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Amasa Sprague

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Amasa Sprague Famous memorial

Birth
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
31 Dec 1843 (aged 45)
Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Plot
Group 273 1/2, Lot 0, Space 9
Memorial ID
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Father of Rhode Island Governor and US Senator William Sprague, IV. His murder, for which Irishman John Gordon (FAG Memorial# 44786275) was hanged on February 14, 1845, brought about the end of capital punishment in Rhode Island.
Father of Rhode Island Governor and US Senator William Sprague, IV. His murder, for which Irishman John Gordon (FAG Memorial# 44786275) was hanged on February 14, 1845, brought about the end of capital punishment in Rhode Island.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: May 31, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5563/amasa-sprague: accessed ), memorial page for Amasa Sprague (24 Apr 1798–31 Dec 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5563, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.