Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
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Where is Cranston, Rhode Island, USA? Cranston, once known as Pawtuxet, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River. After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on 10 March 1910.Wikipedia
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
 (Fiskeville) - Cranston Print Works, Cranston, R.I.)
Cranston Print Works, Cranston, R.I.
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
 (Fiskeville) - State Almshouse, Cranston, Providence, R. I.)
State Almshouse, Cranston, Providence, R. I.
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
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Narragansett Brewing Company
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
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Narragansett Brewery
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The Town of Cranston was created in 1754 from a portion of Providence north of the Pawtuxet River.
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1819 - Cranston
Cranston is a township situated about five miles southwesterly from Providence; bounded northerly...Read MORE...
Cranston is a township situated about five miles southwesterly from Providence; bounded northerly...Read MORE...
1889 - The Spring Lake reservoir, near Fiskville, in the southwest corner of Cranston, about 15 miles from Providence, Rhode Island, which supplies a whole row of mill villages, burst.Three persons were drowned and some damage done.
The Indiana Progress
Indiana, Pennsylvania
September 4, 1889
1896 - Joseph Shovenor, 6 years old, was drowned at Cranston, R. I.North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
February 10, 1896
1896 - September 7 - A H Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a closed-circuit track in Cranston, RI
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After losing much of its territory to neighboring towns and the city of Providence, Cranston itself became a city on 10 March 1910.
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1916
Cranston, a post-village of Providence co., R.I., in Cranston township (town), on the New York, New ...Read MORE...
Cranston, a post-village of Providence co., R.I., in Cranston township (town), on the New York, New ...Read MORE...
"Discover Rhode Island" Episode 3: Cranston, RI
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Thomas BURLINGAME
(29 May 1688, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 7 January 1770, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville))
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Benjamin J. CHANDLER
(1851, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 9 July 1878, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
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Richard Brayton KNIGHT
(12 September 1814, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 2 December 1858, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville))
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Sheldon KNIGHT
(21 August 1795 , Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 6 October 1874, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville))
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Rebecca SHELDON
(17 October 1756, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 17 January 1816, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA)
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James STONE
(18 July 1751, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 27 March 1836, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Lemuel STONE
(26 May 1781, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 13 February 1873, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Sylvester Claflin STONE
(21 October 1815, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 18 November 1874, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville))
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William STONE
(1794, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 27 April 1853, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac))
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Honora WALKER
(06 July 1870, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 31 March 1939, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA)
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Phebe WESTCOTT
(5 May 1787, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville) - 3 September 1866, Scituate, Rhode Island, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
We currently have information about 461 ancestors who died in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville).
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Roger BURLINGAME (24 January 1620 - 1 September 1718) &
Mary Knowles LIPPITT (3 March 1643 - 5 July 1718)
married 3 October 1663 |
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Job SHELDON (abt. 1731 - ) &
Lydia GIBBS (abt. 1733 - )
married 2 March 1755 |
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James STONE (18 July 1751 - 27 March 1836) &
Rebecca SHELDON (17 October 1756 - 17 January 1816)
married 15 February 1776 |
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Cemeteries in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA (Pawtuxet) (Fiskeville)
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