Location:
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Section no: UU
Memorial no: 130-1
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See map of this cemetery: https://cemeteries.nha.org/prospect-hill-cemetery/
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Name: James Easton 2nd
Gender: Male
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Birth: 1807
Death: 1903
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WYER
1777 CHRISTOPHER WYER 1850
1788 PRISCILLA HIS WIFE 1869
1822 ROBERT P. WYER 1854
1807 JAMES EASTON 2ND 1903
1809 SARAH C. HIS WIFE 1907
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Biographical notes: He married Sarah Wyer the daughter of Captain Christopher Wyer. He came from Providence, Rhode Island to apprentice with William Hadwen as silversmith, watch and jewelry maker.His silver is marked with “J. Easton”, “J. Easton 2nd”, or “Easton & Sanford”. In 1853, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of Massachusetts. After the Civil War, he was a State Senator for two years. He was a member of the School Committee. At the time of his death at the age of 96, he was the oldest resident of Nantucket. (from PHC website)
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Date data collected: 4/4/2007
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Citation source:
Field recorder: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Data input by: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Reviewed by: Automatic