| Person Details | |
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| Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers | |
| Last Name | FRANKLIN |
| First Name | ANN |
| Maiden | [SMITH] |
| Relation | W/O JAMES |
| Cemetery Number | NT003 |
| Cemetery Name | COMMON BURIAL GROUND |
| Birth Day | 0 |
| Birth Month | |
| Birth Year | 1696c |
| Death Day | 19 |
| Death Month | APR |
| Death Year | 1763 |
| AGE nth Year | 68 |
| AGE Years | - |
| AGE Months | - |
| AGE Days | - |
| Military Service | |
| Gravestone Details | |
| Section | BH |
| Lot | |
| Map | 00259 |
| Stone Material | slate |
| Condition | good |
| Shape | fancy top |
| Carving | winged cherub/other |
| Legibility | good |
| Number of Graves on Stone | 1 |
| Stone Height (inches) | |
| Stone Width (inches) | |
| Exists? | Yes |
| Last Seen Date | 2007 |
| Carver | WILLIAM STEVENS |
| Notes/Misc Details | |
| Notes | [Ezra Stiles notes death of Wo. (widow) Franklin, printer, aPresbyterian (NEHGS Reg. 62:359).] [she inherited her husbands printing business and ran it successfully for 13 years after his death. She was a skilled typesetter and taught her 2 daughters the craft. She wrote almanacs under the name of "Poor Robin". Her son James Jr launced the Newport Mercury.] |
| Transcribed By | GHR;AGB;BA |