William Sanford

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William Sanford

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Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island
Death: April 24, 1721 (26-35)
Newport, Rhode Island
Immediate Family:

Son of Peleg Sanford, 10th Colonial Governor of Rhode Island and Mary Sanford
Husband of Griselda Sanford
Father of Mary Oliver and Margaret Hutchinson
Brother of Anna Mason; Bridget Almy; Peleg Sanford, Jr. and Elizabeth Noyes

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About William Sanford

WIlliam Graduated from Harvard in 1711 at the head of his class. He inherited his father's estate after the death of Peleg Jr.

William Sanford was graduated at Harvard College in the class of 1711, and being the son of a governor, and grandson of two governors, his name was placed, according to the custom of the time, at the head of his class. He died April 24, 1721, in the thirty-first year of his age. ______

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William Sanford's Timeline

1690
1690
Newport, Rhode Island
1714
December 19, 1714
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1716
June 10, 1716
Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
1721
April 24, 1721
Age 31
Newport, Rhode Island