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James Wilson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death: July 07, 1757 (28)
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jeremiah Wilson and Mary Ruck Smith
Husband of Jane Rouse
Father of Jane Wilson and Mary (Polly) Willson
Brother of Mary Pollock; Samuel Wilson; Col. John Wilson; Jeremiah Wilson Jr; Joanna Willson and 2 others
Half brother of Mary Robinson; Ann Mumford (Wilson); Hannah Wilson, (died young); Sarah Gould (Wilson); Alice Shaw and 4 others

Occupation: Sugar refiner, Newport, RI
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About James Wilson

James Wilson

Birth: 2 SEP 1728 in South Kingstown, RI

Death: 7 JUL 1757 in South Kingstown, RI

Father: Jeremiah Wilson b: 1674 in Kingstown, RI

Mother: Mary Smith b: 10 AUG 1690 in Salem, MA

Marriage: 7 OCT 1750 in Trinity Church, Newport, RI

Wife: Jane Rouse b: 14 JUN 1731 in Newport, RI

Children

  • Jane Willson b: 21 JAN 1752 in Newport, RI; d. Newport, 20 Aug 1834, age 83, unmarried.
  • Mary / Polly Willson b: 8 FEB 1755; d. 25 Nov. 1782, ae. 28 yrs & 1 mo., unmarried

Note: Sugar refiner in Newport

Burial: Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, Plot: BD-231

Also known as: Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Newport #3

Sources:

Title: "The Descendants of Samuel Wilson of South Kingstown, R.I." by Ken Stevens, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Media: Book, v 144, Page: 308

http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=145939

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Will&GSiman=1...

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James Wilson's Timeline

1728
September 2, 1728
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1752
January 21, 1752
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1755
February 8, 1755
1757
July 7, 1757
Age 28
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Common Ground Cemetery, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States