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Last NameWANTON
First NameWILLIAM, GOV.
Maiden 
Relation[H/O RUTH BRYANT]
Cemetery NumberNT014
Cemetery NameCLIFTON BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1670
Death Day0
Death Month 
Death Year1733
AGE nth Year -
AGE Years -
AGE Months -
AGE Days -
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00091b
Stone Material 
Condition 
Shape 
Carving 
Legibility 
Number of Graves on Stone2
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date1956
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[Sprague & Wilbour reported a short shaft for the family tomb of Gov. Joseph Wanton, next to ELIZABETH SCOTT 0096. New bronze markers for JOSEPH WANTON gov. 1769-1775 and WILLIAM WANTON gov. 1732-1733] In the Stevens account book there is an entry 24 Dec 1733 for one tombstone 15-0-0 and 273 letters 2-5-6.
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