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| Name |
John Wanton |
| Prefix |
Governor |
| Birth |
24 Dec 1672 |
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Jul 1740 |
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
6 Mar 1999 |
PROVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
K48G-YF9 |
| Burial |
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I177020 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Family 1 |
Mary Stover, b. Abt 1654, Maine, United States d. 6 Apr 1736, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Nov 1695 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Wanton, Jr, b. 22 Oct 1697, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 30 Jan 1764, Bennington, Vermont, United States (Age 66 years) |
| | 2. Mary Wanton, b. 1706, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 30 Sep 1737, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States (Age 31 years) |
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| Family ID |
F43345 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Mary Stafford, b. Abt 1677, Rhode Island, United States |
| Marriage |
1699 |
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Wanton, b. 9 Apr 1700, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 13 Mar 1740, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States (Age 39 years) |
| | 2. Susanna Wanton, b. 21 Aug 1704, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 1739, Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island, United States (Age 34 years) |
| | 3. James Wanton, b. 1716, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. Bef 1790 (Age < 73 years) |
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| Family ID |
F43346 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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 | Birth - 24 Dec 1672 - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Marriage - 16 Nov 1695 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
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 | Marriage - 1699 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Death - 5 Jul 1740 - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 6 Mar 1999 - PROVO |
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| Burial - - Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
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| Notes |
- He] was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantati o ns, serving for six consecutive terms from 1734 to 1740. He was the so n o f Edward Wanton who was a ship builder, and who became a Quaker afte r wit nessing the persecution of these people, also becoming a preacher o f tha t religion. Edward Wanton had lived in York, Maine; Boston, Massach usetts ; and Scituate, Massachusetts before coming to Rhode Island.
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