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Josiah, son of second James, married, Nov. 4, 1806, Nan- cy, daughter of James Plat, of Londonderry, by whom he had children, - Ellinda, (died young, ) Charlotte, Josiah, William, Mary P., James P., Caroline, (died young,) Susan, (died young,) Edwin R., Harriet F. and Andrew. Josiah, the father, was born July 13, 1781, on his grandfather's farm, in the first framed house built in town. Feb. 13, 1806, he pur- chased said farm of Josiah Wallace, who bought out the heirs of Capt. James Walker, and on this farm he now resides.
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From his house, a few rods toward the river, in front of where the old house used to stand, there is a willow-tree, of very large growth, that old Capt. James Walker cut in Hav- erhill, Mass., for a horse-switch, and rode home with it in his hand, and stuck it down front of the house, where it took root and grew, and is now alive. Near that stands an elm, which he planted a century ago. It measures 12 feet round the trunk, and the branches extend 88 feet in diameter, or 264 feet in circumference.
Charlotte, daughter of Josiah, married Eleazer Dole, and had children.
William, son of Josiah, born Nov. 5, 1812, married Sarah Richardson, Litchfield, Feb. 25, 1841, and had children, - Lauretta F., Henry H., Munroe, Sarah E. and Helen M.
Mary P., daughter of Josiah, is married, and lives in Man- chester.
James P., son of Josiah, born Oct. 20, 1817, married Olivia A. Elliott, of Bath, N. H., and had children, - Caro- line, Louisa and Mary Ella.
WALLACE. John, came over from Ireland in 1719, and was one of the grantees of Londonderry, or Nutfield. In 1721, he married Annis Barnet, - first couple married in London- derry. His family resided in Colraine, north of Ireland, as appears from a certificate of character given to his brother Thomas, who came over in 1726, and settled in the south part of Bedford. John appears to have been among the most active settlers of Londonderry. In 1729, he was selectman, and continued to serve till 1732, and was reelected in 1737. This year he was chosen town clerk, and continued in this office till 1742. In 1745, he was elected to represent the town in the General Assembly at Portsmouth. He had chil- dren, - James, born July 17, 1722 ; Rebecca, Feb. 16, 1724; William, Feb. 5, 1726 ; John, April 12, 1727 ; Thomas, Aug. 10, 1730; Janet, Jan. 28, 1733; Ann, June 16, 1736; Sam- uel, Jan. 23, 1738; Sarah, Nov. 8, 1741.
James, son of John and Annis, married Mary, daughter of Thomas Wallace. He perished in the snow, on a cold win- ter's night, a short distance from his own door. He had been out through the day with his team. He did not arrive that
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night. The next morning they found him dead. They had children, - Ann, born Oct. 19, 1750; Jenny, Oct. 18, 1753.
Rebecca, daughter of John and Annis, unmarried.
William, son of John and Annis, married Hannah, sister of Matthew Thornton, and had children, -John, born June 13, 1737; William, Dec. 26, 1758; Catharine, Dec. 6, 1760 ; James, March 31, 1763; Hannah, Jan. 26, 1765; Matthew, Nov. 1, 1770.
John, son of John and Annis, married Sarah Woodburn, and removed to Bedford, Feb., 1756, and had children, - Annis, born Jan. 5, 1757; Mary, Oct. 8, 1758; James, Aug. 8, 1760; Hannah, May 20, 1762; John, May 12, 1764; Thomas, June 5, 1768; Josiah, 1769; Sarah, June 13, 1771 ; Rebecca, Dec. 14, 1773; of whom Rebecca is the only one now living.
Thomas, son of John and Annis, died in infancy.
Jennet, daughter of John and Annis, married Matthew Dickey, Londonderry, and had children, - John, Ebenezer, James and Samuel.
Ann, daughter of John and Annis, married Wm. Clark, and moved to New Boston. They had children, - Robert, John, Ninian and Rebecca.
Samuel, son of John and Annis, married Letitia Clark, and had children, - Annis, Letitia, Rebecca and Sally.
Sarah, daughter of John and Annis, married Wm. Vance ; no children.
Annis, daughter of John who came to Bedford, married John Moore. [See Moore.]
Mary, daughter of John, married James Walker. [See Walker.]
James, son of John, married Jennet Walker, moved to An- trim when a wilderness, attacked by a bear, saved himself by ascending a tree, was active as a town officer, and died lamented, in 1848, at the age of 89. He was, when 17, en- rolled as a soldier, and was under Stark at Bennington. He had children, - Betsy, John, James, Sarah W., Ira, Benj. F. and Achsah.
Betsy, daughter of James, married Francis Reed. They have children, - Samantha, Caroline, Laura, Betsy, Louisa and George W. They live in Manchester. The oldest daughter married, and moved to New Orleans ; her husband dying, she returned with one child, Betsy.
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John, son of James, married Sally Page, and lives in Antrim. They have children, -John M., Miles N. and Emeline.
James, son of James, married Naomi Cochran, and had children, - Sarah J., Andrew C., James M., Charles W., Betsy Ann, Harriet M., Luther C., Sarah J., married, and soon after died, leaving no children. The family live in Manchester.
Sarah W., daughter of James, married James A. Gregg, had one daughter, which, with the mother, died of spotted fever, in 1812.
Ira, son of James, at the age of sixteen, was a volunteer in the War of 1812, and died while stationed at Kittery, Maine.
Benjamin. F., married Ann Jane Shattuck, and had chil- dren, - Sumner, born June 30, 1832; George F., Oct., 1833, died 1836 ; Marion C., born May 28, 1835; Henry C., dead ; Elizabeth S., born Nov. 8, 1838 ; Achsah C .; Edwin A., born Aug. 8, 1844. Ann J., wife of Benj. F., died Aug 16, 1847. Nov. 26, 1848, he married Mary S. Butler.
Achsah, daughter of James, died in 1829, unmarried.
Hannah, daughter of John who came to Bedford, married John Patten. [See Patten.]
John, son of John, married Tryphena Abbot, lived in An- trim, moved thence to Westmorland, thence to Putney, Vt., where they died. They had children, -John W., who died young; Polly, who married David Carpenter ; Hannah, who married a Wilbur; Cyrus, who died young; Mosely and Freeman, died young ; and Margaret, unmarried.
Thomas, son of John, married Mercy Frye, and had chil- dren, - Wiseman, Sophia, Cyrus W., Hannah, Frederic and Alfred.
Josiah, son of John, married Polly Goffe, and had chil- dren, - Roxana, born Sept. 25, 1791, who married Moses Davis, and lives in Concord ; Theodore G., born Jan. 31, 1795, who was in the war of 1812, and lives in Antrim ; Bartlett, born Aug. 6, 1797, who married Lucy Little, and lives in Antrim ; Samuel G., born Sept. 1, 1799, who mar- ried, and lives in Michigan ; Elvira, born Sept. 31, 1802, who married Judge Richardson, Ohio; Nancy, born May 1, 1806, who married John Scoby, and lives in Ohio; John W., born July 15, 1802, who married Ann Brackett; Mary Esther, born Nov. 14, 1809, who married Judge Woodbury, and lives in Antrim ; Joseph, born Feb. 11, 1813, died March, 1815.
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Sarah, daughter of John, lived in Bedford, unmarried, and died Feb. 16, 1850.
Rebecca, daughter of John, now lives in Manchester, Goff's Falls, unmarried.
Thomas, brother of John who came over, moved to Bed- ford in 1753, as appears from the tax-list. He sustained important offices, as the town records show. He had lived in Londonderry, and there married Jean They had children, - Jeannet, born Dec. 11, 1733; James, Nov. 11, 1735 ; Joseph, Oct. 11, 1737; William, Nov. 26, 1739; Mar- garet, Dec. 2, 1741; Ann, Nov. 24, 1744; John, Dec. 15, 1746. Thomas died in 1776, aged 74.
The following is a certificate of character.
" The bearer hereof, Thomas Wallace, has lived in this congregation, from his infancy to the date hereof, and has always behaved soberly and honestly, and is now free from all public scandal known to this session, is certified by
" ROBERT HIGGINBOTHAM.
" Coleraine, May 9, 1726."
James, son of Thomas, married Molly Linn, and had chil- dren, - Anna, born Jan. 9, 1772; Betsy, Sept. 14, 1774; Mary, Jan. 15, 1777; Thomas, April 25, 1779; James, July 15, 1785; Sarah Orr, July 25, 1788.
Joseph, son of Thomas, married Mary Scoby, and had chil- dren, - Thomas, born Oct. 2, 1770; Jane, June 2, 1772; Mary Ann, May 17, 1774; John, April 20, 1776; Joseph, April 19, 1778; Susanna, April 2, 1780; Martha, Sept. 11, 1783.
Margaret, daughter of Thomas, married George Orr. [See Orr.]
Ann, daughter of Thomas, (unmarried,) died in 1825, aged 81.
John, son of Thomas, married Isabella Witherspoon, and had children, - Robert, born July 25, 1779 ; Samuel, March 22, 1781; Andy, Nov. 21, 1782; Janet, Oct. 1, 1704, Isaac, Aug. 17, 1786 ; Polly, Thomas and George O.
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Dr. P. P. Woodbury's Residence.
WOODBURY. John, one of the original settlers of Bev- erly, Mass. He came from Somersetshire, England, and arrived in New England in 1624, under direction of the Dor- chester Company, established at Cape Ann about that time. He came to Salem in 1626, and was an original member of the first church in Salem. He was made freeman in 1635, and in 1635 was chosen Deputy to the General Court. In 1635, he received a grant of 200 acres of land on Bass river. He died in 1640. The grant runs as follows.
" 4th of the 11th month, (Jan.) 1635. That Capt. (Wil- liam ) Trask, Jno. Woodbury, Mr. Conant, Peter Palfrey and John Balch, are to have five farms, each 200 acres a peise, to forme in all a thousand acres of land together, lyeing and being at the head of Bass river, 124 poles in breadth, and soe
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runin northerly to the river by the great pond side and soe in breadth, making up the full quantity of a thousand acres, these being laid out and surveyed by us,
JOHN WOODBURY, JOHN BALCH."
Palfrey never settled on his grant. He removed to Read- ing, where he died, July 15, 1663.
Humphrey, son of the above, born in 1609, came over with his father, was admitted to the church in 1648, and was a member of the first church in Beverly at its formation, chosen deacon in 1668, and was living in 1681.
Peter, son of Humphrey, born in 1640, made freeman in 1668, elected representative in 1689, filled the office of dea- con, and died July 5, 1704, aged 64.
Josiah, son of Peter, born in Beverly, June 15, 1602, and lived in the second or upper parish.
Peter, son of Josiah, born March 28, 1738, at Beverly ; married there, and in 1773, removed to Mt. Vernon, then a part of Amherst, N. H. The last twenty years of his life he spent at Antrim, with his youngest son, Mark Woodbury, Esq., where he died, March, 1819, aged 85.
Peter, son of the above Peter, was born at Beverly, Mass., in 1767, removed to New Hampshire with his father, settled at Francestown, where he engaged in mercantile and agri- cultural pursuits. He was about fifteen years representative, and two years senator, in the State Legislature, and was a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum about forty years. He married Mary, daughter of James Woodbury, who re- moved from Beverly to Mt. Vernon, N. H., in 1782. James was a subaltern in Col. Rob. Roger's regiment of Rangers, and was near Wolfe when he fell at the storming of Quebec. The sword he used in that service is now in the possession of a descendant. He had nine children, all of them daugh- ters, and died at Francestown, March, 1823, aged 86.
Peter P., was son of the above, and born at Francestown, Aug. 8, 1791. He married, in 1818, Mary Riddle, daughter of Wm. Riddle, Esq. She died in April, 1819. Aug. 24, he married Martha, sister of the above, by whom he had six children, - Peter Trask, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1839, now attorney at law, New York City ; William Riddle, graduated at Dartmouth College in 1843, attorney at Sheboy- gan, Wisconsin ; Adonijah Howe, died Feb., 1828, of Hydro-
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ceptralus, aged four years ; Mary Jane, died May, 1841, of scrofula, aged fifteen; Levi Jackson, now in the study of medicine ; Freeman Perkins, in mercantile business in New York City. Martha, Dr. Woodbury's second wife, died in 1832. Oct., 1832, he married Eliza Bailey, daughter of Jo- siah Gordon, Esq., Bedford, N. H., by whom he had, - Josiah Gordon, now preparing for College ; Martha Riddle, George Edwin, Charles Howe, now under the paternal roof.
The brothers and sisters of Dr. Woodbury are, - Hon. Levi Woodbury, L. L. D., now associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court ; Rev. James Trask Woodbury, Acton, Mass., formerly attorney at law ; Jesse Woodbury, Esq., living on the homestead at Francestown, N. H. ; George Washington Wood- bury, M. D., Yazoo County, Miss. ; Mrs. Mary Howe, widow of the late Luke Howe, M. D., Jaffrey, N. H .; Mrs. Anstris B. Eastman, wife of Hon. Nehemiah Eastman, of Farmington, N. H., formerly member of Congress ; Mrs. Martha W. Grimes, Quincy, Mass., widow of the late Thomas Grimes, merchant, Windsor, Vt .; Mrs. Hannah T. Barnes, wife of Isaac O. Barnes, Esq., of Boston, Clerk U. S. Court for Mass. ; Mrs. Harriet Dodge, wife of Perley Dodge, Esq., Clerk to Superior Court, and attorney at law, Amherst, N. H .; Mrs. Adeline Bunnell, wife of Edwin F. Bunnell, of Boston, merchant.
Dr. Woodbury was prepared for College, in part, under the instruction of the Hon. John Vose, the distinguished Pre- ceptor of Atkinson Academy, N. H., and James Morrison, Esq., (late Mayor of Savannah, Ga.,) at Francestown Acade- my. In 1812, he commenced the study of medicine with Adonijah Howe, M. D., his brother-in-law, at Jaffrey, N. H. The next year, he put himself under the care of Nathan Smith, M. D., at Hanover, N. H., Dartmouth College. In a few months, Dr. Smith removed to New Haven, Conn., Yale College, and Dr. Woodbury accompanied him, and attended the first course of medical lectures given at Yale College, of six months continuance. The medical professors were, Na- than Smith, Eli Ives, Benj. Silliman and Jonathan Knight. He returned to New Hampshire in 1818, and put himself under the care of Hon. Jonathan Gove, of Goffstown, where he closed his medical studies, after attending a second course of lectures at Dartmouth College in the fall of 1814. He commenced the practice of his profession in partnership with his preceptor, Dr. Gove, at Goffstown, Jan. 9, 1815. Here he continued to practice medicine till July 3, 1815, when he
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removed to Bedford. He has been President of the New Hampshire Medical Society, and a Delegate from that Soci- ety to attend the examination of candidates for M. D. at Dartmouth College. In 1845, he received the degree of M. D. from that College. He has been President of the South- ern District New Hampshire Medical Society, and President of the Hillsborough County Agricultural Society.
Boston, 15th Nov., 1850.
MY DEAR SIR: -
You ask me what information I can furnish as to the origin of the Woodbury family of New England. In reply, I have to state that, during the past summer, I had the pleasure, in company with your nephew, Charles Levi Woodbury, Esq., of this city, of spending a few days in the County of Devon- shire, England, the place from which your remote ancestors undoubtedly emigrated. The name of Woodbury is now very rare in England. It is not to be found at all in that great omnium gatherum of names, the London Post-Office Directory, nor in any other catalogue of names in the English metropolis, that I saw. In the city of Exeter, we found two families, one, that of Thomas Woodbury, Esq., and the other that of his son. Thomas, now somewhat advanced in life, is a very intelligent and well educated man. He has been for many years the editor and proprietor of a leading news- paper in Exeter. He is now living much at his ease ; as is his son, who has already earned a competency of the good things of this world, and is amusing himself with agricultural pursuits and experiments. He was busy, when we met him, in managing an immense collection of hives of bees, whose industry he was endeavoring to turn to better account. Inde- pendent of all tradition and records, the strong family resemblance to the Woodburys on this side of the Atlantic, in these gentlemen, left no doubt that you are all of the same origin. Thomas Woodbury was born in Uffculme, Devon. He, however, knew of no family except his own and his father's now living in that town, or in the county. There were, he said, some of the same name in Dorsetshire and Somersetshire.
Six miles south-east of Exeter, is the town of Woodbury. We found here a small village, in the centre of which was an
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old gray stone church, perfectly preserved, which has stood in its present position for at least three or four centuries. This church, or rather the right of presentation to it, is under the control of the cathedral in Exeter. It has no rector. The curate, Rev. John L. Fulford, was, unluckily for us, absent. We could not, therefore, have access to the records of which he has the sole custody. The person who con- ducted us to and through the church, upon being asked as to the Puseyism of Woodbury, declared that the people were all low church, while the curates of this place and the neigh- borhood were said to be of the high church party.
Tablets and ancient monuments to the memory of the dead, abounded in the interior of the church. In a small chapel, in one corner, were full length marble figures repre- senting Lord Chief Justice Pollexfen, of the Common Pleas, and his lady. In the burying-ground around, were names familiar to New England men. All but the name, which you would expect to find first of all, Woodbury. Of this last, there were none. Nor are there any of that name now living in the town, although all agreed that the town was undoubtedly named from some of its former residents.
The landlord of the snug little inn, the " White Hart," where we stopped for refreshment, seemed to sympathize with my young friend and companion in his disappointment, in not finding more satisfactory evidence of the former resi- dence of his ancestors in the place which bore their name, and endeavored to console him in some way, and finally, by offering a bottle of genuine Devonshire cider, which he in- sisted we should carry away. The bottle was accepted, and, with its contents, is now safely deposited in the cellar of one of your relatives. I hope the Bedford temperance society will grant you a dispensation, so that you may have the pleasure of tasting this beverage of your ancestors.
Woodbury is not only a township in Devonshire, but it is one of the ancient divisions of that County, called a " Hun- dred." It lies between the river Ex and the British Channel. In the easterly part of it, is " Woodbury Common," a large tract of land, very high, and covered with heather, in full bloom, when we saw it. From this Common, we had a fine view of the Dartmoor Hills, towering up in the west ; and, looking in an easterly direction, we could see, in full view, a long section of the British Channel. Adjoining this Common, is the town of Budleigh, the birth-place of Sir Walter Ral-
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eigh. The house, in which this famous but unlucky knight was born, is still standing. Budleigh is the name which the people of Beverly, Mass., so much desired should have been substituted for that by which their town is now called. This is further evidence of the Devonshire origin of your family.
I remain, as ever, faithfully yours,
ISAAC O. BARNES.
Dr. P. P. Woodbury, Bedford, N. H.
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PAGE 123. The taking of Montreal is thus noticed by Russell, in his " History of Modern Europe."
" In the meantime, Gen. Amherst was diligently employed in taking measures for the utter subversion of the French power in that part of the new world.
" He conveyed instructions to Gen. Murray, directing him to advance by water to Montreal, with all the troops that could be spared from the garrison of Quebec ; and Col. Hav- iland, by like orders, sailed with a detachment from Crown Point, and took possession of Isle Aux Noix, which he found abandoned by the enemy, and thence proceeded directly for Montreal: while the commander-in-chief, with his own division, consisting of about 10,000 regulars and provincials, left the frontiers of New York, and advanced to Oswego. There he was joined by 1000 Indians of the Six Nations, under Sir Wm. Johnson.
" Amherst embarked on Lake Ontario, with his whole army ; and after taking the fort of Isle Royale, which in a manner commanded the source of the river St. Lawrence, he arrived, by a tedious and dangerous voyage, at Montreal, on the same day that Gen. Murray landed near that place from Quebec. The two generals met with no opposition in dis- embarking their troops, and, by a happy concurrence of cir- cumstances, Col. Haviland, with the detachment under his command, arrived next day.
"The junction of these three bodies, composed of the flower of the British forces in North America, and the masterly dispositions made by the commanders, convinced Vaudreuil that all resistance would be ineffectual. He, therefore, de- manded a capitulation, which was granted, Sept. 8, on terms
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more favorable than he had reason to expect in such circum- stances.
" Montreal, Detroit, Michilemackenac, and every other place possessed by the French, with the government of Can- ada, was surrendered to his Britanic Majesty. But it was stipulated that the troops should be transported to Old France ; and the Canadians were secured in their property, and in the free exercise of their religion."
PAGE 130. As there may be a desire to see the names of all the Signers of the Association Test, the list is here given, in the order in which they stand on the paper.
John Wallace, Jr.,
Hugh Campbell,
James Carnes,
James Caldwell,
James McAllister,
Samuel Patten,
Wm. Caldwell,
John Mclaughlin,
Hugh Orr,
James Matthews,
John Gardner,
John McIntosh,
John Harrison,
Amaziah Pollard,
Jacob McQuaid,
John Aiken,
James Steel,
James Westly,
Adam Dickey,
James Aiken,
John Little,
Matthew Patten,
Whitfield Gilmore,
Thomas Gault,
John Goffe,
James Smith,
Thomas Boies,
Daniel Moor,
John Orr,
Samuel Vose,
John Moor, Jr.,
Barnabas Cain,
William White,
Thomas Matthews,
John Moor,
Joseph Wallace,
Robert Griffin,
James Wallace,
Lt. John Moor,
John Burns,
James Mardin,
Joseph Houston, Daniel Moor,
Wm. Burns,
John Riddle,
James Gilman,
John Brien,
Samuel Patten,
William Moor,
Wm. Moor,
John Boies,
David McClary,
James Houston,
James Lyon,
James Patterson,
John McKinney,
John Bell,
Matthew McDuffie,
Asa Barnes,
John Wallace,
Thomas Mclaughlin,
Samuel Terrill, Jr.,
Robert Walker,
Benjamin Smith,
Wm. Kenndy,
James Walker,
Zechariah Chandler,
Robert Morrel,
Patrick Larkin,
Richard McAllister,
Andrew Walker,
John Vickary.
John Smith,
Nathaniel Patterson,
Wm. McCleary,
Robert Matthews,
Joseph Bell,
James Vose,
Samuel Fugard,
George Comeray,
Thomas V. Vose,
PAGE 154. Extract from Rev. Mr. McGregor's sermon on the death of Mrs. Riddle. The occasion of it is thus stated : " Sermon delivered at the funeral of Mrs. Ann Riddle, whose death was occasioned by her horse falling with her to
James Little,
Stephen French.
Robert Burns,
John Goffe, Jr.,
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the ground, at her own door ; she survived the fatal injury ยท she had received in consequence of the fall, scarcely an hour, when death came, cut asunder the slender thread of life, and closed the melancholy scene."
The text is : - " Truly as the Lord liveth and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death."
After an introduction and remarks on the text, the sermon proceeds.
" Last Thursday, at Mr. Bell's funeral, you will doubtless remember that I endeavored to enforce the duty of watchful- ness, in the way of habitual and actual preparation for death, from these words, 'Watch, therefore, for ye know not the hour your Lord doth come.' Mrs. Riddle was then present ; but could she have supposed that she had not twenty-two hours to live ? could she have supposed it more than any other person, who was there present that day? Was not her health as firm, and had she not as good grounds, to all appear- ance, to presume on a few years of time, as any person has, who is here this day? Yet, how short the transition from life to death ! And how applicable were the words of our text that day, to her situation ! For one moment gave the cruel wound, one hour sealed her eyes in death, and she shall not awake from this sleep of a temporal death, until the heavens are no more.
" But O! the dismal scene of that distressing hour, which numbered her with the dead ! All motionless she lay for a time, while every possible exertion was made for her relief and restoration. At length, she opened her eyes, which seemed to yield a faint ray of hope to her surrounding family and friends. She then lifted her hands in devotion ; and after having, in broken accents, supplicated mercy, and com- mitted her soul to her God, her strength failed ; she stretched herself upon the bed, and breathed her last, without a strug- gle and without a groan."
Towards the close of the sermon, the mourners are thus noticed.
" I shall now close the discourse, by an address to the relations and friends of the deceased. And to you, dear Sir, the husband of the deceased, I would observe, that your pros- pects, last Friday morning, were very different from your prospects and expectations that day fifteen years before. Fif- teen years ago, last Friday morning, you doubtless beheld
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