History and records of the First Congregational church, Hanover, Mass., 1727-1865, and inscriptions from the headstones and tombs in the cemetery at Centre Hanover, Mass., 1727-1894. Being volume I of the church and cemetery records of Hanover, Mass, Part 15

Author: Briggs, L. Vernon (Lloyd Vernon), 1863-1941; Hanover (Mass.). First Congregational Church
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : W. Spooner, printer
Number of Pages: 370


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June 21. Keturah wife of Jabez STUDLY aged 52. Consumption.


28. Son of Nathll. SYLVESTER : aged 6 years of a fever : a weakly child.


July 1. Shubael ROSE, a molatto : 80 old age and long infirmities. also same day


Ruth CURTIS, daughter of Capn. Lemuel Curtis : aged 35. consumption.


Sepr. I Wife of Cornelius WHITE aged 25 : dyed of a putrid fever.


30 Son of Richard EASTIS ætat 7. of a strangury.


23. Lydia, wife of Jonathan PRAT aged 35. dyed in child bed. Infant son of Jonathan PRAT still-born.


1791. Feby. 5. Samll. STETSON aged 66 of a nervous consumption. 7 Joseph BATES' wife aged 45 of a bilious disorder.


March 3. Bethiah SYLVESTER aged 30 of a family consumption.


June 3 Rufus, son of Wilm. CURTIS aged 14 suddenly, unknown disorder


same day


Son of Benjamin DWELLY aged 6 months. with fits. August 5. Wife of Jess CURTIS aged 45 dyed of the lock-jaw.


Sepr. 25 Wife of William EELLES aged 62. dyed of a consumption.


Nov. 4 Daughter of Saml. GROCE aged 3 months.


8 The widow of .. . HOUSE aged 78 of old age.


23 Sage MAN aged 18 dyed of the measles.


Decemr. 19. Honble. Joseph CUSHING, Judge of Probate &c : aged 60. dyed of a nervous disorder ending in a delirium.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Decemr. 24. George STERLING aged 47 dyed of a num-palsy and long delirium.


1792. Jany. 24. Elijah SYLVESTER, aged 25 nervous fever.


March 8 Wife of Bezaleel CURTIS aged 73. dyed of a consumption. April 4. Wife of Dea. Benj. BASS aged 46 dyed of a slow putrid fever.


7 Mingo, Negro man of Capn. Simn. CURTIS aged 70 dyed suddenly.


27 Bezaleel CURTIS aged 81 dyed of old age. Limbs and sense failed.


May 2. Susannah, negro-woman of Dea. BASS aged 73. old age.


May 17. Sylvia, daughter of Major Luther BAILEY: aged 6 years. dyed of canker.


July 14. Daughter of Isaac TURNER aged 7 years. Quinsy and canker.


Aug. 6. Daughter of Dea. BROOKS 6 or 7 years old. Canker and quinsy.


13. Daughter of Ezra BRIGGS, Junr. ætat 8 canker.


16. Daughter of Isaac TURNER near a year old. canker. a sec- ond child.


16& 17. Two daughters of Ezra BRIGGS, junr. one 62 years old, the other 3 years old both of the canker.


Aug. 17. Wife of Dea. BROOKS: 47 : of the canker.


Sepr. 6. Son of Levi CORTHEREL : 7 years old. of ye canker.


Sepr. A daughter of Levi COTHEREL: 4 years old. also with the canker.


Sepr. A son of William CURTIS : 3 years old. Canker or throat dis- temper.


Sepr. A son of Caleb WHITING : 3 years old. Supposed to be im- poshume in ye head.


Sepr. Daughter of Joshua MAN : 7 years old canker.


Oct. 3. Son of Joshua MAN : 9 years old. also canker or throat dis- temper.


26. Son of Neal BATES : 2 months old. dyed of fits.


29. Wife of John BAILEY, aged * * * of a consumption.


Novr. 25. Son of Atherton WALES aged 5 years. dyed of the Quinsy. Nov. 26. Son of Elisha SYMMONDS : 2 years old. also of ye Quinsy.


Decem. 12. Daughter of Neal BATES : 6 years old: of the canker.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Decem. 17. Lucy CURTIS, daughter of Capn. Simn. 31 quick con- sumption : after small pox.


27. Son of Neal BATES: 9 years old : dyed of ye canker.


Sepr. I. Patience RANDAL, 27 : at Freport consumption.


1793. Jany. I. Son of Eliab STUDLY aged 6 years dyed of the canker.


26. Daughter of Hannah GARDNER : fortnight old.


Feby. I Daughter of James WHITING : 11 years old : of the canker or throat distemper.


March 10. Daughter of Japhet STUDLY : 2 years old throat dis- temper.


24 Son of George STETSON not born alive.


April 19. Wife of Benjamin BATES 56 years of age. consumption and dropsy.


May 8 Son of Benjamin WHITE: 2 years old. said to be Quinsy.


16. Son of Asa WHITING : 3 years old. dyed of the canker &


quinsy.


June 26. William CURTIS aged 45 of a slow consumption.


July 15. Jesse TORY aged 68. dyed suddenly in a fit.


28. Son of Seth STETSON 4 years old dyed with the canker.


Son of Seth STETSON: 9 years old. dyed also with the 1


Aug. 19. canker.


Sepr. 5 Son of Widow Deborah WHITING, 4 years old. Dysentery.


20 Our Negro-woman called BESS, 36 putrid fever.


23. Thomas WHITING, aged 75 dysentery and putridity.


Oct. 4 Daughter of Homer WHITING: aged 6 years. Dysentery.


II. Homer WHITING aged 28. dyed of dysentery and canker. Daughter of Caleb WHITING: aged 9 months. dysentery & canker.


12 Avis WHITING aged 36 dyed of dysentery & canker.


17 Son of Thomas WHITING : under 2 years old. dysentery.


18 Daughter of Negro, named BRISTOL : 14 years old Dysentery.


25 DR. PETER HOBART : aged 43 dyed of the dysentery.


Decr. 10 William EASTIS : aged 80. by bleeding at the nose.


1794. Jany. 13. Lydia BAILEY, daughter of Seth Bailey : aged 22 nervous fever.


Feby. 23 Samuel CURTIS, aged 86 of old age.


March 9. Theophilus WITHEREL: aged 57 nervous fever.


20. Mary, negro-woman of Robert ESTIS, aged 76. Dropsy.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


March 25 Widow Sarah CHURCH: 91 dyed of old age.


April 14 Widow Alice NEAL : 82 dyed of old age.


June 20. Son of Seth JOSLYN : 3 years old : 'a nervous fever. Widow Sarah SYLVESTER : 68 ætat of a consumption.


Oct. 28. Daughter of Snow CURTIS : 5 years old. of the quinsy.


Novr. 11. Daughter of Thomas BATES ; twin ; 5 weeks old : of fitts. 1795. March 25 Cuba : a negro-woman of Dea. BROOKS, 84 old age. April 17 Hannah CHURCH, 22 years old : consumption. 22 Infant son of Joseph CUSHING. aged 3 weeks. of Fitts.


May 2 Wife of Abner CURTIS aged 64 consumption & dropsy.


7 Widow Mary STETSON about 90. old age and palsy.


June 4 David STANDISH aged 70 dyed of the gravel.


12 Melzar STETSON aged 30 years of a long consumption.


14 Shubael MUNRO aged 75. old age & old ails.


25 William Gilbert CURTIS : ætat 20 of a consumption.


June 28 Daughter of Wilm. STOCKBRIDGE : 2 years old. dyed of the quinsy.


Aug. 7. Hannah FORD: 54 years of age. never well after ye am- putation of her leg.


Oct. 8 Daughter of Thos. BATES a year old: worms and canker.


Nov. 15 Wife of Elisha CURTIS : 55. Bed-rid many years : emaci- ated and limbs contracted.


Dec. 4 Ruth, daughter of Stephen BAILY : ætat 20. dyed of a fever.


26. Wife of Robert BARKER : aged 82 a Friend.


1796. Jany 6. Molly MACUMBER : 19 years old nearly. canker-rash. 21. Daughter of David KINGMAN : 13 months old. dyed of ye canker.


24 Benja. SYLVESTER 87. many years blind & dyed of a cancer.


25 Son of Mordecai ELLIS: 13 years old. dyed of quinsy and canker.


Feby. 9. Robert BARKER aged 84 old age ; delirious : a Friend.


March 1. Allice daughter of Seth BAILY: 25 years old long decline or consumption.


April 15 Daughter of Sam. B. PERRY : 10 years old of the canker.


22. Wife of Mordecai ELLIS, senr. aged 77. of nervous dis- orders.


May 3. Wife of Isaac TURNER, aged 40 dyed of child-bed illness.


6. Infant son of Lot RAMSDELL, Junr. fort-night old.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


July 2. Jonathan TURNER aged 82. suddenly of an apoplexy.


13. Cloe, daughter of BRISTOL : negro : 19 years old. of a con- sumption.


29. Widow Abigail SYLVESTER : aged 84 old age & palsey.


Augt. 5 David HOUSE aged 87 old age and long infirmity and con- finement. Sepr. 17. . . of Booth ROGERS of the cholera-morbus. Oct. 12 Seth BAILY, 57 dyed of a dropsy, affecting ye lungs.


Nov. 4. Daughter of David KINGMAN : aged 4 years. dysentery. 1797. Jany. 20. Ephraim PALMER : aged 43. consumption. 19 Infant son of Isaac TURNER : 9 months old of the quinsy.


Feby. I. Ezekiel Turner HATCH : aged 33. suddenly of an inflam- atory fever.


21. Capn. Joseph STETSON aged 71 dyed of a pleurisy fever : only a weeks illness.


March 11. Richard EASTIS : 51 consumption & pleurisy. o Thomas BARSTOW : 66 dyed of consumption & dropsy. June 2. Wife old John CURTIS : 86 of fitts and fever.


26. Lucretia GILKIE. drowned herself : insane.


July 18. Wife of Josh. SYMMONDS, 76 of a long decline.


Sepr. 29 Richmond HATCH : 25 of a long decline.


Oct. 2. Widow 'MAGOON : 90 of old age: vomiting blood : sudden death. Oct. 16. Widow STUDLY : Eliab's widow : 90 of old age. Nov. 24 Daughter of Atherton WALES : aged 7 years of a fever.


27 Widow of Jesse TORY : 70 : fell down in a fit & dyed in a few days & sensible.


Decr. 7 Henry DILLINGHAM : 62 years old. been long deranged. 30. Son of Joel SYLVESTER : 7 months old. dyed of ye hoop- ing-cough.


1798. May 29. Widow Hannah BAILY aged 66 dyed of ye bilious colic.


June 26. Thomas GROCE : aged 51 dyed of a dropsy &c.


July 7 Olive CURTIS: daughter of Capn. Lemuel Curtis aged 40 con- sumption.


Aug. 8 Old Widow Hannah FORD: aged 88. dyed of old age.


Aug. 12 Elisha PALMAR, 82 old age.


Sept. 20 Wife of Elisha BARKER aged of a consumption.


202


ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Nov. 12 Michael SYLVESTER, aged 85. of old age.


Decr. I Jeremiah CURTIS son of Melzar Curtis : 23 years old. of a fever and nervous.


1799. Mar. 2 Wife of Job TILDEN, senr. aged 83. of ye numb- Palsy.


20 Sylvia CLARK, daughter of Belcher Clark, 25. con- sumption.


23 John CURTIS : aged 90 years. Several years con- fined with age and palsy.


30 Isaac HATCH : aged 73 dyed of a billious disorder & inverted bowels.


April 22 Daughter of Turner STETSON : infant 12 days old. of fitts. 27 Gershom Curtis CORTHELL : aged 27. dyed of a consumption.


July 25 Anna BATES aged 54 dyed of ye bilious colic.


Aug. 24 David JACOB, Junr. aged 36 of a putrid fever.


25 a daughter of David JACOBS, Jun. aged 8 years. ye same fever.


28 wife of David JACOBS, Jun. aged 38 of ye same fever.


Sepr. 18 Abner CURTIS, aged 72 of a consumption. Twin infant of Calvin BAILY.


27 John CURTIS, aged 57 of a consumption.


Oct. 24 Isaac JOSLYN, Junr. aged 26. of a strange malady in his bowels.


Nov. 3. The other twin-child of Calvin BAILY : 9 weeks old. both sons. ye same day Sage, daughter of Adam PERRY, aged 17. of a slow nervous fever.


Nov. 7. Infant daughter of Gamaliel BATES : 6 weeks old.


Dec. 24. Son of James WHITING : 2 years old. vomiting blood.


1800. Jany. I. Widow of Joseph RAMSDEL : aged 84. of old age.


March 7 Capn. Simeon CURTIS : aged 80 : old age and fever.


May 24 Sally BRIGGS aged 33 : dyed of a consumption.


June 19. Capn. Robert Lenthal EELLES : aged 68. Dropsy and long decline.


July 28 Son of Thomas BATES : 2 years old. said to be canker in ye bowels.


29 Twin Sons of Shubal MUNRO: an hour old. dyed nearly together.


Aug. 23. Charlotte CURTIS daughter of Widow John Curtis : aged 34 of a consumption.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


Sept. 29 Wife of Benjamin MAN, senr. : aged 66 of a fever.


Nov. 29. Daughter of Saml. STETSON : aged 11 months. of fever & astma.


1801. Jany. 29 Daughter of Isaac TURNER : 13 years old. sup- posed to be by worms.


April 16. Alethea CURTIS : aged 22 : daughter of Widow J. Curtis of a fever.


May 26 Daughter of Thomas BATES, 5 months old of fitts &c :


July 10. Daughter of David KINGMAN ; more than 2 years old. hurt with mercury.


Sept. 20 Daughter of Benjamin WHITMAN, esqr. 2 years old. of ye dysentery.


Oct. 15. David MAN : 84 years old. of a fever in old age.


16. Bethiah, daughter of Dea. Timothy ROBBINS. aged 27 years. of a slow fever.


Novr. 7 Widow Lydia WHITING aged 82 old age and fever.


8 Melzar CURTIS: esqr. 56 years old. Long decay and weak- ness.


19 Dea. Saml. BARSTOW aged 94 had dropsy & astma a long time.


Dec. 24 Catharine, daughter of Atherton WALES : ætat 19 of a fever.


DEATHS RECORDED BY ME JOHN MELLEN; Pastor.


1802. Jany. 10 : Sunday-morn, Mrs. Rebecca MELLEN my beloved Consort departed this life, after few days severe illness with old astmatical and other complaints : Enter'd on the 75 year of her age : was Intom'b on Thursday following.


Feby. 15 Twin Son of Josiah CHAMBERLAIN, 8 days old sore mouth.


March 21 Mary BASS in her 72d. year. long confinement and ner- vous consumption.


26 Infant son of Wm. STOCKBRIDGE : aged 10 months : native weakness & consumption.


April 3. Michael SYLVESTER : aged 53 of a slow consumption.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


204 May 10. Susanna ROSE : 75: Indian Woman & a Atian. a fever.


Oct. 15. Ruth ELLIS ætat 30 of nervous disorder and fever.


Nov. 3. Sally, daughter of Ben. BATES : 24 of weakness and decline.


Nov. 17 Widow Sarah CURTIS aged 80 , of old age & slow decline. same day Sally CURTIS, daughter of Leml. Curtis : 33 years old. consumption.


Nov. 28 Infant daughter of Capn. A. SMITH: aged about 3 days. suddenly.


Dec. 2. Child of Saml. DUNNEL, son. 20 months old. dyed with ye quinsy.


Dec. 28 Widow of David MAN : 88 old age &c:


1803. Jany 7 Son of Capn. A. SMITH: 3 years old violent astma,


16. Wife of Thomas BATES : aged 29. consumptive com- plaint.


26. Son of Almond JOSLYN, but two days old.


Mar. 13. Sally ELLIS, a maiden, 60 years old. Dyed rather suddenly.


April 17 Son of Snow CURTIS, aged 17 named Bela. nervous and fits.


Aug. 23 Widow Hannah STANDISH: 74 dropsy.


Sept. 10 Wife of Stockbridge JOSLYN, 54 of a fever.


Nov. 25 Robert EASTIS: aged 68 of a long decline.


Decem. 4 John TORRY, aged 88 long inclined to insanity & now blind.


1804. Jany. 6 Content RAMSDALE aged 51 of a consumption. Feby. 4 David HOUSE aged 73. a slow decay of nature. March 29 Capn. Joseph SOPER, esqr. aged 67 consumption after a wound.


May 4. Sarah WHITING aged 20 insane : drowned herself.


June 13. Widow Ruth STERLING : 71 insane.


June 22 Abel CURTIS : 52 bilious colic : long deranged in a measure.


July 28 Isaac GROCE 48 dropsy and astma : in a degree non-compos.


Oct. 6. Benjamin RAMSDEL 83 age the stranguary.


Oct. 22 Ezra BRIGGS aged * * fever &c:


1805. Jany. 6. Wife of Perez JACOBS (land-lord) aged 68 a fever. 13 Infant son of Robert SYLVESTER: aged 2 or 3 months.


16. Caleb ROGERS : 88 years old. of old age: at Tur- ner Stetson's.


Feby. 4. Wife of John STETSON : 63. long decline or consumption.


Feby. 19 Widow of Thomas BARSTOW : aged 84 of old age.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


AFTER THE INSTALATION OF REV. CALVIN CHADDOCK.


1806. July 26 Jacob SYLVESTER : aged 82. July 29. Moses BRIGGS: aged 33.


Oct. 31. Widow Ruth SYLVESTER : aged 69.


1807. Jany. 5 Melzar HATCH : aged 40. same day Zilpha STETSON wife of Saml. Stetson : aged 33.


Jany. 7 Widow Hannah ROBBINS : aged 86. Widow Lucy RAMSDALE : aged 89.


Jany. 21 Capt. Lemuel CURTIS : aged 75.


Feby. 24 Frederick JOHNSON : aged 27.


March 4


Joshua SIMMONS : aged 88.


March 10 Thomas HATCH : aged 62 apoplexy.


May 12. Hannah ROGERS, the wife of Caleb Rogers : aged 59.


May 12. LUCE the daughter of Asa POOL : aged 3 years.


May 13. Joseph Dawes RAMSDALE : aged 45 years.


May 18. Dean. Timothy ROBBINS : aged 64 years.


May 19. Lydia STETSON, daughter of Ezekiel TURNER aged 17 months.


June 5 Samuel DONALD: aged 42 years.


same day Widow Hannah CLAY : aged 76 years.


Aug. II. Hannah RAMSDALE : aged 51 years. dropsy.


Aug. 12 Ebenr. CURTIS : aged 61 years consumption.


Aug. 17. Robert SYLVESTER: aged 36 years. dropsy.


Oct. 25 Thomas BATES : son of Thomas Bates aged 3 years. Nov. 3 Widow Miriam TORREY: aged 73.


Nov. 13. Mary the daughter of Joseph JACOBS, Jr. aged 9 months.


Dec. 8 Almira, daughter of Joshua DWELLY. aged 2 years.


Decemb. 11. Abigail the wife of Israel PERRY : aged 61 years.


1808. Jany. 7 Mary, the wife of Dean. Benj. BASS : aged 68 years.


Feby. 3 An Infant of Samuel ELLS : aged 24 hours.


Feby. 12 Sophia, daughter of Seth CURTIS : aged 4 years. 5 Sarah TILDEN : aged 54 years.


Mar. 2 Rhoda ROSE : black woman : aged about 90 years. 8 Amos CURTIS : aged * 27 Zilpha GROSS : aged 56 years.


206


ORIGINAL RECORDS.


April 5 Bacheldor WING : aged


June 11 Widow Jane Doten DONNEL : aged 42 years.


July 22 A black child of Stephen LONG : aged 5 months.


July 29. Widow CURTIS, relic of Capt. Lemuel Curtis : aged 72 years. .


Aug. 29 Robert, the son of Robert ELLS : aged 3 years.


Oct 8 Eliza, daughter of Seth GANNIT : aged 17 mos.


Nov. 6 Temperance, the wife of Nathl. STETSON, aged 34 years.


Decem. 5. Mary HIFFORD : aged 92 years.


Decem. 14 David JACOB : aged 79 years.


1809. January 22 Job TILDEN : aged 83 years.


May 2. Capt. John HATCH : aged 70 years.


Augt. 14 Hannah RANDAL : aged 18 years.


1810. Hannah CLARK: aged 80.


June Mordecai ELLIS : aged 93.


Sept. 5 Joseph son of Isaac BURRELL aged 2 months.


Oct. 23. Sarah, daughter of Benjn. EASTIS : aged 2 years & 8 mo.


Oct. 27 Col. John BAILEY ; aged 80 years.


Nov. 15. Elijah RANDAL, Jr. who was killed instantly by a stick of timber in his twenty second year.


Decem. 9. Elizth. CURTIS : aged 52 years.


Decem. 12 Ann BATES : The wife of Col. Seth Bates : aged 72 years.


1811. Jany. 3 John CHAPMAN : aged 105 years : 25 days. John STETSON: aged 80 years.


Oct. 19. Elizabeth RAMSDALE : aged 58 years : wife of Joseph Rams- dale.


Decem. 13. Jesse CURTIS : aged 68 years.


Decem. 24 Molly SYLVESTER: aged 86 years : widow of Jacob Syl- vester.


Decemb. 30 Abigail HANMAR : aged 93.


1812. Jany. 4 Lydia ROSE, wife of Capt. Timothy Rose : aged 79 years.


Jany. 28 Deborah, the daughter of Joseph BROOKS, Jr .: aged


Feby. 26. Widow Mary Rogers : aged 96 years.


Mar. 21 Luce the wife of Nathl. JACOBS : aged 63 years.


March 25 Sarah Copland EELLS the daughter of Edward Eells 6 years.


May 3 James GREY : aged 57 years.


June 5 Abigail MUNROE, the wife of Shubael Munroe : aged 47 years.


207


ORIGINAL RECORDS.


June 4 Seth CURTIS : aged


June 12 An Infant of Daniel BARSTOW, Jr.


June 24 Huldah EELLS, the wife of Mr. Robert Eells, aged 39 years.


June 25 Sally EELLS, the daughter of Joseph & Sally Eells. aged 9 years.


June 26. Capt. Joseph CHADDOCK aged 80 years.


July 4 Luce, the daughter of Mr. Timothy CHURCH, aged 2 years.


July 14. An Infant of Samuel STETSON of fitts.


Sept. 22 Elihab TORREY aged 47 years.


Sept. 22. Hanner Eells DAMON, aged 4 years.


Sept. 26. James WHITING, aged 61 years.


Decr. 4 Ruben FOSTER, son of Joseph Foster, aged 2 years.


1813. Jany. 13 Joseph GREEN, aged Jeremiah BATES, aged


Jany. 28 Lydia WRIGHT, aged 94 years.


Apl. 3. Luis WHITE, aged 32 years.


15 Bachelor WING's child : an infant. -


May 3 Charles BAILEY's child aged 2 years.


May 16. The wife of Mathew EASTIS ; aged


*


18 The child of said EASTIS. aged 10 mo.


June I Betsy STETSON, the wife of Benjamin Stetson aged


July 15 The child of Ebr. CURTIS.


Aug. 15 The wife of Ebr. CURTIS.


Sept. 2 Widow STUDLEY. Ezra BRIGGS' child.


5 John SMITH, aged


12 John MUNROE, aged


26 Capt. Clemt. BATES' wife, aged Nov. 12 .... . . MAKEPIECE, aged 27 years.


28 Jonathan PRATT, aged Job DAMON'S child ; aged


1814. Nathll. CLARK, aged * Feby. 9 Enos BATES, aged 40 years.


March 22 Widow Hannah WHITE, aged 93 years. May 23. A child of Calvin COTHREL : aged 2 years. 1815. Jany. 9 Ezekiel BARSTOW, aged 40. April 26 Widow Mary MUNROE, aged 91.


May I Peg PETER, a black-woman, aged 87. May 2 Timothy CHURCH, Jr: aged 18 drowned in North River.


208


ORIGINAL RECORDS.


June 5 A child of Seth ROSE, aged 11 months.


Oct. 21 Elizabeth BARSTOW, aged 52 years.


Oct. 25 Wate TURNER, aged q2 years.


Oct. 31 Prince CURTIS, aged 65 years


Nov. 2 Ezra BRIGGS, aged 58 years.


Nov. 8 Mercy WING, aged 74 years.


Nov. 30 The wife of Col. Amos TURNER, aged 66 years.


Dec. 6. Melissa, the daughter of Edward STETSON, aged 9 months.


1816. Jany. 21 A child of Revd. ...... COOPER, aged I month. Mar. 8 Widow Keziah CURTIS, aged 67 years.


Mar. 27 Dean. Benjn. MANN, aged 89 years.


Mar. 28 Joseph NICK, a black man aged 76 years.


May 27 Sibyl, the wife of Amos BATES, aged 36 years.


June 22 A child of John WINSLOW, esqr. aged 6 months.


June 22 A child of Stephen JACOBS, aged 2 years.


Aug. 14 Gideon STUDLEY, aged 78 years.


Aug. 17 JACK, a black man aged 76.


Sept. 8 Zilphy EASTIS, aged 65 years.


Decem. I Jane, the wife of Lemuel DWELLY, aged 44 years. By hanging herself.


Decem. 7 Joseph BATES, aged 88 years.


1817. Jany. 19 Robert Clark STUDLY, son of Jabez Studly, Jr. aged 14 months.


Feby. 5 Nathaniel ELLIS, aged 60 years.


Feby. 18 ISRAEL PERRY, esqr. aged 73 years.


Feby. 20 Eliza Edwards DAMON, daughter of Piam Damon aged 4 weeks.


March 4 Widow Molly RANDAL, aged 83 years.


Mary B. STOCKBRIDGE the daughter of Benjamin Stock-


bridge. aged 17 mo.


Mar. 13 Thomas BATES, aged 48 years.


Mar. 14 John CURTIS, Jr. aged 15 years.


Mar. 9 A child of Joseph MUNROE, aged 1 yr. & 6 mos.


Mar. 29 Priscilla, the daughter of Richard ESTES, aged 17 months.


April 4 John, the son of David TOWER, aged 10 months.


April 5 Patience, the daughter of David Tower, aged 5 years.


April 6 Lucy Williams, the daughter of Martin PALMER aged 5 years. April Eliza, the daughter of Almon JOSSELYN, aged 3 years. May 10 Stockbridge JOSELYN, aged 77 years.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


May, 11 Stephen CURTIS, aged 77 years.


June 9 Molly PETERSON, aged 79 years.


June II A child of Seth GARDINER, aged 1 month.


July 21 Thomas PERRY, aged 43.


Aug. 3 Catherine, the daughter of John BAILY, Jr. aged 6 years.


Aug. 6 Joseph RAMSDALE (Conversion) aged 74 years.


Sept. I Dean. Curtis BROOKS, aged 47 years.


Novr. 16 Samuel GROSS, aged 68 years by cutting his own throat. Dec. 3 John the son of Capt. Elisha BARREL (?) Jr. aged 6 years. of the quinsy.


Decem. 30 Nathaniel BRIGGS, aged 53. 1818. Jany. 11 Widow Allice CLARK, relic of Nathl. Clark aged 75 years.


Jany. 12 Levi MANN, aged 60 years.


Jany. 19 An infant son of Richard ESTES.


Jany. 29 Nehemiah PALMER ; aged 79 years.


Feby. 20. Ruben CURTIS 2nd. : aged 34 suddenly.


Feby. 24 Widow Martha STETSON; aged 74.


Mar. I (?) Mary, the wife of Dean. Benjn. STOCKBRIDGE, aged 28


years. Mar. 30. Isaac WILDER, aged 42 years.


May 14 Stephen, the son of Wm. STOCKBRIDGE aged 19 years.


May 22 A child of Isaac WILDER, aged 18 months.


May 26. Deborah WHITTING, aged 61 years.


July 15 Mary, the daughter of Robert SALMON, aged 23 years.


1820. September 6 Ruth GROCE.


1824. September Freelove WITHERELL.


November Bathshua HATCH, wd.


1825. February 8 Mary ROBBINS.


William WHITING.


1826. May Samuel BARSTOW. June 10 Sarah WHITING.


June II Mary WHITING, widow aged 95. Jany. 28 Mary wife of William TORREY.


.... Levi NASH.


1831. August Seth ROSE. .... Sally HATCH.


May 27 Ruth ELLS.


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


1832. August 2. Thankfull WHITING.


December 7 Rachel DWELLEY.


1834. Mary LITTLE.


1835. October 4. Bradbury E. STETSON : aged 32. " She was a val- uable member and when descending the dark valley at first it was dark but soon said ' it was all light now.'"


1836. January 15 Abigail NEAL : aged 88 years and some months. "She rendered much services by pecuniary contributions to the Society, Chh. & Ministry. She left $200= to the Chh. & Soc. the interest of which is available."


June 21. Mary BATES, widow, aged 79: member of the church.


1837. Lydia MONRO, aged 88 : member of the church. April Betsey MONRO, member of the church.


Rebecca TOLLMAN, member of the church.


September 17. Thankfull WHITING : aged 43 : member of the church.


September 17 Sybil HITCHCOCK : member of the church.


1838. October 8 Sarah Ann HARLOW : an infant : foster child of Rev. A. G. DUNCAN and wife and child of Charles Harlow. December 23 Oliver WINSLOW : aged 84 years.


1839. August 14 Mary E. STETSON, member of this church.


October Widow of Oliver WINSLOW : member of this church.


Dec. 10 Ruth wife of William STOCKBRIDGE : aged 85 years : mem- ber of this church.


1840. January 21 Lucy wife of Deacon E. BARSTOW : 63. May 10 Widow Lucinda BASS member of the church : 73. March 10. Elizabeth SYLVESTER, aged 85.


March 16. John Calvin, son of John C. and Sarah T. WILDER.


1842. June 23 Deacon Elisha BARSTOW : died after a few days sickness : " for many years a deacon of the chh. a worthy man who for some months past has appeared very much devoted to the work of the Lord : He died much demented. Ah! Lord God ! Wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel ? Turn us again and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved." The deacon was aged 73.


December 25 or 27 Miss Julitta SYLVESTER : 73. " For many years a faithful sister. Her end was peace and ardently desired by her. Lord ! sanctify the loss to the chh. and remove thy judgments."


1844. February 25 Turner STETSON, aged 76. " Long a member of this church and a valued member of society."


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ORIGINAL RECORDS.


August 29 Lydia S. COBB, daughter of Turner STETSON : many years resident in Abington.


November 24 Priscilla STETSON wife of Joshua Stetson : 64 : sud- denly.


1845. April 25. Lucy ROSE : 76 : sister of the last named sister : united with the church under Rev. Mr. Mellen.


1847. October 3. Abigail CHAMBERLAIN : 84: who united with the church under Rev. Mr. Mellen.


1849. May 4 Miss Rachel WHITING: aged 74.


December 15 Mrs. Rusha EELLS, wife of Samuel Eells aged 67.


1850. June I Miss Molly BARSTOW: aged 81. July 12. Widow Rebecca CHURCH, aged 77.


August 17 Widow Lydia PRATT : aged 81 : In peace.


December 28 Mrs. Sarah E. CHURCH wife of Samuel S. Church : aged 42.


1851. March 26 Miss Cinderilla BASS: aged 80 : influenza.


May 18 Mrs. Michal Bates STETSON wife of Thos. Stetson: Hanson: aged 70 : cancer.


October 12 Mrs. Lucia Harlow DUNCAN. "Wife of Rev. A. G. Duncan pastor of this church; aged 56 (wanting 49 days) after 12 weeks of severe suffering borne with Christian meekness, patience, fortitude and submission. She was a descendant of BRADFORD & CARVER and possessed a spirit worthy of her Puritan stock. At one time during her illness she remarked in an ecstacy ' Precious Savior, I shall soon be with him' and her last audible accents breathed forth his name. 'Precious Jesus.'"


1853. May 16 Sister Elizabeth H. GARRATT : 39 : peaceful and happy.


1854. February 24 Eliza S. wife of Stephen JOSSLYN : 50 : after a protracted illness from dropsey.




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