Hello listers Just wanted to thank you all for all the great information you have provided over the last several days. I have gained quite a bit of information on the Maj/Col John SPURR (a 1st cousin) that I was asking about. John participated in the Revolutionary War and the Boston Tea Party. One bit of info that was sent mentions a possible obituary for the Major/Colonel. I was wondering if anyone out there might be able to do an obituary lookup on him, please. The information I received mentioning the obit is below. I believe the newspapers involved could be Providence Journal, the Providence Gazette, and/or the Providence Phenix of November 5, 1822. The following was extracted from the "Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636 - 1850, Arnold Collection. Volume 20 Rhode Island American Marriages & Deaths. This was so kindly sent by Pam: ********************** Death: SPURR, Col. John, in 74th year. He was born at Dorchester, Mass., came here at the commencement of the Revolution, and served until 1783. October 28, 1822. See obituary Nov 5, ************************** It is this obituary that I am seeking. I am vitally interested in the cause of his death. I will be contacting the Swan Point Cemetery (where he is interred) and the RI Archives to see if there is a death certificate that might state the cause of death. Here is some additional info that I have on John: Descendants of John Major Colonel Spurr Generation No. 1 1. JOHN MAJOR COLONEL5 SPURR (JOHN PRIVATE4, ROBERT3, ROBERT II COLONEL2, ROBERT I1) was born October 05, 1749 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and died October 28, 1822 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. He married SALLY SARAH WEST May 18, 1777 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, daughter of THOMAS WEST and ? ?. She was born 1760, and died September 16, 1820 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. Children of JOHN SPURR and SALLY WEST are: i. 56 SPURR. ii. MARY SPURR, b. Abt. 1784; d. November 03, 1805, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. iii. ELIZA WEST SPURR, d. December 11, 1819, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; m. JOHN H CAPTAIN ORMSBEE, October 24, 1815, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. *************************************** Any other ideas? Thanks again, so much Richard Hardwick Richard Hardwick (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New England- HARDWICK, ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, CREIGHTON) RiHardwick@comcast.net