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Last NameWILLIAMS
First NameJOSEPH
Maiden 
RelationS/O ROGER (1ST WHITE MAN THAT CAME TO PROVIDENCE)
Cemetery NumberPV008
Cemetery NameJOSEPH WILLIAMS LOT
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1644
Death Day17
Death MonthAUG
Death Year1724
WarCOLONIAL
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00010
Stone Materialslate
Conditiongood
Shapefancy top
Carvingwinged cherub/other
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date1993
CarverSTEPHEN HARTSHORN
Notes/Misc Details
Notes"In King Phillip's War he courageously went through and the native Indians he bravely did subdue" "first white man that came to Providence."
Transcribed ByJES