Vital record of Rhode Island : 1636-1850 : first series : births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people, Vol XXI, Part 40

Author: Arnold, James N. (James Newell), 1844-1927
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Providence, R.I. : Narragansett Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 714


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Dec. 24, 1824


McNAIR Alexander, late governor of Missouri, one of the early pioneers and settlers of the territory, at St. Louis, Mo. Amer- ican of


May 19, 1826


McNAUGHTON Duncan, a Scotchman, at Moultonboro, N H., supposed to be 117 years old. American of


McNEAL Archibald, lieutenant U. S. Navy, at sea. American of


Hopestill, in 71st year,


Sarah, daughter of John, in 21st year,


Aug. 7, 1824 Sept. 4, 1825


McNEILL Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald F., late of U. S. army, in North Carolina. American of


McPHERSON William, a dissolute fellow, killed in a row with the Pleas brothers, at Camden, N. C.,


Col. R., American consul at Madeira, mili- tary honors,


McRONE Acting-Lieutenant -. on board U. S. schooner Alligator, in Port au Prince bay, MEACHAN Calvin, aged 38 years, from Ten- nessee; in mounting his horse his foot caught in the stirrup, the horse started suddenly, he was so bruised that he died the day after. American of


Nov. 25, 1823


March 9, 1811


Jan. 1, 1 817


Oct. 19, 1822


Aug. 6, 1830


March 15, 1831


March 30, 1821


McNEIL Mrs. - , wife of John, in 38th year,


Aug. 3, 1821


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


397


MEADE Gen. David, at Meadeville, O., aged 61 years ; he was the first settler northwest of the Alleghany. American of Dea. Silas, at Greenwich, Ct., in 98th year, Major-General Ebenezer, at Greenwich, Ct., aged about 70 years,


Oct. 29, 1816 Oct. 13, 1817


Feb 7, 1818


MEADOZA Mrs. -; her husband was a great mathematician and died a suicide be- cause he had made an error of one figure in some millions made. American of MEANS Major, of Windham, Me., killed by the explosion of a powder mill, at Gorham, Me., MEARS Samuel, of Boston, cooper, at Trinidad, Cuba. American of


Sept. 18, 1817


July 19, 182


July 20, 1827


MECKLENBURGH STRELTZ Duke of, and brother of the Queen of England, in Ger- many.


Feb. 2, 1814


Duke of, in Germany, aged 75 years, brother to the Queen of England. American of


Feb. 21, 1817


MEDBURY Nathaniel, at Rehoboth, aged 71 years. American of


Dec. 13, 1811


John, at Seekonk, in 72d year, an officer in the Revolution ; had been member of the Legislature, selectman and justice of the peace,


Nov. 2, 1825


Allen Viall, son of Viall, at Seekonk,


Edward, formerly of Smithfield, at Plainfield, Ct., aged 80 years,


Dec. 25, 1828


Matthew, son of Mrs. Ruth, in 27th year ; had just returned from a long voyage in the ship Tartar, of which he was chief mate,


Sept. 5, 1829


Mary W., daughter of William, at Seekonk, in 21st year,


July 14, 1830


Feb. 25, 1832


MEERFELT Count, Austrian ambassador at St. James, at London, Eng.,


July 4, 1815


Dec. 23, 1817


MEGARY William, son of John, Esq., aged 14 years, at Lewiston, Penn., by hydrophobia, MEIGS Nathan, supposed to have been shot by his son and thrown overboard in Long Island Sound. American of


July 13, 1810


Sept. 4, 1822


Jan. 28, 1823


Abigail. widow of John, at Seekonk, aged 67 years,


Dec. 9, 1827 Sept. 1, 1828


George, at Seekonk, killed by his team,


Josiah, commissioner of the General Land Office, at Washington, D. C., aged about 70 years ; a native of Connecticut and near relative of the postmaster-general; was passionately fond of scientific pursuits, Col. Return Jonathan, native of Connecticut, and a distinguished officer of the Revolu- tion, at the Cherokee agency,


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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


MEIGS Return Jonathan, formerly governor of Ohio, and postmaster-general of United - States, at Marietta, O.,


MEIN Mrs. Mary, widow of John, of Newport, at Port Antonio, Ja., aged about 48 years, MELISH John, at Philadelphia, geographer, aged 52 years. American of


MELVILLE Sarah, daughter of the late David, at Newport, in 19th year,


May 28, 1810


Ruth, daughter of Seth, at Newport, aged 20 years. American of


Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, aged 93 years, at Newport. American of


Jonathan B., Oct. II, Phebe B., Oct. 10, twin children of Andrew, at Newport, aged 20 months. American of


Oct. 19, 1821


Thomas, at Newport, aged 44 years,


Amelia Adelaide, infant daughter of William L., aged 10 weeks, 3 days, at Newport,


Lydia, wife of Seth, at Newport, aged 66 years,


Rebecca P., wife of David, in 19th year,


MENDENHALL James, Friend minister, in Virginia, in 65th year. American of MENOCE General, Governor of Venice and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, at Venice. American of


Oct. 19, 1810


MENZIES Christiana, at the Philadelphia Alms- house, aged 112 years; was a native of Strathapey, Invernesshire, Scotland. Had been an inmate since 1817. Had been a mother of a large family but had outlived them all. American of


MERCHANT Sarah, eldest daughter of Will- iam, Esq., at Newport, in 18th year,


Rebecca, daughter of William, Esq., in 17th year,


MEREDETH Samuel, in Pennsylvania, formerly treasurer of United States, aged 76 years, one of the Patriots of 1776. American of MERETHEW Mary, widow of Elias, at Crans- ton, aged 70 years. American of MERRETT Henry, at Newburyport, merchant, native of England ; also the same day his wife Susannah, aged 36 years. His age was 48 years. American of


MERRIAM Aaron Eames, son of John, of Ux- bridge, Mass., at Richmond, Va., in 20th year. American of


March 29, 1825


Aug. 8, 1821


Jan. 7, 1823


May 23, 1815


Dec. 15, 1820


-, of Rhode Island, at New Orleans, aged 25 years,


April -. 1823


Nov. 24, 1824


March 24, 1829


Dec. 30, 1829 Jan. 9, 1831


Sept. 6, 1816


April 27, 1832


May 29, 1816


Aug. 25, 1818


March 7, 1817


May 2, 1815


March 6, 1821


Oct. 21, 1823


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


399


MERRIAM Miss Eliza, daughter of John, at Roxbury, aged 85 years. American of Widow Eunice, at Oxford. American of


Nov. 6, 1829 July 30, 1830


Levi, merchant, at Boston, in 50th year. American of


March 22, 1831


MERRICK Hon. Pliney, Esq., at Brookfield, Mass. American of


March 11, 1814


Phebe, daughter of Obed, at Taunton, aged 16 years,


July 12, 1824


MERRIFIELD William, formerly of Schoharie, N. Y., in 38th year,


Aug. 13, 1821


MERIFIELD Mary, wife of Aaron, daughter of Capt. Stephen Thayer, of Uxbridge, at Franklin, Mass., aged 30 years,


July 29, 1824


MERRIFIELD Mary, in 47th year ; she has left a large family of children,


Sept. 10, 1831


MERRILL Richard, at Newport, aged 39 years. American of


Aug. 15, 1817


Mary T., daughter of William, at Warwick, aged 6 years. American of


Oct. 8, 1822


Adenijah, at Deerfield, N. H., aged 83 years. American of


Jan. 12, 1830


MERRY Emma Greene, eldest daughter of John, formerly of Providence, at Bloomfield, O., aged 8 years, 10 months,


William Tyler, son of Barney, at Pawtucket, Joseph, at Smithfield, in 47th year. Ameri- can of


Dec. 18, 1821


Barney, infant son of Barney, at Pawtucket, aged 8 months,


April 16, 1825


MESIER Nathaniel, Jr., at Gorham, Me., aged 25 years; was found dead in the road. American of


Dec. 3, 1830


George Washington, of Wrentham, Mass., at Jackson, La., a graduate of Brown Univer- sity 1826,


June 6, 1828


MESSEROLE Mrs. - , aged 22 years, killed by an explosion on steamboat Etna,


May 15, 1824


METCALF Nathaniel G., in 36th year ; had been transacting business at Wilmington, N. C., at sea, suddenly, while returning home, Michael, in this town, in 63d year,


Edwin, son of Joel, Jr., aged 13 months, 14 days,


Ebenezer, at Cumberland, in 72d year,


Hannah, wife of Reuben G., at Wrentham, Mass. American of


June 6, 1812 March 31, 1815


June 23, 1820 Oct. 23, 1820


Nov. 10, 1820


Oct. 23, 1819 Aug. 2, 1821


MESSENGER Ebenezer, at Pawtucket, for- merly of Wrentham, in 52d year,


Dec. 27, 1820


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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


METCALF George, at Horton, in Ribblesdale, aged ir5 years ; his senses held out to the last American of


Albert, son of Samuel, aged 18 months, 15 days,


Reeve, youngest child of Theron, Esq., at Dedham. American of


Lucy, wife of Joel, aged 63 years,


Sarah Calder, daughter of Samuel, aged 6 years, 3 months,


Dec. 13, 1822


Julia, daughter of Samuel, in 14th year ; the 3d child he has lost in 6 months,


Jan. 31, 1823


Christopher Dexter, son of Dexter, aged 13 months,


Oct. 3, 1824


William M., at Sutton, Mass., aged 35 years, native of Providence. American of Levi, aged 30 years,


Nov. 9, 1824


Almira Taft, daughter of Whiting, aged 18 months, 27 days,


June 8, 1825


Selinda, wife of Liberty, at Cumberland, aged about 45 years,


June 18, 1825


Cornelia Sarah, infant daughter of Samuel, aged 7 months,


July 22, 1825 July 27, 1826


Jesse, only son of Jesse, aged 19 months,


Lydia, widow of Nathaniel G., aged 49 years. American of


March 30, 1827 June 10, 1829


Thomas G., son of Thomas S., of Augusta, Ga., at Providence, in 4th year,


Capt. Isaac, at Boston, aged 48 years. Amer- ican of


April 20, 1830 .


Ellery Channing, only son of Thomas S., at Augusta, Ga., aged 7 months, 16 days,


June 14, 1831


Elizabeth Jane, only daughter of late Jabez, aged 23 years,


Sept. 9, 1831


Mrs. Hannah, wife of Amnon, at Cumber- land, in 50th year,


Nov. 5, 1831


MEYER -- , the Jewish banker, at Copenhagen, Den. He left his heirs 60,000.000 of Danish paper money, besides plate, jewels, cash and securities worth £500,000 sterling, MICHOLSKY -, a husbandman, at Plescow, Russia, aged 165 years. His mother lived to be 117 and a sister 112. American of MICKLEFIELD John, at Salem, aged 80 years. American of


MIDDLEMORE W-, Esq., in England, banker. American of


MIDGETT Abner, at Bristol, aged 27 years,


MIFFL.IN Samuel, Esq., president Union Canal Co., of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, Pa.,


Sept. 1, 1813


Nov. 5, 1830


May 25, 1819


Dec. 29, 1815 Oct. 9, 1819


March 16, 1829


June 22, 1821


Aug. 16, 1822


Oct. 8, 1822 Nov. 4, 1822


May 21, 1825


401


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


MIFFLIN Samuel, at Philadelphia, president of Union Canal Co., and called the " Clinton " of Pennsylvania. American of MILES Mrs. Mary, at Newport, aged 78 years, Jesse, doorkeeper, perished in the burning of the Royal Brunswick theatre, London,


Capt. John, at New Haven, aged 78 years ; was a soldier in the Revolution in the Ar- tillery service ; was in several engagements and one in which Gen. Washington thanked him for his bravery at the head of his com- pany. There are now 3 surviving officers of the Revolution in this town. American of


MILL Samuel, at Boston, aged 68 years, soldier of the Revolution. American of


MILLARD Squire, at Warwick, in 70th year ; served in the Revolution and years a mem- ber of Town Council and General Assem- bly,


John, son of Charles, at Warwick, in 22d year,


Mrs. Sophia W., wife of Russell, at Paw- tuxet, in 36th year,


Sept. 11, 1824


Amasa Richardson, son of Samuel, at Wor- cester, aged 19 months,


Freelove, wife of Stephen, in 40th year, sud- denly,


Mary, at Smithfield, aged 84 years,


Eliza, daughter of Nathaniel, Esq., at War- wick, in 21st year,


May 20, 1826


Stephen, at Smithfield, in 47th year,


Capt. Nathan, at Warwick, in 58th year,


Patience, widow of Squire. Esq., at War- wick, in 84th year,


Charles, son of Thomas, carver, aged about 10 years, at New York ; was pushed from the wharf and drowned,


MILLERD Mrs. Hannah, at Warwick, in 48th year,


MILLEDGE Hon. Mr., late Governor of Georgia. American of


MILLER Rhoby, wife of Philip, at Rehoboth, in 61st year. American of


Jacob, at Rehoboth, aged 76 years,


Bernard, at Warren, in 93d year. American of


May 26, 1829 Dec. 21, 1822


Feb. 28, 1828


April 9, 1830


March 12, 1830


Jan. 2, 1820


Nov. 10, 1822


Jan. 1, 1825


July 17, 1825 Feb. 8, 1826


George W., son of Nathaniel, Esq., of War- wick, not Willard, as stated (April 17). American of


April 24, 1827 Dec. 15, 1829 Dec. 16, 1829


Feb. 14, 1830


June 28, 1830


April 20, 1832


Feb. 27, 1818


May 7, 1811 Dec. 30, 1811


Jan. 28, 1812


402


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


MILLER Mrs. Catherine, widow of Gen. Na- thaniel Greene, at Dungeness, Cumberland Island, Ga., in 60th year. American of


John, of Baltimore, perished at sea. Ameri- can of


Fanny S., aged 12 years, at Seneca Falls, N. Y., from eating green currants. American of


July 18, 1817


Rebecca, widow of Hon. Nathan, at Warren, in 75th year,


Aug. 21, 1817


Sally Francis, daughter of Welcome, in 12th year,


July 16, 1818


Elizabeth, infant daughter of Nathan. Amer- ican of


Loisa, daughter of Welcome, in 16th year,


Daniel Field, youngest son of James S., aged 2 years, 10 months,


March 8, 1819


Sarah Rogers, wife of John, aged 27 years,


Amos, formerly of Rehoboth, at East Bloom- field, N. Y., in 41st year,


Sept. 19, 1820


, drowned, in swimming a river to escape toll ; he had one cent, the toll was two, the gatekeeper refused his passage, hence he swam. American of


July 31, 1821


Oct. 21, 1821


Mary Ann, daughter of Benjamin, Jr., aged II months, 26 days,


Nov. 27, 1821


Hon. Ashur, mayor of the city, at Middle- town, Ct., aged 63 years. American of


Jan. 4, 182 2


Sarah Martin, only child of Pardon, aged 8 months, 7 days,


Aug. 19, 1822


Zedekiah, at Rehoboth, In 62d year. Ameri- can of


Nathan H., in 62d year,


Ordana, daughter of Russell, at Cumberland, in 22d year,


July 13, 1823


Miss Sally W., daughter of Capt. Jacob, at Seekonk, in 18th year,


Oct. 16, 1823


Mrs. Jane, at Marietta, O., aged 55 years, of the fever, late of Providence. American of Philip, Esq., at Rehoboth, in 74th year, served in the Revolution,


John, at St. Francisville, La., was killed as he was entering a billiard room. American of


Sept. 23, 1814


May 24, 1816


Aug. 21, 1818 Sept. 17, 1818


Freeborn, widow of Barnard, at Warren, in 94th year,


Feb. 1, 1820 Aug. 28, 1820


Margaret Spooner, daughter of Henry, aged I year, 8 months,


Simeon Ingraham, only son of Henry, aged 4 years, 5 months,


March 6, 1822


Feb. 14, 1823 March 23, 1823


Dec. 16, 1823


Feb. 12, 1824


Feb. 13, 1824


403


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


MILLER James E., eldest son of late Nathan, in 9th year,


Oct. 8, 1824


Hon. Morris S., formerly member of Congress from New York, at Utica, N. Y., aged 45 years. American of


Nov. 23, 1824


William G., Esq, late American consul at Montevideo, at Alvarado, Mex. American of


Dec. 24, 1824


Dr. Charles H., at Matanzas, was stabbed by a person he was passing in the street while returning from visiting a patient. Ameri- can of


Jan. 21, 1825


Mrs. Susannah, widow of late John, com- pleted her 100th year Wednesday (Jan. 19), is believed to be the oldest person in town. Her daughter, Mrs. Experience Barney, who takes care of her, is now in her 80th year. American of


Jan. 21, 1825


Asquar, at Cumberland, Masonic honors. American of


May 6, 1825


James, son of Benjamin, aged 4 months. American of


Phebe, daughter of Consider, at Providence, Miss Sarah, in 56th year,


Susannah, widow of John, aged 101 years, I month, 12 days, native of Taunton; she resided 70 years here; experienced relig- ion at age of 20 American of


Allen, at Bristol, aged 46 years American of Caleb, M. D., at Bristol, aged 40 years,


Gorton, of Punton, Ct., perished in shipwreck of schooner Lafayette, in South Seas. American of


Eunice, at Northborough, aged 58 years, Capt. - , drowned off Kinimmicutt Point Benjamin, son of late Allen, of Bristol, at sea, on board brig Phebe, on passage from St. Jago to New Orleans, in 22d year, Lydia, wife of Capt. Joshua, at Rehoboth,


Henry S., of North Stonington, aged 24 years, son of Saxtora. American of


John, at Worcester, aged 54 years,


Benjamin, in 67th year,


Nelson, son of Josiah, at Pawtucket, in 19th year, Nelson, son of Josiah, at Pawtucket, aged 19 years,


John Balch, son of John, the publisher of the Journal, in 12th year,


Ira, son of Ellis, at Seekonk, aged 26 years,


April 27, 1827 Aug. 25, 1827


May 9, 1828 July 15, 1828 Nov. 27, 1828


March 15, 1829 March 16, 1829


March 25, 1829 June 10, 1829


July 5, 1825 July 5, 1825 Sept. 28, 1825


March 10, 1826 June 2, 1826 Nov. 13, 1826


Nov. 28, 1826 Dec. 15, 1826 April 19, 1827


404


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


MILLER Ira, at Seekonk, aged 26 years,


Polly, wife of Aaron C., at Pawtucket, aged 26 years,


James William, at St. Thomas, W. I., for- merly editor of Boston Literary Gazette. American of


Nov. 20, 1829


Rev. Samuel, many years pastor of Baptist church at Meriden, Ct., at Wallingford, Ct. American of


Dec. 4, 1829


Elder Samuel, pastor of Baptist church at Meriden, Ct., at Wallingford, aged 56 years ; also his wife Vincey, aged 55 years. American of


Dec. 22, 1829


March 26, 1830


April 2, 1830


July 17, 1830


July 18, 1830


Jan. 5, 1831


Daniel H., president of Bank of Pennsylva- nia Township, late member of Congress from 3d Pennsylvania district, at Philadel- phia, in 48th year,


Stephen J., at New Canaan, Ct., killed his two children and attacked his wife while crazy over religion. American of


Ann Eliza Olney, daughter of Pardon, in 4th year,


Consider, aged 80 years, Revolutionary pen- sioner,


Arthur, mate of schooner Gen. Jackson, mur- dered at New York,


MILLGROVES William, murdered by Thomas Hutchinson ; was found lying on the deck of the brig Hope, at Charleston, S. C. American of


MILLIMER James, at New York, from the fall of a scaffolding,


MILLIOT Mr. - , at New Orleans, of the fever,


MILLS Major Joseph, at Deerfield, N. H., presi- dent of New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati. American of


June 16, 1829 Oct. 26, 1829


April 24, 1831


Sept. 20, 1831


Nov. 22, 1831


July 8, 1832


Jan. 3, 1833


Jan. 10, 1817


Nov. 29, 1829


Sept. 1, 1830


Jan. 24, 1809


William, Jr., Esq., killed in a duel with Lieut. Charles G. Hunter, U. S. Navy, at Naa- man's Creek, Penn. American of


-, killed in a duel with - Hunter, a midshipman in the navy, an unprovoked affair and deliberate murder. American of , widow of James, Esq., at Bristol, in 85th year,


Richard Carmichael, son of late Dr. Caleb, of Bristol, at Rehoboth, in 14th year,


William, only son of Bernard, at Cumber- land, in 26th year,


405


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


MILLS Rev. Samuel I., of Connecticut, at sea, on passage from England to Africa. Ameri- can of


Sept. 18, 1818


William, at New Orleans, was from New York, Between July 29 and Aug. 5, 1823 Sept. 7, 1824


Spotswood, was killed. American of


Gideon J., Esq., of Connecticut, at Mobile, aged 34 years, Aug. 16, 1825


Samuel, convicted for killing his wife, at Wilkesbarre, Penn. American of Dec. 2, 1825 -, editor of Huntsville, Ala., Democrat, killed by Mr. - - McClung, at Hunts- ville. American of Aug. 17, 1827


Mr. - , in England. at Farnham ; he lived like a hermit, would not wash, shave or cut his hair. had put his two children at hum- ble trades at a distance from him ; after his death £12,000 was found in his cellar and 612,000 to £15,000 in bank. Ameri- can of


Oct. 24, 1828


Hon. Elijah H., late senator in Congress, from Massachusetts, at Northampton,


May 4, 1829


Henry (colored), seaman, belonging to ship Hazard, of Providence, drowned at Savan- nah,


Nov. 23, 1828.


Capt. Peter, native of New York, at Wash- ington City, aged 104 years, an officer of the Revolution. American of


Elijah H., of Northampton, at Charleston, S. C., aged 20 years. American of


Oct. 19, 1830 Dec. 3, 1830


MILLWARD Miss Ann, at Newport, aged 76 years. American of


March 12, 1819


MILSON Mrs. - , while on her wedding trip was thrown from the canal boat and drowned, near Schenectady, N. Y.,.


July 25, 1826


MILTON Gen. Homer Virgil, a field officer of the U. S. Army during the late war, in Jefferson Co., Ga.,


April 27, 1822


MINA , executed at Doylestown, Penn. American of


June 26, 1832


MINARD John, drowned at Liverpool, N. S., by upsetting of a boat, leaves wife and 7 chil- dren. American of


Elizabeth, wife of Peter R., Esq., daughter of late Hon. Judge Gallaird, of South Car- olina, at Pawtucket,


MINER Mrs. Catharine, at Marietta, O., aged 53 years, of the fever, late of Providence. American of


Rev. Jesse, an Indian missionary, at Green Bay, Wis.,


June 3, 1817


June 23, 1832


Dec. 16, 1823


March 22, 1829


406


VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


MINES -, son of Rev. Mr. Mines, killed by lightning while standing in the fireplace of Mr. Dodson's, at Old Fields, Va. Had re- cently been admitted to the bar. Ameri- can of


MINIS Miss -, at Savannah, Ga., drowned by upsetting of a carriage in crossing a stream at Georgetown, S. C. American of


July 6, 1819


MINO Mrs. Mary, at Boston, aged 92 years. American of


Aug. 5, 1830


MINOR Gen. John, at Richmond, Va., aged 56 years, eminent lawyer. American of


June 21, 1816


MINTURN Hannah, at New York, in 45th year, daughter of the late William, Esq., former- ly of Newport,


March 1, 1817


William, Esq., formerly of New York, mer- chant, on Long Island, suddenly, in 43d year. American of


Dec. 1, 1818


Penelope, widow of William, formerly of New- port, at New York, aged 74 years,


April 5, 1821


MITCHELL Joanna, wife of Joseph, at Ports- mouth, aged about 70 years. American of William, of gunboat 97, near Sandy Hook, while defending a vessel ran aground, killed by a gun from the Plantagenet. American of


Aug. 13, 1813


Patience, in this town (colored) American of J -. in England, executed for murder. American of


July 14, 1815


Jethro, at Nantucket, aged 78 years, Society of Friends. American of


May 23, 1817


Mrs. - , wife of John, at St. Pierre, W. I., consul for United States, at that port. American of


Feb. 20, 1818


James, son of the late Silas B., in 21st year, Thomas Clarke, son of Edward, Esq., and grandson of the late Dr. Ephraim Bowen, in St. James Parish, S. C., in 25th year. American of


-, a German traveller, lost in the wreck of ship Helen, at sea. American of


Capt. Peter, at Newport, a skilled pilot, drowned in the harbor,


Peter, son of Richard, at Middletown, in 38th year,


Hugh, at Cherry Valley, N. Y., aged IO1 years, 9 months, native of Carrickfergus,


July 20, 1824


Oct. 8, 1819


Feb. 4, 1820


May 4, 1821


Oct. 8, 1821


Nov. 23, 1813 Sept. 23, 1814


Maj. Gen. David, at Juniatta, Cumberland Co., Penn., in 77th year, soldier of the Rev- olution,


May 18, 1818 Oct. 7, 1818


RHODE ISLAND AMERICAN-DEATHS


MITCHELL:


Ire .; came to America about 1764 with Rev. Mr. Dunlap; at the Indian massacre of the town in Nov., 1778, his wife and 4 children were slain and his remaining one carried into captivity,


Mrs. Hannah, at New Shoreham, aged 72 years,


Opher, at South Bridgewater, aged 43 years. American of


Capt. Bowles, of the Royal Navy, at Rams- gate, Eng., aged 74 years. The last sur- viving officer who accompanied Cook around the world. American of


James W., aged 27 years, son of late Capt. Peter,


James, at Newport, aged 54 years, of So- ciety of Friends,


May 10, 1824


Mr. - , mate of the schooner Laurel Packet, drowned in the harbor of Newport,


Aug. 17, 1824


Thomas, killed in a duel with Dr. Baber, at Hamburg, S. C.,


Benjamin, in 40th year,


Frances, widow of Benjamin, aged about 25 years, very suddenly,


July 31, 1828


Rhoda, daughter of James, dec., of Newport, at Providence, aged 34 years, Society of Friends,


May 31, 1829


James, Esq., marshal district of Connecticut, at Groton, Ct., aged 54 years,


May 10, 1831


Peggy, at Lenox, aged 86 years, fell while de- scending a pair of stairs. American of


May 20, 1831 Sept. 13, 1831


March 16, 1832


George E., M. C. from Maryland, at Wash- ington. American of July 3, 1832


MITER Ram Chander, aged 62 years, at Cal- cutta, the American Bunyan of India for last 25 years,


MOCOCK Capt. Edward L., drowned in the bay. American of


Jan. 8, 1822


Nov. 6, 1822


Nov. 28, 1823


March 19, 1824


March 27, 1824


Sarah Ann, aged 5 years, 6 months, only daughter of Edward, Jr., of Newport, at Nantucket. American of


Dec. 2, 1824


March 9, 1826 Oct. 29, 1826


James, son of late James, of Newport, at Providence, aged 22 years,


Jan. 9, 1829


Jane, drowned at the New York dock. Amer- ican of


Jan. 1I, 1831


Dr. Samuel L., at New York. American of -, two sons drowned in the canal, at New- port, N. H. American of


July 3, 1828


Feb. 23, 1830


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VITAL RECORD OF RHODE ISLAND


MOE Elizabeth G., wife of Isaac L., of New York, and daughter of James Guion, at North Castle, aged 24 years,


MOFFATT Jeremiah, at Oxford,


MOFFETT Mrs. Elizabeth, at New Bedford, in 75th year. American of MOIR Capt. - , executed at Clemsford, Eng., for shooting a poor fisherman,


April 16, 1830


July -, 1830


MOLLY and Joe, negroes, executed at Concord, N. C., for murder of Mrs. Long,


May 30. 1828


MOLYNEAUX -, the noted pugilist, at Gal- way, Ire. American of


Oct. 27, 1818


MOMUS, native of India, aged about 20 years, MONCRIEF Mary, in this town, in 82d year,


Jan. 31, 1816


MONEY George, 2d, at Exeter, aged 21 years,


Feb. 21, 1826


MONKS James, executed for murder in Penn- sylvania. American of


Feb. 19, 1819


Mary, at Newport, aged about 80 years. American of


Dec. 3, 1822


MONNIER Lt. Gen., at Paris, suddenly ; was a peer of France and knight of the Legion of Honor. American of


April 19, 1816


MONNIS Colohill, late member of Virginia Convention, in Virginia. American of


Dec. 23, 1831


MONTAGUE Rev. Thomas B., at Southamp- ton, Bucks Co., Penn., aged about 60 years; had been pastor of church there about 20 years. American of


Oct. 9, 1829


Rev. John, native of Scotland, at Charleston, S. C., in 56th year. American of


Oct. 1, 1819


Eleanor, wife of John, at Attleboro, in 27th year,


Nov. 5, 1820


Dec. 10, 1822 Sept. 28, 1823


Robert, Esq., U. S. Consul, at Alicant, Spain. American of


March 2, 1824


Mrs., the venerable relict of General, at her residence in Dutchess Co., N. Y., aged 86 years,


MOODEY Samuel, at Otley, Eng., aged 83 years. He had been afflicted with a severe pain in his left leg about two months ago, the leg separated above the ankle with a report like a pistol and fell completely from the body American of




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