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Person Details
 
Last NameCRANSTON
First NameBENJAMIN, CAPT
Maiden 
RelationH/O MARY
Cemetery NumberWR001
Cemetery NameNORTH BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1755c
Death Day26
Death MonthMAY
Death Year1823
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
SectionC
Lot 
Map00029
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shapesquare top
Carvingno carving
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone2
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date2010
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notesbronze SAR medalion bonded to stone [SAR: Quartermaster and Captain's Clerk on the row galley "Spitfire" under Capt Joseph Crandall. Also served as a Private in Army.]
Transcribed ByJES;JWN