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MERCY, wife of JOSIAH G. WHITE, died June 2, 1857, Ae. 86 years and 6 mos.
[One stone.] JUDSON WHITE died Oct. 30, 1836, in the 44 year of his age. NANCY A., daughter of Judson and Nancy WHITE, died Aug. 26, 1818, aged 2 yrs. 8 mos. & 8 days. [Her body is in the lot immediately west, where the old hearse house stood.]
NANCY SEWARD, wife of JUDSON WHITE, Died Feb. 16, 1856, Aet. 63.
Though lost to sight to memory dear.
LEVI HIGBEE Died July 31, 1874, Ae. 76.
LOUISA M. WHITE, wife of LEVI HIGBEE, Died Jan. 3, 1863, Ae. 48.
The sweet remembrance of the just, Let them flourish and sleep in the dust.
[The reader will perceive that the second line of the stanza above should have read : " Will flourish when they sleep in dust." The engraver's blunder was not detected until the stone had been erected. Mrs. Higbee was the first person, in Sullivan, at whose grave the committal service of the Protestant Episcopal Church was read. The clergyman was Rev. (later Rev. Dr.) E. A. Renouf of Keene. It was read Jan. 5, 1863.]
CHARLES J. WHITE Died Feb. 20, 1860, Ae. 38.
GEORGE R., son of C. J. & M. C. WHITE, Died Sept. 15, 1851, Ae. 7 mos. & 28 days.
[NOTE. At the suggestion of old townsmen, we here gladly give the in- scription upon the monument, at New Orleans, La., of Sam. S. White, a son of Judson and Nancy (Seward) White, who was suddenly killed at Mobile, Ala., by being thrown from a horse, while visiting that city, on the occasion of a splendid military review, during the Mexican War. Young White was in that city, with his particular friend, a son of Gen. (afterwards President) Zachary Taylor, who is understood to have written the following epitaph upon his monument at New Orleans, where White was engaged as the book-keeper at the St. Charles Hotel :
" In memory of SAMUEL SEWARD WHITE, Born in Sullivan, N. H., Jan. 25, 1818; died in Mobile, Ala., June 10, 1846. Death loves a shining mark. Erected as a tribute to the many virtues of the deceased by a friend who knew him intimately, and who loved and mourns him as a brother. With a heart alive to every generous impulse, courteous, amiable, and cheerful, he had en- deared himself to a host of friends at home and abroad, and his untimely end, cut off in the very bloom and usefulness of manhood, has caused many a heart to throb with anguish. Peace to his ashes."]
[NOTE. On Aug. 23, 1892, the town received and accepted a legacy of one hundred dollars, willed by Mrs. Emily L. (White) (Dunn) Fassett, a dau. of Judson and Nancy (Seward) White, to keep in repair and beautify this old cem- etery. The only legacy or donation yet received by the town for this particular cemetery.]
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VIII. 2. LOT OF REV. WM. MUZZY.
Former grave : Laura, dau. of Rev. William and Anna (Munroe) Muzzy, born, July 3, 1801 ; died Dec. 3, 1814.
Former grave: Sarah, dau. of Rev. William and Anna (Monroe) Muzzy, born Dec. 14, 1809; died, Dec. 3, 1814.
[NOTE. These two children had caught the "spotted fever " by attending the funerals of some young friends who had died of it. They died the same day. Their bodies were afterwards removed to a vault in the old cemetery at Lexington, Mass., where the bodies of other members of the family were en- tombed afterwards. Rev. Wm. Muzzy died in that town, Apr. 16, 1835; his wife died there, June 19, 1850; and their dau. Miss Emily Muzzy, on Mar. 4, 1891, in her 92d year.]
[NOTE. After the removal of the bodies of the Muzzy children, burials in the lots next south and north overflowed into this lot.]
VIII. 3. LOT OF THOS. AND A. SPAULDING.
THOMAS SPAULDING Died Oct. 5, 1841, Ae. 78.
HANNAH, wife of THOMAS SPAULDING, Died Oct. 8, 1840, Ae. 75. [True date was Oct. 9.]
ASHLEY SPAULDING died May 14, 1886, ae. 81 yrs. 3 ms. 23 dys.
CLARISSA K., wife of ASHLEY SPAULDING, died Mar. 8, 1839, ae. 31.
Unmarked grave: A son of Ashley and Clarissa Spaulding died Jan. 26, 18II, ae. II days.
ORLAND K. SPAULDING died at the Soldiers' Home, N. Y., Mar. 12, 1865 ; ae. 31 yrs. 2 mos. 21 dys. REST. A member of the IIIth Iowa Regt. [The hospital was at Cypress Hill, Long Island, near the city of New York.]
[NOTE. The body of Ashley Spaulding's 2d wife was buried in the ceme- tery near the meetinghouse, where her gravestone may be seen.]
VIII. 4. LOT OF T. DEWEY AND E. NIMS.
T. DEWEY died May 12, 1783. [This child was 20 months old, and a son of Timothy Dewey. This rude headstone, the first erected in this cemetery (though Wm. Comstock was the first person who died in what is now Sullivan), is a native stone, taken from the field, and probably engraved by the child's father, or some neighbor.]
Unmarked grave: Arethusa Dewey, dau. of Timothy, born, Apr. 4, 1786, and died shortly after.
ELIAKIM NIMS Died, Mar. 12, 1846. Ae. 94 y'rs. & 6 mo's.
ABIGAIL, wife of ELIAKIM NIMS, died June 14, 1828, Ae. 70.
VIII. 5. LOT OF JOHN ROWE.
[NOTE. According to Hayward's History of Gilsum, John Rowe, Sr., died at Sullivan, about 1806, ae. 100 yrs. 4 mos. We cannot verify this statement. He would have been (if this be correct) the only centennarian of the town. His body would most likely have been buried here, although that of his wife was most likely buried somewhere in Gilsum, perhaps in the old south cemetery of that town.]
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Unmarked grave: John Rowe, Jr., died Jan. (?) 22, 1812, ae. 87. His first wife's body was most likely buried in Gilsum. His second wife was the widow of Wm. Comstock, see lot VII. 4.]
Unmarked grave: Ann Rowe died Oct. 27, 1810, age not ascertained.
Unmarked grave: " Maney " (perhaps for Mary Ann) Hibbard, dau. of John Rowe, who died in 1824.
[NOTE. To trace the relationships in this family, see the Rowe family in the GENEALOGIES.]
VIII. 6. LOT OF JAS. ROWE AND JOHN WINCH.
In memory of MR. JAMES ROW, who died Oct. the 10, 1805, in his 70th year.
Depart my friends. Wipe off your tears. Here I must lie Till Christ appears.
[The foregoing is on an old slate stone which lies on the top of the grave and is replaced by another, standing, which reads: In memory of MR. JAMES ROW, died Oct. 10, 1805, in his 70th year.]
In memory of MRS. ESTHER WINCH, who died July 4, 1833, in her 89 year. [She was first married to James Rowe. Her 2d husband was Caleb Winch, whose body was buried in Fitzwilliam or Troy.]
JOHN WINCH Died Sept. 13, 1851, Ae. 73. [The body of his widow was buried at Langdon, where she died, June 10, 1873, ae. 95 yrs., I mo., 7 days.]
ESTHER, dau. of JOHN WINCH, died Sept. 21, 1818, ae. 2 yrs. 8 mos.
VIII. 7. LOT OF A. CLARK, JR., AND E. APPLIN.
TRYPHENA, daug. of MR. ABRAHAM, JR. & MRS. EDE CLARK, died Mar. 28, 1811, Ae. 6 yrs., 3 mos., 12 days.
Sleep on sweet child and take thy rest. God called thee home, he tho't it best.
[NOTE. The deaths and burials of all other members of this family were elsewhere than in Sullivan.]
Unmarked grave at head of lot : Ephraim Applin, died, Dec. 21, 1822, ae. 39. Unmarked grave: Lucy Spaulding, widow of Ephraim Applin, died, Feb. 17, 1832, ae. 44.
Unmarked graves: Hannah, Harry, and a second Hannah, children of Ephraim and Lucy Applin, whose deaths (or funerals) were respectively June 27, 1818; Jan. 26, 1819; and Apr. 12, 1819. [Their birth dates are not accurately ascertained. They were all very young.]
LUCY A., wife of GEORGE W. NIMS, Died Mar. 25, 1843, Aet. 29. [She was a daughter of Ephraim Applin. The bodies of Mr. Nims and his second wife were buried in the Meetinghouse Cemetery.]
IX. I. LOT OF PHILIP AND J. L. PROCTOR.
PHILIP PROCTOR Died Nov. 28, 1841, Ae. 92.
HANNAH, wife of PHILIP PROCTOR, Died Oct. 1, 1831, Ae. 77.
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[NOTE. The two preceding inscriptions are on stones which replace a for- mer stone, inscribed : Philip Proctor died, -- 18-, Ae. - years. Hannah, his wife, died Oct. 1, 1831, Ae. 77.]
In memory of MISS UNICE PROCTOR, dau. of Mr. Philip Proctor and Mrs. Hannah, his wife, who died July 19, 1805, Aet. 22.
To nature's dust the tear is due, And resignation finds it so.
JAMES L. PROCTOR Died Nov. 25, 1846, Ae. 57.
RUTH S., wife of JAMES L. PROCTOR, Died May 24, 1866, Ae. 76.
GEORGE F. PROCTOR Died Feb. 4, 1856, Ae. 20. [See also lot III. 4.]
IX. 2. LOT OF CAPT. SAMUEL SEWARD.
SAMUEL SEWARD died Dec. 8, 1833, in the 77 year of his age.
OLIVE, wife of SAMUEL SEWARD, died July 18, 1852, Aet. 94.
In memory of GEORGE W. SEWARD, son of CAPT. SAMUEL SEW- ARD, & OLIVE, his wife, who died Oct. 15, 1804, aged 2 y. 5 mos. & 19 days.
IX. 3. LOT OF ROSWELL HUBBARD.
In memory of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., who died Aug. 20, 1829, Aet. 74.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
MRS. ELIZABETH, consort of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., died Mar. 7, 1816, Aet. 53. [Mar. 6, according to the Sentinel and the church records, is probably the true date of her death.]
My little friends prepare to-day To come and sleep beneath this clay.
SAMUEL C., son of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., and ELIZABETH, his wife, died Dec. 3, 1814, Ae. 7 years.
The blooming youth is like a flower, Expands today, is dead tomorrow.
ELECTA, dau. of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., and ELIZABETH, his wife, died Dec. 1, 1814, Ae. II years.
In memory of an infant Daughter of Roswell Hubbard, Esq., and Mrs. Elizabeth, his wife, who was born and died, Sep. 10, 1786.
In memory of GEORGE, son of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., and MRS. ELIZABETH, his wife, who died Mar. 25, 1795, Ae. 3 yrs. 3 mos. I day.
ELECTA, dau. of ROSWELL HUBBARD, ESQ., and ELIZABETH, his wife, died June 18, 1802, Ae. 10 months.
IX. 4. LOT OF ELLSWORTH HUBBARD.
ELLSWORTH HUBBARD Died Mar. 4, 1859, Ae. 65.
There's rest for thee in heaven.
LEVINAH, wife of ELLSWORTH HUBBARD, died Apr. 13, 1832, Ae. 37.
The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.
[This stone replaces an older one with the same inscription.]
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Former epitaph : GEORGE W., son of Geo. F. & Betsey HUBBARD), died Dec. 1, 1849, Ae. 3 mo. 5 ds. [This body was removed to the Meetinghouse Cemetery, where the bodies of other members of the family of Geo. F. Hubbard are buried.]
IX. V. . LOT OF JOSEPH KINGSBURY.
JOSEPH KINGSBURY Died Oct. 9, 1840, Ae. 71.
Behold and see as you pass by, As you are now so once was I. As I am now, so you must be, Prepare for death and follow me.
REBECCA, wife of JOSEPH KINGSBURY, Died Apr. 27, 1850, Ae. 76.
Savior ! I do feel thy merit, Sprinkled with redeeming blood, And my troubled, wearied spirit Now finds rest in thee my God !
GRATA KINGSBURY Died Nov. 2, 1872, Ae. 67 yrs.
ABIGAIL S. KINGSBURY Died July 26, 1884, Ae. 74 years.
LOVISA KINGSBURY died, Jan. 17, 1890, ae. 73 yrs. 6 mos. 16 dys.
NANCY, wife of DEXTER SPAULDING, Died Apr. 23, 1841, Ae. 39. Unmarked grave: Henry, son of Dexter & Nancy Spaulding, died Aug. I, 1830 in his 3d year. [Other graves of the D. Spaulding family are at E. Sullivan.]
[NOTE. Nancy, an infant of Joseph Kingsbury, was born and died in Pack- ersfield (now Roxbury) about 1799.]
IX. 6. LOT OF EPHRAIM FOSTER.
Unmarked grave: Ephraim Sumner, son of Ephraim & Sibyl N. Foster, born, Feb. 24, 1835 ; died, Mar. 12, 1838.
[NOTE. The other burials of members of this family were in Woodland - Cemetery at Keene.]
IX. 7. LOT OF ICHABOD NICHOLS WARDWELL.
ICHABOD N. WARDWELL Died Mar. 3, 1859, Ae. 56 yrs. 2 mos. & 29 days.
We miss thee at home.
LODICE WARDWELL, wife of I. N. Wardwell, Died Oct. 8, 1883, Ae. 74 yrs. 2 mos.
One less to love on earth, One more to meet in heaven.
AUGUSTUS N., son of I. N. & Lodice WARDWELL, Died Apr. 29, 1863, Ae. 19 yrs. 9 mos.
LODICE, Daughter of Ichabod N. & Lodice WARDWELL, died Jan. 2, 1841, Ae. 7 yrs. & 10 mos.
JOSIAH, son of Ichabod N. & Lodice WARDWELL, died Apr. 3, 1842, Ae. Io mos. & 14 days.
X. I. LOT OF DANIEL AND JOHN WILSON.
In memory of DANIEL WILSON, who died Nov, 13, 1815, Aet. 70.
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In memory of ABIGAIL WILSON, who died Aug. 26, 1825, Aet. 79. [Widow of Daniel.]
ESQ. JOHN WILSON died Dec. 3, 1830, Ae. 52.
BETSEY, wife of JOHN WILSON, ESQ., Died Sep. 14, 1843, Ae. 57.
Unmarked grave: Infant son of Dauphin W. and Ruth Wilson, died, Aug. 14, 1837, ae. 2 days.
X. 2. LOT OF E. HUBBARD AND D. A. NIMS.
The old parchment chart of this cemetery assigns this lot to Erastus Hub- bard. There is no record of any death in his family, while in Sullivan.
Former epitaph : MASON A., son of DANIEL A. & HEPZIBAH NIMS, died July 8, 1839, ae. 2 yrs. & 8 mos. [This body was removed to the Meeting- house Cemetery, where the bodies of the other members of the family of D. A. Nims were buried. This child was killed by lightning.]
X. 3. LOT OF ASAHEL NIMS.
ASAHEL NIMS died Apr. 15, 1831, Ae. 52.
MARY, wife of ASAHEL NIMS, died Jan. 1, 1831, Ae. 49.
SETH NIMS Died June 10, 1858, Ae. 36. [Son of Asahel.]
Unmarked grave : Nancy Maria, dau. of Asahel & Mary Nims, died Feb. 28, 1819, ae. 2 yrs. and 5 days.
EMERY DAUPHIN, son of ASAHEL & ROXANA NIMS, died Feb. 25, 1853, aged I yr. 6 mos. 8 days. [He was a son of Asahel, Jr., the bodies of all other members of whose family, so far, have been buried in Woodland Cem- etery, at Keene.]
X. 4. LOT OF BENJAMIN KEMP, JR.
ABIGAIL B., dau. of BENJAMIN & LYDIA KEMP, died Mar. 3, 1838, Ae. 19.
Unmarked grave: A son of Benjamin & Lydia Kemp died, Nov. 17, 1833, on the day of its birth.
[NOTE. These were children of Benjamin Kemp, Jr. There was no other burial from this family in Sullivan.]
X. 5. LOT OF CAPT. AMOS WARDWELL.
CAPT. AMOS WARDWELL Died Dec. 1, 1843, Ae. 64.
In memory of LODICE, wife of AMOS WARDWELL, who died Oct. 17, 1807, Aet. 26.
Afflictions sore long time I bore, Physicians were in vain. When God was pleased, death gave me ease, . And freed me from my pain.
BETSEY, wife of CAPT. AMOS WARDWELL, Died Mar. 31, 1859, Ae. 82.
In memory of HARVEY, JOEL & AUGUSTUS, sons of AMOS & BET- SEY WARDWELL. HARVEY died Mar. 23, 1813, aged 38 days. JOEL died Sept. 25, 1814, aged 69 days. AUGUSTUS died Aug. 15, 1816, aged 48 days.
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X. 6. LOT OF COL. SOLOMON WHITE.
In memory of ESTHER WHITE, wife of SOLOMON WHITE, who died Aug. 12, 1818 in the 66 year of her age.
'Tis truth and love that gives me rest ; 'T'is God alone that makes me blest.
[NOTE. The bodies of Col. S. White and his 2d wife were buried in Roxbury:] In memory of DAUPHIN WHITE, who died Dec. 22nd, 1810, in the 23d year of his age.
My friends, come view this narrow tomb, 'Tis not a dangerous place ;
Nature provides it for a home For all the human race.
Here you may find my breadth and length ;
My body once was full of strength,
Active and thrifty as the vine ; As mine is now, so must be thine.
'Tis truth and love that gives me rest, 'Tis God alone that makes me blest.
[NOTE. This stone is unfortunately broken. It is hoped that kindred will replace it, for young White was one of the most brilliant young men of the town, possessed of remarkable intelligence. Nearly a dozen boys of the town and vicinity were named for him.]
X. 7. LOT OF LUTHER AND A. M. WILDER.
LUTHER WILDER died July 22, 1838, Ae. 76.
PHEBE M., wife of LUTHER WILDER, died Jan. 19, 1861, Ae. 89 yrs. 8 mos.
Unmarked grave probably : Betsey, dau. of Luther & Phebe Wilder, died Mar. 20, 1795, ae. I 'mo., 16 days.
SARAH CAROLINE, dau. of ALLEN M. & CAROLINE WILDER, died Apr. 7, 1847, ae. 4 mos. 23 days. [The body of this child's mother was buried at East Sullivan, those of other members of the family in other places, where they died.]
XI. I. LOT OF ICHABOD AND H. KEITH.
ICHABOD KEITH died Nov. 7, 1839, Ae. 84.
ABIGAIL, wife of ICHABOD KEITH, died Jan. 3, 1817, Ae. 51.
HAMMOND KEITH died July 14, 1843, Ae. 56.
LUCINDA SEWARD, wife of HAMMOND KEITH, died Apr. 28, 1839, Ae. 47.
Unmarked grave: An infant dau. of Ichabod Keith died Mar. 20, 1806, ae. I week.
Unmarked grave: Joseph, son of Ichabod Keith, died May 12, 1806, in his 3d yr.
XI. 2. LOT OF JONA. AND N. HEATON.
JONATHAN HEATON died July 17, 1837, Ae. 87.
THANKFUL, wife of JONATHAN HEATON, died Aug. 19, 1835, Ae. 83.
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In memory of SETH HEATON, son of JONATHAN & THANKFUL HEATON, who died May 7, 1795, aged 12 years.
[NOTE. The death and burial of RELIEF HEATON, dau. of Jonathan, were at Westmoreland.]
An infant son of NATHANIEL HEATON died Aug. 13, 1823, Ae. 5 mos. [NOTE. Burials of other members of N. Heaton's family were in Woodland Cemetery, at Keene.]
XI. 3. LOT OF DR. M. CANNON AND G. HUBBARD.
In memory of DR. MESSER CANNON, who died Feb. 3, 1829, Ae. 60 years. ANNA CANNON Died Apr. 28, 1872, Ae. 92 yrs. 6 mos.
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
[She was widow of Dr. M. Cannon.]
MARY A. CANNON, dau. of DR. MESSER CANNON & ANNA, his wife, died Aug. 8, 1813, Ae. 3 yrs., 8 mos., & 8 days.
LAURA, daug. of DR. MESSER CANNON & MRS. ANNA, his wife, died Mar. 6, 1811, Ae. 6 yrs. 8 months 15 days.
Sleep on sweet child & take thy rest, God call'd thee home, he tho't it best.
GEORGE HUBBARD Died June 12, 1853, Ae. 55.
NANCY C., wife of GEORGE HUBBARD, Died Jan. 9, 1882, Aet. 81.
In memory of DOLLY EAGER, Dau. of MR. FORTIN. & MRS. DOLLY EAGER, who died Mar. 29, 1795, aged 2 yrs., 6 months & 25 days. [Her par- ents were poor and Dr. Cannon had taken her into his family. Her father's real name was Fortunatus Eager. No others of his family died in Sullivan.]
XI. 4. LOT OF DEA. JOSIAH SEWARD.
In memory of DEA. JOSIAH SEWARD, who died July 10, 1828, in his 73 year.
Pause stranger at this stone, Where Seward's ashes lie ; To Heaven his shade has gone, His virtues never die.
[Written by Rev. J. Peabody.]
MRS. SALLY, wife of DEA. JOSIAH SEWARD, died July 2, 1835, Aet. 85.
BETSEY SEWARD Died Jan. 21, 1850, Aet. 57.
REBECCA, dau. of JOSIAHI and SARAH (OSGOOD) SEWARD, born Apr. 20, died June 17, 1796, in Sullivan.
In memory of MRS. HANNAH SEWARD, wife of MR. THOMAS SEWARD, who departed this life, Mar. 23, 1787, in the 58th year of her age.
Surviving friends come take a thought, How soon the grave must be your lot. Make sure of Christ, while life remains, And death will be eternal gain. [See lot XI. 6.]
XI. 5. LOT OF SAMUEL SEWARD, JR.
OLIVE, dau. of SAMUEL & MARY SEWARD, died Apr. 9, 1813, Ae. 10 months.
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OLIVE A., dau. of SAMUEL & MARY SEWARD, died Feb. 27, 1817, Ae. 3 years.
[NOTE. These were children of Samuel Seward, Jr. Burials of other mem- bers of the family were at Claremont.]
XI. 6. LOT OF JOSIAH, JR. AND DAVID SEWARD.
[Monument Base of west front.] SEWARD. [North side.] The SEWARDS are descended from Thomas and Hannah SEWARD, who came from England, in the middle of the eighteenth century, and settled in Pepperell, Mass. THOMAS SEWARD died in Pepperell, Aug. 19, 1757, ae. about 28, and was buried there. HANNAH, his widow, died in what is now Sullivan, Mar. 23, 1787, in her 58th year, and was buried in Dea. Seward's lot in this cemetery, a few feet south. Their children were three sons, all born in Pep- perell : I. THOMAS, b. July 11, 1754; d. Mar. 12, 1835, in Pepperell, where he was buried. 2. JOSIAH, b. Feb. 22, 1756 (See inscription on south side.) 3. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 12, 1757, d. Dec. 8, 1833, in Stoddard, and was buried in this cemetery, near the entrance. [South side.] DEA. JOSIAH SEWARD, son of THOMAS and HANNAH SEWARD, b. in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 22, 1756; d. in Sullivan, July 10, 1828, and was buried in this cemetery, a few feet south. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill, under Col. Prescott, with his brother Sam- uel, and both were faithful soldiers of the Revolution. JOSIAH was an early deacon of the First Congregational Church of Sullivan. He married SARAH, dau. of Joseph and Sarah Osgood, who was b. in Billerica, Mass., Jan. 31, 1750; d. in Keene, July 2, 1835, and was buried by her husband in this cemetery. [West or front side.] JOSIAH SEWARD, son of DEA. JOSIAH and SARAH (OSGOOD) SEWARD, b. in what is now Sullivan, Oct. 30, 1783; d. in Sulli- van, Sept. 14, 1831. He married POLLY WILSON, dau. of DANIEL and ABIGAIL (MORSE) WILSON, b. in Keene, Mar. 23, 1784; d. in Keene, Sep. 19, 1864. Her body rests here, between those of her husband and son. She was a lady of marked mental power, richly endowed with good judgment, sound sense, and a fund of wit and humor. Their children were three sons, all born in Sullivan : JOSIAH, eldest son, b. July 29, 1809, d. in Sullivan, Aug. 8, 1831. He was an accomplished scholar, widely known and greatly esteemed. He expired just as the sun of his brilliant life was rising. [East side.] DANIEL SEWARD, second son of Josiah and Polly Seward, b, in Sullivan, Feb. 26, 1813 ; d. in Keene, Feb. 11, 1875, and was buried there. DAVID SEWARD, third son of Josiah and Polly Seward, b. in Sullivan, Sep. 14, 1816; d. in Keene, Nov. 3, 1886, and was buried in his lot in Woodland Cemetery, Keene, with his brother, wife, and daughter, ARVILLA MATTHEWS, wife of DAVID SEW- ARD, b. in Hancock, Dec. 26, 1818; d. in Keene, Jan. 1, 1881. EMILY NOR- MANDA, their daughter, b. in Sullivan, Mar. 21, 1847 ; d. in Keene, May 27, 1885.
JOSIAH SEWARD, died Sep. 14, 1831, Ae. 48. [He was really Josiah, Jr., and in 48th year.]
POLLY WILSON, wife of JOSIAH SEWARD, [JR.,] died in Keene, Sep. 19, 1864, Ae. 80.
JOSIAH SEWARD, JR., died Aug. 8, 1831, Ae. 22. [He was son of Josiah, Jr., and grandson of Dea. Josiah.]
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[One stone.] INFANT DAUGHTER, b. Aug. 16, 1841, without life, in Sullivan : DANIEL WILSON, b. June 24 and d. June 27, 1851, in Sullivan : children of DAVID and ARVILLA (MATTHEWS) SEWARD.
XI. 7. LOT OF WM. WARREN AND D. BOYNTON.
ANNA, wife of WILLIAM WARREN, Born Nov. 3, 1774; Died Aug. 17, 1843, Ae. 69.
[NOTE. Samuel, son of William and Anna Warren, died Aug. 29, 1810, ae. II. It is not certain where his body was buried. It is doubtful whether it was in this lot. The death and burial of William Warren were not in Sullivan.]
DAVID BOYNTON Died Feb. 8, 1868, Ae. 75 y. 6 mo. [For burial of his 2d wife, see lot VI. 6.]
LUCRETIA, wife of DAVID BOYNTON, died Mar. 28, 1842, Ae. 41.
CLEMENTINE, dau. of David & Lucretia BOYNTON, died Dec. 28, 1836, Ae. 2 y. 4 m.
HARRIET N., dau. of David & Lucretia BOYNTON, died Jan. 19, 1838, Ae. 14 yrs.
THIRZA BOYNTON Died July 30, 1881, Ae. 78 y. [Her name ought to have been spelled TIRZAH. She was really the widow of Nahum Kingsbury, the sister of David, and dau. of DAVID EMERY BOYNTON. See lot, XII. 7.]
XII. I. LOT OF E. HATHORN AND M. RUGG.
[NOTE. The old parchment chart of this cemetery assigned this lot to Eleazar Hathorn, but neither town nor church records allude to any death in that family. The Hathorns were Baptists, and very few deaths were recorded on the Baptist records. Possibly some infant of the family was buried here.]
JAMES H., son of MARTIN & LUCINDA RUGG, died Aug. 29, 1831, Ae. 4 yrs. 5 mo. An INFANT DAUGHTER died June 27, 1832. [One stone.] [NOTE. Bodies of other members of Martin Rugg's family are buried in the Meetinghouse Cemetery.]
XII. 2. LOT OF E. RUGG AND A. LELAND.
Unmarked grave: LOIS WILDER, wife of ELIJAH RUGG, died, Aug. 9, 1798, ae. 31 years, I month, 12 days. [Her grave is at the foot of Seth Hea- ton's grave. The bodies of Elijah Rugg and his second wife are buried in Massachusetts.]
Unmarked grave: A son of ASA LELAND, b. & d., Aug. 12, 1835.
Unmarked grave: A son of ASA LELAND, b. Dec. 17, 1844 ; d. Jan. II, 1845.
Unmarked grave: MARY ANN BROWN, wife of ASA LELAND, b. . Sep. 12, 1811 ; died Feb. 5, 1846. [The bodies of Asa Leland and his second wife are buried in the Meetinghouse Cemetery.]
XII. 3. LOT OF ENOCH WOODS.
MR. ENOCH WOODS died Mar. 25, 1836, Ae. 65. [His body was first buried on the lawn immediately north of the Woods homestead, where Mr. Jewett now (1905) lives. It was transferred to this spot, Nov. 2, 1904. Although it had been buried nearly 69 years, a large part of the skeleton was fairly pre- served.]
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In memory of ABIGAIL, wife of ENOCH WOODS, who died Jan. 9, 1821, ae. 57.
Probable unmarked grave: An infant of Chas. Carter, sex not stated, whose death or funeral was on May 18, 1813, is supposed to be buried here. Mrs. Carter was a daughter of Enoch Woods.
XII. 4. LOT OF JONATHAN KENDALL.
Unmarked grave: Jonathan Kendall, Sr., died at the house of his son, Jonathan, Sept. 18, 1809, in his 81st year. His burial is said to have been here, although that of his wife was in Massachusetts.
JONATHAN KENDALL, [JR.,] Died May 18, 1845, Ae. 80 yrs. & 9 mos. In memory of MARY, wife of JONATHAN KENDALL, [JR.,] who died June 27, 1827, in her 58 year.
[NOTE. Joel Kendall, son of the two preceding, born, Mar. 14, 1794; died, June 3, 1795, and the burial was on the farm, where Solomon Estey afterwards lived.]
SPARHAWK KENDALL Died April 4, 1827, Ae. 35.
ROXANA N., wife of SPARHAWK KENDALL, Died Feb. 2, 1846, Ae. 57.
GEORGE S., son of Sparhawk & Roxana KENDALL, Died Aug. 16, 1849, Ae. 2612 years.
Oh where is the friend we so fondly have cherished ? Alas he has faded like the wild rose away ;
And all our illusions, our fond hopes, have perished, For all that we love must decay.
URSULA M., Dau. of Sparhawk & Roxana N. Kendall, died Mar. 26, 1845, Ae. 24.
XII. 5. LOT OF EBENEZER KENDALL.
EBENEZER KENDALL, Died Sep. 8, 1849, Ae. 86.
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