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Person Details
 
Last NameWANTON
First NameWILLIAM, GOV.
Maiden 
Relation[H/O RUTH BRYANT]
Cemetery NumberNT014
Cemetery NameCLIFTON BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1670
Death Day0
Death Month 
Death Year1733
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00091b
Stone Material 
Condition 
Shape 
Carving 
Legibility 
Number of Graves on Stone2
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date1956
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[Sprague & Wilbour reported a short shaft for the family tomb of Gov. Joseph Wanton, next to ELIZABETH SCOTT 0096. New bronze markers for JOSEPH WANTON gov. 1769-1775 and WILLIAM WANTON gov. 1732-1733] In the Stevens account book there is an entry 24 Dec 1733 for one tombstone 15-0-0 and 273 letters 2-5-6.
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