Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people, Vol XIX, Part 26

Author: Arnold, James N. (James Newell), 1844-1927
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: Providence, R.I. : Narragansett Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 692


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Feb. 22, 1823


Sarah Russell, infant daughter of Samuel G., at Smithfield,


Aug. 25, 1823


William Lawrence, eldest son of Samuel W., aged 5 years, 11 months, 22 days,


Feb. 22, 1825


Patience B., wife of Dr. Lucius M., at East Greenwich, aged about 23 years,


June 1, 1827


Mrs. Patience B., at East Greenwich, aged about 23 years,


June 1, 1827


Clinton, youngest child of Samuel W., aged 1 year, 8 months,


June 16, 1832 Sept. 3, 1832


Ephraim, at New York State, suicide,


WHEELOCK Elizabeth Slater, daughter of Joseph, aged 4 years,


Nov. 14, 1820


Avis Handy, daughter of Daniel, at War- wick, aged 3 years, 4 months,


Sept. 29, 1824


Edward, infant son of Joseph, aged 19 months,


May 1, 1829


WHEELWRIGHT Mrs. Sarah, formerly of Providence, at Boston, aged 44 years. Pa- triot of


Jan. 4, 1823


Mrs. Sarah, at Boston, formerly of Provi- dence, aged 44 years. Patriot of


Jan. 4, 1823


WHELDON John Payson, son of Capt. Samuel, at Providence,


July 18, 1825


James, son of Samuel, aged 5 months,


Sept. 7, 1827


WHIPPEY Patty, widow of Capt. Whippey, at Nantucket, 77 years. Patriot of


Feb. 6, 1830


WHIPPLE Jabez, son of Capt. Jabez, aged 17, at Martinique. Phenix of


May 21, 1803


Deborah, widow of Capt. Benjamin, at North Providence. Phenix of


May 12, 1804


Freelove, youngest daughter of Dea. John, at North Providence, in 12th year,


May 4, 1805


Freelove, wife of Jesse, at Killingly, in 58th year. Phenix of


Capt. Christopher, at Charleston, S. C., aged 38 years, native of Providence. Phenix of Christopher, son of William, of Providence, at Catskill, N. Y.,


March 21, 1807


Oct. 10, 1807


Feb. 5, 1809


WHITTEMORE Amos, postmaster at West Cambridge, Mass., aged 45 years,


Aug. 6, 1827


Jenckes, son of Samuel, aged 21 years, mate of brig Industry, at Martinique. Phenix of


May 21, 1803


231


PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WHIPPLE Charles, at Smithfield, in 23d year, Feb. 22; buried from house of Joseph Whipple, Smithfield,


Capt. Samuel, at Providence, in 52d year ; soldier of the Revolution. Phenix of


Oct. 21, 1809


Mrs. Anna, widow of Capt. Stephen, at North Providence, in 82d year,


Jan. 18, 1810


Mrs. Sarah, at Providence, in 83d year. Phe- nix of


Oct. 20, 1810


Anne, widow of Jonathan, at North Provi- dence, aged 91 years, 6 months, 7 days, Gen. John, at Providence, in 56th year,


Nathan, son of Dea. John, at North Provi- dence, in 24th year; left wife and child. Phenix of


Oct. 5, 1812


William, son of David, aged 4 years, 5 months, from a kick of a horse,


Dr. Daniel P., at Cumberland,


Lewis, at Cumberland, aged about 27 years. Phenix of


Aug. 20, 1814


Sarah, widow of Azariah, at Providence, in 84th year. Phenix of


Nov. 5, 1814


John, at North Providence, aged 34 years, killed by falling of his barn,


Sept. 23, 1815


Frances, wife of Olney, and youngest daugh- ter of Elisha Olney, Esq., at Smithfield, in 27th year; leaves 2 children,


Oct. 2, 1815 Jan. 6, 1816


Joseph, at Smithfield, upwards of 80 years,


Eliza, eldest daughter of Cyrus, at North Providence, in 9th year,


Jan. 22, 1816


Sarah, widow of George, at Pawtuxet, and formerly of Providence, in 75th year. Phenix of


Feb. 10, 1816


Bela, eldest son of Jeremiah, at Cumberland, in 26th year,


July 12, 1817


Mrs. Abigail, wife of William, in 63rd year,


, daughter of Samuel, at New Mills, Danvers, Mass., aged 8 years ; had gone to school where while warming herself her clothes caught fire and so burnt that she lived but 6 hours,


Jeremiah, at Cumberland, in 71st year,


Com. Abraham, at Marietta, Ohio, in 86th year ; he took a prominent part in the Gaspee affair of June 25, 1775,


Waitey, wife of Thomas, daughter of late Anthony Holden, at Coventry, in 33d year, Sarah, widow of Joseph, at Smithfield, in 86th year,


Jan. 15, 1819 Feb. 15, 1819


May 27, 1819


Oct. 8, 1819


April 20, 1820


Sarah, wife of Com. Abraham, at Marietta, O., aged 78 years,


Oct. 14, 1818 Nov. 16, 1818


Feb. 25, 1809


Oct. 29, 1810 Dec. 21, 1811


April 10, 1814 May 19, 1814


232


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WHIPPLE Samuel, son of John, Esq., at Provi- dence,


William, at Providence, in 67th year, an officer in the Army and Navy during the Revolution, very suddenly,


July 5, 1820


Mary, widow of Capt. Christopher, in 76th year,


July 13, 1820


Eliza, wife of David, and daughter of Stephen Kelton, at Providence, in 43d year,


Eliza, wife of David, in 43d year,


Aug. 4, 1820 Aug. 4, 1820


Amey, wife of Col. Simon, at Cumberland, in 67th year,


Aug. 16, 1820


Mary, daughter of Col. Simon, at Cumber- land, in 47th year,


Sept. 21, 1820


Mary, widow of Ephraim, at North Provi- dence, in 80th year, more than 50 years professor of religion,


Oct. 19, 1820


Mrs. Sarah, at Smithfield, in 81st year,


June 17, 1821


Capt. Henry, of Providence, son of late Capt. Christopher, at New York, in 37th year,


June 26, 1821


Lyman, 3d son of William, at Cumberland, in 24th year,


Oct. 14, 1821


Sarah Corey, daughter of David, aged 2 years, 4 months,


Dec. 22, 1821


Capt. Stephen, at Cumberland, in 71st year, Joel, at Cumberland, in 79th year,


Jan. 16, 1822


Feb. 21, 1822


Catharine Celia, daughter of Jeremiah, aged 5 years,


March 27, 1822


Sylvester G., native of Hollowell, Me., at Middleboro, Mass., aged 46 years, Miss Amey, aged 90 years,


May 28, 1822 June 6, 1822


Freelove M., wife of Resolved R., and daugh_ ter of Abraham Randall, Esq., of Cranston , at Warwick, aged about 18 years,


Aug. 27, 1822


Lucina, widow of Capt. Stephen, at Cumber- land, in 68th year, buried


Dec. 7, 1822


Anne, wife of George, and daughter of Jere- miah Scott, of Scituate; was formerly of Smithfield; at former place, in 42d year. She leaves 5 children,


Jan. 13, 1823


Anne, wife of George, formerly of Smith- field, daughter of Jeremiah Scott, of and at Scituate, in 42d year; leaves 5 children, George, son of David, aged 7 years,


Jan. 13, 1823


July 26, 1823 April 21, 1824


Capt. Benjamin, at Johnston, in 43d year,


May 26, 1820


Joshua B., formerly of Providence, at Savan- nah, Ga., in 27th year,


Oct. - , 1820


Ethan Augustus, infant son of Ethan, aged II months,


Oct. 14, 1821


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PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WHIPPLE Deacon John, at North Providence, in 73d year,


May II, 1824 May 13, 1824


May 15, 1824


May 22, 1824


Eleazer, at Providence, aged 75 years,


Major Eleazer, at Cumberland, in 67th year,


July 29, 1825


Sarah L., wife of Hezekiah, daughter of late Capt. Christopher Crapon, of Providence, at Berlin, Ct.,


Nov. 28, 1825 Dec. 13, 1825


Amey, eldest daughter of Joseph, 2d, at Cumberland, in 29th year,


Feb. 28, 1826


Joseph, at Cumberland, aged 65 years,


March 3, 1826


Charles Deal, infant son of Leonidas, aged 22 months,


May 28, 1826 July 26, 1826


Sarah, wife of Capt. Jabez, in 80th year,


James Angell, infant son of Ephraim, at Johnston, aged II months,


Jan. 2, 1827


Deborah, widow of Eleazer, in 87th year,


Feb. 2, 1827


Judeth, widow of Lewis, of Cumberland, fifth daughter of John Payne, Esq., of and at Smithfield, in 34th year,


Jan. 14, 1827


John, murdered by some person unknown, at Cherry Hill, Albany, N. Y., May 9, 1827. See Patriot of May 16 and 19, 1827


May 11, 1827


Lieut. Pardon M., U. S. Navy, aged 37 years, John Olney, son of Olney, at Olneyville, sud- denly, aged 3 years, .


June 5, 1827


Benjamin G., son of Benjamin, Esq., at Johnston, in 25th year,


Nov. 27, 1827


Nicholas, formerly of North Providence, at Fairfield, N. Y., at an advanced age ; was one of the first settlers of the town,


May 25, 1828


Miss Abigail, daughter of late Joseph, of North Providence, at Smithfield, in 76th year, Miss Sarah, daughter of late Col. Simon, of Cumberland, at Providence,


Dec. 8, 1828


March 20, 1829


Elizabeth, daughter of John H., aged 8 years, Col. Simon, at Cumberland, in 87th year; the farm on which the Colonel lived was purchased from Blackstones heirs, and has since remained in the family. Patriot of Dea. John, at North Providence, in 73d year, youngest son of late Benjamin. He had 9 brothers and 5 sisters all of whom are dead; had been member of Baptist Church more than 40 years ; leaves wife, 2 sons, and 2 daughters ; sermon by Rev. Mr. Tobey, Rev. 14 ; 32. Patriot of


Eunice, wife of Joseph, at Cumberland, in 47th year,


Feb. 5, 1825 Aug. 3, 1825


. James, at Warwick, in 79th year,


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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WHIPPLE Ezekiel, at North Providence, aged 70 years, soldier of the Revolution. He was for many years representative and town, clerk


Major Simon, at Smithfield, in 69th year, Sophia, wife of Independence, at Uxbridge. Patriot of


Capt. Jeremiah, at Smithfield, in 66th year,


Deborah, widow of Capt. Samuel, in 74th year,


Nov. 1, 1831


William Ward, son of Ethan, in 6th year, Leonidas, aged 32 years. Patriot of


May 3, 1832


Joanna, daughter of late Samuel, at Smith- field, in 36th year. Patriot of


Sept. 1, 1832


WHISTLER Major John, U. S. Army, at Bell- fontaine, Miss.,


Sept. 2, 1829


WHITAKER Bethiah, wife of Amos, at Johns- ton, in 53d year,


March 16, 1812


James Greene, only son of Josiah, at Provi- dence, in 2d year,


Aug. 4, 1813


major of the 21st regiment, killed at New Orleans,


Jan. 8, 1815


Jabez B., attorney at law, formerly of Attle- boro, at Providence, aged 37 years,


Aug. 20, 1816


John, at Rehoboth, aged 68 years. Patriot of Josiah, infant son of Col. Josiah, aged 15 months,


Feb. 26, 1820


Beard, infant son of Stephen, at Mendon, aged 2 months,


Oct. 26, 1821


Martha, widow of Richard, at Seekonk, aged 78 years,


Feb. 19, 1823


Barton Beach, infant son of Cyrenus, at Attleboro,


Nov. 23, 1823


Cyrenius, at Attleboro, in 33rd year; leaves wife and 2 children,


Dec. 1, 1823


Mrs. - , at Woodstock, Ulster Co., N. Y .; was delivered of 3 children, 2 boys and a girl at one birth,


May 10, 1824


Arunah, at Brockport, N. Y., . formerly of Attleboro, in 32d year; leaves wife and 3 children,


Oct. 17, 1824


Miss Margaret M., at Wrentham,


Dec. 27, 1827


Anna Elizabeth, daughter of Major Thomas, in 4th year,


Oct. 6, 1829


Anna, daughter of Major Thomas, in 4th year,


Miss Nancy, at Wrentham, in 34th year,


Oct. 6, 1829 Nov. 27, 1830


April 16, 1829 May 12, 1829


July 31, 1830 Aug. 6, 1830


Aug. 25, 1832


Aug. 15, 1821


Miss Ruth, at Wrentham, in 25th year,


April 23, 1828


235


PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WHITE William, at Providence,


Samuel, Esq., U. S. Senator from Delaware, at Wilmington, Del. Phenix of WHITEHORN Elizabeth, widow of John, for- merly of Newport, at Providence, aged 81; WHITE William A., sailing master of the U. S. frigate Chesapeake, killed in action with the British frigate Shannon,


July 26, 1803


Nov. 18, 1809


Dec. 17, 1810


June 1, 1813


master of the U. S. frigate Chesapeake, killed in action with British frigate Shan- non. Phenix of


June 26, 1813


Ann, wife of Ebenezer, at Providence, in 73d year,


Oct. 20, 1816


William C., attorney at law, at Worcester, aged 41 years,


May 2, 1818 July 31, 1819


Polly, daughter of John, at Pawtucket, in 19th year,


Nov. 14, 1819


William C., son of John, at Blackstone Vil- lage, aged 15 years. 5 months, suddenly,


June 22, 1821


Miss Wealthy, at Taunton, aged 25 years, Capt. Thomas, at Newport, in 62d year,


Lieut. Peter, at Uxbridge, aged 75 years, Capt. Ebenezer, at Newport, aged 39 years, formerly of Wareham, Mass. Patriot of Joseph, at Warwick, aged 67 years,


March 6, 1822 June 2, 1822


Samuel, at Norwich, Vt., aged 100 years, 8 months, 10 days,


June 20, 1822


Simeon, at Newport, aged 38 years, son of late Noah. Patriot of


Oct. 16, 1822


Mrs. Sarah, at Newport, in 85th year,


Eleazer, at Scituate, aged 62 years,


Lieut. Timothy, son of Capt. Timothy, at Taunton, in 40th year,


May 24, 1823


Mrs. Sabary, at Cranston, aged 51 years,


Miss Nancy, at Taunton, aged 22 years,


William, son of late Capt. Thomas, of New- port, at Havana, aged 21 years,


July 8, 1824


Henry, aged 15 years, at Newport,


William, of Providence, at New Orleans, of fever. Patriot of


ยท Dec. 11, 1822 Dec. 11, 1822 Dec. 18, 1822


Elizabeth, widow of Saul, at Taunton, aged 67 years,


Nov. 18, 1823 Nov. 18, 1823 Feb. 8, 1824


Susan, aged 16 years, daughter of Isaac, at Taunton,


July 9, 1824 Sept. 27, 1824


Oct. 20, 1824


Ebenezer, in 74th year,


Amelia, daughter of Betsey, at Taunton, aged 4 years,


Aug. 29, 1821 Oct. 8, 1821 Oct. 17, 1821 Dec. 2, 1821


Catharine, wife of Elder Joseph, of Glocester, R. I., at Buxton, Me.,


236


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WHITE Rev. Mr. - , wife and three children, lost with the mail packet Maria, in the West Indies,


Elisha P., son of Benjamin, at Taunton, aged 21 years. Patriot of


calling himself merchant, suicided in prison ; was one of the murderers of Capt. Selfridge. Patriot of


Feb. 3, 1827


Erastus Allen, son of William, at Newport, aged 7 years. Patriot of


Jan. 19, 1828


Noah, son of Mrs. Barbara, at Blackstone Village, aged 17 years, 4 months, drowned in pond,


Jan. 8, 1829


Hon. Joseph, at Salem, found murdered in his bed,


March 31, 1830


Charles, son of Samuel, of Pomfret, Ct., at Providence, in 20th year,


Nov. 28, 1834


WHITEHAIR, Chief of Osage Indians. The Indians believe something supernatural about his death. They want to kill a Pawnee Indian to appease the death. Phenix of


Sept. 16, 1809


WHITEHILL Hon. John, in Pennsylvania, aged 94 years, soldier of the Revolution ; many years a delegate in Congress. Phe- nix of


Oct. 7, 1815


April 14, 1819


Oct. 2, 1819


WHITEHORN James, at Wickford, in 80th year,


Jan. 7, 1820


Sept. 23, 1821


Aug. 20, 1822


WHITEHORNE Ruth, widow of Samuel, and sister of George Gibbs, Esq., deceased, of Newport, at New York, aged 76 years. Patriot of


Ellen Maria, youngest daughter of Samuel, at Newport, aged 7 years, James, in 37th year,


WHITEMORE Lydia, wife of James, Hannah, wife of Joseph, at Pawtucket, in 34th year. Patriot of


March 3, 1824


Dec. 23, 1824


July 4, 1829 May 6, 1823


July 16, 1823


WHITEHEAD Mrs. Catharine; her family of 7 persons murdered by slaves, at Southamp- ton Co., Va. Patriot of


Aug. 31, 1831


WHITEHORNE Ruth, daughter of late Sam- uel, of Newport, at New York. Patriot of George G., formerly of Newport, near Cin- cinnati, O., aged 32 years. Patriot of


WHITEHORNE Caroline, daughter of Samuel, at Newport, in 16th year,


WHITEHORN Miss Mary, at Wickford, in 24th year,


March 1, 1826


March 11, 1826


237


PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WHITESIDE Mr. - , of North Carolina, killed in the explosion of a boiler on board the Robertson, near Nashville, Tenn. Pa- triot of


May 16, 1821


Sept. 23, 1809


May 21, 1825


Jan. 18, 1826


June 27, 1827


Dec. 4, 1803


Ann, widow of Capt. Jeremiah, at Provi- dence, in 48th year. Phenix of


Dec. 5, 1812


Mary K., daughter of late Col. Jeremiah, aged 16 years,


May 4, 1817


Samuel C., at Savannah, formerly of Provi- dence, in 31st year,


Nathaniel, at Providence, in 28th year,


Laura, daughter of Major Hervey, at Wren- tham, in 10th year,


Nov. 5, 1825


WHITMAN Jacob, native of Massachusetts, but for 62 years resident of this town. Phe- nix of


May 18, 1802


Mrs. Hannah, widow of Jacob, at Providence, in 86th year. Phenix of


Elisha, Esq., at Warwick, in 89th year,


Daniel, at Warwick, in 62d year, very sud- denly,


Feb. 9, 1819 Jan. 2, 1820


Benjamin, at North Kingstown, in 56th year, James, son of Daniel G, aged 4 years, 6 months,


John, of Milburn, Me .; while he and wife were away his home caught fire and his children, 5 in number, who had gone to bed, perished,


Gen. Stephen, at Exeter, an officer in the Revolution ; leaves a widow and an only child, a daughter,


Oct. 15, 1823


Aug. 29, 1824


WHITFORD -, son of Capt. John P., at Wickford, aged 2 years. He sucked a bean into his windpipe, lived 36 hours. Phenix of


Sally, wife of George, at Providence, in 21st year,


David, at Exeter, in 97th year. He served 6 years in the Revolution and was a pen- sioner the latter years of his life; was at the battles of Monmouth and Red Bank. Patriot of


WHITHENBURY Benjamin, at Hartford, Ct., aged 59 years ; also his wife. They died within 15 minutes of each other. Patriot of


WHITING Col. Jeremiah, at Providence ; mil- itary and Masonic honors,


July -, 1820 Jan. 3, 1823


WHITLOCK Miss -, in the burning of the theatre at Richmond, Va.,


Dec. 26, 1811


Feb. 2, 18II Oct. 16, 1817


March 4, 1821


238


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WHITMAN Ann Francis, daughter of Benjamin K., aged 13 months, July 18, 1825


Charles, son of Jacob, Esq., in 22d year, July 18, 1827 Aug. 27, 1827


Jacob, aged 65 years, formerly merchant,


Mary, widow of Jacob, in 61st year,


Nov. 1, 1827


Ann Francis, infant daughter of Benjamin K., aged 18 months,


John D., son of late Jacob, in 18th year, Benjamin, infant son of Benjamin K.,


Nathan, at Smithfield, in 48th year,


WHITMARSH Holmes, at Providence, in 22d year,


May 4, 1811


Joseph, at Warren, in 59th year ; had filled various offices of trust, including that of Sheriff of the County; was a soldier of the Revolution and was at Red Bank. Phenix of


Aug. 31, 18II


Micah, at East Greenwich, in 71st year, offi- cer of the Revolution and pensioner,


Dec. 30, 1819


Simeon P., son of late Robert, of Dighton, Mass., at Log House Landing, N. C., aged 31 years,


Oct. 29, 1826 Dec. 13, 1827


Miss Lucy, at Warren, aged 50 years,


WHITMORE Hannah, wife of Jabez, at Thomp- son, Ct., aged 69 years,


Feb. 16, 1827


WHITNEY Lemuel S., formerly of Providence, at Calcutta, India,


Jan. 26, 1812


Miss Mary, daughter of late Capt. Joseph, of Pawtuxet, at Providence, in 39th year,


July 3, 1814


Capt. Joseph, of Providence, at New Orleans, in 45th year,


March 2, 1816


Frances, widow of Capt. Joseph, daughter of late Samuel Davenport, aged 46 years,


Ethan, formerly an innkeeper in Providence, at Boston, aged 33 years,


Rev. Josiah, D. D., in 94th year, and 68th of his ministry, at Brooklyn, Ct.,


Sept. II, 1821 July 22, 1823 Sept. 13, 1824


Capt. - , lost with his vessel, the mail packet Maria, in the West Indies,


March 1, 1826


WHITRIDGE Deborah, aged 24 years, daugh- ter of Dr. William, at Tiverton,


WHITTAM Miss Abby, at Providence, in 28th year, native of Portland, Me.,


WHITTEMORE James, Esq., aged 58 years; Masonic honors,


Venus (colored), at the Cambridge alms- house, aged 107 years. Patriot of


Amos, Esq,, at West Cambridge, aged 69 years, inventor of cord machinery. Patriot of


Nov. 15, 1821 March 18, 1816


Sept. 23, 1824


May 14, 1825


April 9, 1828


July 28, 1828 Jan. 7, 1829 Sept. 18, 1829 March 20, 1831


239


PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WHITTEMORE S. A., of Leicester, Mass., bookbinder, killed in the riot at Provi- dence,


WHITTINGTON George, mariner on board sloop Express, at Charleston, S. C., native of Providence, aged 30 years,


WHITWELL Benjamin, attorney at law, of New York ; had been to Charleston, S. C., for his health; was on voyage home on ship Franklin, when he died on board ship. Patriot of


WICK ES Robey, wife of Reuben, at Warwick, in 31st year,


June 14, 1821


Dec. 31, 1821


Sylvester, a Friend minister, at Cranston, in 71st year,


WICKLIFFE Charles, killed in a duel with - Trotter. Wickliffe had killed - Ben- ning, the former editor of the Kentucky Gazette, and very narrowly escaped the gallows for the same; the present editor has avenged the wrong, at Lexington, Ky. Patriot of


WIER Barnett, in Davidson Co., aged 120 years ; native of Germany, but came a youth to America,


WIGGIN -, at Stratham, N. H .; had been at work on the road where he had become drunk; becoming enraged on returning home with his father he stabbed him with a butcher knife killing him instantly. Pa- triot of


Martha, wife of David, at Epping, N. H., aged 84 years,


David, at Epping, N. H., aged 90 years,


WIGHT John, at an advanced age. Phenix of Abby Wardwell, daughter of Henry Wight, Jr., at Bristol, aged 13 months,


Elizabeth, at Scituate, in 86th year, widow of William,


John, at Pawtucket, from the caving in of a well,


Dea. Jonathan, aged 96 years ; was 26 years a deacon and 69 years a church member. See family sketch of great age of this fam- ily. Patriot of


WIGHTMAN Maria, daughter of Samuel W., at Pawtuxet, in 4th year, sermon by Rev. Dr. Gano,


Sept. 24, 1813


May 8, 1820


April 23, 1825


Lydia A., wife of Sylvester, at Cranston, in 34th year, of Society of Friends,


Oct. 11, 1822


Oct. 24, 1829


June 9, 1824


Feb. 5, 1820


July 9, 1829 Aug. 16, 1829 Dec. 18, 1802


Oct. 9, 1820


May 19, 1821


April 20, 1824


July 10, 1830


Dec. 20, 1818


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240


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WIGHTMAN John, formerly of North Kings- own, at St. John's, N. B., in 71st year, Mrs. - , wife of Benjamin, at Newport. Patriot of


Dec. 23, 1819


April 5, 182 0 Jan. 9, 1821


Waitey, wife of George, at North Kingstown, aged 64 years,


Nov. 25, 1821 Sept. 22, 1823


Frederick, at Seekonk, in 72d year,


Alfred, son of Oliver, at Middletown, aged 17 years,


Nov. 8, 1827


Capt. John, at North Kingstown, in 48th year. Patriot of


Aug. 4, 1830


WIHELMINA Princess, widow of Prince Henry, of Prussia, brother of Frederick the Great, in Prussia, aged 88. Phenix of WILBUR Daniel, at Smithfield, in 80th year. Phenix of


Feb. 4, 1809


Joseph, at Johnston, in 83d year, suddenly, Christopher, at Smithfield, in 54th year,


Martha, wife of Stephen, at Scituate, in 50th year,


Sept. 25, 1812


Nov. 21, 1812


WILBUR George Sayles, son of Sayles, at Prov- idence, aged 9 months,


Jan. 3, 1818


Mrs. Waite, wife of Capt. Samuel, at Provi- dence, aged 82 years,


May 14, 1818


William, at Little Compton, aged 98 years. At the time of the British occupation of Newport he was held a prisoner by them for a long time. Patriot of


Jan. 16, 1819


Dec. 22, 1819


Aug. 2, 1820


April 4, 1821


Jan. 1, 1822


March 6, 1822


May 8, 1822


Uriel, at Providence, aged 67 years, Revolu- tionary pensioner,


Charles Henry, youngest son of Sayles, aged 14 months, .


May 30, 1807 Feb. 5, 1811 May 20, 1812


Thomas, at Johnston, in 48th year. Phenix of


WILBOR Lydia, wife of Walter, formerly of Little Compton, at Mendon, aged 31,


May 12, 1815


WILBOUR Susan, wife of Nathaniel, daughter of Capt. George Currier, at North Provi- dence,


WILBUR Joshua, at Little Compton, aged 66 years,


Samuel, seaman, of Rhode Island, on board U. S. frigate Congress, on voyage to India, Sarah, wife of John, at Scituate, aged 70 years,


WILBOUR Jonathan, at Little Compton, aged 57 years,


WILBUR Clarke, at Little Compton, aged 70 years, of Society of Friends. Patriot of


Oct. 31, 1822


Nov. 11, 1822


Capt. Valentine, at Newport, in 88th year,


241


PROVIDENCE PHENIX-DEATHS


WILBUR Marcy, wife of Peleg, Esq., at War- wick, aged 52 years,


Daniel, at Raynham,


Abijah, and his son were buried in a well at Taunton; when taken out life was extinct, Patriot of


Waite, wife of Job, at Olneyville, in 57th year, Mrs. Abigail, at Taunton, aged 86 years. Patriot of


Henry Stone, son of Ezekiel, at Olneyville, aged 18 months,


-, a son of Buel S., aged 3 years; killed by a log rolling over him, in Delaware Co., N. Y.,


Nov. 5, 1824


April 20, 1825


Hannah, at Little Compton, aged 52 years. Patriot of


April 20, 1825


Simeon G., of New Hartford, N. Y., at Little Compton, aged 41 years. Patriot of


Aug. 10, 1825


Sept. 28, 1825


Huldah W., wife of Joseph, at Taunton, aged 26 years. Patriot of


Ezekiel, of Olneyville, at Warren, in 28th year,


July 7, 1 826


July 27, 1826


Nov. 18, 1826


Dec. 28, 1826


May 11, 1827


July 29, 1827


WILBOUR Julia Ann, wife of Col. Sayles, in 35th year,


Nathaniel, aged 42 years ; Masonic honors,


Mehitable, daughter of Morton, at Newport, in 24th year,


July 30, 1831


WILCOX Ann, daughter of William, of Tiver- ton, at Providence, aged 18 years,


Daniel, at Cumberland, in 83d year,


Dec. 29, 1822 April 21, 1823


Oct. 4, 1823 May 25, 1824


July 10, 1824


Aug. 29, 1824


Emblem, at Little Compton, aged 57 years. Patriot of


Corey, of Little Compton, aged 25 years, on board ship Golconda, the day after leaving New Bedford ; suddenly. Patriot of


Elizabeth, daughter of Elijah, at Newport, aged 14 years,


Oct. 21, 1825


June 17, 1826


Anthony, at Newport, aged 67 years, for- merly a judge of court of common pleas,


WILBOUR Sirena D., aged .18 years, wife of Henry, Jr., late of Taunton, at Troy, Mass.,


WILBUR Benjamin S., formerly of Johnston, at Hampstead, aged 36 years,


, wife of William, at Newport, aged 71 years,


WILBOUR Harvey, son of Daniel, at Little Compton, suddenly, aged 33 years,


WILBUR Mrs. Deborah, at Newport, aged 48 years. Patriot of


May 3, 1828


March 2, 1830 May 13, 1830


Jan. 24, 1810 Aug. 23, 1816


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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


WILCOX Gardiner, mate of brig Venus, of this port, at Havana,


Elizabeth, widow of Samuel, at Newport, in 80th year,


June 10, 1819


March 7, 1820


Phebe, widow of Gideon, at Tiverton, aged 88 years,


Feb. 26, 1822


Capt. Robert, native of Newport, at Leba- non, Ct., aged 71 years; served in the Revolution ; was with Paul Jones during the whole of famous career ; was first man aboard the Serapis; was in 14 naval actions,


Stephen, at Cumberland, in 36th year,


Ruth, wife of Nathan, formerly of Exeter, at Pawtucket, in 54th year,


Oct. 1, 1827


Martha, widow of Abraham, at Foster, in 83d year,


Sept. 19, 1828


Hannah, wife of Abraham, daughter of Capt. Reuben Lyon, at Foster,


Dec. 24, 1828


Edward Anthony, infant son of George, aged 8 months,


Oct. 7, 1829


George R., aged 55 years,


April 12, 1832


WILDE Daniel, of Taunton, by the accidental discharge of his gun while out hunting,


Jan. 11, 1822


June 6, 1826


. wife of Samuel, of Taunton, at Attle- boro, where she was on a visit, aged 23 years. Patriot of


Abiah, wife of Samuel, at Taunton, aged 61 years,




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