Grave stone records : from the ancient cemeteries in the town of Claremont, New Hampshire, with historical and biographical notes, Part 5

Author: Spofford, Charles B. (Charles Byron), 1863-
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Claremont, N.H. : G.I. Putnam
Number of Pages: 104


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Long Louisa (Delano), wife Isaac H. Born Sept. 25, 1846, died Apr. 1, 1895.


Lovell Randall Esq. March 25, 1852, Soy. 9m. 23d.


Lovell Caroline, wife of Randall. Nov. 1, 1847, 77y. 14d. Burrill's record says she died in 1846.


Lovell Hannah, daughter of Esquire Randall and Caroline. November 11, 1830, 43y.


Lovell Elias. June 16, 1849, 475.


Lovell Leverett S. April 4, ISSS, SSy.


Lovell Alice Maud. daughter of J. S. and G. Sept. 15, 1883. Gy. 4m. 21d.


Mann Stephen Jr. Jaly 13, 1834, 40y.


Mann Lucia (Pardy), wife of Stephen Jr. Apr. 6, 1836, 425. Mann Esther (Jones), wife of Stephen, Jr. Oct. 23, 1822, 24y. Mann Nancy, wife of Lt. Samuel and daughter of Capt. Reuben Petty. Jan. 3, 1791, 26y.


Mann Stephen. Apr. 6, 1833, 6Sy.


Mann Lucy (Pettee), wife of Stephen. March 11, 1805, 35y. Mann Stephen and Lucy, two children of ; "one died Apr. 9,


1795, aged 5 hours, and one died March 17. 1798, aged 3 days."


Mann Alice (Ainsworth), wife of Stephen. June 13, 1845, 78y. Mann Lucy Elvira, (daughter of Stephen Sr.) July 17, 1875, 75y.


Mercer William, "a native of Scotland." Oct. 15, 1826, 55y. Mercer Walter, son of William. May 30, 1845, 41y.


Mercer Walter. Born in Scotland Feb. 14, 1787, died Oct. 27, 1864.


Mercer Melinda, wife of Walter. July 1. 1882, 90y.


Mercer John. May 9, 1875, 67y. Marble Anna. Oct. 8, 1839, Sty.


Marsh John. Jan. 30. 1855, 25V. Marsh George H. Sept. 15, 1862, 24y.


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Marsh Zebina. Feb. 4, 1840, 52y.


Marsh Fanny ( Hubbard), wife of Zebina. Ang. 14, 1828, 40y. Marsh Mehitable (Hubbard), wife of Zebina. Feb. 22, 1869, 67y.


Marshall John. "Died in this town Jan. 1, 1802, aged 58, on a journey from Granby, Mass., to Landaff, N. H."


Matthews Loiisa, "consort of Abner. Born 1717, died March 22, 1777, in her 61st year."


Matthews Phebe, daughter of John and Olive. June 7, 1819. 41V.


Matthews Betsey, daughter of above. Jan. 11, 1812, 24y.


Maynard Daniel F. Aug. 25, 1865, 73y.


Maynard Mary (Newhall), wife of Daniel F. Oct. 4, 1842, 49y.


Maynard Nancy W. (Eddy), wife of Daniel F. March 24, 1861, 74Y.


Maynard Eleanor C. (Stearns), wife of Daniel F. March I. 1889, 75y. 9m. 28d.


Maynard Mary II., (daughter of Daniel and Mary). Feb. 15, 1872, 56y.


Maynard Moses Newhall, only son of D. F. and M. N. July 10, 1821, 19m.


Meacham Benjamin. Apr. 20, 1877, 85y.


Meacham Esther. Sept. 3, 1857, Soy.


Moore John. Sept. 6, 1832, SAy.


A Revolutionary soldier.


Moore Ruth, wife of John. May 5, 1844, 86y.


Moore Samuel, son of John and Ruth. July 28, 1802, 17y.


Moore, daughter of above. Sept. 23, 1799, 14y. Moore James Otis, son of above. Sept. 3, 1784, 3y. 3m. 19d. Moore John, son of above. May IS, 1789, 22d.


Morgan Sarah M., wife of William D. March 15, 1850, 40y.


Morgan George S., son of William D. and Sarah M. Nov. 25, 1829, 3Y.


Nevers Betsey M., daughter of Samuel and Mehitable. Sept. 4, 1802, 2y. 4m.


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Norton Miner. Oct. 25, 1836, 701.


Norton Sally. July 14, 1831, 70y.


Norton Leonacey, daughter of Miner and Sarah. Drowned Oct. IS, ISO2, Ty. 9m. 7d. Norton Sylvanus, son of Joseph and Abigail. Feb. 24, 1777. (or 1788), 6m. 24d.


Olney Benjamin. June 24, 1873. 631.


Paine Abner. March 2, 1798, 77y.


Pardee Jerusha, wife of Levi. July 18, 1825, 58y.


Pardee Lucia H .. daughter of Rusha and Levi. Aug. 13. 1789, 2y. 4m.


Pardee Marcia M., daughter of above. Aug. 11, 1789, 3m.


Parmelee Jerusha. Jan. 2, 1828, 27y.


Parmele Polly, wife of Nathan. Jan. 10. 1825, 56y.


Parmelee Pamela, daughter of Nathan V. and Polly. Jan. 1. 1823. 24V.


Parmele Sylvia A., daughter of above. June 14. 1816, 10y.


Partridge Edward A. Born March 26. 1826. died May 23, 1855.


Peak John. Sept. 7, 1795. 56y.


Peak Sarah, first wife of John. Dec. 30, 1771, 37Y.


Peak Lucy, (probably second wife). Feb. IS, 1821, 84y.


Peck Jared. (Masonic square and compass). "A Free and Ac- cepted Mason who died Jan. 20. 1810, In the 58th year of his age."


Peck Tryphena, daughter of Jared and Phebe. May 27. 1809. 27y.


Peck David, son of above. Sept. 16, 1799, ILY.


Peck Lucy, daughter of above. Sept. 26, 1803, 6y.


Perry Orpha F. (Leet), wife of Austin. July 24, 1869, 69y.


Peterson Benjamin. May 19, 1800, 83y.


Peterson Hannah, wife of Benjamin. Born Apr. 23, 1723, died July 5, 1783.


Peterson Hannah, daughter of Ephraim and Anna. Ang. 28, ISoo, Ty. 2m. 23d.


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Peterson Mary Ann, daughter of above. May 1. 1822. 121. Peterson Hannah P .. daughter of above. Aug. 28, 1Soo, 17y. 2m. 25d.


Pierce Robert, son of Boardman W. and Emily. July 14. 1884, 53. 6m.


Pierce Ephraim. of Longmeadow, Mass. Sept. 13. 1812, 671. Pike AAvis. May 11, 1871, 23y. tim.


Pike Emily Maria, wife of Andrew J. July 4. 1863. 413.


Pike Eliza D., wife of Andrew J. Sept. 6. 1880, 53).


Pike Anna Maria. daughter of 1. J. and E. M. April 19, 1859. 16y.


Potter Miriam, daughter of Meca and Mary. Dec. 12. 1803, 22%.


Raymond Anna. June 4, 1863. 65y.


Redfield Wyllis. April 14. 1863. 61y.


Rice Rachel. Nov. 13, 1827, 59y.


Rice Danford. Aug. 4. 1877. 715. 8m.


Rice Caroline ( Jones), wife of Danford. died Oct. 1. 1866.


Born Oct. 15. 1811,


Rice William Danford, son of Danford and Caroline. "Supposed to have been killed at Poplar Grove, Va .. Sept. 30, 1864. 20y. 10m."


Rice Frances Lydia. daughter of Danford and Caroline. Sept. 21. 1847. 1001.


Rice Joseph. AApril 24. 1829, 60y.


Rice Lucy, wife of Joseph. Aug. 23. 1847. 75Y.


Rice Franklin. son of Joseph and Lucy. Nov. 3. 1822, 19y.


Rice Ebenezer. June 19. 1822, 77y.


Rice Phebe (Tyler). wife of Ebenezer. Oct. 31. 1824, 82y. Rice Stephen, Capt. Dec. 28. 1826, 501.


Rice Sarah (Chadwick), wife of Stephen. April 23, 1827, 44Y.


Rice Giles, son of Stephen and Sarah. Dec. 28, 1825. 200. Rice Eliza, daughter of above. Nov. 28, 1827, 201.


Rice Nehemiah. March 19, 1828. in his 74th year.


Rice Nehemiah, Hartford, Ct. Jan. 1. 1874. 58y.


L. of C.


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Rice Ruth, wife of Nehemiah, Jr. May 4, 1819, in her 32d year.


Rice Ruth, daughter of Nehemiah and Ruth. Sept. S, 1819, 5y. Rice Mary Alma, daughter of Nehemiah and Mary. Sept. 29, 1784. 10m.


Rice Owen, son of above. May 1, 1819, in his 21st year.


Rice Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Louise. Feb. 29. 1SOS, ty. Sm.


Rice Mebitable. wife of Bela. Aug. 20. 1849, 76y.


Rice Joseph HI., son of Joseph HI. and Maria. April 4. 1829. 6w.


Rich Josiah. May 24, 1844. 773.


Rich Bezebiel, son of Josiah and Elizabeth. June 28, 1773. 3) . Rich Martin. "Scolt on his berth day," March IS and died (n the roth of April 1777 in the ninth year of his age. lle was a son of David Rich.


Rich Eliza L., daughter of John W. and Nancy. Jan. 28, 1830, 17m. 1od.


Roys Joel. "Here lies buried Mr. Joel Roys Who Fell in to a Fier and Burnt to Death, Sept. 4. 1782. in the 27th year of his age. O Mortality."


The circumstances of his death have been related by his granddaughter, Mrs. Harriet, Parmelec Smith, of Brooklyn, N. Y., whose mother was a daughter of the subject. It is said by Mrs. Smith that he was engaged in burning a pile of logs, and they rolled, falling upon him and pinning him to the ground. He shouted for help and his wife attempted to assist him but to no avail. A townmeeting was being held and all the men in the neigh- borhood were away so that ;no assistance could be summoned, and she was compelled to see her husband burn to death. Ile was a Revolutionary soldier, serving three years.


Roys Hezekiah. May 29, 1813, 72y.


Roys Louise. wife of Hezekiah. Feb. 27, 1799. 48v. "She was the mother of twelve children."


Roys Tabatha, wife of Hezekiah. March 9. 1817. 733. Roys Benedick. July 19, 1769, 35Y.


This is the oldest recorded death in the old yards ; in fact no records exist that any person died in town previous to him.


Roys, son of Shubel and Ruth.


Date of death gone.


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Roys Ellen, wife of AAbel. Jan. 23, 1814, 28y.


Roys Henry, son of Abel M. and Ellen. April 1, 1823, 11y.


Sanders Parley. Dec. 5, 1845, 36y.


Sanders George, son of Parley and Esther. Sept. 19. 1837. 5.Y. om.


Sanders Martha, daughter of above. Aug. 14, 1836. 7W. Sanders Jane, daughter of above. Oct. 1, 18446, 5y.


Sartwell Susan, wife of Jacob. Feb. 2, 1845, 83y.


Saxton Fred'k F .. son of Dr. Thomas F. and Aurelia. Nov. 26. IS15, 6m.


Scott Lewis, son of Sylvius and Louisa. Ang. 31, 1851. 21. Im. ISd.


Seaver John L.


Seaver Jennison Jones, son of Elijah and Mary J. Feb. 3. IS37. Sd.


Shaw Jonathan. Jan. 9, 18to, 71y.


Shaw Sarah, wife of Jonathan. Nov. 16, 1815. 733.


Shaw George, son of Jonathan and Sarah. Drowned April 30. I SO4, 20y.


Shaw Jonas, son of above. Feb. 28. 1788, 20y.


Shaw Jonathan, 3d son of above. Feb. IS, 1793. 20m.


Shaw John, son of Jonathan Jr. and Polly. Jan. 17. 1Sos, 5m.


Shaw Joseph, son of above. Feb. 10, 1809. 17Y.


Shaw Jonathan. March 17. 1837. 743 .


Shedd Eliza R, (Coleman), wife of Hosea P. Born March 22. IS31, died Apr. 24. 1871.


Shedd Mary, daughter of Hosea P. and Eliza R. Feb. 9, 1867, 5. 7m.


Sims Cyrus. (son of William and Tryphena ). Aug. 19. 1791. 5y.


Sims Samuel. Aug. 20. 1791. 9m. 24d.


Sleeper Lucretia, wife of Thomas S. June 3. 1868. 411. Smith Frederick. Born April 6. 1814, died Dec. 25. 1892. Smith Helen M. (Cooke). Born Sept. 13. 1816, died May 3. 1892.


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Smith Edward Partridge. son of Frederick and Helen (Cooke). March 14, 1864, 7y.


M.


Smith Arthur Frederick, son of above. Oct. 5, 1862. 12y. Smith Henry Cook, son of above. Oct. 14, 1849, 7y. 7111. Smith John. Jan. 28, 1843, 753.


Smith Susannah. wife of John. Jan. 19, 1815, 44).


Smith Caleb, son of John and Susannah. Aug. 10. 1810. 3Y.


Smith Nancy, daughter of above. June 3, 1804, 3Y.


Smith Lucia, daughter of above. Jan. 13. IS10, 4y.


Smith John W. Sept. 23. 1826, 28y.


Smith Chester P., and U. S. S. S. April S, 1884.


Smith Sarah, daughter of Chester P. and Sarah. July 12. 1854, 11. 200.


Smith Sarah C., wife of Elbridge H. Dec. 29. 1862. 25y. 4m. Smith Alvah. Jan. 24. 1840, 35y.


Smith Henry S., Rev. Born March 15, 1801. died Feb. 16. 1872. Rector of Union church IS43-1872.


Ile was born in Nashua, March 15, 1801; was ordained in 1836 and served continuously as a clergyman to 1871, part of the time in Ohio, but from 1838 to 1871 in Claremont and vicinity.


Spaulding Joseph. Feb. 18, 1829, 75y. He was a Revolutionary soldier.


Spaulding Martha, wife of Joseph. Nov. 23, 1833. 733.


Spaulding Polly, daughter of Ezra and Lydia. Feb. 9. 1804. 101.


Spencer Mary, wife of Elijah. Dec. 25, 1843. 69y.


Spencer Joseph. Feb. 1, 1834, 23y. Htm. 12d.


Spencer Jeremiah. Oct. 10. 1769, in Ye 49th year of bis age. Was the first tax collector of the proprietors.


Spencer Hezekiah. (probably son of above). Oct. 29. 1769. 15y.


Sperry, infant son of Joseph and Abigail. Nov. 20, 1790, 41. Starbird Austin T. Died in Boston Nov. 16, 1845. 35. 3m1.


Sterne George, son of Joseph S. and Betsey. Oct. 18, 1801. 1.4m.


Sterne Helen, daughter of Capt. Joseph and Betsey. Dec. 22. 1803, 10d.


Sterns Augusta E. (Giles), wife of Charles. Jan. 9, 1851; 26y.


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Stevens Abigail. wife of Capt. Josiah. April 29. 1790, in 38th year.


Stevens Abigail, daughter of Col. Josiah and Abigail. Sept. 28, 1777, 14m.


Stevens Josiah, son of above. Born June 5. 1781. died same day.


Stevens Ruth, daughter of above. Nov. 24, 1782, 1m.


Stevens Friendly Mrs .. daughter of Zara and Elizabeth Thomas. Dec. 30, 1828, 35).


Stevens, infant child of Elibu Jr. and Lucretia. Born July 3. 1787. died same day.


Stevens Elone, son of above. Apr. 7, 1785.


Stevens Sylvia, daughter of Ziba and Lydia ( Kirtland). Apr. 24. 1790, 4m. 24d.


Stewart Elizabeth, wife of Jacob. July 14. 1792. 45%. She was the mother of Elizabeth, who married Wilca Lewis.


Stiles Mary Lizzie, wife of James AA. and daughter of John T. Emerson. May IS, ISSS, 26y. 4m. 2d.


Stone Hannah (Jones), wife of Samuel (Jr). March 17, 18449. Sov.


Stone Susannah (Chadwick), wife of Deacon Matthias Stone, Esq. March 6. 1789, 55Y.


Strowbridge John. May 5, 1823 (or 25) . 691.


Strowbridge Patience (Tyler). wife of John. Sept. 15. 1827. 651.


Strowbridge Solon, son of Col. John and Patience. Aug. 12, 1804. 16m. 19d. Strowbridge Thomas T., (son of above). July 17: 1797, 2m. 19d.


Strowbridge Sally. ( daughter of above). Feb. 22. 1795. 14d.


Strowbridge Polly, daughter of above. Sept. 19. 1788. 1d.


Strowbridge Caroline. Nov. 28. 1824. 19y.


Strowbridge Desdimony Emaly, daughter of William D. and Lu- cretia. Oct. 13. 1818. 7y.


Strowbridge Hiram. July 15. 1828, 281.


Struch Paulina. wife of Carl. Oct. 30, 1890. 501. 6m. 18d. Sturtevant Job. Oct. 8. 1881, Str.


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Sturtevant Lydia, wife of Job. July 16, 1880. S.V.


Sturtevant Nahum C. Feb. 12, IS88, 71y. 5m. 13d. Sturtevant Martha J., wife of Nahum C. Feb. 11, 1854, 26y. Sturtevant Henry W., son of Nahum and Martha. Killed on


the Boston and Albany R. R. Aug, 30. 1872, aged 21y.


Sturtevant Nahum. Sept. 22, 1845, 53.Y.


Sturtevant Sarah, wife of Nahum. March 16, 1836, 53y.


Sturtevant Lucy M., daughter of Zadoc and Mary. July 31. 1827, 3y. 12d.


Sumner William, Dr. March 4, 1778, 79%.


He was probably the first physician in town, and father of Col. Benjamin. Sumner Hannah ( Hunt), wife of Dr. Willliam. Apr. 2. 1781. 79y.


Sumner Benjamin, Col. "An early settler of Claremont, and a distinguished man of his time. Died 1815, aged 78. Pru- dence (Hubbard) his wife died 1821, aged S2. Their sixth son George Wheaton Sumner died 1806, aged 27. His wife Matilda Hutchins died 1814, aged 31, and their only daugh- ter, Caroline Matilda, wife of Dr. James Hall, died at Windsor, Vt., 1829, aged 24. This stone was erected by order of their lineal descendant, Geo. Wheaton Sumner Hall of Baltimore, Md., in 1884."


Benjamin Sumner came to Claremont about 1767; was selectman in 1760, town clerk, and a large owner as proprietor of rights in the town and rep- resentative to the legislature in 1784-85-93-94. He was not an ardent sup- porter of the American cause during the Revolution, which doubtless had much to do with his not having attained more important positions, as he was a man of marked ability and qualified to serve. He lived at what is now known as the "Cupola farm."


Sumner David Hubbard, son of Capt. Benjamin. Apr. 6. 1774.


Sumner Hannah, daughter of above. Aug. 22, 1772. 53. Sumner Hannah, daughter of Benjamin and wife of John Wyse.


May 1, 1806, 32y. Im. 21d.


Sumner John H. July 5, 1850, Sty.


Sumner Hannah ( Fitch), wife of John H. Dec. 28. 1826. 543. Sumner Caroline M., daughter of John H. and Hannah. Aug. 28, 1801, 34d.


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Sumner Hannab. Aug. 31, 1850. 434.


Thomas Susan (Smith). wife of Alonzo. Nov. 20, 1867. 59y. Thomas James Orlando, son of Alonzo and Susan. Jan. 31.


IS41, 75. Im.


Thomas Zina. Oct. 28, 1828, 61y. 14d.


Thomas Mamre. wife of Zina. Feb. 3. 1855. 871 .


Thomas John. May 24, 1798, 68y.


Thomas Stephen, (brother of Alonzo. ) Jan. 22. 1832, 40y.


Thomas Elizabeth ( Rice), wife of Zara. Oct. 29, 1840, 733 .


Thomas Zara IL .. son of Zara and Elizabeth. June 10. 1826. 16y. 6m.


Thomas Solomon, son of above. April 30, 1826, 25y. 2m.


Thomas. "O Senes Memento Mortis. Sacred to the memory of Zara and Orlando Thomas, sons of Zara and Elizabeth Thomas. They were killed with lightning July 8. 1805. Zara in his 18th year, Orlando in his 7th year."


The two boys were standing in an open doorway during a hard thunder shower. Directly over their heads hung an old musket. This is supposed to have attracted the lightning. A number of other people were in the room at the time, and all were stunned. The lightning played curious pranks with the furniture ; a single long sliver was taken by it out of a hard wood table, doing it no other damage. The house where this occurred stood in what was called "Punkshire." near the old Grannis homestead, in West Claremont.


Thomas Mary A. Ives, daughter of John and Lucinda. Dec. 16, 1829, 4y. 2m.


Thomas Benjamin. Oct. 30, 1851. 28y.


Thompson Alice ( Dean), wife of James. Oct. 5. 1873, 33.Y.


Towner Reuben. "formerly of Killingworth in Connecticut, who was drowned in this town April 20, 1812. aged 30y."


Tuttle Cershom, Esq. Aug. 13, 1777. 63y.


Tuttle Hannah, wife of Oliver. Sept. 12. 1785, 42V.


Tuttle Daniel, son of Oliver and Hannah. March 2. 1777. 11 . Tyler Benjamin. Feb. 17, 1826, 55y.


Tyler Anna (Smith), wife of Benjamin. May 12, 1855, 75Y. Tyler Joseph, son of Lt. Benjamin and Anna. March 21, 1816. 6w.


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Tyler Benoni S., son of Benjamin, Jr., and Anna. July 22, 1796, 14m. "AA still born daughter of the same parents buried by his side."


Tyler Ephraim. Dec. 16, 1823, 64y.


Tyler Abigail, wife of Ephraim. March IS, 1814, 533.


Tyler Miles. "son of Ephraim and Abigail, who was killed


Aug. 5. 1811 by a cart wheel running over him in the 13th year of his age."


A stone also erected on Winter atreet near the place of the sccident.


Tyler Rebekah. daughter Ephraim and Abigail. July 11. 1804, 2y. Iom.


Tyler Sally, daughter of above. Aug. 29, 1796, 10m. 29d.


Tyler Benjamin P., son of above. March 31. 1814, 33Y.


Tyler William. April 19, 1836, 30y.


Tyler Ephraim. Born Sept. 16, 1783. died Dec. 12, 1842.


Tyler Sarah (Gookin). wife of above. Born 1793, died August 28, 1820.


Tyler Lydia, wife of Ephraim. March 5, 1822, 52y.


Tyler Rebecca (Reed), wife of Ephraim. Born June 3. 1784, died June 10, 1875.


Tyler Emily, daughter of Ephraim and Sarah. Born Nov. 1819. died Dec. 23. 1821.


Tyler George E. Born Dec. 29, 1829, died July 16, 1840. William B. Born Dec. S, 1835, died Dec. 10, 1865.


Benjamin P. Born Aug. 3, 1833, died Nov. 29, 1867. From George to Benjamin were children of Ephraim and Rebecca Tyler. Tyler John. Born April 8, 1802, died Jan. 13, 1886.


Tyler Mary ( Webster). Born July 27. 1807, died August 22, 1852.


Tyler, infant child of John and Mary. April 6, 1SOS, Sth. Tyler John L., son of above. May 30, 1814. 2y. 3d. Tyler Joseph G., son of above. April 6, 1813, ty. 3m. 5d. Tyler John L., son of above. Feb. 25, 1816, 4y. 5m. Tyler Benjamin. March 9, 1814, SIv. 16d.


He came from Wallingford, Conn., in 1767. He built the first mill in town, it being located at West Claremont east of the highway on the north side of Sugar River. He was a prominent man of the town for many years and ancestor of the family of this name in Claremont.


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Tyler Mehitable, wife of Benjamin. Jan. 27. 1823. 921.


Tyler Austin. Aug. 12, 1844. 543.


Tyler Alice ( Kingsbury). wife of Austin. Dec. 19. 1867. 6Sy. Tyler Mary, wife of Fred \. May IS. 1864, 23).


Tyler Mary J. (Smith ). wife of John. Born July 7. 1819. died Jan. IS, 1894.


Tyler John. Born 1773, died 1827.


Tyler Mary (Giddings). wife of John. Born 17St. died 1823. These two are on the monument of John Tyler.


Tyler Maria F. (Clement), wife of James A. Born in New York city June 29, 1845. died March 10. 1893.


Tyler Elizabeth. daughter of John and Mary. May 21, 1817. 3m. Sd.


Tyler John H. Born Oct. 12. 1832. died Jan. 29. 1800.


Upham James Phineas, son of George Baxter and Mary Duncan Upham of Claremont, New Hampshire. Born Oct. 27, 1827. died Apr. 8. 1895. . \ Public spirited citizen of Claremont.


A son of Hon. George B. Upham. Was founder of the Sullivan Machin- ery company, and extensively engaged in mining and marble industries. Was representative in 1865-66.


Upham Walker Elizabeth, wife of James Phineas Upham. and daughter of Samuel and Ruth Foster Rice of South Ber- wick. Maine. Born Dec. 24, 1830, died Apr. 11, 1876. God's Providence Mine Inheritance.


Veasey Benjamin. March 17, 1870, 71). 2m. Veasey Amanda (Olney ). wife of Benjamin. Jan. 2. 1881, 79) .


Waterman Mary P .. wife of Azro. Dec. 26, 1877, 36y. Warner Rachel, wife of Daniel. Born in Farmington, Conn., June 2, 1716, died Jan. 16, 1791. She was one of the first members of the first Episcopal church.


Warner Daniel. March 11. 1802. 86y.


Webster Ann S. (Tyler), wife of Arthur. Jan. 19. 1837, 29). Webster Arthur. Born Apr. 10. 1812. died Oct. 9. 1869.


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Webster .Ann Maria, daughter of above. Feb. 21, IS47. 153. Webster Eliza H., daughter of above. Jan. 5, 1836, ty.


Webster Sarah ( Tyler). wife of Dr. Thomas. March 25. 1845. 753.


Weld Isabel Foster. Apr. 28, 1864. 42y.


Weld Emma G .. daughter of Isabel F. and S. J. July 19. 1857, 2y. 4m. 10d.


Wilmarth Matilda, wife of D. C. Apr. 17. 1870, 30) .


Wilmarth Annic. June 21. 1882. 133. 10111.


Wilson Josiah F. Aug. 24. 1871. 76y.


Wilson John. Nov. S. 1809. 24y.


Wilson Joseph. Jan. 4, 1826. 77Y.


Wilson Hannah. wife of Joseph. Dec. 9. 1841. 911.


Wilson Joseph, Jr. Apr. 14, 1814, 31y.


Wilson William, from England. Feb. 17. 1845. 713.


Wilson Mary, wife of William. Sept. 29. 1844. 70y.


Wilson Cary Alfred, son of John Newman and Sabra Newton


Wilson of Newark, Ohio. Born Oct. 3. 1845. died Sept. 14. 1895. A soldier of the Republic and a prisoner at An- dersonville.


Wheelock Rispah. daughter of AAlfred and Rispah A. Sept. 9, 1825. 25. 4m. 6d.


Whitcomb Freeland. Dec. 22. 1840. 301.


Whitcomb Nancy, wife of Freeland. May 13, 1839. 28y.


Whitcomb Lyman. "Died for his country in the battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May IS, 1864, aged 32y. Buried on the field of battle."


Whitcomb William E., son of Lyman and Elizabeth. Dec. I. 1853. 10m.


Whitcomb Jennie J. daughter of above. July 25. 1856. 20m. Whitcomb Edward L., son of above. July 5. 1856, 7m.


Whiting William. killed by the fall of a tree June 2. 1Soo, aged 38y.


Whiting Artemas, son of William and Mehitable. Killed by a fall from a horse Nov. 23. 1799. 11V.


Woodell Harriet. wife of George. May 6. 1864. 651.


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Wyse John. Born in Falkirk, Sterlingshire. Scotland June 24. 1770, died June 6, 1816.


Stone erected hy his son John Wyse ot Middletown, Conn.


Bailey Cynthia R., wife of John. July 7, 1874, 51y. 8m. 2d. Bowker Daniel S. Born in Springfield. Vt., Sept. 6. 1804. died March 11, 1872.


Cook James A. May 15, 1866. 51y.


York Joseph. "In memory of one of the first settlers of the town." Dec. 30, 1803, 87y.


York Esther, wife of Joseph. Dec. 30, 1813, Soy.


York Christopher, one of the first settlers of the town. April 17, 1817, 68y.


York Amos, son of Jonathan and Temperance, drowned in the Connecticut River. July 26, 1788, 21y.


CATHOLIC CEMETERY.


No inscriptions of a later date than 1816 have been taken from this ceme- tery, as all deaths since that year are in Mr. Burrill's record.


RECORDS.


()'Harren Michael. Born Parish of Casteisland, Ireland. Died Cavendish. Vt., Aug. 17, 1843, aged 3Sy. Came from County Kerry to this country, June 15. 1837:


Chase Sarah J. E. July 24. 1838. 18y.


Chase Bela. Sept. 3. 1841, 57N.


Dermony Daniel, son of John and Mary. Dec. 21. 1812. 301.


Kelley Bridget, wife of Hugh. Sept. IS, IS41, 47y.


Fagan Michael, a native of Dublin, Ireland. Jan. 7, 1844. 63y. Patten Annie. August 3, 1842. 4m.


Kelley Bridget. June 1843. 20y.


Connor Rosan D. wife of John. May to, 1813. 26%.


O'Donnell Patrick. May 21. 1838. 401.


Tomb Betsey. wife of Hugh. from Omaugh, Ireland. June 14. IS31, 343.


Happin Philip. April 6. 1841, 653.


THE JARVIS YARD. PRIVATE.


The following inscription is on one of the monuments :


.Nathaniel Jarvis, born in 1668, came from Wales to Boston. and married Elizabeth Peabody of Mame. He died in 1738. Leonard Jarvis his son, born 1715 : married Sarah Church. granddaughter of Col. Church.distinguished in the first Indian wars. He died 1770. his wife in 1790. The children who survived were Leonard, Samuel Gardner, Charles, Nathan- iel, Sarah, Mary, Benjamin and Philip. Dr. Leonard Jar- vis, born in Boston June 22. 1774. married Clarissa 11. Draper. born July S, 1786. Their children were Susan Pierce, Samuel Gardner, Leonard and Russell."


Dr. Leonard Jarvis removed to Claremont in 1797, and died Feb. 9, 18;S. He purchased the farm of Hon. Sanford Kingsbury, and established the private yard in which are buried members of the family. The location is one of the most beautiful in town, commanding as it does-or rather did before the trees became too large-a wide stretch of country, including the valley of the Connecticut for many miles. All the inscriptions are here given, except one, that being a flat stone which has become so worn by the elements that only a few words can be deciphered.


Clarissa, wife of Leonard. July 19. 1868.


Russell Jarvis. Born Jan. 8, 1824. died Feb. 24. 18SS. Annie. (Daughter of Rassell and Lucretia E. (Rice) Jarvis. Born June 22. 1864. died AApr. 14. 1867).


Leonard, second son to Leonard and Clarissa. Dec. 9. 1818. 3m. Russell Jarvis. Lawyer and Journalist. Born Boston 1791. died in N. Y. City Apr. 17. 1853.


FATALITIES.


The following list, while perhaps not complete, is as nearly so as can be compiled at the present day. Prior to 1846 the only records are the stones al- ready given, and which are here repeated to make the list more complete. Since 1846 Mr. Burrill's record gives the facts as here stated, with some additions from private source -.


April 10. 1777. Martin Rich, scalded, 9m. Joel Roys. burnt to death, 27y.


Sept. 4. 1782.


Jan. 28. 1783. AAmos Andrews. burnt in a house. 221.


July 26. 1788. Amos York, drowned, 211.


Nov. 23. 1799. AArtemas Whiting. killed by a fall from a horse.


June 2, 1800. William Whiting. killed by the fall of a tree, 38v.


Oct. 18, 1802. Leonacy Norton, drowned. 24y.


April 30. 1804. George Shaw. drowned in Connecticut River. 201.


Dec. 16, 1804. Richard Field. died of a burn. 33y. He lived on Bible Hill.


July 8, 1805. Zara and Orlando Thomas, killed by lightning, 18y. and 7y.


July 1. 1868. Eli Sperry, drowned, 24.5.


Ang. 5. 1811. Miles Taylor, killed by being run over by a cart 13x AApril 20, 1812. Reuben Towner, drowned in Connecticut


River, 301. Jan. 29. 1814. Chester and Solmon Putnam, suffocated. 271. and 19y.


1815. Aaron Wheeler. and - Morrill. Carried over the


FATALITIES


gristmill dam in a small boat at the time of high water, and both drowned.


July 4. 1820. William Wellstead Brewer, drowned. 316y. June 29. 1822. Bill Andrews Barnes, killed by the fall of a tree, 251 .


Abram Jones, drow ned at Ashley's Ferry about 1835 ( ?) .


Esther Cobb. killed by a stone thrown at her by a boy about 1835-6.


Oct. 2. 1840. Charles H. Bingham, drowned. 25.


July 4, 1846. Willard Fales, killed by the explosion of a can- non, 301. Hle was the first person buried in the new cems- tery.


Oct. 22. 1847. George F. Cook. killed. 26y. Ile fell from a load of hay onto a pitch fork. which caused his death.


Dec. 30, 1847. Luther Harrington. killed. 35y.


Nov. 15. 1848. Son of Walter Charlton. drowned, Sy.


July 6, 1851. Encins A. Hill. drowned in Connecticut River. 211. Sept. 14. 1851. Ezra Robbins, accidently shot by his son-in- law. 54y. AApril 30. 1852. Horace Z. Lamberion, killed on the railroad. 39y.


Dec. 15. 1852. Rosina Jackson, burnt. 551.


April 6. 1853. Three sons of Arnold Farr. burned in a bomse. 5y., 73 . and 121.


May 7. 1855. Son of James Young. drowned, 3y.


July 4. 1856. William Griffin of North Hartland, Vt., killed, Soy. He was taking part in the celebration. The com- pany in which he was undertook to march across the bridge between the Home mill and the Claremont Manufacturing company, keeping step. The bridge broke under the strain. and all were thrown into the water. Griffin was drowned. Nov. 1. 1856. Horace Jones, drowned. 201. He was drowned at the Ferry by a boat capsizing.


Jan. 6. 1857. George W. Brown. scalded. 341 .


Feb. 1. 1857. Josiah Stevens, frozen to death, 725. He was insane and escaped from the house in the night.


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FATALITIES


July 19, 1857. Daughter of Foster Welds. 25. A cart body tipped over on her and she was crushed.


Ang. 21, 1858. Truman Judd, killed by the cars while walking on the track, 71y.


April 16, 1860. Horace L. Bartlett, killed at J. P. Upham's farm, while logging, 42y.


July 7, 1861. John Quinn, drowned. 26y.


May 9. 1862. Ebenezer E. Bailey, killed by a fall from a tree, 535.


Ang. 9, 1864. William H. Hadley, killed, 11y.


Oct. 15, 1864. Samuel Clement, killed, 78y.


Apr. 19, 1865. Son of Frank Busch, drowned, 5y.


Sept. 10, 1865. George Dusham murdered, 34y.


June 10, 1866. Son of Antoine Chicoine, drowned, 7y.


July 3. 1866. Alexander Duguey, drowned. 30y.


Sept. 22, 1868. Amos Keyes, who lived on the Cottage Hos- pital farm, fell from his cart, was run over, and lived but a few moments after.


Dec. 13, 1868. Edmund Gieger killed, 23y. Killed at James 1. Upham's. He fell off'a beam in the barn and struck on a spike which pierced his skull. The board in which the spike was driven had to be cut out of the floor, and the boy lived several weeks.


Jan. IS, 1869. George Woodell, murdered.


Nov. 18, 1869. Edward Clark, drowned, 14y.


March 19, 1870. Charles Hilliard, killed. 22y.


Oct. 30, 1870. Jane Belknap, poisoned, 23y.


June 28, 1871. Sylvanus Cushing, Chas. E. Sawyer and Hen- rietta Sawyyer, drowned at Ashley's Ferry, aged respectively 50, 27, 201.


Ang. 30, 1872. Henry Sturtevant, killed on the railroad. 21y.


Oct. 27, 1872. Hannah Purington, burnt, 72y.


Feb. 7, 1873. Son of Mrs. Gaffney, drowned, 6y.


Sept. 30, 1873. William C. Wheeler, drowned in the Sugar River Paper mill pond.


Feb. 19. 1874. William D. Pierce, 49y. He was caught in · the shafting at the grist mill and thus killed.


FIT.ALITIEN


Apr. S. 1874. Alden J. Bliss. drowned. 36y. His body was found in the river.


June 11. 1875. James Daley, scalded, 6y.


Nov. 4. 1876. Michal Keating, killed on railroad. 211.


Jan. 23. 1877. David Ewing, killed. 26y. Ho was caught by a belt and drawn over a shaft in one of the Monadnock mills, and instantly killed.


Jan. 28. 1877. Lucy McNelly, burnt. 653 .


Feb. 16. 1877. Daughter of Warren Eastman, burnt. by.


June 3. 1877. Son of Frank Charron, scalded. 3y.


July 7. 1877. Charles Bacon killed, 37y. He was painting at Bailey's mills. The staging broke, and he fell sixty feet. and was instantly killed.


Mrs. Hannah Gibson, 57V. Burnt to death


March 29. 1879. Mrs. Sophronia Place, 50y. in the


Miss Annie Johnson. 23y. Tremont House


Miss Lydia Merrill, 18y. fire.


Dorr Worden. drowned while in swimming.


July 20. 1879. 22V.


July 20, 1879. Son of Hubbard Kelsey. drowned while in swimming. Uy.


May 3, ISSo. John Lauderville, drowned. 51.


June 27. 1880. John W. Ager 20y .. and Joseph King. 25y .. drowned while in swimming.


June 26. 1881. Daniel Canty, 5oy .. scalded at the Jarvis paper mill.


April 21, 1882. Warren Whitney, 29y .. killed.


August S. 1882. Son of John Connor, soy .. killed at Freeman & O'Neil's mill.


Oct. 24, 1882. Son of Daniel Canty, Hy .. accidentally shot at Claremont Junction.


Oct. 15, 1883. Philip S. Hunter, found in the wheel-pit of Balcom's mill. It is supposed he fell into the flume. and was carried by the current into the pit.


July 6, 1886. Fred Smith, roy., drowned in Connecticut river. Buried at Perkinsville.


Sept. 10. 1886. William M. Ordway. 47y., killed by the cars,


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FATALITIES


Nov. 20. 1886. Matthew Caffrey. boy .. killed by falling down stairs.


May 3, 1889. Maxam Willette. 533 .. scalded at the Sugar Riv- er paper mill.


Oct. 14, 1889. George G. Clark, 68v., fell off a beam in his barn.


May 14, 1890. George W. Davis. 47y .. struck by lightning.


May 15, 1890. Son of Milard Thibodeau. Gy .. drowned at the old paper mill.


Nov. 14. 1890. Frank Pike, 14y .. accidentally shot.


Oct. 10. 1891. Andrew J. Hunt, thrown against a post by a runaway horse. Died of his injuries Oct. 1.3.


Feb. S. 1893. Louis Chambers. killed by cars near Mulberry street.


Apr. 4, 1894. Herbert W. Newman of Windsor. Vt .. run over by the cars at Claremont Junction.


Aug. 25, 1894. Daniel M. Keves of Boston, thrown from a wagon at the Hospital grounds and received fatal injuries.


A singular coincidence is that his father was killed on the same farm, in a similar manner.


Sept. 23. 1894. Herbert E. Perham of Weathersfield. Vt., ac- cidentally shot at AAshley's Ferry, while getting into a boat.


Lewis Milton, killed by the cars just below the High Bridge. Caffrey, killed on the J. P. Upham farm.


Hiram Putnam, died of injuries received by falling on a cart stake.


Boy killed at Russell Jarvis's.


MORTUARY STATISTICS.


No records of deaths were kept in town, except by families, prior to 1846. The compiler has, therefore, arranged by years the deaths as recorded by the inscriptions. While it is certain that these do not icnlude all the deaths of each year, it in some measure shows the death rate. From 1846 to date a careful record has been kept, the credit for it being duc Mr. Alfred Burrill, for many years sexton of the town, and its continuance byghis son, Mr. George II. Burrill, his successor as sexton.


V'car


Male


Female


Year


Male


Female


1769


=


1832


12


10


1770


0


0


1833


13


17


1771


0


1834


12


6


1772


0


.)


1835


13


12


1773


1


1


1836



18


1774


1


0)


1837


12


13


1775


1776


2


1839


20


18


1777


10


1840


15


19


1779


0


1


1842


15


13


1780


0


1


1848


19


17


1781


1


1844


13


13


1782


1


1845


16


13


1783


1


1


1846


17


35


1784


3


1


1847


33


28


1785


1


1848


1786


1


1


1850


20


1788


21


1851


18


26


1789


1852


3!


1790


3


1853


1791


1854


1792


-


1838


10


11


1778


()


18.11


1849*


31


1787


85


MORTUARY STATISTICS


Year


Male


Female


Year


Male


Female


1793


-1


1


1856


33


30


1794


3


1857


34


27


1795


1


S


1858


32


34


1796


3


1859


44


37


1797


-


1


1860


31


32


1798


G


5


1861


33


10


1799


12


13


1862


33


27


1800


1801


5


5


1864


37


26


1802


10


17


1866


31


1804


20


10


1867


20


37


1805


5


1868


26


1806


1


1869


29


45


1807


3


5


1870


20


29


1808


10


6


1871


28


42


1809


9


1872


48


10


1810


21


7


1873


26


29


1811


5


1


1874


29


35


1812


12


14


1876


19


1814


11


10


1877


36


29


1815


-1


10


1878


44


1816


17


15


1879


48


1817


1-


9


1880


30


1.


1818


12


1881


39


48


1819


12


1882


43


30


1820


1821


11


11


1885


34


32


1823


=


1886


43


46


1824


3


1888


50


ti


1826


17


13


1889


47


61


1827


1-4


1890


51


37


1828


1829


12


13


1893


49


53


1831


14


14


1894


41


62


1895


29


27


1813


17


9


1884


36


40


1822


1887


32


48


1825


1891


38


11


1892


39


1863


1865


41


1803


13


* Four Irish children died this year, the age and sex of whom is not known.


The following table of census returns of Claremont is appended to show-


40


1883


38


1830


1875


86


MORTUARY STATISTICS


if inclination requires-the average death rates, or percentage of deaths. is copied from Vol. XI, p. 263, of the New Hampshire Agricultural Reports.


Year


Population


Year


Population


Year


Population


1767


157


IS00


1889


1850


3606


1773


123


1810


2094


1860


1026


1775


523


1820


2290


1870


1053


1786


965


1830


2526


1880


4704


1790


1435


1810


3217


1890


5565


It


The ways of Death are soothing and serene. .And all the words of Death are grave and sweet. From camp and church. the fireside and the street, She beckons forth-and strife and song have been.


.1 summer night descending cool and green. And dark on daytime's dust and stress and heat. The ways of Death are soothing and serene. .And all the words of Death are grave and sweet. O glad and sorrowful, with triumphant mien And radiant faces look upon and greet This last of all your lovers, and to mect Her kiss, the Comforter's, your spirit lean. ... The ways of Death are soothing and serene. -W. E. Heutey.


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