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Rufus Waterman 1765–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1765

Birth Location: Providence, Providence Co, RI

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Stephen Waterman

Mother: Mercy Brown

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Rufus Waterman was born in 1765 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, the child of Stephen Waterman And Mercy Brown. Rufus Waterman passed away in 1789 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Rufus Waterman was born in 1765 in Providence, Providence Co, RI, the child of Stephen Waterman And Mercy Brown.
  • Rufus Waterman passed away in 1789 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Rufus Waterman's Ancestors

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Rufus Waterman
1765–1789
Birth Place: Providence, Providence Co, RI
Parents
Stephen Waterman
1721–1804
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Mercy Brown
1731–1810
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Waterman
1695–1790
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth Carpenter
1695–1725
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Jabez Brown
1710–1756
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Meribah Williams
1712–1751
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel II
1668–1725
Mary Olney
1668–1723
William Carpenter
1670–1748
Abigail Searles
1675–
Jabez Brown
1674–1724
Ann Warner
1676–1727
Joseph Jr.
1673–1752
Lydia Hearnden)
1680–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Waterman
1637–1711
Susanna Carder
1637–1712
Hannah Bennett
1640–1673
JOHN WARNER
1645–1712
Ann Gorton
1644–1712
Joseph Sr.
1643–1724
Lydia Olney
1644–1754
Benjamin Jr.
1647–1694
Lydia Wells
1650–1710

Rufus Waterman's Timeline

2 Records

1765
Abt. 1765
Birth of Rufus Waterman in Providence, Providence Co, RI
Providence, Providence Co, RI
1789
1789
Age 24
Death of Rufus Waterman in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1765
    Event Place: Providence, Providence Co, RI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1

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