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Here lyes the body of DOCT JOHN DU- RAND.
In memory of | MRS SUSAN DURAND | wife of | Mr Samuel Durand | who died | Jan 31 1814 | in the 23 year of her age | Also their two infant chil- dren | who were buried in the same grave
May angels with their guardian wings This drear tomb o'erspread And guard until the close of time This mansion of the dead.
Tho Lost to sight to memory dear | MARY ANN | wife of | John L Fairchild | died April 5 1852 | æ 24 years 5 mo | 17 days
Leaves have their time to fall And flowers to wither at the northwind's breath And stars to set, but all Thou last all seasons for thine own, O death !
In memory of JOSEPH EELS | who died Oct 18 1801 | aged 52.
Also | PHEBE EELS | his relict | who died March 6 1815 | aged 64.
In memory of CHARLES | FRENCH ESQR who died | Nov the 9 1783 in the | 77th year of his age | He was Register for the | town of Derby 39 years A soul prepared lieeds no Delays the summons come The saint obeys, swift was His flight and short the Road-he closed his eyes and saw his God.
In memory of MR | NATHANIEL FRENCH who | died Nov 3 1781 aged 64 years
. Here lies his body
Blended with the dust Waiting the Resurrection of the just.
In memory of | FRANCIS FRENCH | ESQR | who died May 12 1824 | æ 67.
Died Dec 7 1844 | SYLVIA FRENCH widow of | Francis French | æ 76 I am come to view the silent shade Where thy loved form my mother is laid But cannot see thy lovely face Or once more take a last embrace Nor more behold thy parental charms Or once more clasp me in thy arms Me thinks I hear thy spirit say O children weep not o'er my clay.
Here | the body of | MR NOAH FRENCH | who departed this | life Jan 7th A D 1781 in the 46 year of his age Some hearty friend shall drop his tear On our dry bones and say
These once were strong as mine appear And mine must be as they.
ELIZA FREEMAN | died July 18 1862 | æ 56.
TIMOTHY FREEMAN | died 1841 æ 80. SEBINA his wife | died Jan 4 1843 æ 76. REBECCA | wife of | Col Robert Gates | died July 9 18 56 | æt 74.
BEZALEEL | BRAINERD | son of Bezaleel | and Hannah Gates | was drowned at Derby Landing April 15 1823-aged 3 years | I mo and 13 days.
Here | lies the body of | MRS HANNAH GUNN | wife and relict of | Capt Abel Gunn | who departed this | life Jan 24 A D | 1781 in the 66 year of her age.
SARAH LYDIA | daughter of | Bezaleel and Hannah Gates | died | May 13 1833 |.aged 8 years | 4 months | and 25 days.
In memory of | CAPT EDWARD GIBBS who died May 5 | 1791 | aged 42 years. In memory of | MISS LUCY GIBBS | dau of Capt Edward | and Mrs Ruth Gibbs who died July 15 | 1793 | aged 18 years. Youth look on this stone and Remember you are but dust.
In memory of | MISS MARY GIBBS | daur of Capt Edward and Mrs Ruth Gibbs | who died March 29 | 1794 | aged 18 years.
Youth when you are in health View my change and learn to die.
In memory of | JOHN HEPPIN GIBBS son to Mr Edward | and Mrs Ruth Gibbs | who died with the small pox | April 23 1799 | Aetat 9 years. Hard lot to lose this child of mine Since God thought it best To lay him in the dust I must not murmer nor repine.
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RAH | daughter of Truman and | Anna Gilbert | died Oct 16 1830 | aged 1 year 10 months | Also an infant | aged 3 weeks.
Sleep sweet babes take thy rest God called you home, he thought it best HARLES GOODWIN their son | died Jan 5 1848 | aged 1 year and 6 mo. Iere lyes ye body of ENOS GUNN.
HARRIET B. | daughter of | James H and Maria Griffin | died | March 8 1843 | æ 18 months.
This lovely bud so young and fair Called hence by early doom
Just came to show how sweet a flower In Paradise would bloom.
There is rest in Heaven.
AMBROSE HALL | died Feb 23 1851 | aged 38 years 6 months and 6 days.
Although he enjoyed good health for two years in | California he died three days after his return.
SYLVESTER AMBROSE | son of Charity and Ambrose | Hall | died Aug 7 1742 aged 1 year and 9 months.
AMBROSE EDWARD | son of Ambrose and Charity | S. Hall | was drowned | July 2 1853 | æ 8 yrs 9 mos.
This lovely bud that's nipped so soon Shall flourish in immortal bloom.
BETSEY | widow of Ebenezer Hall | died 1868 | æ 85.
ZEPHANIAH HALLOCK | born | March 24 1792 | died Jan 11, 1870.
FREDERICK | son of | Zephaniah and | Sarah Hallock | died Aug 7 1833 aged 3 years 8 months and 13 days. This lovely bud so young and fair Cut down by early doom
Just came to show how sweet a flower In Paradise would bloom.
WM HENRY HALLOCK | died | Oct 7 1860 | æ 36 |
Blessed are the dead which die in the | Lord. SAMUEL HARGER | died March 9 in 23d year.
Here lyes ye body of | MRS. ABIGAIL HARGER |wife to Mr. Ebenezer | Har- ger died Dec. ye 25 17 in the 56 | year of her age.
Here lyes ye body of | EBENEZER HAR- GER | died March 31 1736 | in ye 69 year | of his age.
Here lyes ye body of | AMOS HAWKINS son | of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Marcy Hawkins | who departed this life | May 14 1769 in ye | 3 year of his age. The sprightly youth must leave this clay As common food for worms
To dwell in bright eternal day In his dear Savior's arms.
Here lyes buried | the body of | JOSEPH HAWKINS | who departed this life | May 31 1767 in ye | 44 year of his agc.
He leaves the abodes of sense To shine in realms above Contemplate his Maker's Grace Sing redeeming love.
In | memory of | ANN MARIA | wife of | John W. Hayes | who died | July 13 1838 | æ 30 | Also |
EMMA AUGUSTA | their daughter | died Sept 2 1838 | æ 5 yrs and 3 mo.
WM AUGUSTUS | their son | died March IO 1840 | aged 2 years.
My husband | JOHN . W. HAYES | died Oct 24 1849 | æ 42.
JOHN F. HAYES | died | Jan 29 1871 | æ 29. He giveth his beloved sleep.
CHARLES F | son of | Frederick and Susan Hedge-died | March 30 1856 aged 16 mos.
Our Little CHARLIE Lovely in life and lovely in death.
JANE L ALLING | wife of | Charles H Hibbard-died | Dec 15 1858 | @ 23 yrs.
JANE I their daughter | died Sept 27 1858 | æ 4 mo.
In | memory of | DAVID HITCHCOCK | who died | Sept 15 1829 | aged 76 years.
Also | DAVID son of | David and Anna Hitchcock | d'ed on the island | St. Thomas 1802 | aged 18 years.
ANNA widow of | David Hitchcock | died | Sept 11 1853 | æt 101.
ESTHER HITCHCOCK | died | Jan 12 1854 | æt 64.
CHARITY HITCHCOCK | died Feb 10 | 1873 | æ 77.
ANNA HITCHCOCK | died | Oct 1833 | æt 54.
RUSSELL HITCHCOCK | died | March 19 1850 | æt 64
DAN F BEACH | died | Dec 5 1862 | æ 47. In | memory of-MR JONATHAN HITCH- COCK | who departed this life Jan II 1808 | and interred the 12 being 84 years | from the day of his birth.
ABIGAIL HITCHCOCK | his wife died June 2 1802 | in the 80 year of her age. As members of Christ's church they lived With faith and trust in him they died A voice from the tomb and God's word Spectators pause read hear and see As you are now long once were we Be warned by us prepare to die
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord Yea so saith the spirit for they rest from Labour and their works do follow them.
Here lyes burried | the body of | MRS ANN HITCHCOCK wife | of Mr Sam- uel Hitchcock-who deceased April 4 1760 in ye 33rd | year of her age.
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COL DANIEL HOLBROOK | died April 24 | In | memory of | BEERS HOTCHKISS 1813 | aged 66.
ANNE | his wife April 19 aged 65.
ABEL | their son | April 14 aged 4I. JENETT | daughter of | Dea David and | Mrs Mary Holbrook | died Mar 17 1815 | æ 6 weeks.
IIENRY JOSIAH | son of | Dea David and |.Mrs Mary Holbrook | died May 1812 | æ 2 years.
SAMUEL HOLBROOK | died | March 4 1856 | æ 86.
BETSEY | wife of | Samuel Holbrook | died | Aug 27 1799 | æ 27.
Stop view my tomb as you pass by As you are now so once was I As I am now so you must be Prepare to die and follow me.
MRS | BETSEY HOPKINS | wife of | Fred- erick Hopkins | died June 29 1803 | aged 30 years.
In | memory of | JOSEPH | son of Fred- erick and Betsey Hopkins | who de- parted this life August the 14 1796 | aged 2 years.
CAPT THOMAS HORSEY | died June 1789 | aged 46.
EUNICE H | his wife | died April 1806 | aged 55.
RALPH | died Aug 1792 | aged 20. SAMUEL WM | died Aug 1804 | aged 26. ANN | died Aug 1807 | aged 25. THOMAS W | died April 1836 | aged 52. EUNICE | died Aug 1843 | aged 70. Children of T and E H Horsey.
CYRUS HOTCHKISS | died | Jan 27 1846 æ 72.
In | memory of | CATHARINE | wife of | Cyrus Hotchkiss | who died | Feb 24 1832 | in the 58th year | of her age.
WILLIS HOTCHKISS | died | Nov 24 1872 æ 84 y'rs 7 mo.
SARAH | wife of Willis Hotchkiss | died July 1 1866 | æ 85 y'rs and 8 mos.
HANNAH | wife of | Willis Hotchkiss | died Dec 2 1875 | aged 73 years.
E H | In memory of | ELIJAH HOTCH- KISS | who died | Sept 2d 1806 | æ 72.
M H | In memory of | Mehetabell Hotch- kiss | wife of | Elijah Hotchkiss | who departed this life | Mar 18 1804 | in the 62d year of | her age.
The grave of Susannah | Hotchkiss | The memory of the just is blessed.
LEVERETTE HOTCHKISS | died Oct 3 1826 | aged 64 | SARAH HOTCHKISS | his widow | died Jan 8 1842 | aged 79.
who died | March 21 1835 | aged 4 years.
RAYMOND LEWIS | son of | Mr Ezra an Mrs | Nabby Lewis | died Nov 11 179 | aged 2 months.
In | memory of | MARY HOTCHKISS | wife of | John O Hotchkiss | who die | May 16 1847 | aged 59 yrs.
EH | In memory of | ELIZABETH HOTCH KISS | daughter of Elijah and | Mehet abell Hotchkiss | who departed this life | August 29 1794 | æ 25.
SALLY M HOTCHKISS | daughter of Moses and Sally Hotchkiss | died April 29 1828 | aged 38 years.
In | memory of | MEHITABLE | daughter of Elijah Hotchkiss | who died | Nov 4 1833 | in the 62 year | of her age. The trump of God doth sound aloud come to judgment.
In | memory of | MISS BETSEY HOTCH- KISS-daughter of Mr Levi | and Mrs Phebe Hotchkiss | who died Aug 21 1819 | aged 37 years.
BURR HOTCHKISS | born | July 6 1806 | died Dec 30 1854.
JOHN HOTCHKISS | died Aug 23 1831 | aged 23 years.
SAMUEL HOTCHKISS | died Aug 23 1841 | in Port Leon Florida | aged 25 years.
In | memory of | CYRUS | son of | Cath- erine Hotchkiss | who died July 20 1822 | aged 18 years. Cyrus tho' pleasant in his day Was sudden seas'd and sent away.
In | memory | of | HENRY | son of | Cy- rus and Catharine Hotchkiss. (In the ground.)
JACOB HUBBARD | died | Feb 2 1853 | aged 69.
In memory of | SAMUEL HUBBELL | who died | March 7 1832 | æ 54 years. Farewell dear friend thy race is run Thy pulse is ceased thy breath is gone Thy labors o'er thy spirit fled
And thou art numbered with the dead Yet memory oft shall pay its tribute here And bathe thy cold bed with many a silent tear But hope still points to yonder starry plane And sweetly whispers there we meet again.
In memory | of | JOSEPH HULL EsQ | A Gentleman | Whose integrity and ca- pacity for public | business rendered his usefulness | Very extensive | His domestic character | As a Parent Hus- band Friend and Master | Was highly amiable | The graces of Christianity embellished his life | Softened the agonies of Death | And gave hopes of a happy Immortality | He departed this life the 24 of Sept 1775 | In | the 48 year of his age.
An honest man is the noblest work of God.
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.IZABETH MASTERS | relict of | Joseph Hull Esq-died-Feb 1I 1826 | Æt 94. ere lies the body of | MRS MARY HULL wife to | Capt Joseph Hull decd | April the 6th 1733 in the | 68 year of her age.
ere lies the body of | ELIZABETH HULL daughter | to Joseph and Sarah Hull departed this life Apr 16 1738 in the | 7th year of her age.
Here lies the body | of Mr ABIJAH HULL died August ye 10 1733 | in ye 28 year of | his age.
Here lies ye body of | Mrs ANN HULL wife to | Mr Samuel Hull who | died March the | 22ª 1730-1 | in the 27th | year of her age.
ANN daughter to | Samuel and Ann Hull who died | Feb 24 1757 or 37 in ye 17 year of her age.
Here lies the body of | Capt Joseph Hull | aged 75 years | died Oct 15 1745. Sacred | to the memory of | Capt JOSEPH HULL | who departed this life | June ye 12 A D 1778 | æ 85. He left an aged widow to mourn ye loss | of a most kind and tender husband | deeply afflicted children and other relatives to | drink in silence the bitter cup of sor- row | for the loss of a pious and benevo- lent parent. | By his death the poor were deprived of a | most cordial and liberal benefactor ; his | neighbors and friends of a wise discreet | amiable and exemplary Christian. He lived univer- sally beloved and is now | gone to receive a crown of immortal glory.
To the memory of | LEWIS HULL | son of Joseph Hull esqr | and Mrs Eliza- beth Hull | who died Oct 10 1775 | in in the 5th year of his | age.
As the fair flower at autumn dies With new-born charms again to rise So shall thy form sweet youth assume In Heaven's bright chines immortal bloom.
HANNAH dau to-Samuel and Ann | Hull died Dec 13 | 1737 in ye 12 year of her age.
In memory of | JOHN HUMPHREYS ESQR | who died | Feb 18 1832 | aged 88 years.
In | memory of | RACHEL HUMPHREYS | wife of | John Humphreys | who died | Dec 11 1832 | aged 85 years.
In memory of MISS SUSAN and MISS SALLY |HUMPHRIES daughters of | John Humphreys Esqr and | Mrs Rachel Humphreys.
Susan died Sept 2 1810 | aged 26 years. Like blossomed trees o'erturned by vernal storm Lovely in death the beauteous rum lay
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Sally died May 12 1812 | aged 37 years. Smitten friends are angels sent on errands Full of love ; for us they languish and for Us they die ; and shall they languish- Shall they die in vain ?
In memory of | MR DANIEL HUMPHRIES | son of | John Humphries Esqr and | Mrs Rachel Humphries | who died April 2 1807 | aged 28 yea.
Praises on tomb are titles vainly spent A man's good name is his best monument.
In memory of | MR DAVID HUMPHRIES son of John Humphreys Esqr | and Mrs Rachel Humphreys | who died | March 21 1814 | aged 28 years.
Silent we own Jehovah's name We kiss the scourging hand And yield our comforts and our life To thy supreme command.
The REVD DANIEL HUMPHRIES | died Sept 2 1787 in the 81st year of his age | For more than half a century | he was the esta | blished minister of the first Society in this | town. Mrs Sarah Humphries | the affectionate wife of his youth and the | tender Companion of his advanced age died | July 29 1787 just five weeks before him.
The seasons thus
As ceaseless round a jarring world they roll Still find them happy and consenting spring Sheds her own rosy garland on their heads Till evening comes at last serene and mild When after the long vernal day of life Enamored more as more remembrance swells With many a proof of recollected love
Together down they sink in social sleep Together freed their gentle spirits fly To scenes where love and bliss immortal reign.
In memory of MAJOR ELIJAII HUM- PHREYS 3d son of Rev Daniel | and Mrs Sarah Humphreys | who died on his passage to the West Indies | July 2 1785 | in the 40th year of his age | and was burried in the Island of Martinico. To | ELIJAH | son of William and Maria Humphreys | in fond commemoration | of his rare promise | Premature men- tal endowments | high Christian princi- ples | manly modesty and gentle grace of manners | this stone is inscribed | Born May 19 A D 1821 | In the flower of youth and early hope | at the age of 12 years | he was not for God took him | October 22 1833 | and after a dreary interval revealed the mistery of his untimely death | Jan 31 1835.
His remains recovered from the neighboring wa- ters |
Here await the issues of that day |
When reunited with kindred dust Mortality shall be swallowed up of life And the Lord shall make up his jewells.
DAVID JACKSON | died May 27 1843 & 56.
LYDIA R his wife | died Apr 5 1838 x' 49. LEVI P | died Apr 16 1838 x 20.
WILLIAM P | died Apr 3 1847 & 19.
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DAVID F | was drowned Dec 13 1837 æ 4.
Children of David and Lydia R Jackson. ABIGAIL GOULD | daughter of Isaac | and Nancy Jennings | died March I 1821 | aged 4 years.
DAVID JOHNSON | died Jan 2 1849 | æ 77. SUSAN JOHNSON | died April 11 1831 | æ 54. Thou art gone from us dear parents Thy voice no more we hear Thou hast left our kindred circle A bright home to cheer.
Here lyes ye body of | MRS ESTHER JOHN- SON | wife to Mr | David Johnson | who departed this life | May 22 1766 in ye | 30th year of her age.
In memory of MR DAVID JOHNSON | son of Mr David Johnson | who departed this life | August 14 1777 aged | 21 years 7 months 23 days.
Here lyes ye | body of COLO | EBENEZER JOHNSON | died Sept 18 1726 in ye 8Ist | year of his age.
Here | lyes ye body | of LIEUT ISRAEL JOHNSON | son . of Colonel | Ebenezer Johnson | who died Jan 31 1712 in ye 24 year of | his age.
Here lyes burried | the body of LIEUT EBENEZER JOHNSON | who departed this life | Sept 10 1751 | in the 65 year of his age.
Here lyes the body of | SARGT CHARLES JOHNSON | died October ye 30th | 1738 in ye 42 | year of his age.
In memory | of MR BENAJA JOHNSON who departed this | life April 13 | 1763 in the 59th | year of his age.
BETSEY JOHNSON | died Apr 6 1869 | aged 84 yrs.
HULDAH M JOHNSON | died | Aug 19 1866 | aged 84 yrs.
Here lyes ye body of | ALEXANDER. JOHN- SON-a child of Mr and Mrs Elizabeth | Johnson born and died Sept ye - I729.
REBECCA | wife of | Andrew Johnson | died Sept 8 1857 | aged 48 years. She lived beloved and died lamented.
ISAAC JOHNSON | the 3d son of Isaac | and Lois Johnson | who died July 3d | A D 1777 | aged 2 years.
REBECCA | daughter of Isaac | and Nancy Jennings | died Nov 20 1828 | aged 12 years.
To the memory of | WM GOODWIN | son of | William W and | Sophia Johnson | who died of hooping | cough New York Oct | 24 1835 æ I year and 4 months.
A little while the beauteous gem Bloomed on its mother's breast But soon it withered on the stem And sought a higher rest.
Here lyes buried the body | of MR ELIZABETH JOHNSON | wife to Lieu Ebenezer Johnson | who departed thi: life | Jany 18 1760 in ye 67 year o: her age.
Here lyes ye body of MRS HANNAH JOHNSON | wife to Capt Ebenezer | Johnson - | in ye 89 year | of her age.
In | memory of | ISAAC son of | Mr Isaac and Mrs Lois | Johnson who died | 4th Decemr 1774 aged 5 years 5 months | and 2 days.
Ye young ye gay attend this speaking stone Think on his fate and tremble at your own.
In memory of | AMERICAS | daughter of William W and | Sophia Johnson | of New York | who was born in Edgefield S C | May 25 1826 | and died in Derby | Sept 20 1832 aged | 6 years and 4 months.
The flower in the meadow, the leaf on the tree The rush in the river are emblems of me In innocence and beauty they flourish a day Bloomed for a season then withered away.
AMOS HAWKINS | son of Mr Isaac | and Mrs Lois Johnson | died Sept 26 1772 | aged 18 months The peaceful babe that lies beneath.
In memory of | HENRY JOHNSON | who died | March 3 1839 | aged 42 years and 3 months.
MRS | LUCY JOHNSON | wife of | Mr An- drew Johnson | died July 7 1821 | aged 52 years.
LUCY JENNET | their daughter | died Aug 23 1805 | æ 4 years.
In memory of HENRY OWEN | son of Wm W and Sophia Johnson | who died in New York | Jan 13 1840 | aged 2 years | and 10 months.
ELIPHALET son to | Joseph and Margerit | Johnson aged | 16 years died [letter- ing is under the ground].
Here lyes ye body | of MR JEREMIAH | JOHNSON died Dec | ye 11 1726 | in the 62 year of his age.
Sacred to the memory | of MRS DESIRE KIMBERLY | relict of | Mr Israel Kim- berly | who exchanged this life | for immortality August 31 | 1794 age 28 years. Here she bids her friends adieu Some angel calls her to the spheres Our eyes the radiant saint pursue Through liquid telescope of tears.
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DAT. LIBERTY KIMBERLY | died | June ' 1827 | æ 60.
F ZABETH his wife | died Mar 17 1801 | 37. Lived beloved and died lamented.
ICSEY | wife of | Ebenezer Kinney | ied Jan I 1847 | æ 64.
] ENEZER KENNEY | died April 2 1851 | ged 71 years.
| memory of | PATTY LAW | daughter of | Jonathan and Rebekah Law | who. lied Aug 29 | 1815 | @ 15.
ich loved child thou art | absent but not for- otten.
RS H LEWIS | died May 23 1830 | aged 73.
| memory of | JAMES LEWIS | who died | April 24 1822 | aged 70 years.
| memory of | ABEGAIL wife of | James Lewis | who departed this | life the 29th of April 1788 in the | 41 year of her | age.
OHN L LINES | died April 2 1860 | aged 42.
LUCY | wife of | Lyman Mansfield | and former wife of | Samuel Hubbell | died Dec 20 1869.
n | memory of | PHEBE | daughter of | Capt Ezra and Phebe Mather | who was born at Lynn | Connecticut | Oc- tober 28th 1799 | and departed this life | December 22nd 1830 | in the 3Ist year of her age.
JANE ANN | died Feb 4 1821 | aged 10 months | and 9 days.
LYMAN OSBORN | died Sept 25 1830 | aged I year | and 3 months.
Children of John and Betsey McCally. Sleep sweet babes and take your rest God called you home he thought it best.
MARY | daughter of | William and Nancy McNiel | died | Sept 25 1823 | aged 2 years | and 5 months.
LOISE | wife of | John Miller | died Feb 28 1858 | æ 26 yrs.
LOUISE | their daughter | died Apr 18 1858 | æ 8 weeks.
Here lyes MRS | MARY wife | of ye Rev Mr. Joseph Moss | aged 42 Died | Feb 23 1714.
Here lyes MRS | DORCAS | wife of ye Rev | Joseph Moss | aged 30 years | De- ceased Sept 2 1715.
Here lyes the body of | REV MR JOSEPH Moss ye faithful and affectionate pas- tor | of ye Flock in this town 25 | years. A learned man a good | Christian and well finished divine | who departed this life Jan 23 | Anno Dom 1731 | Aetatis Sua 53.
With holy ardor of seraphick love
He dropt this clay and soared to Christ above.
Here lyes burried ye body of | MR NICH- OLAS Moss | who departed this life | Nov the 24 1759 in ye | 44 year of his age.
Nor faith nor seas nor sun nor stars Nor Heaven his full realm balance bear His beauties we can never trace 'T'ill we behold him face to face.
MARY A ZIMMERMAN | wife of | Samuel Moss | died | March 28 1859 | aged 24.
MARY HELENA | daughter of | George H and Sarah O | Mossman | died July 3rd 1854 | aged 1 month and 5 days. Suffer little children to come unto me.
HANNAH ANN | wife of | Elijah Murry | daughter of Bezaleel and Hannah | Gates | died Nov 21 1844 | æ 30.
SILAS NEWCOMB | died | Aug 25 1825 | aged 39 years.
BETSEY | wife of | Silas Newcomb | died | Nov 20 1849 | aged 65 years.
CAPT. SILAS NICHOLS | died May 18 18II | in the 41st year | of his age.
Here lyes ye body of-Jabez Obartus | died June ye 20 1740 in 18 year | of his age.
CHARITY | wife of Lyman Osborn | died Oct 27 1859 | æ 59.
So he giveth his beloved sleep.
ROBERT GATES | son of | Joseph Pack- ard | and Mary Swift | died | June 13 1834 | aged 12 years | and 9 months.
In memory of | MRS BETSEY PEASE wife | of Mr Isaac Pease daughter of | Mr Thadeus Bald | win who departed this life | May ye 8th 1797 in the 21st year | of her age.
With pangs severe strangling in blood She soon became a lifeless c.od 'The summons of her God she obeyed She closes life and ends her days.
In | memory of | JOSEPH PECKELL | who departed this life | 4th January 1797 | aged 74 years.
SARAH E | died Sept 15 IS44 | aged I year 5 mo.
CHARLES H | died Sept 30 IS44 | aged 3 yrs and 3 mo.
Children of Henry and Eleanor Pettit. These lovely buds we wished to raise Resign them here we must
Into the hands of God who gave And in his mercy trust.
PHEBE HOTCHKISS | wife to Ira Phelps | died Aug 19 1873 | æ 89 yrs 5 mos. IRA PHELPS | died Nov 8 18 52 | in his 71 year.
In | memory of | NATHAN PIERSON | who died | Oct 17 1822 | aged 40 years Blessed are the dead l hat die in the Lord.
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WILLIAM son of | Nathan and | Sarah | Here lyes buried | the body of | Joh! Pierson | died Sept 10 1811 | aged 9 mo.
In | memory of | JACOB M POPE | who died | Dec 10 1815 | aged 75 years.
CHARLES PRINDLE | died Jan 1I 1847 | æ 23.
WM N PRINDLE | died Oct 16 1843 | æ 44.
BETSEY A his wife | died Aug 19 1867 aged 68.
LEWIS PRINDLE | died | Aug 12 1848 | aged 73 years.
BETSEY | his wife | died | Jan 5 1819 | aged 41 years.
SARAH | widow of Gideon Blackman | his 2d wife | died April 19 1851 | aged 79 years.
SAMUEL PROCTOR | died | June 15 1867 | aged 79 years.
JOHN PROCTOR drowned Sept 13 1828 | aged 8 years.
MARIAH | FASH | wife of | Samuel Proc- tor | died Sept 12 1855 | aged 57 years. JOHN B PROCTOR | drowned Dec 20 1844 | aged 9 years.
Capt. LEWIS REMER | died | Dec 25 1841 | æ 56 yrs.
No mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here While angels watch his soft repose.
RACHEL REMER his wife | died Dec 25 1869 æ 84 yrs.
JOSEPH H. REMER|
LUCY MARIA his wife | died Oct 20 1876 68 yrs.
JOSIAH LEWIS | son of Abraham and | Hannah Remer | was drowned | June 9 1815 | aged 8 years | 16 mo. and 17 ds. Weep not for me my parents dear I am not dead but sleeping here My debt is paid my grave you see. Prepare for death and follow me.
SUSAN W | daughter of | Abraham and | Hannah Remer | died Aug 1 1819 | aged 3 mo and | 22 days.
In memory of Capt. JOSEPH RIGGS | who died May 15 1822 | aged 76 years.
ELIZABETH | wife of | Joseph Riggs died Jan 14 1842 | aged 89.
In memory of Mrs Rachel | Riggs wife of Joseph Riggs Jr who died May II A D | 1778 of the small pox aged | 33 years.
In faith she Dyd in Dust she Lyes But faith foresees that Dust shall Rise 'The flesh Rests here till Jesus come And Claims the treasure from the tomb.
In memory of ELIZABETH ye wife | of John Rig Esqr | died April ye 17 1747.
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