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Person Details
 
Last NameMEDBURY
First NameBENJAMIN
Maiden 
RelationS/O JOHN & ANNA
Cemetery NumberBA006
Cemetery NameALLIN BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1759c
Death Day29
Death MonthAUG
Death Year1778
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map 
Stone Materialslate
Conditiongood
Shapefancy top
Carvingmisc. other
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date1980
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes"He fell in ye Battle on Rhode Island...Bravely fighting for ye Liberty of his Country." [SAR: 1777 Pvt in Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's Co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's Reg't]
Transcribed ByTWB;BENN246;JNA:EDA;VFL