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Person Details
 
Last NameCOLE
First NameBENJAMIN, COL
Maiden 
RelationH/O SARAH; H/O PATIENCE
Cemetery NumberWR001
Cemetery NameNORTH BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1759c
Death Day16
Death MonthDEC
Death Year1836
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
SectionA
Lot 
Map00023
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shapesquare top
Carvingno carving
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date2010
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[SAR: 1776 in Capt. Ezra Ormsbee's Co.; 1778 same; 1781 in Capt. Viall Allen's Co.; enlisted as a carpenter on armed sloop "George" captured and held prisoner for 7 months.]
Transcribed ByBENN754;JES;JWN