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III. EAST SULLIVAN CEMETERY.
The first burial at East Sullivan village was the body of Mrs. Nancy, wife of Lucius Nims, who died, Sept. 24, 1856, and the burial was upon the 26th. Her first grave was west of the present place of her burial, upon land now owned by Lyman Davis, then on the farm of Lucius Nims. On the death of Miss Lucy A. Goodnow, Apr. 23, 1857, after one or two ineffectual attempts to dig a grave for her body, in places which proved unfavorable, it was agreed by Mr. Nims that her body might be buried near his wife's grave. Afterwards, both bodies were moved to their present positions, and Mr. Nims agreed that this spot could be used for the burials of neighbors. An effort was made to induce the town to lay out a regular burial place at East Sullivan, but they voted, at the annual town meeting, Mar. 9, 1858, not to appropriate any money for such a purpose. This adverse action of the town, however, did not prevent the people of this neighborhood from using this spot as a place of burial, and it has since been thus used. At first, such use was by a tacit agreement of the owners of the land. Some of the neigh- bors informally formed an association, known as the East Sullivan Cemetery Association, and purchased land of Joseph Whitney, on Dec. 15, 1858, for $6.00, and of Lucius Nims, on Apr. 26, 1859, for $1.00. This association preserved no records. On
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PLAN OF EAST SULLIVAN CEMETERY. The north wall has some angles not shown here.
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Nov. 14, 1885, men interested in the care and preservation of this cemetery met and organized a society known as The East Sullivan Cemetery Association. The following is a list of the members of the Association :
Caleb Goodnow, George Kingsbury, Lucius P. Nims, Daniel W. Rugg, George S. Kingsbury, Atwell C. Ellis, Henry Davis, Austin A. Ellis, Addison N. Wilder, Albert Davis, Asahel N. Holt, Lyman Davis, Charles Mason, Leslie H. Goodnow, D. Wilmer Goodnow, Thomas A. Hastings, Charles A. Tarbox, Elbridge H. Taft, and Samuel E. Jenkins. The last three names were added subsequently to the organization.
This organization was effected at the house of Caleb Good- now. On the evening of Nov. 21, of the same year, a constitu- tion and by-laws were adopted by the society. The annual meetings are held on the second Saturday in November. Some of them appear to have been omitted. The officers of the asso- ciation have been the following :
Presidents : Daniel W. Rugg, 1885-1903; Henry Davis, 1903 to the present time.
Vice Presidents : George Kingsbury, 1885-1891 ; Lucius Pembroke Nims, 1885-to his death, Dec. 22, 1888; Asahel N. Holt, 1885-1895 ; Lyman Davis, 1895-1898; Addison N. Wilder, 1898-1903; Samuel Edmund Jenkins, 1903 to the present time.
Clerks : Atwell C. Ellis, 1885-1890; Lyman Davis, 1890 to the present time. Treasurers : Lyman Davis, 1885-1896; Thomas A. Hastings, 1896-1903; Asahel N. Holt, 1903 to the present time.
Directors : Albert Davis, 1885-1886; Austin A. Ellis, 1885-1886 ; Asahel N. Holt, 1885-1888; Caleb Goodnow, 1886-1891 ; Henry Davis, 1886-1888, 1891- 1903; Daniel Willard Rugg, 1888-1891 ; Thomas A. Hastings, 1889-1891, 1893 to the present time ; Elbridge H. Taft, 1891-1893; Addison L. Wilder, 1891- 1896; Leslie H. Goodnow, 1896-1898, 1903 to the present time; George Kings- bury, 1898-1903; Samuel Edmund Jenkins, 1903 to the present time.
On Nov. 23, 1903, Charles Mason, Esq., now of Marlborough, made over to the association one hundred dollars, of which the income is to be expended in the care of Mr. Mason's burial lot, on certain fixed conditions, any surplus income being used, as the directors may deem best, in the general care of the cemetery.
The meetings of this association for 1885 were held at the house of Caleb Goodnow ; for 1886, at Band Hall ; for 1887-8-9, at the house of Atwell C. Ellis; since then, at the Union Hall, except in 1893, when the annual meeting was in the Band Hall.
At the annual meeting, Nov. 10, 1900, the treasurer report- ed that he had $26.00 in the treasury. It was voted to put the cemetery in proper order. It was also voted to procure the in-
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sertion of an article in the warrant for the town meeting to see if the town would take over the cemetery to its ownership and custody. The article was inserted, but "passed over." The last recorded meeting, as we go to press, was on Nov. 14, 1903, when it was voted to accept Mr. Mason's donation, as before mentioned. The treasurer reported $8.14 in the treasury. At the annual meetings in 1890 and 1891, lot owners and those having friends buried in the cemetery were requested to con- tribute fifty cents each to the treasury for giving the ground needed care. The request was heeded in part.
The following inscriptions in this cemetery are arranged by lots. The numbering is official, according to the chart made for the association. It is irregular and not upon a consistent plan, but can be followed by using the plan here given. The ranges, of which ten are laid out, have a northerly and southerly direction. The lot numbers are continuous and not by ranges. In the follow- ing copy of the inscriptions, each lot is designated by the range, in Roman numerals, to which it belongs, and by the official number in Arabic numerals. Mrs. C. Dunn's burial was the last in this cemetery, as we go to press.
I. 1-3. LOTS NOT TAKEN IN 1905. I. 4. LOT OF SAM. EDMUND JENKINS.
CORA. OUR DARLING. [Rear.] CORA BELLE, Dau. of Samuel E. & Addie T. JENKINS, Born Apr. 4, 1897 ; Died Dec. 13, 1902.
I. 5. LOT OF EDWIN ALBERT BLOOD.
[At base of monument.] BLOOD. [No other inscription.]
Marker : E. M. B. [At the grave of Eva M. Blood, dau. of E. A. & Elvira M. Blood, born, Sept. 11, 1876; died, Aug. 18, 1897.]
I. 6-7. LOTS NOT TAKEN IN 1905.
II. 8. LOT NOT TAKEN IN 1905.
II. 9. LOT OF FRED. L. AND GEO. F. PITCHER.
[At top.] Our Baby. [Front.] Too pure for earth. [Rear.] FANNIE BELLE, dau. of F. L. & C. M. PITCHER, Died Oct. 3, 1869, Ae. I mo. [The " C" used as an initial here in Mrs. Pitcher's name is for "Ceste," an abridged form of her real name, Alceste, sometimes spelled Alcesta.]
[Front.] Mortie. [Rear.] MORTIE B., son of G. F. & K. L. PITCHER, Died Aug. 14, 1872, Ae. 3 ms. 7 ds.
II. IO. LOT OF OLIVER WILDER, JR.
[One stone.] FATHER. MOTHER. OLIVER WILDER [JR.], died June 2. 1881, ae. 76 yrs. 10 ms. 14 ds. CALISTA KIDDER, his wife, died May 4, 1888, ae. 78 yrs. 3 ms. 12 ds.
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II. II. LOT NOT TAKEN IN 1905. II. 12. LOT OF WATSON D. TOWNE.
JENNIE E., wife of WATSON D. TOWNE, died Dec. 11, 1879, Ae. 24 yrs. Io mos. 21 d'ys.
We need her, but God knew best. Through faith in him, she is at rest. II. 13. LOT OF GEORGE W. HAZLIN.
GEORGE W. HAZLIN Died Oct. 6, 1891, Ae. 58 yrs.
II. 14. LOT NOT TAKEN IN 1905.
III. 15. LOT OF DAVID. MCINTIRE.
DAVID McINTIRE Died Dec. 5, 1868, Ae. 79 yrs. 7 mo's. & 25 d'ys.
The pains of death are past ; Labor and sorrow cease, And life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace.
EUNICE B., wife of DAVID McINTIRE, Died Mar. 29, 1866, Ae. 81 yrs. 6 mo's. & 17 d'ys.
She is where the weary rest, From toil, care and pain. No sickness or destroying death Shall trouble her again.
BETSEY McINTIRE-Aug. 9, 1826-Aug. 8, 1893.
III. 16. LOT OF NAHUM BRIDGE.
[One stone.] NAHUM BRIDGE Died Jan. 23, 1892, Ae. 84 ys., 3 ms., 23 ds. SARAH H. HASELTINE, wife of NAHUM BRIDGE, Died May 15, 1892, Ae. 82 ys., II ms., 2 ds.
III. 17. LOT OF HENRY DAVIS.
[NOTE. No burials yet in this lot.]
III. 18. LOT OF MARCUS DAVIS.
[Design of broken chain, with hand pointing up.] Broken below, but united above. MARCUS DAVIS Died Dec. 2, 1859, Ae. 52 yrs. & 7 mos. [This body was moved here from the garden of his former residence in Stoddard.]
III. 19. LOT OF ALBERT DAVIS.
Grave unmarked as we go to press : Albert Davis, born, Mar. 6, 1843; died, Sept. 26, 1903.
[Front.] Our Baby. [Rear.] Orley M., son of Albert and Rosette E. Davis, d. Oct. 15, 1879, Ae. 27 days.
III. 20. LOT OF LYMAN DAVIS.
[NOTE. No burials, as yet, in this lot. There is almost space enough for another lot to the north of it in the same range now unnumbered.]
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IV. 21. LOT OF HARRISON AND D. W. RUGG.
HARRISON RUGG Died May 25, 1859, Ae. 67 yrs. II ms. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. [This body was moved from the Meetinghouse Cemetery.]
SOPHIA BEVERSTOCK, wife of HARRISON RUGG, Died Apr. 16, 1900, Ae. 91 yrs. II ms. 16 dys. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
EDNA A. L., Dau. of II. & S. B. Rugg, Died Jan. 1, 1870, Ae. 18 yrs. 12 d's. Darling Edna, how we miss thee.
[NOTE. An ambrotype of Miss Rugg is inserted in the top of the stone.]
ELVIRA D., wife of DANIEL W. RUGG, crossed the river, Sept. 20, 1871, Aged 33 y's.
O weary lingerers on this hither strand,
Soon shall thy worn barks reach that longed for land.
IV. 22. LOT OF RUFUS MASON.
[Monument in form of cross, with M at top.] RUFUS MASON Died Dec. 4, 1873, Ae. 85 yrs. 6 mos. PRUDENCE W. Died Sep. 7, 1852, Ae. 59 yrs. 4 mos. ELOISA Died May 27, 1872, Ae. 69 yrs. wives of Rufus Mason. OR- LANDO died Aug. 3, 1823, Ae. 5 yrs. 2 ms. SALLY LOUISA died Aug. 5, 1823, Ae. 3 yrs. 2 ms. ENOCH W. died Jan. 25, 1830, Ae. 3 yrs. 3 ms. An Infant Son died Mar. 3, 1828 [on day of birth], children of R. & P. W. MASON. [The bodies of Mrs. Prudence Mason and the children were moved here from Four Corners Cemetery.]
Markers: E. M. P. W. M. FATHER. CHILDREN.
IV. 23. LOT OF L. PEMBROKE NIMS. Softly now thy lamb reposes On its loving Savior's breast, Crowned with fresh, immortal roses : Then say : " Is not thy loved one blest?"
WILLIE, son of L. P. & J. A. NIMS, died, Mar. 19, 1872, ae. I yr., 12 ds. LUCIUS PEMBROKE NIMS, born, Apr. 16, 1838, died, Dec. 22, 1888.
IV. 24. LOT OF DANIEL TOWNE.
[Monument. West side.] EMILY S. RUGG, wife of DANIEL TOWNE, Died, Feb. 24, 1883, Ae. 57 yrs., 7 ms., 7 ds. [At base of monument.] TOWNE. [South side.] LIZZIE RUTH, Died, Dec. 26, 1860, Ae. 2 yrs., 6 ms., 7 ds. ELZIE HARRISON, Died Oct. 7, 1862, Ae. II ms., children of Daniel & Emily S. Towne.
Marker: LIZZIE RUTII, dau. of D. & E. S. TOWNE, died Dec. 26, 1860, Ae. 2 yrs., 6 mos., 7 ds. [The bodies of the children were moved here from the state of New York. See Towne family in GENEALOGIES.]
IV. 25. LOT OF JUSTUS DUNN.
Unmarked grave: Justus Dunn, born, Nov. 28, 1812 ; died, Feb. 5, 1894.
Unmarked grave: Chloe Marsh, widow of Justus Dunn, born, Oct. 9, 1818 ; died, Feb. 2, 1905.
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Unmarked grave: Justus Edwin Dunn, born, May 14, 1843; died, Aug. 22, 1894.
V. 26. LOT OF DANIEL AND CALEB GOODNOW.
CALEB GOODNOW Died Oct. 16, 1898, ae. 78 ys., I mo .. 23 dys.
MARY L. BUSS, wife of CALEB GOODNOW, Died Jan. 30, 1878, Ae. 53 yrs., II ms., 15 ds. [Following stanza on rear.]
A noble life but written not In any book of fame: Among the list of noted ones None ever saw her name: For only her own household knew The victories she had won ;
And none but they could testify How well her work was done.
DANIEL GOODNOW Died Apr. 20, 1856, Ae. 62 yrs., II ms., 25 days. [His body was first buried in the old cemetery at Nelson, and removed here later.]
POLLY, wife of DANIEL GOODNOW, died Sept. 20, 1863, Ae. 63 yrs., 9 ms., & 20 ds.
LUCY ANN, dau. of Daniel & Polly GOODNOW, died Apr. 23, 1857, Aet. 24.
We call her dead, but oh, we know, She dwells where living waters flow.
[Her body was buried, at first, further west, near that of Mrs. Lucius Nims. Both were later removed to their present positions.]
CHARLES F. GOODNOW, Nov. 8, 1844-Jan. 28, 1901.
MINNIE L., Dau. of C. F. & JULIA GOODNOW, June 6, 1869-Apr. 21, 1872.
V. 27. LOT OF L. H. AND D. W. GOODNOW. HARLIE. Up in that heavenly home, :
Safe on the Savior's bosom, Resteth our little one.
HARLAND W., son of Wilmer D. & Ella M. GOODNOW, died, Jan. 6, 1886, ae. I yr. 3 ms. 27 ds.
V. 28. LOT OF J. F. MCCLURE.
Unmarked grave: Mary Blanche, dau. of John F. & Mary Luella (Holt) McClure, born, Aug. 16, 1894; died, July 10, 1895.
[NOTE. This lot was formerly engaged by Austin A. Ellis, who, on moving to Keene, transferred it to Mr. McClure.]
V. 29. LOT NOT TAKEN.
VI. 30. South part. LOT OF LUCIUS NIMS.
LUCIUS NIMS Died Apr. 20, 1881, Ae. 78 yrs., 6 mos., 24 days. " My flesh and my heart faileth ; but God is the strength of my heart and portion for- ever." " Faithful unto death."
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NANCY B., wife of LUCIUS NIMS, Died Sep. 24, 1856, Ae. 53 yrs., 7 ms., 13 days.
The grave beneath this sacred mound Contains what's mortal, but reserved, Of her who was beloved in life, The tender mother, friend, and wife.
[NOTE. The body of Mrs. Nims was the first buried in this locality, on Sep. 26, 1856. The first burial was further west, on land now owned by Lyman Davis. It was later removed to this spot.]
ALMIRA NIMS, wife of AARON H. LIVERMORE, died Apr. 22, 1865, Ae. 32 yrs. 8 mos.
Beloved wife, thou hast left me, Here thy loss I deeply feel ; But 'tis God that hath bereft me, He can all my sorrows heal.
Yet again, I hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled ;
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed.
VI. 30. North part. LOT OF CHAS. MASON.
AMANDA S., wife of CHARLES MASON, Died Dec. 24, 1857, Ae. 38 y'rs. "We miss thee at home."
WIFE & MOTHER. ELLEN P. JOSLIN, wife of CHARLES MA- SON, Born, Aug. 19, 1836; Died, July 6, 1887. " Asleep in Jesus."
ANNIE A., only dau. of CHARLES & AMANDA S. MASON, Died Aug. 10, 1859, Ae. 16 yrs. Not lost but gone before.
CHARLES H., son of CHARLES and the late AMANDA MASON, Died Mar. 4, 1868, Ae. 20 yrs. 10 mos. We loved him.
JOSEPH HENRY MASON, Born, June 26, 1866; Died in El Paso, Texas, June 14, 1902.
VI. 31. LOT OF SILAS BLACK.
SILAS BLACK Died June 30, 1854, Ae. 44. [His body was first buried in the old cemetery at Nelson, afterwards removed here.]
[Front.] MOTHER. [Rear.] Rest, dear mother, rest. ELMINA LOVE- JOY, wife of SILAS BLACK, Died May 20, 1882, Ae. 68 yrs. 17 d's.
SILAS L., only son of Silas & Elmina BLACK, Died Dec. 20, 1861, Ae. 22 yrs., 8 ms., & 23 d's.
He heard his country loudly call Upon her sons for aid : With patriotic zeal, that call He earnestly obeyed.
Far from his mother, sister dear, Upon the tented field,
He freely offered his young life, His country's rights to shield.
Written by D. W.
Wilson, Esq.
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VI. 32. LOT OF JEREMY MOREY.
Unmarked grave: Jeremy Morey, died about 1877.
Unmarked grave: Rebecca Lovejoy, wife of Jeremy Morey, born, May 4, 1803; died, Nov. 7, 1869.
VI. 33. LOT OF JOHN MCCLURE.
Unmarked grave, as we go to press : John McClure, died, Nov. 7, 1904, ae. 75 yrs., 4 mos., 7 days.
Unmarked grave, as we go to press: Hannah Robb Upton, wife of John McClure, born, Feb. 14, 1842 ; died, May 26, 1895.
ROXANNA, Infant dau. of John & Hannah R. McClure, died, Feb. 8, 1863; Ae. I yr. 4 ms. 7 dys. Our darling is gone to Heaven.
DANIE M., Infant son of John & Hannah R. McClure, died, Apr. 23, 1876, Ae. 10 mos. 5 dys. Budded on earth, To bloom in Heaven.
[Note. The bodies of Mrs. McClure and the two children were first buried in the new cemetery at Stoddard village, and removed here on the day after Mr. McClure's funeral.]
VII. 34. LOT OF ASAHEL N. HOLT.
LILLA A., daut. of A. N. & N. A. HOLT, died, July 2, 1879, Ae. I yr. 9 ms. 21 ds.
VII. 35. LOT OF JOSEPH & ASHLEY MASON.
JOSEPH MASON Died Mar. 8, 1860, Ae. 79 yrs. 3 ms. & 5 d's.
ARATHUSA F., wife of JOSEPH MASON, died Dec. 30, 1886, Ae. 88 y'rs. 3 mo's.
In memory of JEMIMA F. MASON, wife of ASHLEY MASON, died Feb. I, 1835, aged 25 yrs. [This body was removed from Four Corners Cemetery, III, 3. The bodies of Ashley Mason and his 2d wife were buried in Woodland Cem., at Keene.]
VII. 36. LOT OF GEORGE O. DOW.
Unmarked grave ; Addie Viola, dau. of Geo. O. & Emma G. (Banker) Dow, died Oct. II, 1881, ae. II.
VIII. 37. LOT OF D. SPAULDING AND G. KINGSBURY.
[Monument.] DEXTER SPAULDING Died Dec. 30, 1865, Ae. 66. NANCY K., his wife Died Apr. 23, 1841, Ae. 39. REBECCA, his wife, Died May 30, 1882, Ae. 79. NANCY, Daugh. of DEXTER & NANCY SPAULDING, Died May 15, 1865, Ae. 31. HENRY SPAULDING Died Aug. 1, 1829, Ae. 2 yrs. 8 mos. HENRY D. SPAULDING Died at Natchez, Miss., July II, 1864, Ae. 25, a member of Co. A. 14th Reg. N. H. Vols. ADDIE, his wife, Died Aug. 5, 1863, Ae. 22. [The bodies of Mrs. Nancy Spaulding and her son Henry are in the Four Corners Cemetery, IX. 5. That of Henry D. Spaulding was buried in the National Cemetery, at Natchez, Miss., grave No. 120.]
Unmarked grave as we go to press : Elvira H. Hale, wife of George Kings- bury, born Feb. 18, 1835; died, July 25, 1904.
VIII. 38. LOT OF ELBRIDGE H. TAFT.
IDAH, infant dau. of E. H. & M. L. TAFT, died May 15, 1862, ae. 3 days. [This body was removed from the old cemetery at Nelson.]
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ELMER, son of E. H. & M. L. TAFT, died Sept. 11, 1879, ae. 14 yrs. 2 ds. " I will sleep until morning."
IX. 39. LOT OF DAUPHIN SPAULDING, 2d.
DAUPHIN SPAULDING, 2nd, of the 14th Reg. N. H. Vols., died Feb. 7, 1864, Aged 37 yrs. 3 ms. 15 ds.
Our dear father has gone to rest. We all soon shall meet him, To see each other face to face, Far in that distant home.
Unmarked grave: Caroline Emerson, widow of Allen Merrill Wilder, died, Apr. 24, 1899 ; ae. 88 yrs., 6 mos., 14 days.
IX. 40. LOT OF WILLIAM B. HASTINGS.
[NOTE. This was formerly the lot of Samuel A. Seward, whose body has been moved to the Woodland Cemetery at Keene. No other member of his family has died. The inscription on the headstone here was: SAMUEL A. SEWARD, Died Jan. 29, 1865, Ae. 41 yrs., 8 mo's., 10 d's. Though lost to sight, to memory dear.]
HUSBAND. [In Odd Fellow triple links.] F L T. WILLIAM B. HASTINGS, Aug. 24, 1860-Apr. 27, 1894.
MOTHER. LESTINA EMERSON, wife of WILLIAM HASTINGS. Apr. 23, 1817-Mar. 28, ICOI.
IX. 41. LOT OF THOMAS A. HASTINGS.
[NOTE. Although Mr. T. A. Hastings has the largest family that there has been in town for many years, there has been no death in his immediate family. This lot, therefore, has fortunately not been used.]
IX. 42. LOT OF JOHN GILMAN STEVENS.
[Front.] Waiting in Heaven. [Rear.] MATTIE C., wife of JOHN G. STEVENS, Died Aug. 7, 1872, Ae. 33 yrs. 6 ms. 8 d's.
[Front.] Gone to meet in Heaven. [Rear.] ORINDA R., wife of JOHN G. STEVENS, Died May 27, 1895, Ae. 69 yrs. 10 ms. 24 ds.
X. 43. LOT OF FRANK W. BRUCE. .
CARRIE E. HOLT, wife of FRANK W. BRUCE, Died Nov. 18, 1894, Ae. 31 yrs. 9 mos. 16 dys.
X. 44. LOT OF JEDEDIAH R. HOLT.
JEDEDIAH R. HOLT, Born Mar. 5, 1826-Died Feb. 26, 1903.
CAROLINE S. FAY, Wife of JEDEDIAH R. HOLT, Born Apr. 28, 1827-Died May 15, 1901.
A former paragraph contained a notice of the deaths of persons whose bodies were not buried in town, during the time that the old cemetery was in general use. The following list, continued to the present time, 1905, contains a notice of the later deaths of those whose bodies were not buried in any of our cemeteries.
Mrs. Addie M. Curtis (dau. of Gardner Towne), died July 24, 1869, Ae. 21;
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burial at Walpole. Asa Wilson died, Aug. 13, 1869, Ae. 90; burial in the old cemetery at Nelson. Rev. Josiah Peabody died Apr. 15, 1870, Ae. 71 ; burial, at first in Four Corners Cemetery, but the remains were removed to the Woodland Cemetery at Keene. Silas Davis died, July 7, 1870, Ae. 78; burial in Bond Cemetery at Gilsum. Mrs. Esther T. Howe died, Aug. 23, 1871, Ae. 83; burial in the new cemetery at Stoddard village. Joseph W. Beckwith died, June 13, 1872, Ae. 64 ; burial in the Ware Cemetery, at Gilsum village. Cora L., dau. of D. O. & S. A. Beverstock, died Aug. 31, 1872, ae. 4 mos., 24 days ; burial at Mun- sonville. Mrs. Silas Davis died May 10, 1873, in her 80th year; burial in the Bond Cemetery at Gilsum. Rosa Belle, dau. of H. Forest Cilley, died, Mar. I, 1874, ae, about 18 months ; burial out of town. Mrs. John S. Currier died, Dec. 22, 1874, ae. 39 ; burial at Lempster. Mrs Mary Ann Healey died at the house of her granddaughter, Mrs. Elbridge H. Taft, Oct. 5, 1877, ae. 92 yrs. and 4 mos .; burial at Nelson old cemetery. Frank L. Pearson, accidentally shot himself, June 5, 1878, ae. 28; burial at Chester, Vt. Aaron T. Howe died, June 29, 1878, ae. 59; burial in the new cemetery at Stoddard village. Ervin A. Bedard, son of Louis Bedard, died at Roxbury, June 5, 1881, in his 3d yr .; burial in the Cemetery on upper Court St. in Keene. Mrs. Olive Chapman died at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Jewett Morse, July 31, 1882, ae. 81 years ; burial at Munsonville. Alanson A. Nims died Oct. 9, 1883, ae. 43 ; burial at Hubbardston, Mass. Mildred E. Tyler, dau. of Almon P. Tyler, died, Aug. 19, 1886, ae. 3 mos. and 22 days; burial at Marlow village. Nathaniel W. Fay died, Oct. 4, 1888, ae. 70; burial at Munsonville. Clarinda Brown, died Jan. 12, 1889, ae. 15; burial in St. Joseph's (Catholic) Cemetery at Keene. Ada J. Putnam died, May 4, 1889, ae. 4 mos. 16 days, dau. of Charles F. and Addie (Hunt) Putnam ; burial out of town. Mrs. Louisa Baker died, May 10, 1889, at the house of her dau., Mrs. Elbridge H. Taft, ae. SI ; burial in the old cemetery at Nelson. Edward S. Bryant died, Aug. 23, 1889, ae. 45 ; burial at Berlin, Mass. Bessie E. N. Tyler died, Nov. 17, 1889, ae. 5; burial at Marlow village. Mrs. Priscilla B. Drake died, Jan. 28, 1890, ae. 87; burial at Bath, Me. Abigail Tilton died, June 19, 1890, ae, 83; burial at Munsonville. Mrs. Mary Fay died, June 12, 1891, ae. 80; burial at Munsonville. Grace H. Smith died Oct. 18, 1891, ae. 26; burial in Riverside Cemetery at Chesham. Ida May Jewett died, Feb. 20, 1892, ae. 16; burial at Munsonville. Mrs. Sibyl B. Holt died, June 21, 1892, ae. 81 ; burial at Munsonville. Edwin K. Morse died, Mar. 4, 1893, ae. 52; burial in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Helen M., wife of Fred Davis, died, Apr. 7, 1893, ae. 37; burial in the new cemetery at Stoddard village. Mrs. Mary F., wife of Perry E. Kemp, died, May 2, 1894, ae. 75 ; burial in the north cemetery at East Alstead. Mrs. Elizabeth A., wife of Rev. L. D. Place, died, June 21, 1894, ae. 65 ; burial in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Sophronia L., wife of Asa Davis, died, June 12, 1895, ae. 74; burial in the new cemetery at Stoddard village. Lizzie Boutelle died, Aug. 19, 1895, ae. 12; burial at Antrim. Leland E. Heald, son of Geo. W. Heald, was accidentally shot, Nov. 2, 1897, ae. 2 yrs .; burial in Woodland Cemetery at Keene. Lida Brown, dau. of Charles, died, Feb. 23, 1898, ae. 3 days; burial in Catholic Cemetery at Marlborough. Asa Davis died, Oct. 20, 1898, ae. 82 ; burial in the new cemetery at Stoddard vil- lage. Jewett Morse died, Apr. 2, 1900, ae, 84 ; burial at Munsonville. Morgan L., son of Rev. Herbert Walker, died, Aug. 28, 1901, ae. 5 mos. and 28 days; burial'
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in the Forest Hills Cemetery at Fitchburg. Sarah W. Holbrook died, Oct. 9, 1901, ae. 81 ; burial in Graniteville Cemetery at Marlborough. Mrs. Ursula S. Burpee died, Mar. 9, 1903, ae. 72; burial in Greenlawn Cemetery at Keene. Normand Brown, son of Charles, died, June 1 1903; burial in Catholic Cemetery at Marlborough. Mrs. Jewett Morse died, Mar. 11, 1904. ae. 81 ; burial at Mun- sonville. Mrs. Gertrude L. Mitchell, dau. of D. A. Wood, died, Oct. 10, 1904, ae. 49 ; burial at Brockton, Mass. Stillman A. Wilson died, Nov. 20, 1883, in 64th year, at the house of his nephew, Henry Davis; burial in old cemetery at Stoddard.
IV. THE TOMB NEAR MEETINGHOUSE CEMETERY.
On March, 8, 1892, the town accepted a gift of money to build a tomb which was given by Charles Franklin Wilson of Keene, a former esteemed resident of Sullivan. The acceptance of the gift and the resolution of thanks may be found on page 1 56 of this volume. The tomb was built in 1892 and was used for the first time as a temporary depository for the body of Edwin Kent Morse, who died in town, Mar. 4, 1893, and whose body was subsequently removed to Pennsylvania for burial. For more than a hundred years, the town had been without any convenience of this kind. The digging of graves in the winter, when snow and frost were deep, was attended with great difficulty. The opening of paths through the drifts to the cemetery lots was also difficult. This tomb has been found a great relief from such severities and has been quite generally used since as a temporary receptacle for the bodies of those who die in the winter. It is a gift which has been greatly appreciated. It is of brick, above ground, with corrugated iron roof. Tablet, date, 1892.
v. THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
To all whose memories recall the ever-memorable times of the CIVIL WAR no monumental inscriptions in the town have for us the pathetic interest of those upon our SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. This monument was publicly dedicated on July 4, 1867, the first to be publicly consecrated of any in the state. Another had been previously placed in position. The account of the ceremonies at the consecration and of the efforts to procure it may be found in the chapter on the MILITARY HISTORY. We here give the inscrip- tions, to complete the monumental part of our history.
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