USA > Massachusetts > Worcester County > Lancaster > History of the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts : from the first settlement to the present time, 1643-1879 > Part 50
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63
Sermon at the Ordination of Rev. Elihu Whitcomb, Pepperellborough, July 3, 1799.
Installation Sermon of Rev. William Emerson, First church, Boston, October 16, 1799.
Sermon: Ordination of Rev. John Sabin, at Fitzwilliam, N. H., March 6,1805.
Sermon: Ordination of Rev. Samuel Willard, Deerfield, Sept. 23, 1807.
Sermon: Funeral of Rev. Francis Gardner, at Leominster, June 6, 1814. Sermon on leaving the Old Church, Lancaster, Dec. 29, 1816.
Sermon on entering the New Church, January 1, 1817.
Sermon: Funeral of Henry Bromfield, Esq , Harvard, Feb. 16, 1820. Election Sermon, May 28, 1823.
Sermon: Installation of Rev. Winthrop Bailey, of Greenfield, October 2,1825.
Sermon on Revivals of Religion, in the Liberal Preacher, August, 1827.
Sermon: Dedication of the New Church in Stow, Oct. 1, 1827.
Sermon: Ordination of Rev. William H. White, Littleton, January 2, 1828.
Discourse at Townsend, Feb. 10, 1828.
628
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
Discourse: Ordination of Rev. A. D. Jones, Hubbardston, Nov. 13, 1828. Thanksgiving Discourse; Lancaster, Nov. 27, 1828.
Discourse: Ordination of his son, Christopher T. Thayer, at Beverly, January 27, 1830.
Address at Berry Street Conference on the Modes of exerting Religious Influence at the present day, May 25, 1831.
11. Joseph Willard, born at Cambridge, 1798, but of the old Lancaster stock; graduated at Harvard, 1816; LL. B. 1820, S. H. S. Died, 1865.
Topographical and Historical Sketches of the Town of Lancaster, pp. 90, Worcester, 1826; in the Worcester Magazine and Historical Journal.
Address before the Members of the Bar of Worcester County, Oct. 2, 1829; Lancaster, 1830.
Address in Commemoration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Lancaster, with an Appendix. Boston, 1853, pp. 230.
Willard Memoir; or Life and Times of Maj. Simon Willard, 1858, pp. 470.
Naturalization in the American Colonies, 1859, Massachusetts Historical Society.
Letter to an English Friend on the Rebellion in the United States, and on British Policy, 1862 pp. 28.
Mr. Willard contributed at various times to Farmer and Morris' Collec- tion, Worcester Magazine, Christian Examiner, American Quarterly Re- view, American Monthly Review and Literary Gazette. He left in manu- script a Life of Gen. Henry Knox, and also a large collection of materials for a History of Lancaster.
12. Richard J. Cleveland. .
A Narrative of Voyages and Commercial Enterprises, 2 vols. 12 mo., Cambridge, 1842. The book passed through several editions, and was re- printed in England.
13. Henry Russel Cleveland, graduate of Harvard, 1827. Died, 1843. An intimate friend of Charles Sumner, George S. Hillard, Pres. C. C. Fel- ton and Henry W. Longfellow.
Remarks on Classical Education of Boys, by a Teacher, 1834.
Life of Henry Hudson in Sparks' American Biography, vol. X., 1838. Address delivered before the Harvard Musical Association, 1840.
A letter to the Hon. Daniel Webster on the Causes of the Destruction of the steamer Lexington, by a Traveller; 1840.
Several articles in the North American Review, New England Magazine, and other publications.
Selections from his writings, and a Memoir, were printed for private dis- tribution, by George S. Hillard, Boston, 1844.
14. Horace W. S. Cleveland, author of writings on Landscape Archi- tecture, and other subjects.
15. Henry Whiting, Brig .- General, U. S. Army, son of Gen. John Whiting. He died at St. Louis, Sept. 16, 1851.
1
629
NOVELS AND ESSAYS.
Ontway, the Son of the Forest, a Poem, New York, 1822.
Sanilac, a Poem with Notes, by Lewis Cass and H. R. Schoolcraft, Boston, 1831.
Historical and Scientific Sketches of Michigan, in connection with Cass and Schoolcraft, Detroit, 1834.
Life of Zebulon M. Pike, in Sparks' Biography, 2d series, 5th vol.
George Washington: his Revolutionary Orders issued during the years 1778-82, selected from the manuscripts of John Whiting, and edited by his son Henry. New York and London, 1844 and 1846.
The Age of Steam, in North American Review, 1824, and subsequent- ly fourteen Articles.
16. Caroline Lee (Whiting) Hentz, daughter of Gen. John Whiting; married Prof. N. M. Hentz in 1825 ; died Feb. 11, 1856, at Marianna, Florida.
She was a popular and voluminous writer in prose and verse, and a beau- tiful and accomplished woman. Among her writings were the following :
De Lara, or the Moorish Bride, a Tragedy. This gained a prize of $500. Human and Divine Philosophy, a Poem, and other Poems.
Aunt Patty's Scrap Bag. 1846.
Lovell's Folly, of local interest.
Wild Jack, or the Stolen Child. 1853.
Helen and Arthur, or Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel. 1857.
Besides these, she was the author of twelve to fifteen other volumes. Her stories have been collected into an edition of twelve volumes, by Peterson. In addition she wrote many popular stories for the magazines of the day.
17. James G. Carter, already mentioned as an author and educator.
Letters to the Hon. William Prescott, LL. D., on the Free Schools of New England, with Remarks on the Principles of Instruction. pp. 123. 1824.
Essays upon Popular Education ; containing a particular examination of the Schools of Massachusetts, and an Outline for an Institution for the Education of Teachers. pp. 60. 1826.
Editor of the Literary Gazette, Boston, 1826.
Geography of Worcester County.
18. Edmund H. Sears, a graduate of Union College, 1834. S. T. D., 1871. S. H. S., Harvard Divinity School, 1837.
Pictures of the Olden Time as shown in the Fortunes of a Family of the Pilgrims. Boston and London, 1857.
Regeneration. Boston, 1853.
Athanasia, or Foregleams of Immortality. Boston. Second edition, 1858; third, 1860. London, 1858.
The Fourth Gospel the Heart of Christ. Boston, 1872.
Sermons and Songs of the Christian Life. Boston and Philadelphia, 1875. Christ in the Life. Boston, 1877.
630
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
Christian Lyrics. Norwich, 1860.
A Frequent Contributor to the Monthly Religious Magazine.
19. Hannah F. Gould, lived in childhood at the Gould place, [now Mr. Currier's in Clinton.] Resided in Newburyport during mature life.
Poems collected from various periodicals. 1832.
Poems, 1835; Poems, 1841.
Gathered Leaves, or Miscellaneous Papers. 1846. New Poems. 1850. Diosma, a Perennial : Poems original and selected. 1850.
The Youth's Coronal : Poems for Little People. 1850.
The Mother's Dream, and other Poems. 1853.
20. Benjamin Apthorp Gould, A. A. S., born in Lancaster, brother of the preceding, and a graduate of Harvard, 1814. Died 1859.
Editor of Horace and of Virgil.
Author of various Articles.
21. Martha W. Damon, born in Lancaster, February, 1815. Married names, Grant, Tyler.
Mira Dana: a Novel of an autobiographical character, dealing with persons and scenes in Lancaster, Lowell, Worcester, and other places; full of vivacity and adventure. By Mrs. M. W. Tyler. Boston, 1856, for the author. The real title is, "A Book without a Title."
22. Christopher Toppan Thayer, Harvard University 1824; Divinity School, 1827. Minister in Beverly, 1831-1859.
Valedictory Discourse. Beverly, 1859.
Address delivered at the Dedication of Memorial Hall, Lancaster, Mass., 1868.
23. William Russell, Prof., born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1798, died in Lancaster, 1873.
Grammar of Composition. New Haven, 1823.
Lessons in Enunciation. Boston, 1830.
Rudiments of Gesture. Boston, 1838.
American Elocutionist. 1844.
Pulpit Elocution. Andover, 1853; 2d edition, 1865.
Many other valuable works came from his pen, all bearing on the sub- ject of Education, to which he devoted a noble and unselfish life. His work as an educator has been stated by his friend, George B. Emerson. It is hoped that a memoir will be published.
24. Rufus Dawes, born in Boston, 1803; educated in Lancaster. Among other writings was the following:
The Valley of the Nashaway and other Poems. 1830.
25. Hubbard Winslow, D. D., born at Williston, Vt., 1800 ; a graduate of Yale, 1825. For many years pastor of the Bowdoin street church, Bos- ton, as successor of Dr. Lyman Beecher. Author of many valuable works. Lived in Lancaster east side of George lill. While liere he wrote one or botlı of the following works:
631
POEMS AND DISCOURSES.
Elements of Intellectual Philosophy, 1856; 10th edition, 1863.
Elements of Moral Philosophy, 1856; 8th edition, 1863.
26. Benjamin Holt, Master of the Mayhew School, Boston, for more than thirty years. President Handel and Haydn Society. Lived in Lan- caster many years.
Composed and published Church Music.
27. Julia A. (Fletcher) Carney, born in Lancaster; resides in Gales- burg, Ill., wife of Rev. Mr. Carney.
A gift from Julia, a volume in the Children's Library, Boston, 1846.
She is the author of many articles, stories and poems which have ap- peared in different periodicals, which have had a wide circulation.
28. Louise M. Thurston, daughter of Wilder S. Thurston; born in Lan. caster; resides in Lynn. Forrest Mills, Boston, 1868. Charley Roberts Series. How Charley Roberts became a Man. How Eva Roberts gained her Education. Charley and Eva's Home in the West. The Children of Amity Court.
29. Mrs. Clara W. (Thurston) Fry, elder sister of the foregoing. Little Splendid's Vacation. Boston, 1868.
30. Mrs. J. J. Trowbridge. Our Grandmother's Stories. Aunt Kate's Fireside Memories. Boston. Ticknor & Fields, 1857.
31. Mrs. Mary G. (Chandler) Ware. Death and Life. The Elements of Character. Thoughts in my Garden. Author of many Articles in Magazines.
32. Charlotte M. Packard, daughter of Rev. Charles Packard. She came to Lancaster quite early in life; resides now in Brunswick, Me. She is the author of many very pleasant Stories and Poems. Some of her Hymns have found a place in one or more collections. Her writings, if collected, would make a readable and useful volume.
33. Rev. George Murillo Bartol, born in Freeport, Me .; minister of the First Church, Lancaster, since 1847.
Two Funeral Discourses: Stephen Van Rensselaer Thayer; Mrs. Sarah Toppan Thayer.
34. Rev. Amos E. Lawrence, minister of the Evangelical church, 1860-4. Funeral Discourse, for Dea. Charles Humphrey, and other publications.
35. Rev. George R. Leavitt, pastor of the Evangelical church, 1865-70: now settled in Cambridgeport.
Sermons in the annual volume of the Monday Club, Boston, 1875-8.
36. Rev. James C. White. The Third Annual Sermon, by the Pastor of the Free Congregational Church, Providence, 1865. Also many Arti- cles and Letters in periodicals.
37. Charles Fosdick Fletcher. The Priesthood from the Earliest Stages. Philadelphia, 1865. The Happy Land: An Essay, 1876. The Fall of Adam: An Essay, 1876. The Law of Love. [These are pamphlets. ]
632
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
38. John Davis Washburn, born in Boston; came to Lancaster at the age of six years: graduated at Harvard, 1853.
Address at Lancaster, July 4, 1876, a Centennial Discourse, pp. 58, Worcester.
Remarks in the House of Representatives, Boston, May 16, 1878.
Three Reports of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society.
39. Levi S. Burbank, a native, now a teacher of high reputation in Woburn. .
Remarks on Cumbery Pond.
Report on the Geology of the Nashua Valley. These are not the exact titles, but indicate the subjects.
40. Rev. B. K. Peirce, D. D., a minister in the Methodist denomination, resident here as Superintendent of the Industrial School, 1854-61.
Zion's Herald, Boston, of which he has been the able and genial editor many years. His writings would fill several volumes.
41. Rev. Abijah Perkins Marvin, resident since 1870.
Several occasional Sermons and Essays. Articles in the New Englander, Congregational Quarterly, Bibliotheca Sacra and other periodicals. As- sociate Editor of Boston Recorder, 1867.
42. The Editor or Editors of the Lancaster Gazette, if their names were known, would find a place in this record. The paper was edited with ability and discretion.
A catalogue of the works written by authors of Lancaster ancestry, would fill several pages. Among these writers would be Rev. Nathan S. S. Beaman, D. D., of Troy, N. Y., a distinguished author, and the ablest debater in the Presby- terian general assembly ; Rev. Moses Hale Wilder, of Brook- lyn, N. Y., author of the "Book of the Wilders ;" Rev. Leicester A. Sawyer, D. D., formerly of New Haven ; Rev. Samuel Willard, president of Harvard University, and many other divines of the Willard family ; Hon. Lorenzo Sawyer, of San Francisco, author of Judicial Decisions, as judge of the United States Circuit Court ; and William Hickling Prescott, the celebrated historian. It is a singular fact that several authors who have acquired distinction in connection with American historical literature, have been intimately associ- ated with Lancaster by descent, or family connection, or residence, or education, as Willard, Higginson, Hildreth, Sparks, Bancroft, Palfrey and Prescott.
CHAPTER XXV.
CEMETERIES.
THERE are six public Burying Yards or Cemeteries in Lancaster. In proceeding, the origin of each will be given, as far as the facts can be found in the Records. These sacred garners of the dust of those generations which have passed away, possess a great and yearly increasing interest ; and are · visited, every season, by pilgrims from far distant parts of the land, to which the descendants of the early settlers have removed.
I. THE OLD BURYING GROUND.
The first place of interment in the town of which we have any knowledge, is called the Old Burying Ground, or Yard. This is believed to be the resting place of all who died here from the time of settlement in 1643, to the close of the cen- tury. But there is no stone, monument or mound to tell certainly where any were buried previous to the massacre in 1676. Neither is there a scrap of paper, nor a lingering tra- dition to show where the remains of those who were killed at that time, were placed. Perhaps the bodies of some were burned in the burning houses. About fifty persons perished, in different parts of the town, and nearly all of them had lived in the Center or in South Lancaster. Were they buried where they fell? Did the survivors, and the soldiers who were on the ground before the next day closed, gather all the bloody and charred remains and bury them together, near the minis- ter's garrison ? Were the bodies of all - "matron and maid, and the sweet babe, and the gray-headed man," - all laid in
633
634
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
one grave in the old burying yard, which was near? Or final- ly, were they buried in separate family groups, where we know that some of their descendants were laid when their course was finished ? These are questions which none can answer ; but the last query suggests the most probable conclusion. Several of the victims had friends already buried, and the conjecture is reasonable that the bodies of the slain were placed beside kindred dust and ashes.
The dimensions of the yard are as follows. The length from the head to the foot is four hundred and twelve feet. The width at the head, or west end, is a little over two hun- dred feet, and at the foot not far from fifty feet. It is one hundred feet wide in the middle.
The form of this burial place is quite singular. It rises from the intervale on all sides except the southwest corner, where it joins the meeting-house hill, some ten to thirteen feet. It has doubtless been washed, in some former age, on the two sides and the east end by the waters of the Nashua. The whole yard is an elongated and regular mound. It might be called a giant's grave. Suppose him to be lying on his back, but a little inclined or sloping to the left, or the northeast, with his arms at either side, the middle of the form drawn back slightly, and the feet close together, and then covered with earth, and you have the outline of this ancient burial place.
The distance from the southwest corner of the yard, cross- ing the railroad, to the northeast corner of the Middle Ceme- tery, as the land lies, is about fourteen and a half rods ; and to the top of the meeting-house hill, cighteen and one-fifth rods. The distance from the middle of the northwest end of the yard to the foot of the railroad embankment, is not far from five rods. From the northeast corner of the yard, perpendicularly to the river is nearly twenty rods. It is about the same distance from the middle of the northeast side, in a direct line to the river.
BURYING GROUND Lancaster ?
E
204 205 206
202 203 67)
68
196 197 198 199200 195 (65)
201 66
192 193
191
194
190
(63)
64)
182 183 184 185
180 181
188 189
179
61 0186 187
62
162
164 165 166 167
173 176 177 174 175
163
171172
128
160 57)
170 58 168 169 59
60
148
157 152
155 156 157 158
150
147
150
153 154
145 14053 149
55
143 144
157 738
136}
49
130 (50 032 133 134 1358651
(52
124
126 127 128
118
119 Tio 121 122 125
125
G 117 44
45
46
47
I
103 104 105 106 102
1to 111 112
115
109
(39)
102
40
41
113 42
43
100
89
96 97
88
33)
34
90 91 35) 92 93 94 95 (36)
37)
38
81 82
83
84
85 86 87
79 80
78
30
31
61 62 63
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
53 54
60
55 56
57 58 59
65 66 67 68 64
24
25
26 B
27
28
48 49 50 51
52
30
45 44 45 46 47
20
21
2)
23)
27
28 29
26
13
16
17
18
14 15 16 17
20 21 22
24 25
23
7
8
(9
18 19 10
12
1
5 678
11
2
3 4
9 10
0
2F
3
5)
OH
lol
98
99
29
34363637383. 19 31 32 333435
40 41 42
€
lo8
139140
141 142
131
12q
161
12 13
635
MAP OF THE YARD.
There is no shrubbery in the yard. It is free from weeds, briars and bushes. Within and near it are walnut, oak, pine and maple trees, which adorn the lot, and give a grateful shade in the summer afternoon. A good fence surrounds the yard, and the entrance is by convenient turnstiles. Neat- ness and good order characterize the sacred enclosure. The public spirit of the town, and the gift of Mr. Thayer, will cause this and all the other burial places to be kept in a man- ner creditable to the living and worthy of the dead.
There is not a piece of marble in the yard. The earliest stones set up were rough granite slabs, quite small and ir- regular in form. Next came rough pieces of slate without form or comeliness, but serving as well as polished marble to tell the reverent seeker where the ashes of his ancestors repose. The third stage in mortuary memorials was the polish- ed slate in regular form, and often adorned with heads of cherubs, and quaint devices. The lettering is generally good, and the spelling modern except on some of the most ancient stones. Perhaps half the inscriptions had become nearly or quiet illegible, by reason of moss, or the slow abrasion of the elements, when in 1876, the committee in charge, had them cleaned with acids and water. With here and there an exception, the epitaphs can now be read with ease. In some cases, however, it has been necessary to take all positions, and use every slant of sunshine to decipher the names and dates.
As the yard is not laid out in regular family lots, it was not easy to make a map or plan which would enable one to find the position of a particular grave. The following plan was devised. The yard was divided into squares of twenty- five feet. The squares were defined by corner stakes twenty- five feet apart each way. The surveying was done by Mr. Harold Parker, civil engineer, who also drew the accompany- ing plan. The lettering and figuring is the work of Mr. H. E. Remick. It is too plain to need any detailed explanation. Stone posts have been set at suitable points to enable any
636
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
one, with a measuring tape or rod, to find any specified grave after the monument has been removed, or has fallen by de- cay .. The stone marked A and placed at the middle of the northwest end of the yard, is the starting point in laying out the squares. A line of stones one hundred feet apart, marked on the map B, C, D, extends down the yard. The last stone, E, is one hundred and twelve feet from D, to avoid a grave, and also to mark the lower end of the yard. There is a stone fifty feet to the right of A, and also another fifty feet to the right of C. There are also stones fifty feet to the left of A and C. From either of these stones it is easy to measure any number of feet, either way, with a line or rod.
Turning now from the yard to the map, the lot, as said above, is divided in squares of twenty-five feet. Each square is numbered in the right corner with a heavy faced figure. Let the explorer begin with the square in the northwest cor- ner, numbered 1, where he will find a single grave marked 1, near the east side. The next square has no grave. The third square has one, and the next, marked 4, has six graves. Each grave is numbered with a small figure, and the figures are placed as near to their position in the square as possible, without exact measurement. It will be seen that the earliest date on any monument is 1684, two or three years after the town was re-settled and in order for municipal action.
THE INSCRIPTIONS.
The following inscriptions were copied in 1877, and care has been taken to have them exact in orthography and arrange- ment, but it is impossible to present the shape and size of the letters.
1. 1. In Memory of A Father and 4 Children, Mr. Andrew Wilder, died Dec. ye 28th, A. D. 1764, in ye 56th year of his Age.
Death is a Debt to Nature due Which I have paid, and so must you.
637
WILDER .- PHILLIPS .- ROBBINS.
Andrew, son of Mr. An- drew and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilder, was still born Sept. ye 1st, 1741.
Joseph, son of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. Wilder, died Aug. ye 15th, 1775, in ye 3d year of his Age.
Ruth, Dau'r of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. Wilder, died June ye 19, 1753, in ye 8th year of her Aag.
Deborah, Dau'r of Mr. A. and Mrs. E. Wilder, died Aug. ye 22d 1755. Aged 11 days.
2.
No stone.
3. 2. In Memory of Mr. John Phillips, Who died Nov. ye 23d, Anno Dom. 1776, Aged 56 Years. And also two of his Sons. John died Oct. ye 29th 1776, Aged 5 years. Samuel died Nov. ye 2d 1776, Aged 3 years.
Likewise of his Daughter Rebecca, died Oct. ye 29th, 1776, Aged 22 months.
4. 3. In Memory of Bathsheba Robbins, widow of Mr. Edward Robbins, Who died Oct. 16, 1805. In the 86th year of her Age.
4.
In Memory of Mr. Edward Robbins, who departed this life Oct. 9th, 1791, in ye 78th year of his age.
5. Here lies interred ye Body of Mr. John Phillips, Who departed this Life January ye 3d Anno Dom. 1763, Aged 76 years.
6. In Memory of Mrs. Lydia Phillips Who departed this Life, May ye 31st. Anno Dom. 1760, Aged 29 years.
7. In Memory of Rebecca Phillips, Who died Feb'y ye 4th, Anno Domini 1775, Aged 53 years.
8. In Memory of Mr. Jotham Phillips, who departed this Life, Feb'y ye 20th, Anno Domini, 1780, Aged 44 years.
5. 9. In Memory of Jonathan Robbins, son of Mr. Edward and Mrs. Bathsheba Robbins, who died November ye 24th,
638
HISTORY OF LANCASTER.
1763, Aged 17 years, 7 Months and 24 Days.
10. Mr. Edward Robbins, jun. 1763.
11. Here lies the Body of Jacob Waters, of Charlestown, , Aged 65 years and 7 m's, who died at Lancaster December ye 15, 1714.
[This inscription is on the inside of the stone.]
6 and 7. No stones.
15. Sacred To the Memory of Mr. NATHANIEL WYMAN who died June ye 5th, AD. 1776, in the 58th year of his Age.
The stroke of death hath laid my head Down in this dark and silent Bed; The Trump shall sound, I hope to rise, And meet my SAVIOUR in the skies.
16. Here lies Buried The Body of Mrs. MARY WYMAN, ye wife of Mr. Nathaniel Wyman, who died on May, ye 3d 1759, in ye 37th year of her Age.
Her Father deceased the same Day.
8. 12. Here lies interred Ye Body of Mr. Ephraim Wyman, who deceased on ye 17th of Feb'ry, Anno Do. 1780, in ye 30th Year of his Age.
13. Erected in Memory of Mr. Nathaniel Wyman, who died Dec'r 15, 1801, Aged 55.
A Pattern of Honesty and Industry.
17. Erected In Memory of Mrs. SUBMIT WYMAN, who died Nov'r 25, 1804, in the 74th year of her age.
10. 18. In Memory of Elizabeth, Daug'r of Mr. Abijah and Mrs. Abigail Wyman, who died June ye 20th 1776, Aged 11 years and 10 months.
9. 14.
Ye Body of Mrs. Mary Whitney, ye Wife of Mr. JONATHAN WHIT- NEY, who deceased Jan. ye 12th, A. D. 1778, in ye 34th year of her Age.
19. HERE LIES BURIED YE BODY OF MR. JOHN BENNETT WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECEM. YE 20TH A. D., 1748, AGE 29 YEARS, 11 M & 10 D'S.
BENNETT. - CLARK. - WILDER.
639
20. In Memory of Mrs. Bathsheba Bennett, ye wife of Capt. John Bennett, who died Feb'y ye 7th, 1762, Aged 67 years. Remember Death.
21. In Memory of Capt. John Bennett, who died June ye 5th, 1761, Aged 68 years.
O Death, Thou'st conquered me, I by thy Dart am slain; But Christ hast conquered thee, And I shall rise again.
22. HERE LIES BURIED YE BODY OF MR. SAMUEL BENNETT, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE, JULY 6TH, A. D. 1742, IN YE 77TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
11.
No stone.
12. 23.
Mary Moore.
[Illegible date on foot-stone.]
24.
Illegible stone.
25.
Illegible stone.
13. 26. Lev't Godfrey.
14 and 15.
No stone.
16. 27.
In Memory of a Father and 4 Children. Mr. Matthew Clark died July ye 9th ADom. 1760. in the 56th year of his Age.
Mary died Jan'y ye 27th 1749, in ye 9thı Year of her Age.
Matthew died July ye 24th, 1750, in ye 9th year of his Age.
John died May ye 15th, 1751, Aged 3 years.
Sarah died October ye 6th 1758, in the 3d year of her Age.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.