Uncertain middle initial. Headstone reads " B E N J Williams" which could be an abbreviation for Benjamin.
"Source: United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Burnham, Waldo, Maine; Roll: M432_270; Page: 243B; Image: 490 Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C."
"Source: Ancestry.com. Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=WIL&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=23&GScntry=4&GSsr=2761&GRid=16052417&"
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