| Person Details | |
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| Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers | |
| Last Name | WANTON |
| First Name | JOSEPH, GOV. |
| Maiden | |
| Relation | [H/O MARY WINTHROP] |
| Cemetery Number | NT014 |
| Cemetery Name | CLIFTON BURIAL GROUND |
| Birth Day | 0 |
| Birth Month | |
| Birth Year | 1705 |
| Death Day | 0 |
| Death Month | |
| Death Year | 1780 |
| AGE nth Year | - |
| AGE Years | - |
| AGE Months | - |
| AGE Days | - |
| Military Service | |
| Gravestone Details | |
| Section | |
| Lot | |
| Map | 00091c |
| Stone Material | marble |
| Condition | good |
| Shape | square top |
| Carving | no carving |
| Legibility | good |
| Number of Graves on Stone | 2 |
| Stone Height (inches) | |
| Stone Width (inches) | |
| Exists? | Yes |
| Last Seen Date | 2006 |
| Carver | |
| Notes/Misc Details | |
| Notes | "Family tomb of Governor Joseph Wanton" [Sprague & Wilbour reported a short shaft for the family tomb of Gov. Joseph Wanton, next to ELIZABETH SCOTT 0096. Bronze plaques for JOSEPH WANTON gov. 1769-1775 and WILLIAM WANTON gov. 1732-1733] |
| Transcribed By | WS;BA |