Gov.
Joseph
Wanton
Born in Newport, Rhode Island, New England
Ancestors 
Son of William Wanton
and Ruth (Bryant) Wanton
Brother of
George Wanton
Husband of
Mary (Winthrop) Wanton
— married
21 Aug 1729 in New London, Connecticut, New England
Descendants 
Died
at age 74
in Newport, Rhode Island, New England
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2017
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Biography
36th Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations from 1769 to 1775.[1]
Sources
- * Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636-1899, ancestry.com: Joseph Wanton, born 15 Aug 1705, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Parents William Wanton & Ruth Wanton. Page 104.
- Connecticut Church Record Abstracts 1630-1920, ancestry.com: Joseph Wanton & Mary Winthrop, Marriage 21 Aug 1729, New London, Connecticut. Volume 079 New London.
- "Joseph Wanton", Find A Grave, accessed 2017-05-20. Birth: Aug. 15, 1705, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. Death: Jul. 17, 1780, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. Father: William Wanton (1670 - 1733). Brothers: George Wanton (1694 - ____), Joseph Wanton (1705 - 1780).
- U.S. Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast 1704-1930, ancestry.com: Joseph Wanton, died 19 Jul 1780, Newport, Rhode Island, Age 74. Newspaper: Boston, Massachusetts: Various Newspapers. Call Number 109363.
- "Gov. Joseph Wanton (1705-1780)", Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission, accessed 2017-05-20. Burial ground: Clifton. Husband of Mary Winthrop.
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