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William Williams

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Birthplace: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Death: October 25, 1770 (30)
the Atlantic Ocean, and was buried at sea near Stonington, New London County, CT
Place of Burial: buried at sea
Immediate Family:

Son of William Williams and Martha Williams
Husband of Eunice Williams
Father of Maj. Gen. William Williams; Eunice Williams and Gurdon Williams
Brother of Martha Wheeler; Esther Chesbrough; John Williams; Capt. Benadam Williams; Hannah Williams and 4 others

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About William Williams

William Williams of Stonington (No. 211), was a seafaring man, acting as supercargo. He m. Eunice Prentice (No. 53), that family, Nov. 25, 1764, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. at sea and was buried in the ocean Oct. 25, 1770; she d. Oct. 23, 1770. aged 24 years.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 670, 672



William Williams, son of William, s/o Col. John WIlliams, was b. in Stonington, Conn. on July 14,1740; m. with EUNICE PRENTICE, dau. of Capt. Thomas Prentice and Elizabeth Baldwin.

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William Williams's Timeline

1740
July 14, 1740
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1765
June 30, 1765
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1767
June 30, 1767
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
1769
March 24, 1769
1770
October 25, 1770
Age 30
the Atlantic Ocean, and was buried at sea near Stonington, New London County, CT
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buried at sea