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Cold is that breast where pure affection flow'd.
No. 244.
[The Magee monument. The erection of this obelisk is in the highest degree creditable to the public spirit of Stephen Gale, Esq. It is to be regretted, however, that he was not forunate in the selec- tion of marble as the material for a structure intended to be a perma- nent memorial of the disastrous shipwreck of the brig Gen. Arnold. The condition of No. 321, and of other marbles which have been ereeted in later years, is convincing evidence that marble (I speak of such as is generally found in Plymouth cemeteries) is wholly useless for monumental purposes. On the south and west sides of the Magee monument, clefts are apparent in the squared block, the prin- cipal one striking the name of Magee.]
(The inscription on the northeasterly side is :)
In memory of Seventy two Seamen who perished in Plymouth harbour on the 26, and 27, days of December 1778, on board the private armed Brig, Gen. Arnold, of twenty guns, James Magee of Boston, Commander, sixty of whom were buried on this spot
(On the northwesterly side:)
Capt. James Magee died in Roxbury, February 4, 1801 ; aged 51 years.
(Southwesterly side:)
"Oh! falsely flattering were yon billows smooth When forth, elated, sailed in evil hour,
That vessel whose disastrous fate, when told, Fill'd every breast with sorrow and each eye With piteous tears."
(Southeasterly side:)
This monument. marks the resting place of sixty of the seventy two mariners, "who perished in their strife with the storm," and is erected by Stephen Gale of Port- tand Maine, a stranger to them, as a just memorial of their sufferings and death.
No. 245.
[White marble, set in granite. Good condition, save slightly inclined.]
RICHARD BAGNELL Died March 4, 1868, Aged 67 years.
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LYDIA, his wife Died Dec. 10, 1885, Aged 85 years. No. 246.
[Very thick blue slate. Good condition. Weeping willow and urn.]
In memory of MRS. REBECCA BARNES Consort of Mr Benjamin Barnes Jr who died June 10, 1826, in the 55 year of her age.
No. 247.
[This monument and the two following were inclosed in a wooden paling, which is now in a ruinous state. The material of the grave- stones is white marble,-not enduring.]
MISS ABBY BARTLETT Died Jan. 22, 1867 Aged 72 y'rs 6mo's
"There is rest in Heaven." No. 248.
[Stone broken across; the upper portion placed upright in the ground, perhaps covering an epitaph. The essentials-name and dates-are visible.]
HENRY BARTLETT Died at sea March 14, 1817 Aged 48 years.
No. 249.
MISS NANCY HARLOW Died Nov. 17. 1848. Aged 86 y'rs.
No. 250.
[Blue slate; laminæ separating, admitting water. Cracked on `surface. Symbol. The inscription can easily be read.]
In Memory of Thomas Spooner son of Mr Thomas Spooner & Mrs Deborah his wife who was drown'd near Clarks Island June 21st 1768 aged 12 years
No. 251.
[Blue slate, in a rather shattered condition. Symbol.] In Memory of MARY BOWRN Who Deed Sept ye 21st 1748 in ye 27th year of her Age.
No. 252.
[Blue slate. Height 3 1-2 ft. (Heights are given [approximately] in some cases, as an assistance in finding any particular stone). Good condition, Symbol.]
Sacred to the Memory of DEA. JOSHUA TORREY who departed this life Dec. 22, 1838, aged 71 years. In faith and hope he trod the heavenly way To meet his Saviour in the realmns of day
No. 253.
[Blue slate. 31-2 ft. Good condition. Weeping willow and urn.] JERUSHA, wife of Charles L. Faunce, died Dec. 5th, 1840, aged 26 years.
She hath gone to that radiant shore,
Where the bowers are mansions of rest ; Where weeping for ever is o'er, And the spirit for ever is blest.
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No. 254. [Blue slate. 4 ft. Good condition. Urn.]
Erected to the memory of Mrs. Betsey Torrey wife of Col. John Torrey who died April 15, 1810 aged forty seven years.
She pin'd in thought. No. 255.
[Blue slate. Small piece broken from top; otherwise in good condi- tion. Symbol.]
To the memory of Mary Torrey daughter of Col. John & Mrs. Elizabeth Torrey who died March 2d 1803 aged 3 months & 21 days.
No. 256.
[Blue slate. Small stone; laminæ opened; part of face scaled off.] r John Mrs Elizabeth wife who died Oct. 10, 1784 aged 3 days.
No. 257.
[Blue slate, in crumbling condition.]
To the Memory of Mrs MERIAH TORREY, wife of Mr John Torrey who decd July ye 20th 1782 in ye 25th year of her age.
Her Life agreeable Her Death Triumphant Through Her Saviour.
No. 258.
[Low, blue slate. Several fissures on surface, Symbol.]
In Memory of John son of Mr John Torrey & Mrs Meriah his wife who died Oct. ye 7th 1779 Aged 1 year 4 Months & 19. days.
No. 259.
[Blue slate, very thick and solid. Symbol.]
In Memory of JOHN TORREY Esqr who departed this Life Decemr ye 16th 1776 in ye 60th year of his Age.
In Faith he dy'd in Dust he lies But Faith foresees that Dust shall rise When Jesus with almighty word Calls his dead Saints to meet the Lord.
No. 260.
[Blue slate; somewhat dilapidated. Symbol.]
In Memory of Mrs MARY TORREY wife of DEA- CON JOHN TORREY who departed this Life Decr ye 31st 1774 in ye 43d year of her Age.
No. 261.
[Purplish slate. Abounds in clefts and fissures. Symbol.] (All capitals.)
In memory of MRs Deborah Croade, ye consort of Mr John Croade, and daughtr of ye late Honble Nathl
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Thomas Esqr who died in ye 73d year of her age June ye 14th 1741.
No. 262.
[This and the two following Nos. are inclosed with wooden paling. 262 is white marble in freestone socket. A crack across top of stone is traceable some distance downward. White marbles look well when new; but they soon become rough, and in a few years the legends on them become illegible. See 321, and others.]
BETSEY, wife of Nathaniel Harlow, DIED April 23, 1866, Aged 77 years.
Heaven is my home. No. 263.
[Blue slate. Uninjured. Inclined. Symbol.] In memory of Mr. Benjamin Harlow who died Novem- ber 18th 1816 aged 34 years.
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal Body from the Grave Nor can the Grave confine me here When Christ the son of God appears
No. 264.
[White marble: similar to 262. A discoloration of base is perhaps caused by rust from a dowel-pin.]
BENJAMIN HARLOW died Aug. 18, 1846, Aged 35 years.
"Blessed are the pure in heart ; for they shall see.God."
No. 265. [Similar to 264.]
BETSEY HARLOW DIED March 27, 1866, Aged 53 years.
"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted."
No. 266.
[Low, blue slate. Laminæ separating. Part of face scaled off. Symbol. Corner of stone broken off.] memory of enjamin son of Seth Harlow and Sarah his wife who died Octr ye 17th 1775, Aged 11 years. No. 267.
[Blue slate. Face uninjured, but lines of cleavage well developed. Symbol.]
Here lies Buried Mr. William Harlow who Decd April ye 11th 1751 in ye 59th year of his age.
No. 268.
[Low, blue slate. Cleft diagonally across left part of surface. Symbol.]
Here lies buried Mrs Marcy Harlow Widow to MR William Harlow who decd Janury 21st 1772, in ye 77th year of her Age.
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No. 269.
[Low blue slate. Good condition.]
(Capital letters.)
In Memory of Benjamin Son to Mr Ebenezer Sampson & Mrs Hannah his wife who decd June ye 21st 1759 in ye 19th month of her age
No. 270. [Similar to 269.]
In Memory of Benjamin Samson son to Mr Ebenezer Samson & Mrs Hannah his wife who decd Septr ye 5th 1761 in ye 16th Month of his Age.
No. 271.
[Good condition for white marble.]
HANNAH PAINE, Widow died Jan. 3, 1832, Æ. 80 years.
Also her Husband Stephen Paine, died at Liverpool, N. S. 1794, ÆE. 48 y'rs.
No. 272.
[Blue slate. Fair condition. Symbol.]
In Memory of Mrs Hannah Samson wife of Mr Eben- ezer Samson who died May 13 1702 in ye 72 year of her age.
No Pain, nor Grief no anxious Care nor Fear Invade these sacred Bounds ; No mortal Woes Can reach or vex the pious Sleeper here May Angels gently watch her soft repose
No. 273.
[This and the three following Nos. (273-276) are white marble in- closed with wooden fence. 273 is set in freestone socket. Is cleft from the base upward thro' the four lines of the epitaph.]
EMMA FRANCES, dau. of Ellis & Melinda Rogers, died March 6, 1865, Aged 16 y'rs 4 m's, & 6 days.
Our dear one is gone to the land where no care Can ever approach her or trouble her there Her Saviour has called her to enter the fold , Prepared for the righteous as promised of old.
No. 274.
[White marble in freestone socket.]
ELLIS ROGERS, Died Nov. 27, 1873. Aged 64 y'rs. 6 mo's.
No. 275.
[Cemented in granite base. Good condition.] IRENE HARLOW, Dau. of Ellis & Melinda ROGERS, Died Aug. 16, 1880, Aged 25 yrs. 4 mos. 24 das. Resting, sweetly resting.
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No. 276. [Granite base. Good condition.]
MELINDA Widow of ELLIS ROGERS, Died Sep. 13, 1882, Aged 67 yrs. 5 mos. 24 ds. At Rest. No. 277.
[Purplish slate. Pieces scaled off, but the cherub symbol and inscrip- tion are uninjured.]
(All capitals.)
Here lyes buried ye body of Mr Thomas Little Practi- tioner in Physick & Chyrurgery Aged 58 years Decd De- cemr ye 22 1712
No. 278.
[Similar to 277, but the symbol is mostly gone.] (In capital letters.)
Sarah Little Daugr to Charles & Sarah Little Aged 17 mo decd January ye 3d 1714.
No. 279.
[Blue slate. 3 ft. high. Good condition. Urn.]
Sacred To the memory of SUSANNA COBB wife of John K. Cobb who died Feby 20th 1809 in the 26 year of her age.
Here lies entomb'd within this house of clay The mortal part of an engageing wife Whose virtue shone amid the blaze of day Whose kind affection ended with her life.
No. 280.
[Blue slate. Good condition. Fig. of mausoleum.] Sacred to the Memory of CAPT. JOHN FAUNCE, who departed this life. June 19, 1831 : aged 46 years. Gone to the resting place of man His long his silent home Where ages past have gone before Where future ages come. No. 281. [Similar to 280.]
Sacred to the memory of HANNAH, consort of Capt. John Faunce, who departed this life May 19, 1850 : aged 40 years. Also two children
OLIVE JANE, died Nov, r 12, 1825 : aged 15 mon,s. OLIVE JANE, died May 20, 1829 : aged 8 mon,s. "Her end was full of peace, Fitting her uniform piety serene, T'was rather the deep humble calm of faith, Than her high triumph.
No. 282.
[Blue slate. Many clefts and seams. Symbol uncommonly large.] In Memory of Mrs Bathsheba May, ye widow of Mr John May who decd may ye 20th 1770 Aged 45 years.
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No. 283.
[Blue slate. Good condition. Symbol.]
In Memory of Mr John May who decd Sept ye 4th 1769 Aged 46 years & 8 months.
No. 284.
[Low, blue slate. Inclined, broken and moss-grown.]
In Memory of William Son of Mr John May & Mrs Bersheba his wife who decd Augst ye 4th 1762 aged 13 days
No. 285.
[Blue slate ; sound, but inclined and moss-grown.]
In Memory of Sarah May, Dautr of Mr John May, & Mrs Bersheba his wife, who Decd Sept ye 13th 1761 aged 2 years & 4 days.
No. 286.
[Low, blue slate, right hand corner at top broken off. Symbol. The capital N's in 286 and 287 have the diagonal line running in the wrong direction-imitated in first line of 286.]
(In capitals.)
Here lyes the body of IOH MAY who died August ye 7th 175 in ye 2d year of his age.
No. 287.
[Blue slate. Laminæ separating. Two clefts across face of stone. Symbol.]
IN Memory of BATHSHEBA MAY who died July ye 31 1753 IN ye 5 year of her age a Daughtr Mr JOHN MAY & Mrs BATHSHEBA his wife
No. 288.
[Blue slate. Lamina cleaving apart. Cleft thro' at top. Symbol.] IN MEMORY OF Mr JOHN MAY WHO DIED IUNE ye 3d 1754 IN ye 67th YEAR OF HIS AGE
No. 289.
[Blue slate. Good condition, but slightly inclined. Urn ]
To the memory of Thomas May son of Mr John May & Mrs Mercy his wife who died Octr 1798 aged 18 years
No. 290.
[Blue slate. 3 ft. Sound. Weeping willow and urn.]
Consecrated to tue memory of Mr David Lothrop who died November 1804 in the 56 year of his age. Also his Consort Mrs Bathsheba Lothrop who died Oct 1, 1817. in the 63 year of her age.
. No. 291.
[Blue slate. Good condition. Urn.]
In memory of Miss Polly Lothrop Daughter of Mr
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David Lothrop and Mrs Bathsheba his wife who died July 12, 1809 in the 52 year of her age.
No. 292. [Blue slate. Broken. Moss-grown.]
Here lyes ye body of Marcy Cook who decd Feby ye Sth 1714-5 in ye 30 year of her age
No. 293.
[Blue slate. Quite sound, but moss-grown. Symbol.]
Here lyes buried Roby Son of Nathani Goodwin & Mrs Lydia his wife who died Decmr ye 5th 1761 Aged 4 months & 14 days.
No. 294.
[Low, 'blue slate. Slightly inclined. Some moss, but in fair condi- tion. Symbol.]
Here lies buried Anna Daftr to Mr Nathaniel Goodwin & Mrs Lydia his wife who Decd July ye 14th 1766 Aged 11 months 3 days.
No. 295.
[This monument is of a very different material from any previously mentioned. In some respects it resembles sandstone; but some specimens afterward met with, presented a laminated appearance. The color is. in my opinion, a mixture of yellow and red. Similar stones I shall designate by the name "Goodwin." A few inches above the ground is a cleft extending nearly across the stone. The surface of 295 is rough and moss-grown. At the top is a heraldic de- vice, or coat-of-arms,-three lozenges above a shield on which is a lion apparently walking along with an air of unconcern.]
Here lies buried the Body of Mr Nathaniel Goodwin who departed this Life ye Twenty third day of May one Thousand seven hundred and seventy one. In ye Forty eight year of his age.
No. 296.
[Very thick, blue slate. Good condition. Urn.]
In memory of Mrs LYDIA GOODWIN Relict of Mr NA- THANIEL GOODWIN Died March 24th 1801 aged 76 years No. 297.
[Blue slate. Fractures at top. Otherwise in good condition.] In memory of LAZARUS GOODWIN Esq. who died June 27th 1795 aged 42 years.
No. 298.
[Blue slate. 41-2 ft. Sound. Weeping willow and urn.]
In memory of Deac. Lot Harlow died Sept. 10th 1832 aged 64 years. Mary, Relict of Deac. Lot Harlow died Sept. 21st 1832, aged 62 years. Stephen Harlow. their son died Dec. 23d 1831, aged 25 years.
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No. 299.
[White marble. Disintegrating. Cleft near upper right corner.]
HARRIET L. WATSON Died in Boston Mar. 24, 1853 Æ. 68 yrs.
Grant unto her Oh Lord we beseech thee eternal rest.
Her husband WINSLOW WATSON Died at sea Dec. 17, 1816 ÆE. 30 yrs.
Their affectionate children
Place this stone to their memory.
No. 300.
[Purple slate, with veins of lighter color across face. Top presents two semi-circles, each with symbol. Two inscriptions side by side.]
Here lyes buried the body of THOMAS LEWIS Son of Capt Philip & Mrs Martha Lewis who died April 6th Anno Domini 1732 in ye 22d Year of his Age.
Here lyes buried ye Body of Capt PHILIP LEWIS of Boston Who Died April 6 Anno Domi- ni 1732 in ye 56 Year of his Age.
No. 301. [Purplish-blue slate. Sound. Urn.] In memory of MISS SARAH TUFTS who died April 18, 1844, aged 49 years
No. 302.
[Blue slate. A fissure at top threatens to remove about one-eighth of the stone, with part of the name. Urn.]
In memory of William Drew Tufts Son of Jona & Priscilla Tufts, Born Nov. 9 1791 Died at the Island of Cuba March 29 1811 aged Nineteen years.
Green as the bay tree, ever green, With its new foliage on, The young, the healthful have I seen, I pass'd, and they were gone.
No. 303.
[White marble. set in reddish stone (which I term "freestone") base, with brimstone for cement. Weathers rough. Urn.] In memory of Priscilla Tufts. Died April 9, 1870, Aged 73 years.
No. 304.
[Blue slate. Sound. Weeping willow and urn.]
In memory of MRS. PRISCILLA TUFTS, wife of MR. JONATHAN TUFTS, who died August 20, 1820, aged 55 years.
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No. 305.
[Blue slate. Good condition, but slightly inclined. Weeping wil- low and urn.]
In memory of MR JONATIIAN TUFTS, who died January . 19, 1821, aged 74 years.
No. 306.
[Blue slate. Lines of cleavage between laminæ are apparent, but the stone is yet in fair condition. Symbol.]
Here lies buried the body of Mrs ELIZABETH TUFTS wife of Mr JONATHAN TUFTS, who departed this Life Jany 12th 1786 Aged 39 years.
No. 307.
[Blue slate. Cleft on face threatens to remove about one-third of it. Portion of face scaled off.]
In Memory of Mrs HANNAH NICOLSON wife of Capt JAMES NICOLSON who died Sept. 24 1780 aged 75 years.
No. 308.
[White marble. Once very beautiful.]
In memory of ELIZABETH daughter of Thomas Nicolson born in Plymouth. July 11, 1777, died in Boston April 20, 1855 ÆE. 77 years.
No. 309.
[Blue slate. Split across face, nearly in the middle, and at the right. Symbol.]
Here lies buried the Body of Capt. James Nicolson who departed this life August ye 4 1767 Aged 68 Years 1 Month & 7 days.
No. 310.
[White marble. On marble block which rests on granite. Base of monument cleft upward, several inches, in two places,-probably by expansion of dowel-pins, or freezing of water about them.]
IN MEMORIAM SARAH [BRINLEY] wife of Samuel Nicolson : Born in Boston May 23, 1798 ; Died in Cam- bridge Sept. 9, 1861.
Beloved and lamented.
SAMUEL NICOLSON Son of Thomas & Hannah [Otis] Nicolson. Born in Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1791, Died in Boston, Jan. 6, 1866.
No. 311.
[Similar to 308.]
In memory of LUCY MAYHEW daughter of Thomas Nicolson, Born in Plymouth, July 28, 1778, Died in Bos- ton, Jan. 21, 1858.
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No. 312.
[Blue slate. Cracked diagonally, nearly through central portion. Symbol.]
In Memory of Mrs SARAH NICOLSON, Consort of Capt THOMAS NICOLSON, who died Octr 24th 1788, in ye 36th year of her age
No. 313.
[Blue slate. Tall, thick, and having the pyramidal outlines, which were in vogue here a while before and after the opening of the pres- ent century. Sound. Inscription within figure of urn.]
The remains of Mr Daniel Nicolson, who was born March 11, 1796, and who died March 6, 1815 are here Intered.
No. 314.
[White marble. Similar to 310, but is in better condition.]
In memory of CAPT. THOMAS NICOLSON who died and was buried in the island of Guadaloupe February 9, 1798 ; in the fiftieth Year of his age. Also of HAN- NAH, his wife, daughter of John Otis of Barnstable ; who died in Boston, June 22, 1844, and whose remains are here interred.
No. 315.
[This No. is blue slate, standing a few feet from the monument which "marks where the watch house was erected in 1643." Good condition. Festoons of curtains with tassels form an upper border.]
This Stone Consecrated to the memory Of the Revd Chandler Robbins D D was erected By the inhabitants of the first Religious Society in Plymouth As their last grateful tribute of respect For his eminent labors In the ministry Of JESUS CHRIST Which commenced Jan- uary 30th 1760 And continued till his death June 30th 1799 Ætatis 61 When he entered into the everlasting rest Prepared for the faithful embassadors Of the most high God.
Ah come heaven's radiant Offspring hither throng Behold your prophet your Elijah fled Let sacred spmphony attune each tongue To chant hosannas with the virtuous dead
No. 316. [Similar to 315.]
This Stone consecrated to the memory of Madam JANE ROBBINS consort of the late Revd Dr ROBBINS who lan- guished from his death 30th June 1799 till 12th Septem- ber 1800 when in the 60th year of her age She commenced her inseparable union with her much beloved
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Husband and her God is erected by the Piety of her afflicted children.
Unfading Hope when Life's last embers burn,
When soul to soul, and dust to dust return,
Heav'n to thy charge resigns the awful hour
Oh, then thy Kingdom comes immortal Power.
No. 317.
[Blue slate,-purplish. Piece broken from top, taking part of the symbol. Otherwise in good condition.]
Here lies ye Body of HANNAH ROBBINS Daur of the Revd Mr CHANDLER & Mrs JANE ROBBINS. Decd July 17th 1766 Aged 10 months
No. 318.
[White marble. On granite base, with lead. Good condition. Hand holding a sickle whose edge is against a stalk of grain.] "The Reapers are the Angels."
"As a shock of corn in his season."
REV. JAMES KENDALL, D. D. Ordained 1 Jan. 1800. Died 17 March 1859. Aged 89 years. For sixty years Minister of the First Parish in this town.
No. 319. [Blue slate. 6 ft. Good condition.]
Consecrated to the Memory of Mrs Sarah Kendall, ami- able consort of Reverend James Kendall Who departed this life Feby 13th 1809, In the 33d year of her age ; Leaving to her surviving friends The best consolation, -The remembrance of her virtues In life ; Her pious calmness, christian resignation & triumphant hope In death.
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; yea, saith the Spirit; For they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Revelation.
.
Also their Infant Elizabeth, who died Dec. 14th 1808, aged 13 days.
"It is not the will of your Father which is in heaven "That one of these little ones should perish."
Christ.
No. 320.
[Blue slate. Moss-grown. Weeping willow and urn.]
In memory of Lydia, youngest daughter of Reverend James Kendall who died March 21, 1810, aged three years.
Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me ; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
No. 321.
[When a boy I much admired what was then a most beautiful white marble monument, and whenever I crossed the hill, was ac- customed to go out of my way to see it. Instead of the Medusa-like
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head supplied with wings, or even a questionable "cherubic" face, this presented drapery of curtains, arranged in gracefully curving folds. On my return to Plymonth two or three years ago, I sought for this stone unsuccessfully, and supposed it had been removed to Oak Grove. Some time after, I happened to be on Burial Hill at an hour in the morning when the sun's rays threw the incised letters into shadow, when, lo! the familiar name and brief inscription re- appeared, though scracely legible. The only words on the stone which can be read at any time are the two in the epitaph "may endure"-which have no possible reference to white marble. A V-shaped portion is gone from the top at centre; the monument is gray, and wasting away, grain by grain. It is to be regretted that this same material, apparently from the same quarry, has been so extensively employed here. Eighty years is a longer period than white marble can be expected to endure; it is but seventy years since my boyish fancy was charmed with the beauty of 321,- now unread and unobserved.]
Miss Irene Thomson died January 3, 180 [0 or 9 ?] Aged 53 years
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. No. 322.
[Fine, blue slate. Cleavage has removed about one-half of the thick- ness of the stone. The front portion appears compact and sound.]
In memory of Mr George D. Thomson Attorney at Law who died April 2, 1798 aged 24 years.
Till the great Rising Day this Dust must lie Which loudly speaks Reader prepare to die.
No. 323.
[This No. and the following to 327 inclusive, a row of low blue slates, are monuments of the Howes family. All are legible, though moss-grown. All have the cherub, or winged symbol, and three have the crossbones supraposed.]
In Memory of Miss Meriah Dautr of Mr Jeremiah & Mrs Hannah Howes who died Decr 2d 1776 in ye 15th Year of her Age.
No. 324.
[Inscription wholly in capitals, except superior letters. Low, blue slate.]
Here lies the body of Sarah Howes Daughter of Mr Jeremiah Howes & Mrs Moriah his wife who decd Decer ye 1 th 1756 in her 6th year of her age.
No. 325. [Low, blue slate-inscription in capitals.]
Here lies the body of Moriah Howes Daughter of Mr Jeremiah Howes & Mrs Moriah his wife who decd May ye 31st 1755 in her 13th year of her age.
No. 326. [Capitals; a low, blue slate.]
Here lies the BODY of EBENEZER HOWES Son of Mr Jeremiah Howes & Mrs Moriah his wife who decd Novemr ye 7th 1757 in the 16th year of his age.
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No. 327.
[Broken and somewhat defaced.]
r lies ye body of Mrs Meriah Howes ye wife of Mr Jeremiah Howes who departed this life Febry ye 14th 1757 in her 45th year of her age
No. 328.
[This No. and the following to 332 inclusive, are inclosed in a low granite border. 328 is directly on a marble block which rests on a granite base. Good condition, except the marble block on which the monument rests.]
Charles Tufts, Born July 29, 1803, Died Jan 22, 1871. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."
No. 329. [White marble. Discolored.]
CORDELIA B. wife of Charles Tufts, died June 20, 1840 : Aged 32 Years. CHARLES HENRY, Son of Charles & Cordelia B. Tufts, died July 15, 1841 ; Aged 2 years.
No. 330.
[Fine, blue slate. Willow, carved on left side of stone, spreads its branches over the whole inscription. Good condition.]
JAMES W. died Feb. 10, 1830, aged 2 months. MARY JANE, died Aug. 20, 1833 aged 13 months. Children of Charles & Cordelia B. Tufts.
No. 331. [White marble. Discolored.]
EMMA CORDELIA daughter of Charles & Cordelia B. Tufts died Mar. 19, 1859, aged 22 y'rs.
No. 332. [Similar to 331.]
Sarah Elizabeth. daughter of Charles & Cordelia B. Tufts, died July 3, 1859, aged 24 years.
No. 333.
[Blue slate. Good condition. Weeping willow and urn.]
In memory of Cyrus Cole, son of the Rev. Timothy & Susan Cole, who died Sept. 28, 1832, aged 4 weeks.
No. 334.
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