nathan, of Capt. Cooke's Co., wounded, (since died), at battle of Tippicanoe,
Capt. Joseph, in this town, in 47th year, Dea. James, in this town, in 82d year,
Josiah, in this town, in 29th year,
Mrs. Abigail, wife of L- -, at Taunton. Gazette of
Charles Wanton, only son of Peter Wanton Snow, of this town, aged 5 years, 4 months, Tristam Burgess, only son of John B., Esq., aged 2 years, 6 months,
Charlotte B., only child of Rev. John B., Esq., aged 4 years 9 months,
Dec. 30, 1815
April 21, 1817
Dec. 16, 1797 Sept. 29, 1798 Feb. 7, 1801
Capt. John, late of Massachusetts, at Savan- nah, Geo., aged 33 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Susan, wife of William, in this town, in 54th year,
292
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SNOW Harriet Rogers, infant daughter of Peter W., Esq., aged 8 months,
Allen, youngest son of John, in this town, in 3d year,
Feb. 28, 1818
Stephen W., formerly of this town, at Clin- ton, Ga.,
April 15, 1818
Mrs. Sarah, being subject to fits she fell into the fire when in one and perished, at Springfield. Gazette of
Sept. 5, 1818
Frances Wanton, daughter of Peter W., in this town, aged I year 3 months,
Aug. 19, 1819
Mrs. Louisa, in 28th year, in this town, wife of James, and eldest daughter of the late Paul Draper,
Oct. 3, 1819 Oct. 10, 1819
Thomas, in this town, in 41st year,
Susan, formerly resident of this town, at Nantucket. Gazette of
Aug. 24, 1820
Mrs. Sarah, widow of Daniel, in this town, in 85th year,
July 8, 1821
Charles Andrew, only son of George T., in this town, aged 19 months,
Feb. 15, 1822
Capt. Elisha, aged 36 years, at sea, on board the brig Pocahontas, on passage from Can- ton to New York. Had an unusually long voyage of 221 days. From the necessary use of salt provisions the crew and officers became infected with the scurvy; after 70 days' illness mortification put an end to
. the captain's life. His remains were brought to this town and buried with Ma- sonic honors ; died
George, in this town, in 26th year,
Godfrey, late of Boston ; was killed in the machinery of a steamboat down the Ohio. Gazette of
Edmund F., of Brewster, Mass., at Boston, aged 25 years. Gazette of
April 19, 1823
James, son of William, of this town, at Nash- ville, Tenn., aged 31 years,
Sept. 1, 1823 Nov. 14, 1823
Aug. 18, 1824
April 21, 1824
SNOWDEN Isaac, Esq., late of Philadelphia, formerly treasurer of the county,
SNYDER Mrs. Catherine Ann, wife of Simon, Governor of the State, at Lancaster, Penn., in 33d year. Gazette of
March 9, 1822 May 31, 1822
March 1, 1823
Mrs. Hannah, in this town, in 91st year, Maria, daughter of Benjamin, Esq., in this town, aged 24 years,
Mrs. Amelia, wife of Richard M., in this town, in 2 Ist year,
Christopher Lippitt, infant son of William C., in this town, aged 13 months,
Sept. 18, 1824
Dec. 26, 1809
March 24, 1810
Oct. 27, 1817
293
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
SOHIER Martin Brimmer, Lieut. in 2d U. S. Infantry, at Rock Landing, Ga. Gazette of
SOLANA Don Francisco, at Madrid, Spain, aged 80 years; an Admiral of the Spanish navy, well known during the American War. Gazette of
Aug. 30, 1806
SOLOMONS Hayon, a banker of Philadelphia. Gazette of
Jan. 22, 1785
SOMERVILLE James, at Baltimore, aged 61 years. Gazette of
July 19, 1806
SOPER Mrs. Elizabeth Mary, wife of Stephen, and adopted daughter of Isaiah Thomas, Esq., of Worcester, at Braintree, aged 27 years,
July 10, 1813
May 24, 1824
Feb. 28, 1824
July 6, 1805 March 7, 1795 April 5, 1808.
Hiram, Esq., at Little Compton, aged 48 years,
William, in this town, in 40th year,
Oct. 19, 1822 Oct. 19, 1823
Mrs. Dorcas, widow of Abner, of Tiverton, at Pawtucket, in 78th year,
Feb. 6, 1824
Miss Polly, in this town, in 56th year,
Feb. 9, 1824
Mrs. Susannah, widow of Capt. William, in 88th year,
Sept. 2, 1824 July 26, 1825
Dec. 27, 1824
SOUTHCOMB Capt. J. P., late of schooner Lot- tery, of Baltimore; on board His B. Maj- esty's Frigate Belvidera was killed in the action in defending his vessel,
SOUTHGATE William, perished in the burning of the theatre at Richmond, Va.,
SOUTHWICK George, of Danvers, killed at Lexington,
Aug. 25, 1792
The Marquis de, stabbed by Jose Florentino Harra. Gazette of
July 6, 1816
Stephen T., drowned in Leaf Island Cove, near Boston,
SORRELL Robt., M. D., formerly of Ingate- stone, Hertfordshire, at London, worth a fortune of £200,000. Gazette of
SOTRIDGE Colonel -, shot by Dr. Ham- ton, near Kanawha, West Virginia. Ga- zette of
SOULE Robert, in 22d year. Gazette of Capt. William, of this town, in 72d year, Mrs. Mehitable, wife of Capt. Samuel, of this town, in her 59th year,
Feb. 14, 1809
Capt. Samuel, in this town, in 78th year, SOUTHARD John, eldest son of Hon. Samuel L., Secretary of the Navy, at Trenton, N. J.,
March 1, 1813
Dec. 26, 1811
April 19, 1775
294
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SOUTHWICK Solomon, at Newport, aged 66 years, formerly editor of the MERCURY. Gazette of
Remington, Preceptor (for several years), of the Washington Academy, at Wickford, from a fall from a horse; left a wife and two children,
Mrs. Maria, wife of. Francis, at Newport, in 25th year,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of William, at Smithfield, of the fever,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Josiah, at Newport, aged 58 years,
Frank, of Newport, at Richmond, Va., aged 32 years,
Oct. 3, 1820
Henry Collins, printer, at New York, aged 45 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Sarah, wife of Pitts, at Newport,
John, at Newport, aged 37 years,
Mrs. Laura W., widow of Willett R., of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and daughter of John Capron, Esq., of and at Uxbridge, aged 29 years,
SOUTHWORTH Miss Abby, daughter of Ephraim, in 17th year,
Mrs. Rebecca, wife of Ephraim, in this town, in 66th year,
Jan. 12, 1822
Oct. 20, 1821
July 13, 1799
March 26, 1774 May 14, 1767
Oct. 29, 1798
Capt. Henry, formerly of Newport, at West- port, aged 83 years. Gazette of
James Palmer, only son of Capt. Cornelius, in this town, aged 16 months,
SPOFFORD Phineas, at Windham, Ct., aged 70 years ; was riding on the tongue of the cart; being thrown off, the wheels passed over his head killing him on the spot. Ga- zette of
Jan. 6, 1798
April 22, 1807
Jan. 16, 1812
April 23, 1816
March 30, 1818
Feb. 3, 1821 July 20, 1822 June 6, 1823
Oct. 27, 1823
Sept. 4, 1805
SOWDEN -- , shot dead by Jordan Cleever, who was swinging a loaded gun in the air, at Manchester, Va. Gazette of
SOWER Christopher, Esq., printer, at Balti- more; was printer to His Late Majesty from the City of St. John, N. B. Gazette of
SOWERS Capt. Thomas, His Majesty's princi- pal engineer for America, at New York. Gazette of
SOWLE Jonathan, his house at Tiverton burned, Seabury, of this town, merchant, at the Ha- vannah, in 27th year,
Mrs. Mary, widow of the late Seabury, sud- denly, in 26th year, in this town,
Dec. 26, 1798
June 30, 1804
April 4, 1811
Aug. 17, 1822
295
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
SPAIGHT Robert Dobbs, Esq., formerly Gov- ernor of North Carolina, killed in a duel with Hon. John Stanley, at Newbern, N. C.,
SPARHAWK Mrs. Elizabeth, at Boston, in 70th year, William S., died at sea,
SPARROW Benjamin, died at Halifax, a pris- oner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and SPAULDING John, at Plainfield, from a kick of a horse,
Capt. Zachariah, at Pomfret, Ct., was born at Clemsford, Mass., Oct. 1703,
July 31, 1771
Dr. Moses, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
Edward, clockmaker, in 54th year. Gazette of
Dec. 24, 1785
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John T., and daugh- ter of Robert Mcclellan, Esq., at Albany, in 24th year. Gazette of
Capt. Edward, formerly of this town, at Bris- tol,
Feb. 9, 1804
James, of Killingly, Ct., at sea on passage from Savannah to New York, in 23d year. Gazette of
Hezekiah, at Plainfield, Ct., aged 84 years. Gazette of
Willard, son of Dea. Stephen, killed by be- ing thrown from a wagon, at Killingly, Ct., Col. Erastus, of Scipio, N. Y., said to have been shot for attempting to carry a quan- tity of potash into Upper Canada. Gazette of
July 30, 1808
Oct. 29, 1808
Maria, daughter of Asa, and only child, at Norwich, Ct., aged 12 years. Gazette of Asa, Esq., State Attorney for the county, at Norwalk, Ct., aged 54 years,
Aug. 8, 1811 Feb. 5, 1813
Henry, at Killingly, Ct., aged 29 years,
Joseph, formerly of Smithfield, in 43d year, at Sterling, Ct.,
Mrs. Sarah, wife of David, at Killingly, Ct., aged 72 years,
Davis, at Killingly, aged 76 years,
Mrs. Lydia, wife of Dea. Jacob, at Killingly, aged 64 years,
Joseph, at Clemesford, aged 64 years; was a hero at Bunker Hill. He is supposed to be the man that killed Major Pitcairn,
Sept. 5, 1802
Sept. 4, 1797 Dec. 11, 1818
Dec. 26, 1777 May 29, 1768
Nov. 9, 1799
May 16, 1807
Feb. 27, 1808
May 18, 1808
John W., eldest son of Dea. Jacob, at Kill- ingly, Ct., aged 32 years. Gazette of
Aug. 19, 1809
June 22, 1815
Jan. 4, 1817 Jan. 16, 1817
Feb. 9, 1817
296
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SPAULDING:
having frequently declared he took good aim on him ;
July 30, 1820
Jan. 25, 1822
Nathaniel, at Killingly, Ct., aged 80 years. He held a commission through the Revolu- tion; was at White Plains;
Feb. 28, 1823
March 7, 1823
Mrs. Audery, widow of Edward, in this town, in 93d year,
Sept. 12, r823
SPEAKMAN Townsend, at Philadelphia. Ga- zette of
Oct. 26, 1793
SPEAR Mrs. Margaret, wife of David, Jr., mer- chant, at Boston. Gazette of
Sept. 29, 1798
SPEARE Elias, at Newport, in 67th year, sud- denly. Gazette of
June 13, 1807
Polly, daughter of William, late of Wood- stock, dec., in 34th year. Gazette of
Jan. 25, 1800
Polly, eldest daughter of Thomas, in 27th year, at North Providence. Gazette of
March 15, 1806
Mrs. Abigail, wife of Thomas, Esq., at Paw- tucket, aged 50 years,
Oct. 4, 1823
SPELLMAN Mrs. Sarah, wife of Oliver, in this town, in 24th year,
March 21, 1815
Oliver, of this town, on coast of Africa, aged 30 years,
March 20, 1820
Abby Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Joseph, in this town, aged 9} months,
Sept. 1, 1821
John, aged 37 years, of Newport, tongue cut out by Algerine pirates. Gazette of
Jan. 21, 1775
John, a sailor, killed by a Connecticut soldier in an affray on the Great Bridge, Provi- dence,
Feb. 1, 1778
Major General John, at East Haddam, Ct. Gazette of
Feb. 7, 1789
Mrs. wife of Daniel, of this town. Gazette of
July 3, 1790
Mrs. -, wife of Mr. Daniel. Gazette of Capt. Oliver, at Nantucket. Gazette of
Oct. 20, 1792 Oct. 12, 1793
Ruth, daughter of the late Rufus, at East Greenwich. Gazette of
March 28, 1795
John S., Esq., in this town, in 51st year; many years inspector of customs for this port,
Mrs. Abilene, wife of Nathaniel, at Killingly, Ct., aged 77 years,
SPEARS Timothy, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war, between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
SPENCER Jedediah, at East Hartford, fell be- fore his cart while driving down hill; the wheels passed over him killing him in- stantly,
Sept. 20, 1771
297
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
SPENCER Daniel, formerly of this town, at
Lexington, Ky., aged 60 years. Gazette ot Norman, at East Hartford, burnt to death in a powder mill. Gazette of
Oct. 15, 1796
Jan. 5, 1805
Mrs. Hannah, widow of General Spencer of the Revolution, at East Haddam, Ct., aged 80 years. Gazette of
Dec. 17, 1808
Keith, Esq., navy agent, at New Orleans. Gazette of
Dec. 2, 1809
George W., at East Greenwich, aged 23 years, graduate of Brown University,
Nov. 10, 1811
Mrs. Lydia, widow of Henry, at North Kingstown, in 87th year, leaving 121 de- scendants. Gazette of
Aug. 1, 1812
Mr. . killed on a ferry boat by light- ning. Gazette of
July 2, 1814
Capt. killed at Queenstown, U. C. Gazette of
Aug. 6, 1814
John, at East Greenwich, in 8Ist year. Ga- zette of
Aug. 19, 1815 June 23, 1821
Mathewson, in this town, in 51st year,
Dr. Ebenezer, at New Bedford, aged 65 years; was walking along the street when he fell down and expired,
Mrs. Abigail, widow, in 89th year,
Andrew D., son of Dexter, in this town, in 17th year,
Aug. 13, 1822
Mrs. Amey, wife of Capt. Joseph, and daugh- ter of Oliver Wickes, at East Greenwich, in 45th year,
Dec. 23, 1822
Reuben, of Baltimore, perished in a burning building, at Wheeling, Va.,
Mrs. Betsey, at Smithfield, in 28th year,
Mrs. Phebe, widow of Thomas, at Newport, aged 97 years,
April 1, 1824
Eunice R., wife of Jonathan N. of Paw- tucket, and daughter of Jabez Newell, of and at Attleboro, in 22d year. Gazette of SPICER Mrs. Mary, in 67th year, Mr. , perished in the shipwreck of schooner Delaware. Gazette of
Nov. 3, 1821
SPINK Nicholas, at North Kingstown, in 65th year,
April 19, 1807
SPINNAGE Daniel, at New York, of the fever. Gazette of
Sept. 21, 1805
SPOONER Mrs. - -, wife of Joshua, at Prov- idence. Gazette of
Dec. 30, 1769
Joshua, carpenter. Gazette of
Joshua, murdered at Worcester. Gazette of
July 4, 1772 March 14, 1778
March 18, 1822 March 22, 1822
Feb. 17, 1823 Aug. 19, 1823
Oct. 8, 1825 April 17, 1811
298
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SPOONER Bathsheba, executed at Worcester, for the murder of Joshua Spooner, late of Brookfield,
Polly, drowned in Newport Harbor,
Mrs. Anna, wife of Andrew, and daughter of the late Hon. Martin Howard, of New- port, at Beach Hill, Milton. Gazette of
Thomas, printer, at New Bedford. Gazette of
Mrs. wife of Samuel, in this town. Gazette of Mr. of Tamworth, Warwickshire, died April 30, 1755, aged 57 years; weighed 569 pounds and measured 4 feet, 3 inches across the shoulders. Gazette of
Walter, at New Bedford, in 82d year, the judge; was an active and zealous friend to the cause of the Revolution,
Oct. 26, 1803
Jan. 21, 1804
Capt. Charles, of this town, at sea on pas- sage from Surinam for New York,
Sept. 21, 1809
Mrs. Prudence, wife of Elder Thomas, at Glocester, aged 40 years,
April 19, 1816
Mrs. Margaret, widow of Capt. Charles, aged 38 years,
Dec. 11, 1818
Charles C., son of Wing of Newport, aged 23 years; drowned from on board brig Maria Hopkins of Bristol, at sea,
Samuel, son of Wing, at Newport, in 26th year. Gazette of
Nov. 14, 1821
Benjamin, adopted son of Sanford Horton, of Bristol, in this town, aged 10 years, 10 months,
Oct. 19, 1823
June 6, 1824
William J., Esq., attorney at law, at Boston, aged 30 years,
Oct. 17, 1824
SPOTTESWOOD Gen. Alexander, at Notting- ham, Va., a soldier of the Revolution. Ga- zette of
William, printer, at Philadelphia, aged 52 years. Gazette of
Capt. John A., late of U. S. Army, at Charleston, S. C. Gazette of
SPOWFLING John, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
July 11, 1778 July 13, 1782
March 26, 1791
June 15, 1799
Jan. 17, 1801
Oct. 15, 1803
Benjamin, at Newport. Gazette of
Polly, a passenger, drowned in the great pond, at Middleboro. Gazette of
Feb. 15, 1806
Nov. 27, 1819
Mrs. Bathsheba, wife of Wing, at Newport, aged 50 years,
Hannah Corey, infant daughter of Seth, in this town, aged 18 months,
Sept. 5, 1824
Jan. 16, 1819.
April 20, 1805
May 17, 1806
Dec. 26, 1777
299
PROVIDENCE GAZETTE-DEATHS
SPRADLEY Bryant, Jr., aged 80 years, at Camden, S. C. ; was never sick until his last illness. Gazette of
Nov. 29, 1817
Dec. 26, 1777
Labon, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dr. John, at Dedham, aged 78 years. Ga- zette of
Obadiah, in this town, in 83d year. Gazette of
Mrs. Nancy, wife of Welcome, at Cranston. Gazette of
April 24, 1802
Mrs. Anna, wife of Rev. Elisha, at North Providence, in 48th year,
Dec. 6, 1804
Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel, at Boston. Gazette of
May 9, 1807
Jonathan, at Cranston, in 90th year. Ga- zette of
Oct. 15, 1808,
Capt. John, at East Greenwich, in 53d year. Gazette of
June 15, 1811 Jan. 21, 1812
Ebenezer, in Johnston, in 72d year,
William, in this town, aged 62 years. Ga- zette of
March 13, 1813
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Enoch, of Smith- field, at Brooklyn, Ct., in 82d year,
July 27, 1815
Capt. Daniel, at Smithfield, in 64th year. Gazette of
April 13, 1816
Mrs. Cynthia, wife of John, at East Green- wich, in 37th year;
July 22, 1817
Rev. Edward, pastor of the Congregational Church at Dublin, N. H., by the overturn- ing of his carriage,
Stephen, Esq., at Cranston, in 65th year,
Rachel Ann, daughter of Joseph, at Hart- wick, in 13th year,
Jonathan, at Cranston, in 74th year,
Mrs. Melicent, widow of Ebenezer, Esq., at Johnston, in 83d year,
Sylvester, in this town, in 36th year,
David, at Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., had nearly completed his 90th year. Was father of 21 children, 10 by first and II by second wife, 8 sons, 13 daughters, all married and heads of living families. September last 420 of his descendants were counted. Mr. S. was a native of Rhode Island ;
Dec. 16, 1817 Sept. 14, 1818
June 27, 1819 Oct. 4, 1819
Dec. 5, 1820 Jan. 23, 1821
Dec. 22, 1821
SPRAGUE Jacob, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
June 3, 1797 June 14, 1800
Joseph, Esq., at Salem, aged 68 years. Ga- zette of
Feb. 27, 1808
300
VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND
SPRAGUE Miss Polly, daughter of the late Nehemiah, of Smithfield, in 17th year ; in attempting to cross a foot bridge over Woonasquatucket river, she fell off and was drowned,
Mrs. Waite, widow of Jonathan, at Cranston, aged 71 years,
Mrs. Sophia, wife of Capt. Pardon, and daugh- ter of Dea. Benjamin Gorton, of Warwick,
at Delaware, Ohio, in 35th year. Ga- zette of
Feb. 4, 1824
Joseph B., adopted son of Jason, in 15th year, drowned near Field's Point,
July 15, 1824
Mrs. Celia Ann, wife of William C., form- erly of Cranston, R. I., at Greenbush, N. Y.,
Aug. 20, 1824 June 15, 1825
Jason, in this town, in 45th year,
Elder Elisha, at Johnston, in 77th year, many years pastor of Baptist Church in John- ston,
Sept. 3, 1825
SPRIGG Gen. Thomas, at his seat in Washing- ton Co., Md., aged 62 years. Gazette of
Feb. 10, 1810
SPRING Mrs. Mary, wife of Dr. Martin, at Watertown. Gazette of
Nov. 16, 1793
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Marshall, Esq., at Watertown, Mass. Gazette of
May 12, 1804
Marshall B., Esq., at Watertown, Mass., aged 33 years,
Sept. 17, 1825
Miss Abigail S., daughter of John, at New- port, in 20th year. Gazette of
Jan. 19, 1822
Mrs. Mary, wife of John, at Newport, aged 50 years. Gazette of
Mrs. Martha, at Bristol, in 84th year,
Jan. 21, 1824 March 17, 1824
SPROUT Nancy, daughter of Dr. Sprout, at Philadelphia. Gazette of
Oct. 15, 1793
Oct. 26, 1793
Oct. 26, 1793
Miss Ellen, daughter of James, at Taunton, aged 17 years. Gazette of
SPRY Lady -, wife of the governor of Barbadoes, at Pilgrim, Barbadoes; she was a niece of Lord Chatham, in her 38th year, SPURR Mrs. Henrietta, wife of Dr. John, in this town,
Feb. 4, 1805
March 16, 1822
Oct. 3, 1769
Jan. 11, 1804
SPRINGER Mrs. -, wife of John, at Nor- wich, Ct., aged 46 years. Gazette of
Sept. 15, 1798
Rev. James, at Philadelphia. Gazette of Major , at Philadelphia. Gazette of Col. Ebenezer, at Marietta, Ohio ; was an officer of merit in the war of the Revolu- tion;
Feb. 22, 1822
May 10, 1822
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SPURR Mary, daughter of Col. John, in this town, in 21st year,
Dr. John H., a native of London, in this town, aged about 46 years,
Mrs. Sarah, wife ot Col. John, in 61st year, Col. John, in this town, in 74th year, born at Dorchester, Mass., came to this town 1774, served through the Revolution 1774 to 1783,
STAATS Jogchem I., at Albany, aged 85 years, STABLER Laban, died at Halifax, a prisoner of war between Nov. 23, 1776, and
Dec. 26, 1777
STACKPOLE Garrick, seaman of the General Greene, at sea. Gazette of
Aug. 3, 1799
Capt. Hazard, at Halifax, N. S., said to have been killed ina duel with Capt. Dacres over the affair of the Guerriere; Captain D had before fought another duel over the same affair. Gazette ot
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