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Person Details
 
Last NameDAVIS
First NameJOSHUA, MAJOR
Maiden 
RelationH/O SYBIL
Cemetery NumberNK006
Cemetery NameMAJOR JOSHUA DAVIS LOT
Birth Day10
Birth MonthNOV
Birth Year1742
Death Day12
Death MonthSEP
Death Year1829
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map 
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shaperound top
Carvingcross
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)32
Stone Width (inches)13
Exists?
Last Seen Date2012
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
NotesModern stone erected after WW II by Mr. Phillips to replace original deteriorated sandstone marker. FS "J.D." 2nd R.I. Mil. Rev. War Benns, Burgess, Arnold list him as Capt. He is listed as Major in 1775 in the 2nd Kings County Regiment of the militia. [SAR: capt.]
Transcribed ByBENN0691;JNA:164;BUR:087;LRC