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Person Details
 
Last NameSPICER
First NameJOSEPH, CAPT
Maiden 
RelationH/O FANNY [THURSTON];H/O MARY [(SAUNDERS) COTTRELL]
Cemetery NumberHP015
Cemetery NameCAPT JOSEPH SPICER LOT
Birth Day14
Birth MonthSEP
Birth Year1765
Death Day22
Death MonthDEC
Death Year1842
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00003
Stone Materialmarble
Conditionfair
Shaperound top
Carvingno carving
Legibilityfair
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)48
Stone Width (inches)22
Exists?
Last Seen Date2020
CarverDOTY, STONGTN CT
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[Born North Groton, CT; married Fanny 10 November 1793; married Mary (Saunders) Cottrell 6 March 1796 d/o Stephen and Tacy (Stillman)Saunders]; he was captain of the first Hopkinton Volunteers of Rhode Island Militia (member of the 3d Regiment Militia, 1st Hopkinton Company from 1817-1822 attaining the rank of 'Captain'; in 1823 he was 'Lt-Col' of the 3d Regiment Militiadied: HOPKINTON RI [SAR: burial list]
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