Gov. Samuel Cranston

Male 1659 - 1727  (67 years)

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  • Name Samuel Cranston 
    Title Gov. 
    Birth 16 Aug 1659  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Apr 1727  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Common Burial Ground, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16586  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Gov. John CRANSTON,   b. Between 1625 and 1626, Scotland or England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1679/80, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Mary CLARKE,   b. 1641, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1711, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1658  Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F04620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Hart,   b. Abt 1663, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1710, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 1680  [3] 
    Children 
     1. John Cranston,   b. 4 Aug 1684   d. 15 Oct 1746 (Age 62 years)
     2. Thomas Cranston,   b. 2 Aug 1692, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1721 (Age < 28 years)
    Family ID F05131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Judith Parrott,   b. Abt 1670, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1737, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1711  [3] 
    Family ID F08318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • Like his father, Samuel was Governor of the Colony of RI.

      As his second wife, Samuel married the widow of his brother Caleb.

      Information on Samuel's life and his gravesite can be found at findagrave.com.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013226] Descendants of Gov. John Cranston of RI; Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. 1, 280.

    2. [S013226] Descendants of Gov. John Cranston of RI; Genealogies of RI Families, Vol. 1, 278.

    3. [S013000] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 79 p 250.