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Person Details
 
Last NameANDERSON
First NameGORTON
Maiden 
Relation 
Cemetery NumberNT003
Cemetery NameCOMMON BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1782c
Death Day22
Death MonthAPR
Death Year1810
War 
Gravestone Details
SectionBH
Lot 
Map00431
Stone Materialslate
Conditionpoor
Shapefancy top
Carvingno carving
Legibilitypoor
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date2007
CarverSTEVENS SHOP
Notes/Misc Details
Notes"licenc'd preacher, 2d Baptist Church in this town" "died in the 29th year of his life and the 2d year of his ministry" [Job Townsend's record's show that a cherry coffin was ordered by theestate of MRS. Gordon Anderson April 24, 1810 (Acc't Book, ms in vault of NHS).]
Transcribed ByGHR;AGB;BA