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Person Details
 
Last NameKNOWLES
First NameWILLIAM H
Maiden 
RelationH/O SALLY
Cemetery NumberNG001
Cemetery NameWILLIAM KNOWLES LOT
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1765c
Death Day23
Death MonthSEP
Death Year1815
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00001
Stone Materialmarble
Conditionpoor
Shaperound top
Carvingno carving
Legibilitypoor
Number of Graves on Stone2
Stone Height (inches)36
Stone Width (inches)19
Exists?
Last Seen Date2000
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes"who perished in the great gale of Sept. 23, 1815" also in this yard are the graves of 3 hired men who perished with him in the 'great gale' [according to Nailer Tom, drown in narrow river] died: AT SEA-LOST IN GALE
Transcribed ByJES