Copy of the record of deaths of the First Church in Rowley, Massachusetts [1696-1777], Part 2

Author: Blodgette, George B. (George Brainard), 1845-1918. 1n
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: [Salem, Mass.]
Number of Pages: 146


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1741.


John Jewet. May 8. John Jewet, his son by a dropsy. May 14. James Bayley, infant of James. June 15. Mr. Sander's Infant child. Aug. 4. John Cresey, suddenly. Sep. 4. James Hibbert's child. Sep. 12. Jeremiah Hobson. Sep. 13. Ann Kilborn. Sep. 30. Joseph Pickard's child. Oct. 5. Nathan Frazer. Octob. 21. Father Richard Dummer. Oct. 27.


My Mother Mary Jewet, at Exeter. Jan. 21.


Samuel Todd junr. Feb. 6. An infant child of John Harris, unbap. Feb. 21.


Hannah Woodman. Feb. -. An Infant child of Jacob Barkers, unbap. March 26.


1742.


Moses Wood, son of Thomas, by ye ' Fall of a gate upon him. April 16. An Infant child of John Johnsons. April 22. Jeremiah Hopkinson's wife. Samuel Woodberry. April 26.


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Mary Clark, datr. of Daniel. May 16. Thomas Jewet, an old Bachelor. Susanna Cooper, Dr. of Leonard. June 27.


James Plats, above 80 years old. Aug. 26. An Infant child of Daniel Martins. Aug. -


Mehetabel Rouse. Aug. 27.


Sarah Clark, Dr. of Aaron. Sep. 16.


An Infant child of Benjamin Smiths unbaptized. Oct. 10.


An Infant child of Jeremiah Elsworth, junr., unbap- tized. Oct. 16.


Lydia Hobson, Dr. of Moses. Oct. 18.


Ezekiel Northend. Oct. 18.


Hannah Woodberry. Nov. 1.


Hannah Elsworth with a cancer. Dec. 24.


The widow Duty. Feb. 7.


1743.


Hannah Hibbert, datr. of James. March 3. Aaron Clark. March 10.


Lucey Stickney, datr. of John. March 30.


The wife of John Scot. April 14. The widow Martha Dickinson. April 19.


Beriah Clark, son of Daniel. June James Jewet, son of Mark. June S 6.


Sarah Martin, datr. of Daniel. June 11. Simon Lull. July 31.


Jeremiah Hopkinson junr., suddenly. Aug. 13. An Infant of Jonathan Todds, unbaptized. Aug. 26. Joshua Prime, son of Joshua. Sep. 6. The widow Bayley, above 80 years old. Sep. 12.


Faith Jewet, dr. of Nathanael.


A child of Jonathan Jewets junr. still born. Sep. 9. The widow Yell, aged above 80 years. Nov. 5. Samuel Todd. Nov. 20.


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The wife of Moses Davis of ye Palsy, suddenly. Nov. 30.


Died here 16 persons since my coming above 80 years old.


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1744.


The wife of Eben Hidden. May 15. James Hidden, son of Eben. June 9.


Jabesh Potter's Twin children. June 11 & 19.


Ebenezer Kilborn's child. July 17.


Mary Johnson, datr. of Jonathan. Aug. 18.


John Johnson. Sept. 12.


Sam". Dresser, son of Sam1. jun. Oct. 14.


1745.


The Widow Lull. April 5.


Daniel Clark's Infant. April 7.


Edward Chapman's Infant, unbaptized. April -.


Sam1. Lowel's Infant Child. June 7.


Jonathan Jewet, son of Jacob. July 16.


My Father Jonathan Jewet. July 26. Daniel Dresser's Infant. July 31.


John Osborn's Infant, unbaptized. Aug. 26.


Hannah Palmer, Dr. of Daniel. Aug. 28. Jonathan Woodman, son of Joshua. Sep. 28.


Joshua Woodman. Oct. 18. James Jewet, killed with a cannon ball.


Moses Davis jun., with sickness.


Moses Plats, died of his wound. John Plats, with the sickness. Humphry Woodberry, with ye sickness. Joseph Saunders, with the sickness.


These 6 died at Cape-breton, the 3 first before the place was taken and the other 3 after.


William Bennet, aged 94. Feb. 28.


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1746.


Francis Trelawney, a poor French Captive. Mar. 16.


Samuel Smith. ? both died of the sickness


Richard Harris. Sat Cape-Breton.


Aaron Pingry's wife with ye Palsy. May 10. Sam". Dresser, son of Daniel. June 13.


Joshua Prime's Infant, unbaptized. June 25.


Jane Martin, Dr. of widow Rebecca Martin. July 23.


Widow Elsworth, aged 85 or 6. . Aug. 16.


Thomas Wood's infant, unbaptized. Aug. 18.


Ebenezer Tenny's child. Oct. -.


Joshua Prime, son of Joshua. Nov. 12.


Samuel Tenny, suddenly with the Palsy or Apoplexy. Feb. 6.


David Tenny, a youth. March 18.


1747.


Phoebe Galloway, a young woman. Aug. 8.


Joseph Jewet. Aug. 10.


Sarah Price, a young woman. Aug. 20.


Nehemiah Jewet. Aug. 25.


Mary Harris, a young woman. Sep. 2.


Elisabeth Payson, a young woman. Sep. 4.


Jonathan Tredwell's youngest child.


Sept. 5.


Stephen Cross, a young lad.


Elisabeth Brocklebank. r


Sep. 17.


Ephraim Jewet in his Prime. Jonathan Jewet, son of Eliphalet. Sep. 24.


Edward Chapman's youngest child. Sep. 20. Br. Mark Jewet's Infant, unbaptized. Sep. 26. Bethiah Dresser, Dr. of Sam". jun". Sep. 28. Sarah Dresser, Dr. of Samuel jun". Sep. 30. Nathanael Jewet jun., a young man. Oct. 12. 6


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Nehemiah Jewet's widow. Nov. 21.


Elisabeth Jewet, datr. of John. Dec. 14. Hannah Smith, the wife of Jonathan. Dec. 16. Sarah Jewet, datr. of John. Dec. 17. The wife of James Stewart. Dec. 29. The wife of David Hammond. March -.


1748.


Joseph Brocklebank. April 21.


The widow Ann Crescy, thought to be above 80 years old. June 24.


The widow Hammond. June 26.


A child of Samuel Bayley's. July 4.


Ebenezer Hidden. July 7.


The widow Pickard. July 26.


The wife of Jonathan Pickard. Aug. 6.


Benjamin Noyes. Aug. 23. Hannah Mighil, wife of Thomas. Sep. 25. Sarah Noyes, wife of Benjamin. Aug. 25. The wife of Joseph Burpee. Oct. 1. David Bayley's only daughter. Oct. 11. Joshua Prime, son of Joshua. Nov. 2. My Negroe Man Will. Nov. 4. Dinah, Mr. Bradstreet's negroe woman's child. Nov. 23. Ebenezer Hidden, son of Eben. Dec. 11. The widow Thurston, above 80 years old. Dec. 27. Jonathan Johnson, son Jonathan. Jan. 7. Widow Mary Jewet. Jan. 22. Mehetabel Hidden, Dr. of Eben. Jan. 27.


The wife of John Stewart. Febr. 7. The wife of John Bennet. Feb. 21. Moses Dresser, son of John. Feb. 24. John Pickard, of a consumption. Feb. 28.


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1749.


Sarah Prime, datr. of Joshua. Mar. 16. Ruth Tredwell, datr. of Jonathan.


Mary Leaver, an old maid. March 23. Moses Chaplin's child, uubaptized. March 26. Daniel Jewet, infant son of Jonathan. April 7. The widow Stickney, aged 90 years. Apr. 23. Jane Osborn, Dr. of John. May 11.


Moses Pickard's young child. May 12.


Elisabeth Lambert, wife of Thomas. July 6.


Ruth Wood, dr. of Thomas Wood jun". Aug. 27. The wife of John Harris. Sep. 9.


The widow Todd, above 80 years old. Nov. 10. A child of Ezekiel Sawyers. Nov. 30. Joshua Prime's Infant, unbaptized. Dec. 4. Daniel Dresser's child still born. Dec. -.


Lettice's child, a negroe Infant. Feb. -.


Sarah Wood, datr. of Jonathan. March 24.


1750.


Sarah Cresey, a young girl. April 16. George Hibbert. April 29. Susanna Dickinson, w. of John. July 11. Samuel Johnson, in his 80th year. Sep. 8. Amos Pickard, s. of Joseph. Sep. 10. Thomas Johnson's wife and child. Sep. 11. Frances Johnson, wife of Samuel. Sep. 13. James Stewart, in his 86th year. Sep. 17.


There have died here within 22 years 22 persons that were above 80 years old, and one of them above 100, one 94, one 90, one 88, one 86, and two 85 years old.


Ruth Jewet, wife of Eliphalet. Sep. 18. The wife of James Barker. Oct. S. James Hibbert. Oct. 12.


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A child of Ebenezer Kilborn's. Oct. 21.


Michael Hopkinson. Feb. 26. An Infant Child of Thomas Gage, still-born. Mar. 1. Thomas Gage's Negroe woman. March 31.


1751.


The Widow Dresser, aged 82. April 12.


The Widow Cresey, either in her 90th or 91st year. Apr. 15.


Thomas Gage's Negroe child. April 17.


George Jewet, son of George. Aug. 4.


Sarah Plats, wife of Samuel. Aug. 30. Capt. Samuel Pickard, in his 89th year. Sept. 2. Abigail Prime, daughter of Thomas. Sep. 15.


Mehetabel Prime, wife of Joshua. Oct. 17.


Nathanael Jewet. Dec. 13.


An Infant, still-born, of Benj. Smith, jun". Dec. 26. Stephen Pearson, jun.", of a consumption. Dec. 28.


1752.


Sarah Lowel, daughter of Richard. March 18. John Plats, aged 93 years. March 27. Benjamin Smith, of pining sickness. April 14. Paul Bayley, son of James. April 23. William Todd, son of Jonathan. May 26. Eliphalet Kilborn, Physician. June 4. Caleb Jackson, a young lad. June 13. Mrs. Bradstreet, in her 84th year. June 17. Dorothy Lancaster, wife of Thomas. 23 June. Susanna Hobson, a young girl. Aug. 19. The wife of John Stewart. Oct. 16. The wife of Aquila Jewet. Oct. 26. Samuel Dresser, his 80th year. Nov. 2. Nathan Barker, suddenly. Nov. 24. Lieut. Nathaniel Bradstreet. Dec. 2.


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1753.


Mary Bayley, datr. of David. Jan. 7.


The wife of Samuel Harris. Jan. 9. Abigail How, an old Maid. Jan. 16. Capt. Moses Davis. Feb. 12. Mehetabel Jewet, datr. of Mark. Feb. 19. William Duty. March 24.


Moses Brocklebank, suddenly. May 20.


Nathan Jewet, son of Eliphalet. June 6.


An Infant Child of John Dickinson. July 7. Sarah Hibbert, a young girl. July 10. Joseph Pearson. July 19.


Two infant children of Nath". Elsworth, Twins. July 22. A Twin infant child of David Nelson's. Aug. 4. 1


Susanna Todd, wife of Thomas. Aug. 9. Rose, Mr. Pickard's negroe girl. Aug. 15.


Lot's and Ruth's infant child. Aug. 17. Sarah Kilborn, wife of Joseph. Sep. 9.


Mercy Plats, wife of James. Nov. 11.


George White, Felo de se, poor George. Nov. 10 or 11.


Samuel Bayley, son of Samuel. Nov. 5.


Mrs. Elisabeth Adams, wife of Benja". Dec. 23.


1754.


Joseph Scot. Jan. 11.


The wife of Nathan Lambert. Jan. 25.


Samuel Bayley. Feb. 14.


The Widow Bennet, in ye 87 or 88 year of her Age. Feb. 17.


Joseph Sanders, son of Edward, junr. Feb. 20.


Daniel Dresser's infant, still-born. March 25.


Thomas Wood's wife. April 6.


Jeremiah Todd's Twin infant. April 27. Samuel Pickard's young child. July 20. The wife of Stephen Jewet. Sep. 14.


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Eben Hidden's infant. Joshua Dickinson, a young man. Nov. 7.


1755.


Mchetabel Lambert. Feb. 11.


Cæsar, Lot's child. March 10.


Widow Hannah Plats. March 31.


John Yell. April 24.


Thomas Lambert, Esq'. June 30.


Moses Hopkinson, suddenly. Aug. 14. .


Nathanael Bradstreet, son of Moses. Oct. 12.


Nath". Mighil's infant son, unbap. Nov. 16.


Deacon Joseph Boynton, in the 86 year of his Age. Nov. 25.


Jabez Blacklidge, } died in the Army destined to


Symon Chapman, S Crown-point.


Thomas Johnson,


Samuel Staray, in the Army at Menis.


1756.


An infant of Eliphalet Tenney. Jan. 26. Sarah Tenney, wife of Eliphalet. Jan. 27. Jonathan Hidden, at Lake George. Jan. 6. Jeremiah Jewet. Feb. 28.


The wife of Edward Sanders, jun'. April 7. Rebecca Harris. The two men drowned


Moses Richards. May 29. in


Abijah Johnson. our River. Proh dolor !


Sarah Smith. July 26. Joseph Brocklebank, son of Nathan. Aug. 22. The wife of Bezaleel Leblong, a Frenchwoman. Aug. 29.


Joshua Jewet, student at college. Sep. 22. John Prime, son of Thomas. Oct. 10. The wife of Esq. Hobson. Nov. 23.


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Moses Prime, son of Joshua. Dec. 14. John Stewart, aged 90 years & 8 or 9 months. Dec. 23.


1757.


Mary Duty. March 11.


Cato, Major Gage's Negroe-man. March 14.


Thomas Prime. June 16.


Lot, a negroe-man servant. June 18.


Widow Hopkinson. June 27.


Hannah Hobson, wife of William. Sep. 22.


Nathanael Mighil, son of Nathanael, jun". Sep. 23.


Widow Bridget Boynton, in her 85 year. Oct. 14.


Moses Pickard, son of Moses. Dec. 3.


Amos Todd, son of Thomas. Dec. 11. Thomas Dickinson, jun'. Dec. 19.


1758.


George Kilborn, suddenly. June 8. David Payson, killed by the Enemy. July 20. Benjamin Woodberry, son of Samuel. Aug. 4. Susanna Jewett, datr. of John. Aug. 14. Ruth Winter, a young woman. Aug. 25.


The widow Todd, in her 81 year. Sep. 1. The wife of Ens. Eliot Payson. Sep. 8.


Amos Parsons' infant. Sep. 9. The wife of John Scott. Sep. 18. Oliver Hammond. Sep. 19. Rebekah Lowel. Nov. 5. Lydia Piekard. Nov. 11.


Hannah Henderson. Dec. 22.


1759.


William Hobson, infant son of William. Jan. Benjamin Smith's Infant, unbaptized. May 2. Lettice's infant child, unbaptized. May 12.


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One of Eben Kilborn's Twin Children. June 9. Mrs. Sarah Lambert. July 11. Thomas Tenney's child. July 27.


Benjamin Dresser, at Louisburgh. July 18. The Wife of David Bayley. Aug. 10.


Ruth Plats, datr. of Mark. Aug. 12. Bridget Prime, datr. of Joshua. Aug. 29. Lydia Palmer, datr. of Stephen. Aug. 31.


Peter Cooper, in his passage from Quebeck. Oct. 22. Samuel Hidden, a young man. Nov. 23. Mark Dresser, a young man. Nov. 26. Martha Kilborn, datr. of George. Dec. 3. The Wife of Capt. Joseph Smith. Dec. 10.


Edward Sanders. Dec. 26.


The Wife of Francis Palmer. Dec. 31.


1760.


The Widow Martha Smith. Jan. 22.


Elisabeth Bayley, a young woman. April 24.


Jonathan Lambert, in his youth. Aug. 29.


Lieut. Joshua Jewett. Nov. 1.


Samuel Stickney. Nov. 4.


Thomas Tenney's Infant. Nov. 15.


John Stickney. Nov. 16.


Stephen Palmer, son of Stephen. Nov. 17.


Uncle Aquila Jewett. Nov. 26.


Oliver Bayley, at Crown-point,


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Capt. Joseph Smith,


Pierce Bayley, 5 at Albany, Small Pox.


Samuel Spiller, at Gloscow, of the Small Pox. William Bayley, drowned at the Isle of Sables. Nov. 16.


1761.


Clerk Moses Pickard. May 10.


Widow Elisabeth Nelson. Eta. 81. May 24.


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A Twin child of John Dickinson's, unbap. May 28. Lieut. Ephraim Nelson, in his 80th. year. May 28. Capt. Anthony Atwood, near 80 years old. June 12. Thomas Mighil's Infant, unbaptized. Ang. 5. Dorothy Dresser, wife of Samuel. Aug. 22. Widow Mary Jewett. Nov. 27.


Moses Hopkinson, in his Prime. Dec. 18.


1762.


Jacob Elsworth, son of Nathaniel. Jan. 27. Mary Jewett, a young Girl. Jan. 29. Mary Hale, Doctor Hale's infant. Feb. 15. The wife of Daniel Dresser. Feb. 26. Ebenezer Woodberry. March 9.


Mehetabel Cresey, datr. of Mark. March 15. Widow Elisabeth Nelson, aged 84 years, 1 within a day or few days. April 8.


Jonathan Wood's Infant unbaptized.


Elisabeth Pearson, a young girl. May 7.


Jonathan Trask, ) both of them young men


Joseph Hobson, Sand drowned May 13.


Samuel Wood's infant child. May 18. Capt. Nathaniel Mighil. Aug. 24.


Widow Phoebe Kilborn. Sep. 10.


Abigail Pickard, datr. of Moses. Dec. 20.


1763.


Dudley Stickney, son of David. Jan. 11. Widow Perkins. Etatis 82. Feb. 6. Widow Mary Scott, aged 83 years, 11 months. June 23. Jonathan Hammond, son of David. July 26.


Jacob Smith, infant son of Benj. 2 Aug. 2.


Moses Lowel's infant, unbaptized. S


. Widow Mehetabel Smith. Aug. 18.


Mary Johnson, a young Girl. Aug. 27.


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The wife of James Barker, junr. Sep. 9. In something less than 35 years there have died here 36 persons who were above 80 years old. July 26, 1763. Stephen Palmer's infant, Still-born. Sep. 14. Elisabeth Kimball, a young Girl. Sep. 20. Jane Bayley, datr. of Sam". Oct. 29. The wife of John Palmer. Nov. 2. Doctor Hale's Infant. Nov. 5. Mother Dorothy Dummer, in her 79 year. Nov. 25. Montsieur Dupec's little daughter. Dec. John Palmer. Dec. 22.


1764.


Elisabeth Jewett, datr. of George. Jan. 30. Daniel Palmer, son of Francis junr. Feb. 29. James Barker. March ye 16. Edward Pearson in his prime. Mar. 27. Elisabeth Jewett, my dear wife. April 14.


A child, James Cooper's. April 13. A child of Deacon Bayley's, Still-born. Jun. 19. Moses Smith, suddenly. July 25.


Daniel Clark. Aug. 26. Moses Todd, son of William. Oct. 5. The widow Barker, above 80. Oct. 10. John Bennet. Oct. 15. Sarah Cresey, datr. of James. Oct. 30. Susanna Dickinson, datr. of John, junr. Dec. 8.


1765. Thomas Wood. Jan. 10. Jonathan Clark. Jan. 19. Dr. Howe's infant unbaptized. Jan. 19. This child was born without any Passage for Stool- evacuations, and lived about 5 days. Jonathan Pickard. Feb. 16.


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Widow Mary Clark, w. of Daniel. March 1.


David Searl, son of David. March 22.


Susanna Woodberry, w. of Nathan. June 9. Stephen Woodman Hunt, sn. of Stuart. June 26. Mary Hale, infant of Dr. Hale. June 30.


John Jewett, son of John. . Aug. 1.


Samuel Plats. Aug. 26.


Ephraim Hidden, s". of Ephraim. Sep. 2.


Nathanael Cogswell, s". of Nathanael. Sep. 7. David Hammond. Sep. 22.


Mary Pickard, dat. of Moses, a young Girl. Oct. 9. A Negroe Babe of Paul Jewett's. Oct. 29. Abel Cresey. Nov. 2. Phoebe Payson, wife of Deacon. Nov. 12.


1766.


Widow Hart (?), above 84. Jan. 27.


John Hodgskin, above 82. Jan. 31.


Jane Pickard, in ye flower of her age. Feb. S.


The widow Elisabeth Sanders. Feb. 22. Sarah Jewett, datr. of Purchase, jun". Mar. 1.


Mary Brocklebank.


Elisabeth Hobson, w. of David, suddenly. March 16.


The wife and child of John Cresey. Mar. 17. Dead sometime before it was born, and the mother died imme- diately after it was born.


These 4 lay dead & unburied, all at the same time. Nathaniel Scott, son of Samuel, jun'. April 8. Lucey Nelson, in the flower of life. May 14. Nathan Dole. June 11.


Ezekiel Sawyer. June 26. Dorothy Hale, infant of Doctor. Aug. 16. Aaron Palmer, infant of Francis. Sep. 11. Esqr. Hobson's wife, aged about 85. Sep. 28.


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40 persons have died among us, cach above 80 years of age, within 38 years.


Doct. Cogswell's Infant. Oct. 9.


1767.


Richard Woodberry. Jan. 17.


John Chaplin, aged 92 years & 2 months and some days. Jan. 24.


The Widow Sarah Hibbert. April 8.


The wife of Lieut. Sanders. April 16.


Elisabeth Brocklebank, a young Girl, suddenly. May 7.


The wife of Capt. Northend. June 12.


The w. of John Bayley, in her prime. July 10.


A child of Samuel Pickard's. July 16. An infant child of James Payson: Sep. 8.


Elisabeth Smith, in her prime. Oct. 5.


Mehetabel Chaplin. Nov. 17.


Mark Cresey, infant son of Mark. Nov. 20.


Widow Sarah Tenney. Dec. 21.


1768.


Lieut. James Bayley, of the Palsey. Jan. 3.


Samuel Scott. Feb. 3.


Nathan Woodberry. Feb. 22.


Capt. John Northend. March 24.


Bristol, Paul Jewett's negroeman. April 22.


Jane, a negroe-woman. April 25.


Abigail Todd, wife of John. Sep. 1.


Mr. Samuel Payson. Sep. 6.


Jeremiah Hopkinson. or 9 months.


Sep. 12. Aged 89 years & 8


Widow Sarah Martin. Sep. 19. John Todd's tert. infant, unbaptized. Oct. 3. Stephen Jewett's infant. .


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1769.


The wife of Thomas Dickinson. Feb. 16.


Deacon Edward Payson, of pining sickness. March 1.


Sarah Jewett, infant datr. of Purchase. April 1. Deacon David Bayley. May 12.


Sarah Cresey, dat. of James. Aug. 16. Deacon Pickard's wife. Aug. 30.


John Dresser. Oct. 2.


1770.


Henry Warren, son of Henry. Feb. 20. John Hobson, Esqr. Etatis 90. March 20. Margaret Wood, w. of Thos. March 31. Brocklebank, datr. of Nathan. June 15.


A traveller, Mary Patterson's infant. June 23. As she says, still-born for ought she knows.


The widow Jane Clark. Aug. 8.


Daniel Kilborn, drowned. Aug. 10.


Ensign David Dresser. Aug. 15.


Price Hidden's infant, unbaptized. Aug. 26. Aaron Pingry. Etat. 87. Sep. 4.


Mary, Samuel Dresser's infant. Sep. 11. The widow Mary Nelson. Etat 81. Sep. 17.


John Todd, died by a fall down stairs. Et. 83. Sep. 18.


1771.


Cornet Stephen Jewett, aged 87 years and above 10 months. Jan. 14.


Sarah Elsworth, w. of Edward. Jan. 18.


Charlotte Jewett, datr. of Nehemiah. Feb. 25.


Apphia Stickney, Jonathan's infant. March 20.


Widow Mary Payson. April 2. Thomas Dickinson. June 30.


The wife of Daniel Todd.


The wife of John Chaplin. 5


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Mark Mores. Etat. 83. Aug. 4.


Ebenezer Jewett, son of Stephen. Aug. 7.


Mary Kelley, w. of Sam". Aged 87 years & about 9 months. Nov. 3.


Mary Hopkinson. Nov. 3.


1772.


Richard Clark. Jan. 23.


Benjamin Sawyer, infant son of John. March 4. Lieut. Stephen Pearson. Etatis 85. March 18. Susannah Johnson. March 25.


Caleb Jewett, drowned at Sea in his prime. April - Amos Cresey, son of James. May 2. Jedidiah Todd, son of John. Aug. 24. Elisabeth Jackson, aged 90 years & near 2 months. Dec. 4.


1773.


Dr. Hale's infant, still-born. Jan. 23. Moses Merrit, son of Nathanael. Feb. 27. Widow Hannah Pearson. Eta. 83. March 3. Doctr. Cogswell's child, still-born. March 6. Sarah Cogswell, wife of the Doctor. Mar. 8. Jacob Jewett's jun". Infant, still-born. May 2. Widow Hannah Cresey. May 4. Widow Mehetabel Gibson. JEta. 83. May 14. Wid. Susanna Stickney. JEta. 76. July 12. Elisabeth Sawyer, the wife of John. July 24. Elisabeth Jewett, wife of Jacob, jun". July 29. The honorable Humphry Hobson, Esq". Aug. 2. Nathanael Mighil, son of Jeremiah. Aug. 6. Mary Lowel, wife of Moses. Aug. 9. Elisabeth Lowel, datr. of Moses. Aug. 18. Francis Palmer, junr., in his prime. Aug. 19.


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Hannah Lowel, datr. of Moses, died Aug. 23; Abigail Bradstreet, wife of Ezekiel, all buried in Elisabeth Hobson, a young woman. one day-24. Elisabeth Smith, a young Girl. Aug. 28.


Widow Mary Platts. Aug. 31.


John Sawyer, infant son ot John. Sep. 8.


Mehetabel Hobson, a young woman. Sep. 9.


Jonathan Pickard, young son of Joshua. Sep. 15. Doctor Cogswell's youngest child. Sep. 22.


Ruth Jewett, a young woman. Sep. 29.


Priscilla Dresser, wife of San". S


Lieut. Sanders' still-born infant.


Oct. 10.


Doctr. Hale's wife.


Eunice Brocklebank, a young woman. Oct. 12.


Jane Jewett, a young woman, died Oct. 20,


Mary Burpee, a young woman, S buried 22.


Widow Mary Hopkinson, in her 80th. year. Oct. 25.


Widow Abigail Atwood. JEta. 80. Nov. 16.


Mehetabel Burpee, a young woman. Nov. 30.


Jonathan Jewett, near 90 years old. Dec. 11.


Timothy Palmer. Dec. 29.


1774.


Samuel Lowel. Jan. 3.


Widow Martha Smith. Jan. 13.


Lieut. John Chaplin. Jan. 21.


Rebekah Kilborn, a young Girl. Feb. 25.


Abigail Todd, infant datr. of John. March 6. Widow Pickard. April 1.


Hannah Todd, datr. of William.


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1774.


BY THOMAS MIGHILL [RECORDER].


Hannah Todd, wife of Jonathan. April 21.


Lieut. Eliot Payson. May 4.


The Rev. Jedidiah Jewett. May 8.


Jacob Jewett. May 27.


Mary Martin, wife of Nath". June 18. Samuel Plumer's infant. July 3.


Elisabeth Plummer, wife of Samuel. July 5.


Mary Ross, wife of Jabez. July 13.


An Infant of Jabez Ross. July 17.


John Harris. July 18.


Joseph Jewett. Aug. 1.


An Infant of Jabez Ross. Aug. 21.


BY JOSEPH SCOTT [RECORDER].


James Cresey's son. Aug. -.


Henry Warren's wife. November -. Mehetabel


Widow Sawyer.


November --.


John Jewett. December -.


Amos Bayley's Infant child.


1775.


Widow Elisabeth Scott. March ---.


Moses Palmer's Infant child.


Jonathan Todd.


Thomas Lambert. April -.


Deacon Clark's wife. Wid. Mary Chapman Drowned. May -. Nathaniel Elsworth. June -. . Wid. Mary Elsworth. - Jeremiah Jewett.


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Wid. Hoskins, of Boston. July -.


Joshua Pickard's child. Aug. -. John Sander's child.


Benjamin Todd child.


Deacon Ross' child, of Gloucester.


Widow Mary Jewett. Sept". -.


Thomas Elsworth.


Thomas Gor's wife, of Gloucester.


John Harris' wife.


Nathaniel Mighill wife.


William Todd child.


Prise Hidden child. Oct. -.


David Searl child.


Samuel Scott's wife.


John Pearly child.


Widow Marcy Gage, in 92 year of her age.


William Todd child.


Samuell Pickard child.


Jonathan Wood Daughter.


Samuell Pickard child. Dec. -.


Nathan Lambert, jun"., child, still-born.


1776.


Jonathan Wood child. Jan. -. Joseph Burpee.


An Indien died at Capt. Georg Jewett. Feb. -.


Capt. George Jewett.


Widow Priscilla Mighill, aged 93 & some months. Feb. 26.


John Wood, son of Jonathan. March 10.


Moses Bayley, son of James, Decasd. Hannah Saunders, w. of Humphry. David Pickard. April -. Purchis Jewett child. 7



Capt. Charles Glidden, of Sherscut (?). April 25.


Eliphalet Payson. May -.


Nathaniel Martin child. June -.


Widow Foster.


Widow Kilborn. July -.


Widow Crumbe.


Elisabeth Todd, w. of Asa.


Margaret Jewett, w. of Nehemiah. August -.


Samuel Killy. October -.


Wid. Abigel Kiley. Nov. -.


Thomas Osborn child.


1777.


Elisebeth Smith. Jan. -.


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[From the ESSEX INSTITUTE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS, Vol. XV, Nos. 1 and 2.]


RECORD OF DEATHIS FROM GRAVESTONES IN ROWLEY, INCLUDING ALL BEFORE THE YEAR 1800.


With Notes .*


COMMUNICATED BY GEO. B. BLODGETTE, A. M.


1. Baily, James, died 20 March, 1714-5. Aged 64 years.


Son of James and Lydia, b. 15-11 mo., 1650.


2. Bayley, Nathaniel, died 21 July, 1722. In his 48th year.


Son of John and Mary (Mighill) Bailey, bapt. 4 April, 1675. He m. 2 Jan .. 1700-1 Sarah Clark.


3. Bayley, Sarah, wife of Capt. Jonathan, died 28th Sept., 1730. In her 55th year.


Jonathan, m. 30 Jan , 1707-8, Sarah Jewett, dau. of Dea. Ezekiel (81). She was b. 24 Nov., 1675.


4. Bailey, Deacon David, died 12 May, 1769. In his 62nd year.


Son of Nathaniel (2), b. 11 Nov., 1707.


5. Bennett, Doct. David, died 4 Feb., 1718-9. Aged 103 years.


Father of Lieut. Gov. Spencer Phips.


6. Bennet, Doct. William, died 18 Sept., 1724. In his 38th year.


Son of Doct. David (5) and Rebecca (Spencer), b. 9 July, 1687.


7. Boynton, John, son of John and Bethiah, died 19 Oct., 1714. Aged 5 months.


See Ilist. Coll., Vol. V, note on page 15.


* The original spelling of the names is retained.


34-30 (43)


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8. Boynton, Joseph, son of Hilkiah and Priscilla, died 7 Feb., 1717-8. Aged 2 months and three days.


9. Boynton, John, died 8 Oct., 1718. In his 40th year.


See Hist. Coll., Vol. IV, page 126.


10. Boynton, Joseph, died 16 Dec., 1730. Aged above 85 years.


See Hist. Coll., Vol. IV, page 126.


11. Bradford, Dorothy, wife of Rev. Moses Bradford, died 24 June, 1792. Aged 26 years.


Dau. of Moses 3 and Lucy (Pickard) Bradstreet, bapt. 8 Sept., 1765, m. 2 Nov., 1788.


12 .¡ Bradstreet, Capt. Moses, died 17 Aug., 1690. In his 47th year.


Second son of Humphrey.1


13. Bradstreet, Breget, dau. of Moses and Hannah, died 22 July, 1718. Aged 22 years and 4 months.


B. 17 March, 1695-6.


14. Bradstreet, John, son of Moses and Hannah, died 24 [12] May, 1724. Aged 24 years. Bapt. 21 April, 1700.


15. Brodstreet, Moses, Junior, died 15 Feb., 1727. . Aged 29 years.


Son of Moses 3 (17) Moses ? (12) Humphrey, 1 bapt. in Row- ley, 27 Feb., 1697-8.


16. Bradstreet, Hannah, wife of Moses, died 3 Janu- ary, 1737. Aged 67 years.


Dau. of John and Jane (Crosby ) Pickard, m. 19 July, 1686.


17. Bradstreet, Moses, died 20 Dec., 1737. In his 73d year.


Son of Moses? Humphrey, 1 b. 17 Oct., 1665, was husband of (16).


18. Bradstreet, Hannah, wife of Nathaniel, died 11 April, 1739. Aged 36 years.




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