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Mercy Wanton Cooke

Birth
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
20 Feb 1789 (aged 63)
Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
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She is known to be a grandchild of Governor John Wanton of Rhode Island, but there is NO certainty of who her parents were. She received a legacy of 420 pounds in her grandfather's will.

There is a brief newspaper account of her death, listing her as "Marcy Cook, wife of Captain Peter of Foster".
She is known to be a grandchild of Governor John Wanton of Rhode Island, but there is NO certainty of who her parents were. She received a legacy of 420 pounds in her grandfather's will.

There is a brief newspaper account of her death, listing her as "Marcy Cook, wife of Captain Peter of Foster".

Gravesite Details

She is buried somewhere in Foster, Providence Co., RI



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