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John Cranston Famous memorial

Birth	:	16 Feb 1625 Scotland
Death	:	12 Mar 1680 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4959564, -71.3165741
Description	:	Colonial Royal Governor. One of the early governors of Rhode Island Colony, elected November 8, 1678. He was possibly the first man in the English colonies to be granted a license to practice medicine, having been given it in 1663. His epitaph reads "Here lyeth interred the body of Major John Cranston esq. Governor who deceased this life the 12 day of March in the 55th yeare of his age, 1680".	Colonial Royal Governor. One of the early governors of Rhode Island Colony, elected November 8, 1678. He was possibly the first man in the English colonies to be granted a license to practice medicine, having been given it in 1663. His epitaph reads "Here lyeth interred the body of Major John Cranston esq. Governor who deceased this life the 12 day of March in the 55th yeare of his age, 1680".

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John Cranston Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport County, USA.
When did John Cranston Famous memorial death?
John Cranston Famous memorial death on 12 Mar 1680 in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 41.4959564
Longitude: -71.3165741

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1. Common Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4959564, -71.3165741

2. Braman Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956360, -71.3169098

4. Willow Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4949890, -71.3164650

5. North Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4981270, -71.3170700

6. Island Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956589, -71.3135605

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4971085, -71.3135147

8. Friends Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4934807, -71.3136826

9. Coddington Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4923706, -71.3143616

10. John Clarke Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4937897, -71.3112869

12. Bliss-Pierce Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4941140, -71.3090260

15. Barney Street Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4893608, -71.3109818

16. Goat Island Pirate Graves
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4928600, -71.3269300

17. Goat Island Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4930330, -71.3272510

18. Trinity Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874229, -71.3131180

19. Moravian Church Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874190, -71.3113130