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Land of our love! Still may thy path ascend ;- Fail not ;- fulfil the charter of thy birth ; Freedom's great champion and Religion's friend ! Behold thy title, flowing round the earth.
Ye sons, think deep ;- be strong in heart and hand ; Remember God, who with his silver key, Unlocked the western gates, and gave this land, To freedom's sons and all whom truth makes free.
Fast rush the future ages into light,- Come, halcyon peace, on that broad ocean sail ! Long may the lamps in pilgrim tombs burn bright ; Forever pilgrim principles prevail.
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
BURYING HILL.
INSCRIPTIONS AND MEMORIALS OF INTERMENTS.
" They should not sleep forever Unhonored in their graves, Who braved for us the battle shower, And walked the stormy waves. Their dust is calling from the ground, With strong and steady cry ;
For unlettered are their spots of rest, And their names are passing by."
We have now introduced you, in our "rustic " way, to homelots and households of your Pilgrim ancestors, and are ready to retrace our mental wan- derings with you to the "waste place of their sepulchres." A little north of the present enclosure stood the thatched-roofed temple, in which they worshipped the Protecting Power which bore them safely over the white-capped waves of yonder ocean. And
" Here 'twas their will to sleep beneath the sod, Which, when alive, their feet so often trod,- To bend the grateful knee, and tune the lays Of sweet devotion to their Maker's praise."
PARRIS.
Near the centre of the hill is the Winslow tomb, supposed to have been constructed by Isaac Wins- low, son of Gov. Josiah, whose remains were ex- humed and deposited therein. There is no record extant of all who have been laid therein; they include the following, unnamed on the tombstone, viz. :- Sarah, wife of Isaac Winslow, Esq .; her dau. Anna; Mary, wife of Gen. Winslow, and a Mrs.
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INSCRIPTIONS ON BURYING HILL.
Oliver; Capt. James Gooch and his wife Mary, of Boston; Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Winslow; Capt. Thomas Dingley and wife.
In March, 1692, the ship Columbia, Capt. Chauncy, of Portsmouth, was stranded on this coast, and nearly all on board perished, among which were two young gentlemen of the name of Hildreth, with a large property on board, from Birmingham, Eng. Their remains were entombed here. A silver cup, with this inscription, was presented to Dr. Winslow, by their friends :-
From Richard Hildreth, of Birmingham, Great Britain, To Dr. Isaac Winslow. A Token of Gratitude.
WINSLOW TOMB STONE.
The Honble JOSIAH WINSLOW Gour of New Plymouth Dyed December ye 18th 1680 Ætatis 52.
PENELOPE ye widdow of Gour Winslow dyed December ye 9, 1703, ÆEtatis 73.
The Honble ISAAC WINSLOW, Esq', December ye 14 1708 Ætatis 67.
HON JOHN WINSLOW Esqr died April 17 1774, AET 72.
ISAAC WINSLOW M. D. died Oct 24 1819 aged 80.
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
JOHN WINSLOW Esqr died at Natchez August 24 1852 aged 48.
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PELHAM WINSLOW, died August 19 1813 aged 23.
Here Lyes Buried the Body of Capt NATHANIEL WINSLOW who Decd December the 1st 1719 in the 81st year of his Age.
Here lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs Faith Winslow wife to Capt Nathaniel Winslow Who Decd Novembr 9th Anno Domin 1729 in ye 85th Year of her Age.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MR NATHANIEL WINS LOW WHO DYED MAY YE 13TH 1736.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF LYDIA WINSLOW WIFE TO NATHANIEL WINSLOW AGED 44 YEARS DIED APRIL 1716.
HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF NATH' WINSLOW SON OF MR KENELM & MRS ABIGAIL WINSLOW He was drowned in North River MAY YE 24TH 1734 AGED 25 YEARS 11 MOS
Here lies Buried the Body of KENELM WINSLOW Esq of MARSHFIELD who departed this Life June 10th 1757 Aged 82 Years.
Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs Abigail Winslow wife to Mr KENELM WINSLOW who Decd Augst 15th Anno Domi 1729 Aged 47 Years 7 Months & 15 Days.
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In Memory of Kenelm Winslow Esq who Died Augst ye 13th 1780 In ye 63rd year. of his Age.
Here lies interred Abigail Winslow - Daughter of the Honble Silvanus Bourne Esq of Barnstable and the wife of Kenelm Winslow Esq Born 21 June 1729 Died at Marshfield 21 Decr 1761 Aged 32 years and 6 months
HERE LYES INTERRED YE BODY OF NATHANL WINSLOW SON OF MR JOHN WINSLOW WHO DYED MARCH YE 26TH 1723 AGED 10.
Eleanor Winslow Daughter of Mr Kenelm & Mrs Abigail Winslow Decd April ye 12 1719 Aged 9 Months & 23 Days
HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF JOHN WINSLOW SON OF MR JOHN WINSLOW WHO DYED AUGUST YE 8TH 1724 AGED 18 YEARS.
HERE LYES INTERRED YE BODY MR JOSEPH TAYLOR WHO DYED SEPTE MBER 13th 1727 AGED 67 YEARS
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HERE LYES WHAT REMAINS OF WILLIAM THOMAS ESQ ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF NEW PLYMOUTH COLONY WHO DECP IN YE MONTH OF AUGUST 1651 ABOUT YE 78TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES THE REMAINS OF NATHANIEL THOMAS GENT WHO DECD YE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1674 ABOUT YE 68TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES INTERRED YE BODY OF WILLIAM THOMAS GENTN WHO DECD MARCH YE 30TH 1718 IN YE 80TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES INTERRED YE BODY OF YE HONORABLE NATHANIEL THOMAS ESQR WHO DECD OCT YE 22 1718 IN YE 75TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
DEBORAH YE WIFE OF NATHANIEL THOMAS ESQ DECD JUNE YE 17TH 1696 IN YE 53RD YEAR OF HER AGE
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS ELIZE THOMAS, WIFE OF NATHANIEL THOMAS FORMERLY WIFE TO CAPT WILM CONDY DECD 1713 IN YE 61ST YEAR OF HER AGE.
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HERE LYES BURIED YE BODY OF MRS MARY THOMAS WIFE TO MR NATHANIEL THOMAS ESQR WHO DECD OCT YE 7TH 1727 IN YE 54TH YEAR OF HER AGE
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MR SAMUEL THOMAS AGED 65 YEARS DECEASED SEPTEMBER YE 2ND 1720
HERE LYES YE BODY OF ALICE THOMAS WIFE OF NATHAN THOMAS AGED 25 YEARS DYED JUNE YE 14 1715
Here lyes ye Body of MRS LYDIA THOMAS, Wife to Mr JOHN THOMAS who Died Janry ye 17th 1750 Aged 60 Years and 11 Months 9
HERE LYES INTER'D THE BODY OF MRS MARY THOMAS WIFE TO JOHN THOMAS ESQ DIED MAY YE 3RD 1737 IN THE 35TH YEAR OF HER AGE
HERE LYES BURIED YE BODY OF MRS MARCY THOMAS YE WIDOW OF MR SAMUEL THOMAS WHO DECP SEPT 1741 AGED 79 YEARS
HERE LYES YE BODY OF ABIAH THOMAS, WIFE OF NATHAN THOMAS AGED 26 YEARS DECD FEBRY 1ST 1717-18
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Here lyes Buried the Body of Mr JOHN THOMAS, who departed this Life April 14th 1770 Aged 86 Years & 5 Months.
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Memento Mori.
In Memory of Col Anthony Thomas who Died July ye 14th 1781 Aged 62 Years 3 Months & 20 Days -
John Thomas Son of Mr Anthony & Mrs Abigail Thomas Decd Novr 11th 1748 Aged 5 Months & 5 Days
Here lyes y® Body of Kezia Thomas Daugtr of Mr John & Mrs Lydia Thomas who Died Decembr 11th 1751 Aged 21 Years 1 Month & 4 Days.
ANN THOMAS DAU TO JOHN AND LYDIA THOMAS, DECD THE 7TH DEC 1723 IN YE 6TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
In Memory of Capt JOHN THOMAS Born August 30th 1764 Died July 27 1837
"For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."-2nd Cor. V, 1.
Erected to the memory of MRS LUCY THOMAS, wife of JOHN THOMAS who died March, 13, 1849 Aged 78 years My Mother
Sacred to the Memory Mrs Lucy wife of Capt John Thomas she died August 30th 1804 Aged 40 Years 11 Months and 8 days
With love divine and pure delight On faith's celestial wing With sweet repose she took her flight For death had lost its sting.
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Beneath this rest the ashes of NATHANIEL RAY THOMAS Son of John and Lucy Thomas, Born at Marshfield June 9 1812, Died at Washington D. C March, 17, 1840 aged 27 years
" And ye now therefore have sorrow ; but I will see you again." -
HERE LYES YE ASHES OF YE REVEREND LEARNED & PIOUS MR EDWARD TOMPSON PASTOR OF YE CHURCH OF MARSHFIELD WHO SUDDENLY DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH YE 16TH 1705 ANNO AETATIS SUEE 40
HERE IN A TYRANT'S HAND DOES CAPTIVE LYE A RARE SYNOPSIS OF DIVINITY, OLD PATRIARCHS, PROPHETS, GOSPEL BISHOPS MEET, UNDER DEEP SILENCE IN THEIR WINDING SHEET; HERE REST AWHILE IN HOPES AND FULL INTENT, WHEN THEIR KING CALLS, TO MEET IN PARLIAMENT.
HERE LYES INTERRED THE BODY OF MRS ELIZABETH PELHAM WHO DECD APRIL YE 1ST 1706 IN YE 84TH YEAR OF HER AGE
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF DEACON JOHN FOSTER WHO DYED JUNE YE 13TH 1732 AGED 91 YEARS
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS SARAH FOSTER WIFE TO DEACON JOHN FOSTER WHO DYED MAY YR 26TH 1731 AGED 85 YEARS
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS DEBORAH FOSTER WHO DYED NOVEMBER YE 4TH 1732 IN YE 42ND YEAR OF HER AGE
HERE LYES BURIED YE BODY OF ISAAC LITTLE ESQR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS DIED NOVEMBER YE 24 1699
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS BETHIAH LITTLE WIFE TO ASQUIR ISAAC LITTLE WHO DYED SEP TEMBER 23RD 1718 AGED - YEARS
MARCY LITTLE THE DAUGHTER OF CAPT ASQUIR ISAAC LITTLE WHO DYED JULY 1724 AGED 9 YEARS
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INSCRIPTIONS ON BURYING HILL.
Thomas Bourn Son of Thomas & Deborah Bourn Decd Sept 14 1723 aged 7 Years 3 Mo & 3 Days
Ebenezer Bourn Son of Thomas & Deborah Bourn Decd Sept 20 1723 aged 3 Years 5 Mo & 16 Days
Deborah Bourn Daugtr of Thomas & Deborah Bourn Decd Octobr 2nd 1723 Aged 1 Year 9 mo & 15 Days
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MR JOSEPH WATERMAN AGED 62 YEARS DYED JANUARY THE 1ST 1711
HERE LYES BURIED YE BODY OF MRS SARAH WATERMAN WIDOW OF MR JOSEPH WATERMAN WHO DECD SEPT YE 11TH 1741 AGED 90 YEARS & 3 MONTHS.
HERE LYES YE BODY JOSEPH WATERMAN JUNR DIED DECR THE 23RD 1715 IN THE 39 YEAR OF HIS AGE.
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
HERE LYES YE BODY OF MR ANTHONY WATERMAN WHO DYED APRIL YE 1ST 1715 IN YE 31ST YEAR OF HIS AGE
JOSEPH SON OF JOSEPH AND SUSANNA WATERMAN DIED MARCH 28 1715 IN YE 3 YEAR OF HIS AGE.
ERECTED, in the memory of THOMAS DINGLEY, born May 22, 1761, died Feb 21 1827.
and his wife RUTH S WINSLOW born Dec 17 1771 died Oct 20 1846.
This Stone is Erected in Memory of Deacn Thomas Dingley who departed this life, Sept 15 1806 Aged 74 Years & 11 months.
He was Deacon of the first Church in Marshfield 26 years to the great satisfaction of the Church.
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This Stone is Erected in Memory of Mr John Dingley Son of Dea Thomas Dingley & Mrs Anna his wife who departed this life Aug 10 1806 Aged 41 years
HERE LYES YE BODY OF JOHN ROUSE SEN AGED 74 YEARS DIED OCT YE 3RD 1717
HERE LYES YE BODY OF JOHN ROUSE AGED 26 YEARS DIED MAY YE 26TH 1704
IN MEMORY OF MRS MARY BOURN WIFE TO MR JEDEDIAH BOURN WHO DECEASED JUNE YE 28TH IN YE 44TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
Here lies buried Mr Jedediah Bourn who Decd Octr ye 18th 1765 In ye 74th Year of his age
In Memory of Mrs Lucy Delano wife of Mr Joseph Delano who died Augst 24 1789 In the 53rd year of her Age.
In Memory of Capt Rouse Bourne who Decd June ye 29th 1768 In 29th year of his age
In Memory of Nathaniel son of Dea Rouse & Mrs Hannah Bourn he died Sept 17 1810 aged 3 Months & 14 Days.
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
In memory of Miss Lucy Bourn who died December 14th 1788 Aged 19 years 11 months & 12 days
In Memory of Mr DANIEL WRIGHT who died May 6 1829 AET 76 yrs.
Mrs SARAH wife of Mr DANIEL WRIGHT. died March 16 1822 AET 65 yrs
Here Lyes Buried the Body of Mr WINTER HEWET Who Deceased March the 3rd 1717-18 in ye 39th Year of His Age.
Here Lyes Buried the Body of Mr SOLOMON HEWET Aged 45 Years & 10 Days who Deceased December the 5th 1717.
MARY. S. wife of Thomas Hewett died May 4 1838 aged 20 Y'rs 5 mo's & 21 ds
MARY S. died Jan. 14, 1843 AE 2 y'rs 6 mo's & 21 d's
ELLA J died Aug. 6, 1845 AE 6 mo's & 5 d's
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Emma died Sept. 10, 1848 AE. 4 mo's & 5 d's Children of THOMAS & CRISSA HEWETT.
In memory of Capt JOSEPH KENT He Died Janry 1st 1801 Aged 83 Years & 10 Days
Thomas Kent son of Mr Nathaniel Kent & Mrs Abigail his wife died Decbr 2nd 1792 Aged 4 Years 4 months & 26 days
In Memory of Mrs Lydia widow of Capt Joseph Kent who died April 9th 1810 Aged 89 years 1 Month 2 days
In Memory of Nathaniel son of Capt Nathaniel & Mrs Abigail Kent he died Decr 13 1806 Aged 15 days.
AMANDA GEORGE Daughter of Henry L & Ann L Delano died Oct 15 1851 AE 6 yrs and 6 mos
In Memory of Mr JOHN MOOREHEAD who died June 13, 1836 aged 76
John Moorehead born Oct 8 1821 died Dec. 27 1847
Here the weary are at rest
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MEMORIALS OF MARSHFIELD.
ARTHUR MOOREHEAD died March 14 1840 Æ 10 mos & 24 days Not lost but gone before.
Mary Winslow widow of Seth Winslow died March 23 1827 aged 49 years
ROBERT CUSHMAN'S TOMB.
Robert Cushman born February 11, 1758, Died September 11, 1837.
Persis (Phillips) Cushman wife of R. Cushman Died October 25, 1819, aged 59.
Betsey (Gray) wife of Joseph P. Cushman Died July 26, 1826, aged 41
Elizabeth Gray Cushman died 1825 aged 1 year 8 months.
ANDREW BRADFORD H. C. 1771 quarter master in the Army of the Revolution, d. in Duxbury 1 Jan 1836 aged 90.
Mrs. Mary (Turner) Bradford wife of Andrew Bradford Esq died June 10 1825, aged 73.
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DANIEL WEBSTER Born January 18 1782 Died October 24 1852 " Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief."
Philosophical argument, especially that drawn from the vastness of the Universe, in comparison with the apparent insignificance of this globe has some- times shaken my reason for the faith which is in me ; but my heart has always assured and reassured me that the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be a Divine Reality. The Sermon on the Mount cannot be a mere human production. This belief enters into the very depth of my conscience. The whole history of man proves it.
GRACE FLETCHER wife of Daniel Webster Born, January 16, 1781 Died January 21, 1828
" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
JULIA WEBSTER wife of Samuel Appleton Appleton Born January 16 1818 Died April 28 1848 Let me go, for the day breaketh.
MARY CONSTANCE APPLETON Born Feb. 7, 1848 Died March 15, 1849.
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MAJOR EDWARD WEBSTER, Born July 20 1820, Died at San Angel, in Mexico, In the military service of his country Jan. 23, 1848. A dearly beloved son and brother
CHARLES Son of Daniel and Grace Fletcher Webster Born Dec. 31, 1821, Died Dec. 19, 1824.
GRACE FLETCHER Daughter of FLETCHER and CAROLINE S WEBSTER Born at Detroit Aug. 29, 1837 Died at Boston Feb. 7, 1844.
HARRIETTE PAIGE daughter of Fletcher and Caroline S. Webster, Born Sept 6 1843. Died March 2 1845.
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