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Last NameWILKINSON
First NameBENJAMIN, ESQ
Maiden 
RelationH/O HANNAH (STAPLES); S/O JEREMIAH & AMEY (WHIPPLE)
Cemetery NumberCU019
Cemetery NamePECK CEMETERY
Birth Day1
Birth MonthNOV
Birth Year1745
Death Day25
Death MonthMAR
Death Year1818
AGE nth Year 73
AGE Years -
AGE Months -
AGE Days -
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00203
Stone Materialslate
Conditiongood
Shapefancy top
Carving 
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)38
Stone Width (inches)18
Exists?
Last Seen Date1993
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[S/O Jeremiah & Amey (Whipple), was born at Cumberland 1 Nov 1745. and died at Cumberland 25 March 1818, in his 73rd year. He married at Cumberland 12 April 1770 Hannah Staples, d/o Joseph & Hannah. Their children were Amey, Benjamin, & Welcome. Benjamin served as an Ensign and Lieutenant in the First Company of Cumberland Militia under the command of Capt. Enoch Weatherhead from 1775 to 1778.]--JJR Died: CUMBERLAND, RI [SAR: 1775 Ensign in 1st Co. Cumberland Militia; 1776-1778 Lieut. In same]
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