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fere lies the body | of NANCY HULL | daughter of Samuel | and Abigail Hull who | departed this life | July 3Ist 1785 | aged 9 months. .
n | memory of | MISS NANCY HULL | daughter of | Samueland Abigail Hull | who died 1806 in the 16 | year of her age | She was lovely and pleasant | in her life and much lamented in her death.
In | memory of | MR KNEELAND HULL son of | Samuel and Abigail Hull | who died 1806 in the 20 | year of his age | His education was liberal | his disposition was pious | and his deport- ment sedate.
LUCY GRANGER | daughter of | Henry and Mary P B | Hull | died Jan 8 1834 | aged 15 mos.
WILLIAM | son of Levi and Mary Hull | died | Aug 17 1833 | æt 9 yrs.
EDWIN | son of | William and | Lucy Ann Hull | died | Oct 2 1841 | aged 7 months.
The lovely little flower has gone Which did so cheer our hearts But it has gone to Heaven to bloom And soon we'll meet him ne'er to part.
JOSEPH B HULL | only son of Henry S and Mary P Hull | Died Jan 24 1863 | aged 23 years.
Brother rest from sin and sorrow Death is o'er and life is won On thy slumber dawns no morrow Rest thine earthly race is run.
MARY P HULL | wife of | Henry S Hull | Died March 9 1863 | aged 54 years. There is a land mine eye has seen In visions of enraptured thought So bright that all which spreads between Is with its radiant glory fraught A land upon whose blissful shore
There resis no shadow falls no stain
. There those who meet shall part no more And those long parted meet again.
HENRY S HULL | Died | Nov 23 1871 | æ 7.
So man lieth down and raiseth not till the | heavens be no more they shall not awake nor | be . raised out of their sleep.
In | memory of | MRS LAVINA HULL | wife of | Mr Samuel Hull Jun | and daughter of | Mr Henry Deming | of Wethersfield | who departed this life | July 4 1804 aged 23 years.
Died | SAMUEL HULL | March 19 1844 | æt 67.
MRS BETSEY HULL | died | May 19 1852 ¡ aged 68.
In | memory of | MR SAMUEL HULL | who died 1806 in the 63 | year of his age | He was a man of a generous heart | a friend to the poor the father- less | and the widow.
Here rests the body of | MR SAMUEL HULL | He was good and kind | and beloved while he lived | and lamented when dead | He departed this life | Sept the 8 1751 | aged 59 years.
In | memory of | ABIGAIL | wife of | Samuel Hull | who died March 20 1819 æ 68.
The heart of her husband did | safely trust in her She looked well to the ways of her household and ate | not the bread of idleness her children | rose up and called her blessed.
In | memory of | EMELINE L HUMISTON | who was born | Dec 10 1826 | and died | Nov 8 1854.
Dear emeline a loved one's laid Beneath this stone in silent shade And must we here our loss deplore Shall we not meet to part no more The Lord has called and you must go 'To leave all earthly things below 'T hy spirit's gone to Heaven to rest With angels ever to be blest.
ROSWELL HUMISTON | Died | Sept 1864 | æ 67.
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Farewell dear Father thou hast left us For a better brighter honie Thou art now where sin and sorrow Pain and death can never come.
In | memory of | MELINDA HUMISTON | wife of | Roswell Humiston | who died | Feb 10 1837 | aged 29 years.
Oh lost and mourned admired and loved through life
Thou best of daughters and thou faithful wife Sweet be thy sleep and peaceful was thy death In hope of Heaven thou didst resigu thy breath.
Her end was peace | LYDIA E | wife of | Roswell Humiston | died | July 26 1869 | æ 60.
Loving hearts are filled with anguish At the thought that thou art gone And the home thy smiles once gladdened Are o'er shadowed now with gloom But tis God that hath bereft us And tho hard to say farewell We to him should bow submission For he doeth all things well Thou art not dead bat sleepeth One in life how sweet the union One in heart we still remain Still we partake the same communion Sull we hope to meet again.
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FOSTER B | son of | M Cand E S Hull | Died Oct 1 1873 | æ 13 yrs II mos. WILBUR S | son of | M C and E S Hull | Died Nov 15 1865 | æ 3 yrs 3 mos. Dear Willie we hope | to meet thee.
In memory of | MRS SARAH B HUM- PHREYS | wife of | Capt James Hum- phreys | who departed this life | May II 1786 10 days after the birth and death | of her first child in the 24th year of her age.
MARIA E HUMPHREYS | Nov 9 1867 æ 69.
EDWARD E | son of the late | Elijah and Maria | Humphreys | Born June 20 1834 | Died Aug 27 1870.
This marble marks the place | of the in- terment of the natural | body of | MARY | daughter of | Col William Hunter | who died | Aug 12 1825 | @ 17. She is not here. "l'is but her veil of clay That moulders into dust beneath this stone Mary herself in realms of fadeless glory Has put a robe of tadeless glory on This monumental urn is not designed To tell of beauties withering in the tomb Her brightest charms were centered in a mind Which still prevail and will forever bloom.
Her conscious soul Allied to angels hails the glorious change And joins the blest societies above In all the freshness of immortal youth 'I here is a world of bliss hereafter else Why are the bad above the good beneath The green grass of the grave.
STEPHEN JEWETT | died May 29 1823 | in | the 88th year | of | his age.
Life's duty done as sinks the clay Light from its load the spirit flies
While heaven and earth combine to say How blest the righteous when he dies.
Filius Posuit.
MARIA E | wife of | Daniel Judd | died | Feb 9 1864 | æ 38.
Beloved while we weep for thee Faith wipes the tears we shed This mortal shall immortal be With Christ thy living head.
CAPT | LOCKWOOD KEENEY | died | May I 1848 | Æ 44.
Also FRANCIS ANN | Daught of | Lock- wood and Ann Maria Keeney | Died | Apr 16 1835 | @ 18 ms.
EDNA A | Daughter of | Lorenzo D and Amelia R | Kenney | Died Oct 21 1851 | æ 5 yrs.
SARAH wife of | Ethel Keeney | died Mar 6 1820 | æ 45.
SARAH daughter of | Ethel and | Sarah Keeney | died Apr 4 1832 | æ 25.
KNEELAND son of | Ethel and | Sarah Keeney | died Apr 1809 | æ 7 mos.
CAPT | ETHEL KEENEY | died Oct 4 1837 | æ 83.
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LOCKWOOD son of | Ethel and | Sarah
Keeney | died July 25 1803 | æ 22 mos. SMARNA | wife of | Morris Kimberly | died Sept 16 1850 | æ 63.
MORRIS KIMBERLY | died | June 2 | 1869 | æ 85.
GEORGE H | son of | Mary J Lee | Born Sept 18 1861 | Died Nov 26, 1861.
Another bud transplanted to the happy land.
CHARLES C | Born April 14 1854 | Died May 14 1854.
WILLIAM W Born Oct 12 1856 | Died Sept 18 1858.
Children of | William W and Mary J | Lee.
They budded on earth | To Blossom in Heaven. BENJAMIN F LEWIS died | May 20 1871 | aged | 42.
Blessed are the dead that die | in the Lord.
HENRY LEWIS | Died | Feb 21 1848 | Age 26.
And though lone pilgrims we may roam Nor meet again on time's broad shore We'll meet in Heaven our final home Where parting scenes are known no more.
JUDSON LEWIS | a member of Co B 20 Reg C V | Died | at Stafford Court House Va Feb 21 1863 | æ 29
His country's hour of peril came 'Thousands went forth He died the same. Then let us when we tell their fame In grateful memory breathe his name.
Little FREDDIE's Grave.
Another lamb in Jesus' fold Another earth chain riven The idol of our household band Our Freddie is in Heaven.
In memory of | Capt JOSEPH LUM | who departed this life | Feb 24 1796 | in the 81st year of | his age.
DAVID LUM son of Capt | Joseph and Mrs Sarah Lum | a person of eminent endowments both | of body and mind he was greatly lamented | in the most active stage of live when | he seemed to promise extensive | usefulness he shared the common lot of mortals and died of the small pox | Jan 1 1770 in ye 28 year of his age.
Sic transit Gloria Mundi.
In | memory of | REUBEN LUM | who died | July 22 1829 | aged 74 years.
Also of his wife | CHARITY LUM | who died | Jan 12 1807 | aged 48 years.
SARAH | widow of | Reuben Lum | died 1853 | æ 96.
Inscribed | to the memory of | STEPHEN J. MANSFIELD | son of William | and Eunice Mansfield | Died | Aug 12 1834 | æ 33.
In memory of | WILLIAM MANSFIELD | who died Oct 1 1816 | æ 53.
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I NICE his wife | died March 1 1817 æ 9. Leir Children | Sarah died July 4 18II : 19. IGAIL ANN | died Feb 20 1798 æ 3. AROLETTE died March | 10 1799 æ I vear and 6 months.
CHARD ABIJAH | died Feb 1814 æ 6 weeks.
v RICHARD MANSFIELD D D | or- dained in | London Eng 1748 | Rector of | St James Church Derby | 72 years | Died April 12 1820 | aged 96.
e was a good man and full of | the Holy Ghost and of faith and | much people was added unto the Lord. Acts xi 24.
NNA HULL | wife of | Rev R Mansfield died Aug 20 1776-aged 40.
ARAH | wife of Rev E Blakeslee | and daughter of | Rev R and A Mansfield | died Dec 23 1790 | aged 32. Asleep in Jesus.
Children of | Rev R and A Mansfield | who died in infancy.
HENRIETTA Feb 3 1760.
JONATHAN Dec 10 1770.
GRACE Oct 14 1776.
JOSEPH MANSFIELD | died Dec 19 1782 | aged 20.
ELIZABETH MANSFIELD | died Feb 22 1826 | aged 70.
Forever with the Lord.
A life of rare devotion to | filial duty. This woman was full of good works | and alms- deeds which she did. Acts 1x 36.
There is my rest | Mrs Anna Humphrey. | relict of the late | Elijah Humphrey Esqr | buried in Martinico W I daughter of the late Rev Richard Mansfield D D | died April II 1841 | aged 85. If Primitive faith exen- plary piety | and Charity to the Poor could | have prevented she had not died.
Yet may this marble teach this solemn truth That virtue only can true bliss impart
While neither friendship beauty health nor youth Can shield the breast from death's insatiate dart.
In memory of | ABRAHAM MARKS | son of | Mr Mordecai and Mrs Elizabeth | Marks who departed this | life May the Ist 1766 | aged 18 years and 6 months | He was well respected by his acquaintances | more especially by the aged.
In memory of | MR. MORDECAI MARKS | who was born | in the city of London where he spent | about 20 of ye first years of his life he lived | 25 years in ye town of Derby a useful meniber | of society an affectionate husband a ten-
der | parent and a constant communi- cant of the | church and on the 8th day of January 1771 and in ye 65 year of his age he departed this | mortal life in hopes of life immortal.
Here lies | interred the body of | CAPT EDWARD MARSHALL | who departed this life | on Sunday the 30th of May 1773 | aged 32 years and 24 days. But oh too soon alas we climb Scarce feeling we ascend The gently rising hill of time
From whence with grief we see our prime And all its sweetness end.
A tribute of | love and friendship | to the memory of | MARGARET S | only daughter of | Samuel and Sarah H | Marshall | who died Aug. 21 1854 | æ 39 | In the blessed hope of a glori- ous immortality | It was not meet that she should | longer tarry from that bliss which God | reserveth for the pure in heart.
REBECCA H | daughter of | James and | Rebecca MacAulay | Died | April 14 1852 | æt 2 yrs.
JOHN F MCKNIGHT | Died | March 22 1853 | æ 39.
CYNTHIA | his wife | died Aug 24 1851 | æ 32.
JAMES | infant son of | Samuel and Mar- garet | Mellor | Died | Feb 27 1849.
In | memory of | JOHN DAVIS | son of Marius and Betsey Miles | who died | March 19 1822 | aged 17 years.
Here lies buried | the body | of MRS ZERVIAH MILES | whodied | Nov ye 15 1753 | in the | 8 year | of her age.
In memory of | MR JONATHAN MILES | who departed this life | .Feb 21 1784 in | the 84 year of his | age.
In | memory of | BETSEY MILES | relict of the late | Marius Miles | of New Haven | who died | May 9 1827 | æ 47 years.
When thy last breath ere nature sunk to rest Thy meek submission to thy God expressed When thy last look ere thought and feeling fled A mingled gleam of hope and triumph shed What to thy soul its glad assurance gave
Its hope in death its triumph o'er the grave.
WILLIAM MILLS | Died | Oct 20 1852 | æ 39.
SUSANNAH | daughter of | William and Susannah Mills | died Aug 18 1848 | @ 18 mos.
This little one 'That we loved so well Has gone to Heaven There for to dwell.
In | memory of | MR WILLIAM MONROE | who died | April 24 1819 | aged 3 years.
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In | memory of | CAPT DAVID MORRIS who departed this life | March 8 1810 | æt 49.
As in Adam all die even so | in Christ shall all be made alive.
In | memory of | MRS MARY MORRIS | wife of | Capt David Morris | who died | June 15 1853 | aged 87 years. Blessed are the dead | that die in the Lord.
KEZIA MORRIS | died | Dec 31 1874 | æ 85.
BENJAMIN | MOULTHROPE | Died | Sept 2 1815 | æ 85.
MARTHA | his wife Died Nov 25 | 1809 æ 44.
BETSEY | their daughter died Feb | 6 1810 æ 22.
Here lies the body of | MR NATHANIEL NICHOLS of | Newtown Who finished a pious and Christian life course and exchanged this | life for immortality Oct 20 1767 in ye 25 year of his age.
STEPHEN OSBORNE | Died | Nov 26 1824 1 æ 77.
APAME | his widow | Died Oct'I 1855 | æ 87.
NELLY | Died June 1 1851 | æ 2 years and 7 m's.
Suffer little children to come | unto me and forbid them not.
ISAAC PEASE | died Nov 27 1825 | @ 52. SARAH | wife of | Isaac Pease | died | Jan 3 1830 | æ 48.
ELEAZER PECK | died | July 24 1878 | æ 70
Until the day break and the shadows flee away. EDWARD CRAFTS | son of Eleazer and | Ann H Peck | died | Mar 24 1841 | aged 6 years | and 6 months.
ANN H PECK | wife of | Eleazer C Peck | Died | June 3 1838 | aged 29.
CHARLES E | son of | Eleazer and Louisa M | Peck | died Sept 19 1852 | æ II years.
JOHN VERVEER | son of | Eleazer and Louisa | Peck | Died | Dec 10 1850 | aged 6 years | and 2 months.
JANE M | daughter of | Eleazer and Louisa | Peck | Died Feb 2 1855 | æ 8 y'rs.
Suffer little children to come unto me.
LYMAN G PHILIPS | born | Feb 2 1826 | died July 17 1878.
ELLEN his wife | died May 16 1870 | æ 30. ROSWELL PHILLIPS | Born Oct 2 1796 | Died Apr 12 1876.
1 FRANCIS their son | Born Dec 19 1838 | Died at Pt Lookout Md | May 16 1865 While a soldier in the army of the Union.
SARAH PHILLIPS | Daughter of | Roswell and Susan Phillips | Born Dec 25 1842 | Died Mar 25 1864.
She sleeps in Jesus.
MARY E | Daughter of | Roswell and Susan | Phillips | Died | April 18 1844 | aged II years.
JARED son to Samuel and Mary | Plum | aged 2 | yrs 6 mos | and 9 ds | died.
JOSIAH | son of | Samuel and Mary | Plum | aged 4 | years I mo and 7 ds died July ye 30 1758.
MAJOR POWE | Died | Sept 12 1841 | aged 54 years | and 9 mos.
FRANK PUTNAM. Not lost but gone before.
HENRY SOPHOCLES | RITNER | died Aug 9 1845 æ 7 m.
SIMON H REMER | Died | May 7 1867 æ 67.
FRANCES | wife of | Simon H Remer | Died Feb 26 1877 æ 74.
HARRIET HULL | daughter of | Augustus and Elizabeth P | Rossetty | died Oct 7 1834 | aged II years.
BETSEY P ROSSITER | died | June 10 1842 | aged 31.
ELIZABETH MANSFIELD | Daughter of | Samuel and Abby Ann | Sherwood | Died July 1 1867 | æ 29.
In | memory of | SAMUEL SHERWOOD | who died | Sept 13 1840 | in the 45th year | of his age.
JULIA | widow of | S R Sibley | died | Feb 15 1858 | æ 64.
SARAH | wife of | Elihu Smead | Died July 27 1849 | æ 49.
SARAH A | Daughter of | Elihu and Sa- rah | Smead | died Aug 30 1849 | æ 10. MR | WM C SMITH | Died Sept 19 1813 aged 49 years.
In | memory of | MRS EXPERIENCE | wife of | Mr William Smith | who died March 3 1821 | aged 35 years | and 13 ds.
In | memory of | SARAH CAROLINE | daughter of | Mr William and | Mrs Experience Smith | who died March 8 1821 | aged 13 years 5 months | and 24 days. -
SAMUEL J SISSON | Died Nov 11 1825 | æ 40.
IRENE his wife | Died Mar 7 1840 | æ 50. In | memory of | REBECCA relict of | William C Smith | who died | Dec 5 1829 | aged. 73 years.
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Inemory of | ABIGAIL daughter of | ohn and Abigail Smith | who departed his life August 8 1794 | in the 13 year f her age.
ARITY SMITH | died | March 19 1855 | æt 80.
MAN SMITH | died | October 11th 1868 | aged 78 years.
MIMA H | Relict of | Lyman Smith | died Feb 6 1876 | aged 79 years.
STSEY SMITH | wife of | Lyman Smith Jr | died | April 18 1838 | æ 39.
| memory of | CAPT ISAAC SMITH | who departed this life | Dec 4th 1789 | in the 59 year of his age. O reader stay and cast an eye Upon the grave wherein I lie For Death has called and conquered me And in a short time will conquer thee.
little WILLIE | fell asleep | Jan 20 1878 | æ 1 yr 8 mos 21 ds | Of such is the kingdom of Heaven | son of Wm R and Julia V Steele.
JAMES | son of | George and Sarah | Huddelston | Died | April 16 1852 | æt 12 yrs.
FREDERICK L STONE | son of Mr Leman and | Mrs Louisa Stone | aged 16 | ob Sept 16 1818.
LEMAN STONE | died | May 11 1847 @ 96. LOUISA | wife of Leman Stone | died Feb 3 1832 | æ 69.
LOUISA LUCIA STONE | daughter of | Leman and | Louisa Stone | died Sept 27 1829 | aged 33.
CHARLES | son of | David and Sarah | Tomlinson | died | July 18 1839 | aged 28 years | and 4 months. Prepare to follow me.
MARY JANE | daughter of | Charles and | Jane Tomlinson | died | May 27 1837 |aged 2 years 8 | months and 5 ds. She died ere her expanding soul Had ever burned with wrong desires Had ever spurned at heaven's control Or ever quenched its sacred fires.
EFFIE M | only daughter of | Joseph and Fannie C | Tyler | died Dec 2 1875 | aged 5 yrs 5 ms and 2 days.
HANNAH ANN | daughter of Wm and | Hannah Thompson | died much re- gretted | by her parents | Oct 19 1824 | aged 7 years.
ABEL THOMPSON | Died | Jan 28 1862 | æ 73.
Blessed are the dead who die | in the Lord.
In memory of | widow SARAH TUTTLE | whose character in life was | that she was virtuous woman | a good wife | an affectionate | exemplary parent and a
very pious devoted Christian | She departed this life March 12 | 1769 aged 36 years.
In memory of | CAPT THOMAS VOSE | who died | Sept 30 1845 | aged 73 years.
In memory of | ANNE MANSFIELD VOSE | daughter of | Capt Thomas and Mrs Betsey Vose | who died Jan 17th 18[I | æ 6 years.
Resigned by her parents | in tull confidence | of the blessed words of our savior that | of such is the | kingdom of Heaven.
BETSEY | wife of | Capt Thomas Vose | Died Dec 9 1864 | æ 82.
In memory of | Mr JOHN WASHBAND | who died June the 26 | A D 1798 in the 67 | year of his age.
In memory of Mrs Experience wife | of Mr John Washband | who died Aug 10 | 1783.
Here lyes ye body of | Mr Joseph Wash- band | aged 38 | years and 22 days died Jan ye | 23 1741-2.
LITTLE SUSIE | twin daughter of | A W and E M Webster | died | July 13 1869 | 41 4 mos.
In | memory of | Mr JOSEPH WHEELER | who died | June 3 1804 | aged 56 years.
Also | WHITTLESEY WHEELER | his son | died Dec 15 1803 | aged 19 years. Stop gay friend and drop a tear Youth and age lie buried here.
JULIA K | wife of | Joseph Wheeler | and daughter of | Gen W Hull | died June 26 1842 | aged 43.
To the memory | of | JANE MARDEN- BROUGH | widow of |. Rev Calvin White | and daughter of John Mardenbrough of the Isle of St Martin | West Indies | born May 15 1784 | died Oct 18 1863
To the memory | of | MARY LOUISA | widow of | Giles Mardenbrough | of the Isle of St Martin | West Indies | and daughter of Rev Richard Mans- field D D) | died May 6 1863 | æ 89.
Mrs | SALLY WARREN | Died | Oct 17 1833 | aged 44 years.
Calm was the hour's impressive scene When silent death thy suffering clos'd No pain nor anguish interven'd But every feature seemed compos'd Then rest in peace this hallowed spot 'T hy dust shall never be forgot While oft affection's tear shall lave Upon thy low and silent grave.
I H S-Capt CARLETON WHITE | born Feb 20 1801 | died | Requiescat in pace.
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I H S | JUDITH CHADEAYNE MILLER wife of | Capt Carleton White | born August 12 1807 | died | June 30 1870. Requiescat in pace.
SARAH WHITE | daughter of | Rev Cal- vin and Phebe | White | born April 19 1794 | died | Sept 2 18 56. Requiescat in pace.
I H S | the sons of | Moses and Marga- ret White | CLEMENT | baptized 1837 died 1838 | aged 2 years.
MOSES | baptized 1840 died 1843 | aged 4 years. Dear Father thy will be done.
I H S | Rev Calvin White | died March 21 1853 | æ 90.
Requiescat in pace.
I H S | Phebe White | wife of | Rev Cal- vin White | daughter of | Nathaniel and Rachel | Camp | of Newark New Jersey | obt Nov 23 A D 1826 | æt 51 Her children arise up and call her | blessed her husband also and he | praiseth her. Prov xxxi 28.
Requiescat in pace. Amen.
In | memory of | ALFRED WHITNEY who died | May 28 1839 | aged 33 years.
ANN | widow of | Archibald Whitney | died Nov 22 1869 | æ 85.
In | memory of | ARCHIBALD WHITNEY { who died | Sept 18 1842 | aged 62 years.
In | memory of | ARCHIBALD WHITNEY who died Jan 10 1849 | aged 41 years.
In | memory of | CAPT WILLIAM WHIT- NEY | who died | Oct 26 1839 | in his 77 year.
MARY his wife | died Nov 7 1807 | in her 41 year.
In memory of MISS SUSAN WHITNEY | who died | Dec 22 1851 | in her 77 year.
HENRY WHITNEY | died May Ist 1811 | aged 75.
Life and immortality | are brought to light by the Gospel.
In | memory of | EUNICE WHITNEY | wife of | Henry Whitney | who de- parted this life | Thursday 21st Aug 1794 | aged 48 years.
Long as the crimson tide shall know The blood which bid. it first to flow So long O parent ! ever dear Shall sad remembrance linger here.
Here lyes ye body of | ISAAC WHITNEY son of | Capt Henry and Mrs Eunice | Whitney who died | Oct ye 19 1769 age | 2 yrs 7 mos.
HANNAH | widow of | Abijah Wilcoxson | Died | Jan'y Ist 1866 | aged 96 years. ABIJAH WILCOXSON | Died | Sept 29 1838 | æt 74.
JOHN WOOSTER | son of Mr John | and Mrs Eunice | Wooster died | March 16 1756 | in his 4 year.
ANNE WOOSTER | daughter of Mr John | and Mrs Eunice | Wooster died | March 5 1756 | in her 2d year.
In memory of MR | THOMAS WOOSTER | died | 2d Feb 1777 in | 85 year of his age.
Beneath this tomb an aged man here lies Who oft relieved the poor and needy ones. .
Here lyes ye body of | JOSEPH WOOSTER | son of Mr Thomas | Wooster and Mrs Sarah his | wife aged 19 years I mo and 13 days | died Aug | 13 1751.
Here lies the | body of | ELIZTH WOOS- TER | daur of Mr John | Wooster and Mrs | Eunice his wife | age 2 years and | 8 ds died Aug | 8 1751.
In | memory of | SARAH wife of | Wm Wooster who died | Sept 11 1839 | æ 44.
Also | HENRIETTA M | daughter of Wm and Sarah Wooster | died | Dec 16 1835 | æ 17.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
In memory of | MR DANIEL WOOSTER | who died April 3 1807 | aged 78 years. Mourn not for me my children dear Shed for yourselves a mourning tear That you may soar to worlds above Where all is joy and all is love.
In memory of | MRS SARAH WOOSTER wife of | Daniel Wooster | who died Oct 13th 1790 | in the 36 year | of her age.
FREDERIKA | wife of John Young | Died May 14th 1867 | æ 36 y'rs.
FURTHER SKETCHES.
David Bassett was born in Derby, 1789, was a blacksmith by trade, and one cthe pioneer manufacturers of the town, He leased the privilege of build- i; a dam on Beaver Brook in 1831, and afterwards built his auger factory at is place, now Ansonia, Prior to this, Walter French, at Humphreysville, local Methodist preacher, made augers, and is believed to have been the first ger maker in Connecticut. In 1836 Mr. Bassett at Birmingham manu- tured augers in connection with Eleazor Peck, which he carried on very ccessfully for many years, when he retired, leaving the business in the hands his son, Robert N. Bassett. Mr. Bassett also established the coal trade in erby, and many of our citizens will remember how faithfully he served the iblic with honest coal at $3 a ton. He was one of the substantial. influen- al, upright men of the town; was its Representative in the Legislature in 844, deacon in his church (Congregational) for many years, and died full of onors, deeply lamented, at the advanced age of 83 years.
Robert N. Bassett, his son, has been one of our stirring, public spirited and beral men, and was very active in pushing forward the Ousatonic dam, be- ides being largely interested in many popular movements and enterprises of he day. During the Rebellion' no man in Derby was more active and patriotic n the right direction than Robert N. Bassett. In the glow of his financial prosperity, the poor will long remember his liberal donations to them in their necessities, He represented Derby in the Legislature in 1863, besides filling many offices of trust.
Among the older residents of the town who have given tone and character to society, not particularly noticed in this book, should be mentioned Capt. Asa Bassett (brother of David), Capt. Wm. Humphreys, Sheldon Curtiss, Josiah Smith, Capt. Thomas Vose, David and Samuel Durand (brothers), Philo Bas- sett, Orville C. Morse, Eliphalet Hotchkiss, Albert Hotchkiss, Levi Hotchkiss, Francis French, Charles French (town clerk 39 years), Sheldon Moulthrop, Capt. Reuben Tucker, John Beers, Capt. Charles Gorham, Samuel Proctor (un- dertaker), Capt. Kneeland Curtiss, Sheldon Canfield, Joseph Riggs, Lyman Smith, Archibald Whitney, Col. David Jackson, Preston B. Warner, Abijah Wilcoxson David Burt, Andrew Johnson, Capt, Alva Bunnell, Abijah Haw kins, and others that might be alluded to.
All but the two last have gone to their rest. Reuben Tucker, Capt. Gorham and John Beers were in the Revolutionary war and did honor to their town. Capt. Tucker voted for Washington and every President down to the day of his death. He lived to be over 90 years of age.
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