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1793, Ang. 1, " Mr. Jonathan Lawrence died." 4th, "Buried." (Thomp- son's Diary. ) (See note regarding family in W. R. C.'s copy, Diary, p. 156.)
(4.) " Samuel Kendall, son of Mr. Obadiah and Mrs. Sally Kendall, died Jan. 15, 1795, aged 3 years & 4 months."
" Died of canker rash "; born Sept. 21, 1791, son of Obadiah (epitaph 288) and Sarah (Johnson) Kendall (epitaph 313) ; married September 5, 1782.
1795, Jan. 15, " Obediah Kendall's child Died." 16, " Buried." (Thomp- son's Diary )
(5.) " Erected in Memory of Miss Hannah Johnson who died Jan. 27, 1795, Et. 25.
" O life, frail offspring of a day, 'Tis puff'd with one short gasp away, So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasures only bloom to die." .
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" Of canker rash "; born May 20, 1770; daughter of Josiah (epitaph 40) and Sarah (Gardner) Johnson (epitaph 184); married Dec. 2, 1760.
1795, Jan. 27, " Hannah Johnson Died." 28, " Ditto, Buried." (Thomp- son's Diary.)
(6.) "In Memory of Miss Catharins Wyman, dau. of Mr. Samuel & Mrs Catharins Wyman, who died suddenly Feb. 15, 1795. In the 17th year of her age."
" Beneath these clods of silent dust, I sleep where all ye living must; The gayest youth, and fairest face, In time must sleep in this dark place."
Died of " canker rash." Samuel and Catherine (Fowle) Wyman ; her parents were married in Woburn, April 22, 1773; her birth is not on Wo- burn Records. 1795, Feb. 16-17. "Katty Wyman jur. Dicd & Buried." (Thompson's Diary.)
(7.) " In Memory of Mrs. Abigail Richardson wife of Mr. Joseph Richardson, who died Feb. 18, 1795, Aged 57 Years."
" I yield my body to its Kindred dust,
Leaving my offspring to my Saviour's trust,
And when He comes as Judge at the last trumpet sound, May they with me among the Just be found."
Abigail (Felton) Richardson, originally of Danvers, married Joseph Richardson; published Jan. 16, 1761.
1795. Feb. 18. " Joseph Richardson wife died." 20. Mr[s] Richardson Buried " (Thompson's Diary. )
(8.) " In Memory of M'r Oliver Richardson, who died April 7th, 1793, Aged 90 years.
" His body'll slumber in the dust, Till the last trump shall sound, We trust he'll rise amongst the just, And be with glory crowned."
Born Ang. 15, 1706, son of Joseph and Mary Richardson; representa- tive of Woburn, 1769 to 1773; selectman, 1752-1755, 1770-1773 (Sew- all's History) ; admitted member of Woburn First Church, May 22, 1774. (Church Manual p. 11.) " 1795 April 7th, Mr Oliver Richardson died. Buried 10th." (Thompson's Diary. )
(9.) " In Memory of Jona, son of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs Hannah Law- rence, who died May 16, 1795, Aged 16 Months. 8 ds."
Born Jan. 8, 1794, son of Deacon Ebenezer (epitaph 304) and Hannah (Estabrooks) Lawrence (epitaph 226).
" 1795 May 28, Eben Lawrenc[e]'s youngest Child Died & Buried." (Thompson's Diary.)
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(10.) " Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Judith Symmes, wife of Mr. Zachariah Symmes, who died July 24, 1795 ÆEt. 84. Memento mori."
(See Sewall, 610. Vinton's Symmes Memorial, pp. 40, 41.) 1795, July 4, "Mrs Symmes Died." 6th, "Widow Mrs Judeth Syms Buried." (Thompson's Diary. ) She was daughter of Deacon Samuel and Judith (Simonds) Eames, and was born March 22, 1718; married Zachariah Symmes, 1741. He died in 1793 (epitaph in First Yard).
(11.) " This Stone Erected to the Memory of Dean Josiah Richardson who died Dec' 28th, 1795, ÆEtat. 48.
" In the midst of his usefulness & Comfort; He resigned this Life with Faith & Hope of Eternal life in Jesus Christ.
" The memory of the Just is blessed."
Born Nov. 8, 1747, son of Reuben and Esther (Wyman) Richardson : chosen deacon of Woburn Church, Jan. 28, 1789. He married Jerusha Brooks, who died the widow of Ebenezer Wade, in 1842. (Epitaph 311, Second Yard.)
" 1793, Dec. 29. Deacon Josiah Richardson died. 31, Dea. Richardson buried." (Thompson's Diary.) (Cf. N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., XXIX., 156.)
(12.) " In Memory of Mrs Sally Holden, consort of Mr. Asa Holden. She died April 18, 1796. Aged 18 years.
" One in the flower & bloom of life Resigns her mortal breath, The Vigorous & the Virtuous must Become the prey of death."
Sally (Miller) Holden, married July 23, 1795; born Feb. 14, 1778; daughter of Job (epitaph 207) and Sarah Miller (epitapli 319).
" 1796 April. Asa Holden's child died 9th, buried 11. Asa Holden's wife died 18th buried 20th." (Thompson's Diary.)
(13.) " Here lies Interred the Remains of Mrs Hannah Brewster, who died on Sunday, June 19, 1796, Aged 67 years.
" All Earthly cares now from her mind are fled, Soft be her Slumbers, Sweet her dusty bed, "Till ye shrill Trump shall wake the sleeping dead. Then Rous'd from slumbers to her glad surprise Meet her dear Saviour in yon Azure Skies."
Hannah Brewster, a " widow," per Town Records Mary (Carter) Brews- ter, daughter of Seth and Hannah, born at Wrentham, March 25, 1761. (Woburn Town Records.) (See Bond's Watertown, 183.) Dr. Lot Brewster died in Woburn 1765; he married Lucy Reed in 1754. Hannah Brewster was daughter of Thomas and Hannah Carter, born April 15, 1729. " 1796, June 19, Mrs. Hannah Brewster died; buried 22." (Thompson's Diary ;
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see W. R. Cutter's note to copied Diary, page 190. ) Benjamin Coolidge, of Boston, and Polly (Carter) Brewster, of Woburn, were married by Rev. Mr. Marrett, Sept. 26, 1779.
(14.) Mary Plympton, dau of Dr Sylvanus Plympton & Mrs. Mary his wife, died 8 July, 1796, aged 5 years & 7 months.
" From death['s ] arrest no age is free, The youngest bab[e]s may die ; My Mates, a warning take from me Now in eternity."
Born Dec. 10, 1790, daughter of Dr. Sylvanus and Mary (Richardson) Plympton : married May 12, 1785.
'8th. Doct. Plympton's child died." (Thompson's Diary.)
A marble stone (epitaphs 355, 356), recently erected, is inscribed to Dr. Sylvanus Plympton, who died Jan. 18, 1836, aged 76, and to Mary, his wife, who died Nov. 1, 1835, aged 74. He graduated from Harvard Col- lege, 1780; selectman, 1819; representative. 1809, 1812, and 1816. (See note of W. R. Cutter's copied Thompson's Diary, p. 192.)
(15.) " This Stone Erected In Memory of Mrs Mary Wyman, wife of Mr. Joshua Wyman, She died Nov'br 27, 1796, aged 63 Years:
" Whose Friendship & Benevolence made her amiable in life, & lamented at death : Death is the Crown of life, Life lives beyond the Grave."
Mary (Fowle) Wyman, wife of Joshua, and daughter of John and Mary Fowle, born May 12, 1734. (See Sewall's Woburn, 613.) Joshua Wyman, Jr., and Mary Fowle, of Woburn, were married April 24, 1760.
" Nov. 27, 1796. Mr Joshua Wyman's wife died; buried 30th." (Thomp- son's Diary.)
(16.) " This Stone Marks the Grave of Mr. Amos Brooks, who died Jan'ry 27, 1797, Ætat. 27 years.
" Come, let us run & take the prize, That shines so bright before our eyes ; With patience run thro' trouble here, Until we see our Jesus dear."
Amos Brooks. (See article of W. R. Cutter's on Brooks Family in N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., XXIX., 135 )
"27, Amos Brooks died; 30, buried." (Thompson's Diary.)
(17.) " In memory of Mr Leonard Fowle, who died Jan'ry 16 1798, Aged 61 years."
Leonard Fowle, born June 8, 1737-38, son of Major John and Mary (Con- verse) Fowle. (Sewall's Woburn, 613.)
"Leonard Fowle died 16, buried 19." (Thompson's Diary.) .
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(18.) "Samuel son of Mr. John and Mrs Abigail Eames, died Dec. 4, 1798. Æt. 3 years & 8 months."
Samuel Eames, son of John and Abigail (Thompson) Eames; birth not on Woburn Record.
(19.) "In Memory of Mr Andrew Evans, who died Jan. 20. 1799, Æt. 64."
Born Nov. 20, 1734; son of Andrew and Mary (Richardson) Evans (epitaphs 249 aud 251, First Yard) ; married Sarah Center (epitaph 124, Second Yard). Andrew Evans, Jr., admitted to membershipin Woburn First Church, March 14, 1774. (Church Manual, p. 11. See Sewall's Woburn, 570.)
" Died about 20th - Buried - age say 6 -. " (Thompson's Diary.)
(20.) " In memory of Mrs Polly Holden, wife of Mr. Asa Holden who died Decr 10th 1799, Aged 25 years.
" O' cruel death, that will not spare The beautiful and Young; But aiming at the blooming age, He cuts their Glory down."
" The memory of the Just is blessed."
Wife of Asa Holden, married at Woburn. Aug. 10, 1798, née Polly Rich- ardson, born Oct. 1, 1775, daughter of Reuben and Jerusha (Kendall) Richardson.
[10 ] " Asa Holden's wife died, consumption. Buried - . " (Thomp- son's Diary.)
(21.) "In memory of Mrs. Mary Blodget, widow of Mr Thomas Blodgett, who died July 25, 1800, Aged 67 Years.
" Th'o death dissolved my body now To mingle with the dust ; I hope I have an interest in My Saviour Christ, my God & King."
Formerly Mary Holt, of Boston, and widow of George Bruce.
(23.) "Fanny, daughter of Mr Jacob & Mrs Lucretia Wright, Died Oct. 5. 1801, ÆEt. 2 years & 9 months.
" We lay thee down to rest, The cold, cold earth, a pillow for thy little head ; Sleep on, secure in deatlı, No care shall trouble thee.
"Erected by a succeeding sister, Fanny Wright."
Fanny, daughter of Jacob and Lucretia (Richardson) Wright, born Dec. 30, 1798. (Cf. New England Hist. Gen. Reg., XXXVII., 83.)
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(24.) " In memory of Mr Joshua Tay, who died Dec.' 29. 1801; Aged 61." .
" Death is a debt to nature due, Which I have paid & so must you.
" The memory of the Just is blessed."
Joshua Tay, born April 3, 1741, in Woburn, son of Lieut. William and Abigail (Jones) Tay (epitaph 248, First Yard). Joshua Tay and Hannah Richardson, both of Woburn, were married Dec. 3, 1762.
(25.) " Erected in memory of Mr. John Gardner, Jr., only son of Mr. John & Mrs. Patience Gardner of Charlestown, who died 12th of Feb. 1802, in the 22d year of his age.
" In early life I quit the stage, Farewell to earthly Joys! I freely quit A life not half worn out with care I leave my Parents, Sisters, Friends in tears."
John Gardner, Jr., son of John and Patience (Wyman) Gardner, of Charlestown, born Oct. 8, 1780. (Wyman's Charlestown, 400. ).
(25}.) "Erected in memory of Miss Fanny Gardner, youngest dau. of Mr. John & Mrs. Patience Gardner of Charlestown, who died 18th, Febru- ary 1802, in the 20th year of her age.
" Hark, she bids all her friends, farewell; Some angel calls her to the spheres, To those sweet groves where pleasures dwell, And trees of life bear fruits of love."
Fanny Gardner, daughter of John and Patience (Wyman) Gardner, of Charlestown, born Feb. 3, 1783. (Wyman's Charlestown, 400. )
(26.) " Samuel Kindall, Son of Mr. Obediah & Mrs. Sally Kendall, who died March 18, 1802, aged 2 years."
Samuel Kendall, born April 30, 1800, son of Obadiah, Jr. (epitaph 288), and Sarah (Johnson) Kendall (epitaph 313).
(27.) "Joseph Converse, Son & only child of Joseph & Abigail Con- verse, died August 17, 1803, Æt. 9 years & 5 months."
(See History of Arlington, p. 205, for parents.)
(28.) "In Memory of Thomas Richardson, son of Mr. Thomas & Re- beckah Richardson, died Octr 1st, 1803, Aged 1 year & 2 mos."
Thomas Richardson, son of Thomas and Rebecca (Buckman) Richard- son, born in Woburn, July 9, 1802. ( Vide Book of Lockes, 130.)
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(29.) [Marble stone. ] " Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Jacob Coggin, A Preacher of the Gospel, who died Nov. 10. 1803, in the 64 year of his age.
" Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord."
Mr. Jacob Coggin, a native of Woburn, graduated Harvard College, 1763; teacher of grammar school in Woburn, 1770-1771; a school-master by profession, and occasionally preached. ( Vide Sewall's Woburn, 587, etc. ; birth not on record.)
Jacob Coggin, A. M., and Abigail Blanchard, both of Woburn, married by Rev. J. Marrett, July 3, 1777.
(30.) " Erected In Memory of Mr Samnel Tidd, who died Ang. 1, 1804, Æt. 39."
" The Memory of the just shall live."
Samuel Tidd, born Nov. 18, 1765, son of Samnel and Phebe (Sawyer) Tidd. Samuel Tidd. Jr., and Susanna Richardson married Dec. 28, 1:86. Susanna (Richardson) Tidd married, second, Deacon Thaddeus Davis (cpitaph 182).
(31.) " Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Reuben Johnson, of Woburn, who died 12 Aug. 1804, Aged 53 years."
Reuben Johnson, son of Reuben and Sarah, baptized at Burlington, Ang. 23, 1761. (Johnson's Woburn Record of Births, p. 131, note. Birth not on record of town; see note to epitaph 119.)
(32.) " In Memory of Mr. Zachariah Richardson who died Novr 22, 1804, in the 85th Year of his age."
Zachariah Richardson, born in Woburn, May 21, 1720; son of Samuel (epitaph 170, First Yard) and Susanna (Richardson) Richardson (epitaph 94, First Yard) ; married Phebe Wyman (epitaph 54).
(33.) " Here lies the Remains of Lydia, wife of Abijah Thompson, Jun'r, who died Feb. 3, 1805, Aged 34 years.
" Also Abigail, daughter of Abijah & Lydia Thompson, who died Oct. 10, 1801, Aged 10 years.
" Also Stephen, son of Abijah & Lydia Thompson, who died July 7, 1803, Aged 6 years.
" Lodged in the peaceful grave these bodies lie, Their souls have flown to worlds above the sky ; Weep not for us, they smiling seem to say ; We live in realms of everlasting day."
Lydia (Mead) Thompson, first wife of Abijah Thompson, Jr. (epitaph 107). He married Lydia Mead, of Bedford (marriage intention March 6, 1790) ; mother of the late Gen. Abijah Thompson. (Thompson Memorial. )
Abigail, daughter of Major Abijalı and Lydia (Mead) Thompson, died Oct. 10, 1801, aged 10 years; was born April 6, 1791.
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Stephen, son of Major Abijah and Lydia ( Mead) Thompson, died July 7, 1803, aged 6 years ; was born July 16, 1797.
(34.) " In Memory of Mr Josialı Fowle, who died Febry 28, 1805, Aged 74 years."
Josiah Fowle, born July 14, 1731, son of Major John and Mary (Con- verse) Fowle. (Sewall's Woburn, 613; see epitaph 62. )
(35.) " Erected in Memory of Lois Eames, Daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Abigail Eames, who died Nov. 3. 1805, Æt. 17."
Lois Eames, boru Aug. 22, 1788, daughter of John and Abigail (Thompson) Eames.
(36.) " Erected in Memory of Daniel Eames, son of Mr. John and Mrs. Abigail Eames who died Nov. 21. 1805. Aged 19."
Daniel Eames, born Sept. 2, 1786, son of John and Abigail (Thompson) Eames.
(38.) " Erected in Memory of Mr William Nichols, who died Feb 22, 1806. Æt. 28."
William Nichols came from Reading. He left a widow, Fanny, who married Moses Winn (see Record of Births, p. 278, note), and children, Fanny, William, and Sylvester.
(39.) " In memory of Mrs. Sally Winn wife of Mr. Moses Winn, who died 1st June, 1807, Aged 23 years.
" Also an infant child, aged 6 weeks."
Sally Winn, wife of Moses, and daughter of John and Aehsah (Simonds) Johnson, born Sept. 25, 1784. (Johnson's Woburn Births, p. 278; note, ibid., p. 132.)
(40.) "Erected in Memory of Mr Josiah Johnson, who died June 9, 1807, Æt. 71."
" And when with age thy head was silvered o'er, And cold in death thy bosom bea's no more, The soul exulting did desert its elay, And mount triumphant to eternal day."
Josiah Johnson, son of Josiah and Hannah, born Feb. 26, 1736.
(41.) " In Memory of Mr. Joshua Richardson, who died July 14, 18' 7, Aged 30 years.
" This sudden death was occasioned by the fall Of a house frame, to the disappointment & Grief of his father, brothers, sisters, and a Virtuous female whom he anticipated For the partner of his life.
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Now God his sudden summons sends
To me so unawares ; That I cannot bid my friends farewell, But leave them all in tears.
But hush, dear parents; silence, every friend !
God gave my life, & pointed ont its end ;
To murmur not, but say that God is Just, Who made us of & turns us to the dust."
Joshua Richardson, born (twin) 1777; son of Joseph and Abigail (Felton) Richardson (epitaph 7); a member of Woburn First Church; admitted July 6, 1806. (Church Manual, p. 15.) Birth not on Woburn Records.
(See account of accident which caused his death under note to epitaph 43.)
(42.) " In Memory of Mr Samuel Wright, Deceased July 14, 1807 Ætat. 27.
" This death was occasion'd by the fall of an House frame; his death has deprived his parents of an affectionate son, on whom they had built their hopes in declining life, and a Brother and Sister of a sincere and affectionate Friend, and blasted the fond Hopes of a Virtuous Female, and the Town of an useful & exemplary man, whose Information And correct habits rendered him an Object of their esteem and Regard.
Ah, cruel death, why hast thou cut him down ! And withheld his usefulness to his native Town.
Stop, thoughtless youth, come view my clay ! I once like you was young and gay; But God, who's just in all his ways,
Soon put a period to my days.
My sudden Death proclaims alond,
Prepare, O Youth, to meet thy God."
Samuel Wright, born Oct. 27, 1780, son of Deacon Josiah and Lydia (Buckman) Wright, of Woburn.
(See account of accident which caused his death under note to epitaph 43.)
(43.) " In Memory of Mr. Nathan Parker who died July 19. 1807 Ætat. 38.
" By a wound which he receiv'd by a fall of a frame of an House, he has left a widow and five children to lament the
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loss of one of the best of Husbands
and Fathers. As a provider he was very remarkable for his attention to his Family. A very industrious & ingenious Tradesman, a real good neighbour, Social & confident Friend, very regular & Just in all his dealings, & to conclude All his moral Virtues an Honest Man. Oh Death, thou Victor of the human frame The soul's poor fabric trembles at thy name How long shall man be urged to dread thy sway For those whom thou'd untimely take away."
Nathan Parker, born in Woburn, Feb. 21, 1769, son of Josiah and Mary l'arker.
Nathan Parker and Polly Richardson, both of Woburn, were married Nov. 10, 1793.
Polly Parker (Mrs. Nathan Parker) admitted member of First Church, Sept. 2, 1804. (Church Manual, p. 14. )
The account of the accident which caused Parker's. Wright's, and Rich- ardson's deaths is the following extract from the first newspaper article ever published by W. R. Cutter. It formed part of an article printed by him in the Woburn Journal for Feb. 6, 1869 : -
THIE FALL OF THE CLAPP HOUSE FRAME, JULY 14, 1807.
On July 14, 1807, an important event occurred in Woburn, which veiled the entire community with sorrow, and proved long the common topie of conversation in all the region round about. This memorable occurrence, not noticed in our admirable town history, recently published, is well re- membered by the aged among us. We refer to the lamentable accident at the building of the " Clapp Mansion," that large, square house of three stories, standing until a recent date at Central Square. It was the fashion to rear the frame of the sides of the dwellings complete; and "raisings," as they were called, were rendered important in the eyes of the general publie by the provision of the usual popular entertainment for all strangers attending not invited to private houses.
Major Jeremiah Clapp, Esq., being a man of wealth and importance, the erection of the frame of his dwelling, of more than ordinary dimensions, commanded an unusual attendance of guests and assistants. Two sides of the mansion, to be of brick, put in after the frame was raised, were ill supplied with the necessary braces. Consequently, when the timbers intended for the crown roof were passed to the top of the structure, together with thirty or more persons to construct the same, it was casu- ally noticed by certain of the spectators that the frame leaned percepti- bly to the west. The raising was nearly finished, the hour of six had arrived, and the expectant workmen hopefully ruminated on the prospec- tive festivity of the evening. The frame leans more discernibly than before ; it is too late to avoid the calamity ; all efforts are in vain; the frame falls with an awful erash, heard miles distant. A cry of agony ensues, too fearful to be ever forgotten; the spectators stand aghast at the ca- tastrophe. Then followed a confusion that baffles description. There was a rush to extricate those buried in the ruins.
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Joshua Richardson and Samuel Wright, young men of promise, were instantly killed, and their bodies were removed, horribly mangled. John Lyman, of North Woburn, after excruciating suffering, died the same night. Nathan Parker, an industrious and ingenious tradesman, died dur- ing the week, leaving a wife and five children " to lament the loss of one of the best of husbands and fathers." Thirty or forty individuals, " the strong men of our town," were wounded in an inconceivable variety of ways. Some lingered months, and even years, until death eventually re- lieved them of pain. - Others were crippled for life, and many gradually recovered from their injuries. Jonathan Tidd, of North Woburn, had his back broken, and never walked readily afterwards Capt. Ishmael Munroe, of Burlington, Deacon Benjamin Wyman, Capt John Edgell, Josialı Parker, Jonathan Thompson, Jacob Converse, and many others of promi- nence, were likewise among the wounded.
The funeral of Richardson, Wright, and Lyman was held in the Third Meeting-IIouse. Rev. Josephi Chickering, the pastor, preached an appro- priate discourse to a large and sorrowing audience, from the text : "And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee." Job i. 19.
Richardson and Wright were both about to be married, and their be- reaved ladies appeared with the chief mourners at the obsequies. The gravestones of Richardson, Wright, and Parker are found in the Second Burying-Ground, adorned with inscriptions uniquely descriptive of their several virtues, and eulogistic of the merit thus untimely lost to the town.
(44.) "This stone erected in Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Richardson wife of Mr Zachariah Richardson ; she died Ang. 5, 1807 Aged 65 years."
" Read this & weep, but not for me Who willing was to part with thee, That I may rest with Christ above, In peace & joy and endless love."
Elizabeth (Brooks) Richardson, wife of Zachariah Richardson (epitaph 69), married Dec. 30, 1767. She was born April 22, 1742; daughter of Nathaniel and Submit (Poulter) Brooks, and grand-daughter of Jabez and Hephzibah (Cutter) Brooks (epitaph, First Yard).
(45.) " This Stone erected in Memory of Mr. Joseph Lawrence 2d, who departed this life on the 21 of August, 1807 in the 19 year of his age.
" Remember your creator, God, Before you feel his chastening rod ; For death will come and stop your breath, And you must sleep with me in death. The Lord was pleased mercy to show, Ile was resign'd & long'd to go, When God did call, without a moan Yielded his breath without a groan."
Joseph Lawrence, 2d, son of Deacon Ebenezer (epitaph 304) and Hannah (Estabrooks) Lawrence (epitaph 226), was born Sept. 23, 1788, in Woburn.
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(46 ) " This Stone erected in Memory of Mr. Ebenezer Lawrence, Jr., Student of Colledge, who suddenly departed this life on the 11 of January, 1808, in the 23 Year of his age.
" O come, my young friends. remmember me, And let my sudden death a warning be, Let not the morrow your vain thoughts Employ, But think this day the last you may enjoy. Improve your time while you have health, And now in youth prepare for deatlı, That I may meet you all above, And feast on Jesus dying love."
Ebenezer Lawrence, Jr., son of Deacon Ebenezer (epitaph 304) and Hannah (Estabrooks) Lawrence (epitaph 226), born June 5, 1785.
" On January 11, 1808, Ebenezer Lawrence died suddenly, aged 23. He was son of the venerable Deacon Ebenezer Lawrence, long a prominent citi- zen of the town, and at the time of his death was a student at college. A contemporary writes: 'Ile had been in a consumptive habit, but kept school that day, and went to bed well as usual. He was found dead about eleven o'clock that evening.'" (From article entitled “ Interesting to Woburn - Casualties, 1768-1826," Middlesex Journal, July 30, 1870.)
(47.) "This Stone erected in Memory of Mr Nathaniel Lawrence, the last son of Mr. Ebenezer and Mrs. Hannah Lawrence, who departed this life the 22 of January, 1808, in the 17'th year of his age.
" With faith in Christ, this youth did die; We trust his soul is now on high, With the redeem'd and blest above, With Christ, his Saviour and his God Behold, look here, and weep with us, All our dear sons sleep in the dust, But though the flesh to dust are given, We trust their souls are now in HEAVEN."
Nathaniel Lawrence, " the last son" of Deacon Ebenezer (epitaph 304) and Hannah (Estabrooks) Lawrence (epitaph 226), born in Woburn, July 12, 1791.
(48.) " Sacred to the Memory of Cap Joseph Brown, who died April 16, 1808, Aged 53 years.
" Low in the silent mansions of the grave I lye, Yet this night shall end when angels hail the morn ; Then shall the soul return & with its dust arise, When clothed anew with flesh to God it will return, Here rests the man amidst life's busy scenes, Who while he lived his active powers displayed ; With friendly habits, and cheerful mind did please, Then closed life - with calmness met the grave."
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