Gravestone Record

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Person Details
Gravestone photograph
Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers
Last Name COOK
First Name CAESAR
Maiden
Relation
Cemetery Number NT003
Cemetery Name COMMON BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day 0
Birth Month
Birth Year 1724c
Death Day 6
Death Month JUN
Death Year 1764
AGE nth Year -
AGE Years 40
AGE Months -
AGE Days -
Military Service
Gravestone Details
Section BG
Lot
Map 00485
Stone Material slate
Condition poor
Shape fancy top
Carving skull with wings
Legibility poor
Number of Graves on Stone 1
Stone Height (inches)
Stone Width (inches)
Exists? Yes
Last Seen Date 2007
Carver STEVENS SHOP
Notes/Misc Details
Notes [Beaman unsure whether surname is COOP or COOR; Garman reads name COOK, supported by Stiles. Photo clearly shows COOK. Stiles says Cesar was a "free Negro," a Presbyterian who worked for the Cookes (NEHGS Reg.63:54)]
Transcribed By AGB;JG;JES;BA