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1761. Here lies Buried the Body of Mr. Josiah Ruggles, who died June 5th, 1761, aged 48 years.
In the cold mansions of the silent Tomb How still the Solitude! How deep the Gloom!
Here sleeps the Dust; unconscious, close-confined, But far, far distant dwells the mortal mind.
1779. IIere lies Buried the Body of Mr. John Ruggles, who died the 15th July, 1779.
1780. In memory of Mrs. Sarah Ruggles, widow of Mr. John who died January 22, 1780, in the 83 year of her age.
1719. Here lyes ye Body of Lieut. John Baxter, aged 80 years. Died April ye 20, 1719.
1762. In memory of Mrs. Mehitable Baxter, wife of Mr. John Baxter, who Died March 8, 1762, aged 57 years.
1763. Here lies Buried the Body of Mr. Gregory Baxter, who departed this life January the 9, 1763, aged 58 years.
1774. In memory of Mr. Daniel Baxter, who Departed this life September the 9, 1774, aged 44 years.
An honest man is the noblest work of God.
1777. In memory of Mr. Samuel Baxter, who died Feb. 21, 1777, aged 61 years.
1777. In memory of Mr. John Baxter, who died August 30, 1777, aged 80 years.
1784. In memory of Mrs. Anna Baxter, wife of Capt. Joseph Baxter, and Daughter of Mr. John Adams of Milton, who died 1784, Sept. 5, aged 40 years.
1792. In memory of Miss Sarah Baxter, who died April 27, 1792, in ye 22 year of her age. The daughter of John and Mrs. Susannah Baxter.
1794. In memory of Mrs. Lydia Baxter, Relic of Mr. Samuel Baxter. She died May 25, 1794, ÆEt. 63.
1789. In memory of Mrs. Mary Baxter, widow of Mr. Greg- ory Baxter, who died Aug. 11, 1789, in the 88 year of her age.
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1762. In memory of Wilson, Son to Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Mary Baxter, who died January 13, 1762, aged 1 year, 7 months.
1796. In memory of Mrs. Rhoda Baxter, wife of Mr. Ed- ward Baxter, who died Feb. 27th, 1796, in the 40 year of her age.
1791. In memory of Barnabas Baxter, Son to Mr. Samuel Baxter, who died May 22, 1791, aged 14 years.
1805. In memory of Capt. Seth Baxter, who died August 8th, 1805, in 74 year of his age.
1817. In memory of Mrs. Jerusha Baxter, wife of Capt. Joseph Baxter, who died Sept. 20, 1817, aged 72.
1820. In memory of Capt. Joseph Baxter, who died May the 7, 1820, Æt. 89 years.
1823. In memory of Mr. Edward Baxter, who died Oct. 25, 1823, in the 68 year of his age.
Though many years in health be spent, 'Tis a short time God has lent; And often has this truth been found, Death in a moment cuts us down.
1726. Here lyes Buried ye Body of Hannah Savill,1 ye widow of Mr. Samuel Savill, aged 74 years. Died November 15th, 1726.
1729-30. IIere lies Job Savill, Son to Deacon Samuel Savill and Mrs. Patience his wife. He died March 20th, 1729-30, in the 8th year of his age.
1768. Erected in memory of Doct. Elisha Savill. He died April ye 30, A. D. 1768, in ye 44 year of his age.
Amoung the sick I spent my time, My Flower of life; but in my prime, A little after it was noon, My Sun it set so very soon, I had not time to take of you, My dear Sick friends, my last adieu.
1794. Erected in memory of Mrs. Ann Thayer, widow of Ensign Thomas Thayer, and formerly wife of Doctor Elisha Savill, who died July 11th, 1794, aged 63 years.
1. In spelling the name of Savill I have taken the liberty of adding another L. This is in accordance with the correct orthography of the name, as found in the early records of the town, and Burke's Heraldry. Why some of the descend- ants have dropped the L, I have not been able to ascertain .- [Author.
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1758. Here lies ye Body of Mrs. Abigail Savill, wife to Mr. Samuel Savill. She Died September 21, 1758, in ye 34 year of her age.
1761. Here lyes ye Body of Mr. Samuel Savill, Jun. He Died May 1st, 1761, aged 44 years.
1730. Here lyes Buried ye body of Benjamin Webb, who departed this life March 2d, 1730, aged 7 years.
1752. Here lyes Buried ye Body of Dr. Nathan Webb, who departed this life February ye 26th, 1752, aged 25 years.
1776. In memory of Mrs. Bathsheba Webb, Consort of Dea- con Jonathan Webb, who died Nov. 22d, 1776, the 80th year of her age.
1789. In memory of Deacon Jonathan Webb, who Departed this life Sept. 16th, 1789, in the 92d year of his age.
1793. In memory of Elizabeth Webb, widow of the late Deacon Jonathan Webb, Dec. Obt. March 1, 1793, Æt. 82 years.
1806. In memory of Abigail Webb, widow of Peter Bick- nell, who Died September 29th, 1806, ÆEt. 25 years.
1821. Miss Nancy Webb, died May 17th, 1821, Æt. 43 years, and Daughter of Jon and Nancy Webb.
1826. Sacred to the memory of Deacon Jonathan Webb, who died June 19th, 1826, aged 74 years.
1835. In memory of Nancy Webb, wife of Dea. Jonathan Webb, who Died Jan. 14th, 1835, Æt. 84 years.
1840. In memory of Miss Lucy Webb, Daughter of Deacon Jonathan and Mrs. Nancy Webb, who Died Jan. 26, 1840, Æt. 40.
1843. Sacred to the memory of Miss Eunice B. Webb, Daughter of Deacon Jonathan Webb and Mrs. Nancy Webb, who died July 1, 1843, ÆEt. 53 years.
Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrow and darkness encompass the tomb;
Thy Saviour has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom.
1741. Here lies Buried ye Body of Mrs. Mchitable Fisher, wife of Mr. Josiah Fisher. She died May 18th, 1741, in the 78 year of her age.
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1737. Here lies ye Body of Mrs. Anna White, wife of Mr. Samnel White, aged 68 years. Deceased Feb. 13th, 1737-8.
1737. In memory of Mr. Joseph Parmenter, who died Feb. 20th, 1737, in the 82 year of his age.1
1750. Jonathan, son of Mr. Josiah and Mrs. Charity Capen. He died October ye 3, 1750, in the 8 year of his age.
1753. Here lies Buried ye Body of Mr. Benjamin Beale, who departed this life September, 1753, aged 84 years.
1758. Here lies Buried ye Body of Mrs. Abigail Beale, wife of Capt. Benjamin Beale, who departed this life May the 6th, 1758, aged 30 years.
1793. In memory of Jonathan, son to Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Mariah Beale. He died Jan. 21, 1793, in ye 3 year of his age.
1794. In memory of Mrs. Theodocia Chorley, wife of Capt. John W. Chorley, and daughter of Mr. Joseph Beale and Mrs. Lily his wife, who died July 19th, 1794, aged 19 years.
How loved, how valued once, avails thee not To whome related, or by whome begot; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, "Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be.
1792. In memory of Mrs. Anna Beale, wife of Capt. Benja- min Beale, who died January ye 16th, 1792, in ye 74 year of her age.
1780. In memory of Elisha Beale, son of Mr. Joseph Beale and Lilye his wife, who died June 10, 1780, in the 10 month of his age.
1794. In memory of Thomas Swift B., son of Mr. Jonathan Beale and Mrs. Mariah his wife, who died September 24th, 1794, aged 1 year, 6 months, 21 days.
1793. In memory of Capt. Benjamin Beale, who died April 3d, 1793, in the 91 year of his age.
Old age, with all her dismal train, Invades our golden years With sighs, and groans, and raging pain, And death, which never Spares.
1. Mr. Joseph Parmenter's death occurred very suddenly, he having dropped down dead in the pulpit, at the time of church service.
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1797. Mr. Joseph Beale, departed this life July 23, 1797, Ætat. 54.
Mercy, Good Lord, Mercy I crave, This is the total sum; For mercy, Lord, is all my suit, Lord, let thy mercy come!
1836. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Lilly Beale, widow of Mr. Joseph Beale, who died Feb. 10, 1836, Æt. 84 years.
1753. Here lies Buried ye Body of Mrs. Bethiah Adams, wife of Mr. Peter Adams, & Daughter of Deacon Samuel Sauel. She died October 23, 1753, aged 33.
1754. Here lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs. Hannah Belcher, wife of Lieut. Nathaniel Belcher, who departed this life Feb. 3, 1754.
1761. Here lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs. Sarah Belcher, ye wife of Lieut. Natha. Belcher. She died June 24th, 1761, in ye 61 year of her age.
1800. In memory of Mr. Elijah Belcher, who departed this life June 1, 1800, Atat 70 years.
1754. Here lyes ye Body of Mary Belcher, daughter of Mr. John Glover, of Dorchester, who departed this life November 2, 1754.
1757. Here lies Buried the Body of Mrs. Elizabeth Glover, wife of Capt. Elisha Glover, the Daughter of Thomas Glover of Dorchester, who died the 12 day of May, 1757, aged 18 years and 8 months.
1758. Here lyes Buried ye Body of Mr. Thomas Glover, of Dorchester, who departed this life June ye 16th, A. D. 1758, aged 67 years.
My God, my all, Sufficient Good, My portion and my choice; In thee my vast desires are fill'd, And all my powers rejoice.
1768. Here lyes ye Body of Mr. John Glover, who died July 6th, 1768, aged 81 years.
In the cold mansions of the silent tomb, How still the Solitude, How deep the Gloom, Here sleeps the dust, unconscious, close confined, But far, far distant dwells the immortal mind,
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1775. In memory of Mrs. Mary Glover, wife of Mr. John Glover, who died Dec'r 19th, 1775, ÆEt. 71.
Completely shone through every scene of life, A tender parent and a virtuous wife, Though her loved form lies mouldering in the Tomb, In happier climes her kindred virtues bloom.
1783. In memory of Mrs. Sarah Glover, wife of Mr. Eben- ezer Glover, and daughter of Dea. Benjamin and Mrs. Ester Wadsworth of Milton, who died Jan. ye 8th, 1783, in 35 year of her age.
Stop here, my Friend, and cast an Eye, As you are now so once was I; As I am now so must you be, Prepare for death and follow me.
1792. In memory of Mr. Ezra Glover, who died Jannary 1st, 1792, aged 66 years.
My flesh shall slumber in the ground Till the last trumpet's joyful sound, Then burst the chains with sweet surprise And in my Saviour's image rise.
1796. In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Glover, widow of Mr. Thomas Glover, who died Jan. 10th, 1796, aged 92 years.
1797. In memory of Mr. William Glover, who died March 7th, 1797, in the 66 year of his age.
Remember me as you pass on ; As you are now so once was I, As I am now so you must be, Therefore, prepare to die.
1808. In memory of Sarah Glover, daughter of Mr. Nathan - iel & Mrs. Ester Glover, who died May 28th, 1808, aged 11 years.
Crop'd a bud from yonder tree, She is gone to rest, from trouble free.
1803. In memory of Mr. Josiah Glover, who died December 14th, 1803, aged 77 years.
Great God, I own the sentence just, And nature must decay, I yield my body to the dust, To dwell with fellow clay.
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1800. In memory of Polley Glover, daughter of Mr. Wil- liam and Mrs. Mary Glover, who died the 12th of December, 1800, in the 16th year of her age.
'Tis God who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave, He gives, and blessed be his Name, He takes but what he gave.
1807. In memory of Mr. Ebenezer Glover, who died Dec. 25th, 1807, aged 71 years.
Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh, The moment when our life begins, We all begin to die.
1813. In memory of Mrs. Glover, widow of Mr. William Glover, who died November the 11th, 1813, ÆEt. 63 years.
And must this body die, This mortal frame decay, And must these active limbs of mine, Lie mouldering in the clay?
1814. In memory of Eliza, daughter of Mr. Josiah & Mrs. Sophia J. Glover, who died March 23d, 1814, aged 11 months.
1815. In memory of Mr. Benjamin Glover, who died March 21, aged 40 years.
Friends nor physicians could not save, My mortal body from the grave; Nor can the grave confine me here, When Christ shall call me to appear.
1819. In memory of Mary D. Glover, Daughter of Mr. Eli- sha and Mrs. Mary Glover, who died December 17, 1819, ÆEt. 4 years.
1820. In memory of Mrs. Mary Glover, wife of Josiah Glover, who died 1820, aged 82 years.
Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh; The moment our life begins, We all begin to die.
1833. In memory of Mrs. Mary Glover, Relict of Mr. Ebenezer Glover, who died June 7th, 1833, Æt. 82 years.
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1754. Here lyes the Body of Mrs. Lydia Brackett, the wife of Capt. Richard Brackett, who died April 6th, 1754, aged 43 years.
1793. In memory of Capt. Moses Brackett, who died July 24th, 1793, aged 76 years.
1805. In memory of Mrs. Mary Brackett, widow of Capt. Moses Brackett, who died Oct. 24th, 1805, At. 76. Formerly wife of Mr. Martin Ricker.
1818. In memory of Rachel Brackett, wife of Capt. Joseph Brackett, who died August 5, 1818, aged 72 years.
1821. In memory of Capt. Joseph Brackett, who died Nov. 18, 1821, aged 79 years.
1826. Sacred to the memory of Mr. Moses Brackett, who died April 21, ÆEt. 74.
1827. Saered to the memory of Capt. Peter Brackett, who died Jan. 3, 1827, aged 72 years.
1835. In memory of Mrs. Theodora Clark, Born 1763, Feb. 1, Died Aug. 9, 1835.
Spirit of the loved one blest, In thy peaceful slumbers rest, Till the great decisive day, God calls to life thy sleeping clay.
1777. In memory of Edmund Clark, son of Capt. James Clark, and Mary his wife, who died July 13, 1777, aged 5 years.
1799. In memory of Capt. James Clark, who died Nov. 3, 1799, aged 71 years.
1822. In memory of Mrs. Mary Clark, wife of Capt. James Clark, who died March 1, 1822, aged 89.
When such pure spirits yield to death, No fears the Christian mind Controul, 'Tis but resigning mortal breath To reign immortal in the soul.
1827. In memory of Henry H. Clark, who died July 12, 1827, Æt. 29 years.
1766. IIere lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs. Sarah IIall, wife of Lef. John Hall, who died Feb. the 23, 1766, aged 60 years.
1780. In memory of Lient. John Hall, who died Sept. 27, 1780, in ye 83 year of his age. .
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1770. Here lyes Buried Mrs. Sarah Vesey, the wife of Mr. William Vesey. She died December 15th, 1770, aged 58 years.
1787. Here lies Buried the Body of Mr. William Vesey, who died the 23d of May, 1787, ÆEt. 79.
1802. Erected in memory of Miss Sarah Vesey, who died July 29th, 1802, aged 67 years.
1802. Erected in memory of Mr. William Vesey, who died Apr. 7, 1802, aged 63 years.
1772. Here lies interred the Body of Mrs. Deborah Field, Consort of Mr. Benjamin Field, who died Feb. 4, 1772, in the 24 year of her age.
1790. In memory of Mrs. Mehitable Field, wife of Mr. Joseph Field, who died June 23, 1790, in ye 42 year of her age.
1791. In memory of Polly Brown, Daughter to Capt. Samuel and Mrs. Susannah Brown. She died May 15th, 1791, aged 9 months.
1798. In memory of Mr. Samuel Brown, Jun., who died September 29, 1798, Æt. 23.
Stop, my Friend! Come think on me; I once was in the world like thee; But now lie slumbering in the dust, In hopes to rise amoung the Just.
1794. In memory of Mr. Solomon Thayer, who died August 8th, 1794, aged 36 years.
1698. Here lyeth ye Body of Lieut. Alexander Marsh, aged about 70 years, Dec'd March 7th, 1698.
This inscription renewed by Wilson Marsh, his great-grand- son, 1824.
1799. In memory of Mrs. Abigail Marsh, wife of Mr. Wilson Marsh, who died April 19th, 1799, aged 83 years.
1804. In memory of Mrs. Miriam Marsh, wife of Mr. Jona- than Marsh, and daughter of Mr. Moses and Mrs. Pheebe Reed, of Abington, who died May 24, 1804, aged 47 years.
Lean not on earth, 'twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken reed at best, and oft a Spear,
On whose Sharp point peace bleeds, and hope expires.
1814. In memory of Mr. Ambrose Marsh, who died June 25th, 1814, aged 24 years.
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1797. In memory of Susannah, daughter of Mr. Wilson and Susanna Marsh, who died April 6th, 1797, aged 4 years.
1798. In memory of Mr. Wilson Marsh, who died May 20th, 1798, aged 88 years.
1831. Erected to the memory of Miss Anna Marsh, Daughter of Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Susannah Marsh, who died July 29, 1831, Æt. 47.
Can the world one joyous thought bestow To friendship weeping at the Couch of Woe?
No! but a brighter soothes their last adieu.
Soul of impassioned mould, she speaks to you! Weep not, she says, at nature's transient pain, Congenial spirits part to meet again.
1814. Ambrose, son of Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Sophia Marsh, who died December 15th, 1814, aged 6 weeks.
1815. In memory of Mrs. Susannah Marsh, wife of Mr. Wil- son Marsh, who died June 1, 1815, Æt. 59 years.
1822. In memory of Mr. Jonathan Marsh, who died Nov. 6, 1822, aged 70 years.
In memory of Elisha Marsh, Son of Wilson and Susanna Marsh, Who Died April 17th, 1847, Aged 65. A kind husband ;
A firm friend ; A valuable citizen. Erected By his wife, As a testimonial Of his virtues, And her affectionate Remembrance.
" Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return to God who gave it."
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1828. Sacred to the memory of Mr. Wilson Marsh, who died July 7th, 1828, aged 78 years.
1827. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Sophia Marsh, wife of Mr. Jonathan Marsh, and daughter of Mr. Seth and Mrs. Abigail Spear, who died August 29, 1827, Æt. 37 years.
1855. Susannah Savill Marsh, daughter of Wilson and Su- sannah Marsh, who died March 29th, 1855, in the sixty-first year of her age.1
1841. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Patience Marsh, wife of Mr. Jonathan Marsh, formerly wife of Mr. Whitman Bailey, and daughter of Mr. Henry and Mrs. Elizabeth Crane, who died August 13th, 1841, ÆEt. 51 years.
1845. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Emily Marsh, wife of Mr. Charles Marsh, and daughter of Mr. William and Mrs. Lucy Packard, who died Nov. 11, 1845, Æt. 25 years.
1798. In memory of Mrs. Deborah Bent, wife of Mr. Eben Bent, who died August 17th, 1798, aged 85 years.
In memory of Mrs. Nelly, Wife of Mr. Jabeze Wilson. Died Oct. 11th, 1804,
Aged 28 years.
Also, Their Daughter Isabella. Died Oct. 5th, 1804. Aged 6 months
Also, Their Daughter Thirsey. Died Oct. 6th, 1804, Aged 2 years.
Here lies a Mother and two Babes,
Who God has Shortly Called to their graves, In Heaven we hope they are blest, There to remain in eternal rest.
1803. In memory of Susanna Curtis, daughter of Mr. Noah and Mrs. Abigail Curtis, who died July 4th, 1803, aged 1 year, 6 months.
1803. In memory of Benjamin Curtis, son of Mr. Noah and Mrs. Abigail Curtis, who died July 17th, 1803, aged 4 years.
1804. In memory of Mrs. Abigail Curtis, wife of Mr. Noah Curtis, who died Feb. 7th, 1804, aged 29 years.
1808. Benjamin Curtis, son of Mr. Noah and Mrs .. - Cur- tis, who died Sept. 27th, 1808, aged 14 months.
1. This numerous family of Marsh are the immediate descendants of Mr. Alexander Marsh, who died in 1698 .- [Author.
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1809. In memory of Mr. Adam Curtis, who died Feb. 25, 1809, aged 80 years.
1811. In memory of Mr. Samuel Curtis, who died Jan. 28th, 1811, aged 83 years.
1814. In memory of Ann Curtis, daughter of Mr. Noah and Mrs. Ann Curtis, who died September 20th, 1814, aged 9 months.
1825. Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis, wife of Mr. Samuel Curtis, who died April 6th, 1825, aged 90 years.
1807. Sacred to the memory of Master Ichabod Johnson, celebrated teacher of musick, who died Aug. 5th, 1807, aged 42 years.
And let this feeble body fail, And let it faint and die, My soul shall quit this mournfnl vale, And soar to worlds on high. Shall join the disembodied saints, And find its long-sought rest, That only bliss for which it pants, In the Redeemer's breast.
1826. [On the east end of the first Congregational Church, at the right of the pulpit, a mural monument is erected, sur- mounted by a bust of John Adams from the chisel of Greenongh. On the tablets beneath the bust are the following inscriptions : ]
Libertatem, Amicitiam, Fidem, Retinebis. D. O. M. Beneath these walls Are deposited the mortal remains of JOHN ADAMS, Son of John and Susanna [Boylston] Adams, Second President of the United States; Born 19-30 October, 1735. On the Fourth of July, 1776, He pledged his Life, Fortune, and Sacred Honour To the INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY. On the third of September, 1783, He affixed his seal to the definitive Treaty with Great Britain, Which acknowledged that Independence, And consummated the redemption of his pledge. .
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On the Fourth of July, 1826, He was summoned To the Independence of Immortality, And TO THE JUDGMENT OF HIS GOD. This House will bear witness to his Piety ; This Town, his birth-place, to his munificence ; History to his Patriotism ; Posterity to the depth and compass of his mind.
At his side Sleeps, till the Trump shall sound, ABIGAIL, His beloved and only wife, Daughter of William and Elizabeth [Quincy] Smith. In every relation of life a pattern, Of Filial, Conjugal, Maternal and Social Virtue. Born Nov. 11-22, 1744, Deceased 28 October, 1818, Aged 74.
Married 25 October, 1764. During an union of more than half a century They survived, in harmony of sentiment, principle, and affection, The tempest of civil commotion, Meeting undaunted and surmounting The terrors and trials of that Revolution, Which secured the Freedom of their Country ; Improved the Condition of their times ; And brightened the prospects of Futurity To the race of man upon Earth. PILGRIM.
From lives thus spent, thy earthly duties learn ; From Fancy's dreams to active virtues turn ; Let Freedom, Friendship, Faith, thy soul engage, And serve like them thy country and thy age.
1848. [A mural monument has been placed in the First Congregational Church in this town, to the memory of John
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Quincy Adams, by his son, Hon. Chas. F. Adams. It is erected on the east end of the church, on the opposite side of the pulpit from his father's, surmounted by a bust of John Quincy Adams, from the chisel of Powers. Under the bust is the follow- ing sentence, separated by an oak branch with two leaves and an acorn :- " Alteri-Seculo;" then follow the inscriptions : ]
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Near this place Reposes all that could die of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Son of John and Abigail [Smith] Adams. Sixth President of the United States. Born 11 of July, 1767.
Amidst the storms of Civil Commotion He nursed the vigor Which nerves a Statesman and a Patriot, And the Faith Which inspires a Christian. For more than half a century, Whenever his Country called for his labors, In either Hemisphere or in any Capacity, He never spared them in her cause. On the twenty-fourth of December, 1814, He signed the Second Treaty with Great Britain, Which restored Peace within her Borders. On the twenty-third of February, 1848, He closed Sixteen Years of Eloquent Defence Of the Lessons of his Youth, By Dying at his Post In her great National Council. A Son, worthy of his Father ; A Citizen, shedding Glory on his Country ; A Scholar, Ambitious to advance Mankind ; This Christian sought to walk humbly In the sight of his God.
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Beside him lies His Partner for Fifty Years, LOUISA CATHERINE,
Daughter of Joshua and Catherine [Nnth] Johnson. Born 12 February, 1775 ; Married 26 July, 1797; Deceased 15 May, 1852, Aged 77. Living through many Vicissitudes, and Under high Responsibilities, As a Daughter, Wife and Mother She proved Equal to all. Dying, She left to her Family and her Sex The blessed Remembrance Of a " Woman that feareth the Lord."
"Herein is that saying true, one soweth and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor. Other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors."
1858. [On the opposite or west end of the First Church, in the year 1858, tablets were erected to Rev. Peter Whitney and Rev. Wm. P. Lunt. That to Rev. Mr. Lunt was erected through the efforts of the ladies of the Parish, while the de- scendants of Rev. Mr. Whitney erected the one to his memory.]
In memory of REV. PETER WHITNEY, Born in Northborough, Jan XIX., MDCCLXX. Of Clerical Descent and Dispositions, He became the Minister of this Town At the Commencement of the passing Century ; Serving in his Office till Old Age, Steadily, Gravely, Kindly. During his Ministry These Walls were built, And within them he continued to appear, Till, by a Sudden Malady, And in an Instant of Time,
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He ceased to be Mortal, March III., MDCCCXLIII. " The reapers are the angels."
In memory of WILLIAM PARSONS LUNT, D. D., Pastor of this Church. Prized, Honored, Lamented, Theologian, Poet & Scholar. He devoted his Life To Intellectual Pursuits and Sacred Exercises. Weighty & Accomplished as a Writer, Eloquent as a Preacher, Conservative in a Liberal Doctrine ; Of a Grave & Earnest Spirit, He loved the Highest Meditations, And meditated the Truest Services. Born in Newburyport, April XXI., MDCCCV. ; Installed here June III., . MDCCCXXXV. He died at Ezion-Geber, on his Way to Jerusalem, March XXI., MDCCCLVII.
" Even so says the Spirit, for they rest."
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" So shall we fade and fall at length; Youth's blooming cheek,-the silvery hair Of reverend age,-and manhood's strength, Shall here repose; then hear our prayer!
" O thou, who by thy Son hast said,- From fear of death to set us free,- ' God is the God, not of the dead; ' That we, for aye, may live in thee!"
The Church-yard on School street, corner of Phipps, was given to the Episcopal Church of this town on August 1st, 1725, by
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William and Benjamin Veazie. In this ground the first Church . of England was built, and in accordance with the customs and
usages of the English Church it was also used as a depository for the dead. Since the removal of the church this ground has continued to be used as the Church-yard. Here rest the remains of a number of the old prominent families of the town, viz : The Millers, Vassels, Clarks, Dr. Turner, Veazies, Cleverlys, and some of Governor Shirley's family.
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