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ton. 288-Marker 18. Seth Morton.
289-Louisa A. Humphrey.
290-Marker 17. Electa (Morton) (Purcell) (Adams) Britt.
291-Clement Hill. 292-Lucy Hill.
293-Moses Hill.
294-Unmarked. Charles Hough-
ton. 295-James Houghton.
296-Marker 16. Ira Carpenter.
297-Bennett C. Carpenter.
298-Marker 15. Dennis Carpen- ter.
299-Sarepta Carpenter.
300-Willard Carpenter.
301-Sarephina Carpenter.
302-Stephen Smith.
303-James H. Carpenter.
304-Mary E. Carpenter. 305-Hollis Wilcox.
306-Thankful Wilcox.
307-Alonzo C. Wilcox. 308-Alma J. Wilcox.
*309-Henry H. Rugg. 310-Mary A. Adams. 311-Polly Adams. 312-Marker 30. Amos Adams.
313-Marker 29. Gilman Adams.
314-Marker 31. Child of Joseph & Addie (Butler) Stickney.
315-Marker 28. Holland Stevens.
316-Louisa Stevens.
317-Lydia Stevens.
318-John Stevens.
319-Marker 27. 4 ft. north of 318. Dean Tyler. 320-Rodenthia P. Ingalls.
321-George L. Wilcox.
322-Aurelia Wilcox.
323-Louis L. Wilcox.
Buried 3 ft.
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CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
324-Nancy P. Wilcox. 325-Henry H. Wilcox. 326-Betsey Smith. 327-Rebecca Smith. 328-Marker 26. Sylvester Smith Esq. 329-Betsey Houghton. 330-Marker 25. Alfred Whit- comb.
331-Rebecca Whitcomb. 332-Ruth H. Whitcomb.
333-David Whitcomb.
334-Silas Whitcomb.
335-Abigail Whitcomb.
336-Marker 24. Sybil (Hay-
ward) (Smith) Carpenter, wife of Ezra. 6 ft. north of 335.
337-Stone. No inscription. 8 ft. south of 338.
338-Frank H. Britton.
339-Eddie L. Britton.
340-Jennie E. Britton.
341-Lincoln H. Britton.
342-Charles E. Britton.
343-Theodosia Britton.
344-Bradley Britton.
345-Betsey Britton.
346-Mary Pond.
347-Marker 22 Luman Pond
*348 -- George H. Blake 349-Sally Blake
350-Lucius Blake
351-Ira Blake
352-Olive Carter.
353- Jonah Carter.
354-Josiah Kingsbury.
355-Cynthia B. Kingsbury.
356-Sarah B. Kingsbury.
357-John Cannon. 358-Abigail M. Cannon.
359-Margrate Cannon
360-Marker 38 John Cannon Sr.
361-George W. Cannon. 362-Mary Thomas Britton. 363-Philip Thomas. 364-Ruth Thomas.
365-Louisa Thomas.
366-Betsey Thomas.
367-Ernest E. Gage.
368-Charles Gage.
369-Abigail Ordway. 370-Samuel Robinson.
371-Francis Holbrook.
372-Hannah Holbrook. 373-Eben D. Crain. 374-Georgie Crain.
375-Child of Charles A. Blake.
376-Charles A. Blake Marker 32.
377-Charlotte Blake.
378-Henry B. Blake.
379-Lois D. Blake.
380-George H. Blake.
381-Melissa W. Bissell.
382-Tyler Bissell.
383-Albert Bissell.
384-Under the hill at north end of cemetery is tomb where Jona- than Robinson and his first wife were buried.
385-Caroline Britt.
386-Louisa Britt Young. marked.
Un-
387-Unmarked grave.
388-Betsey Britt.
389-Atwood Holbrook.
390-Harriet C. Holbrook.
391-Hattie L. Holbrook.
392-Mary J. Crehore.
393-Clarinda Crehore.
394-Clarinda K. Crehore.
395-Cora N. Britton.
396-Benjamin M. Britton.
397-Narcissa H. Britton.
398-Mary E. Britton.
399-Elizabeth J. Britton.
400-John S. Britton. 401-Susanna Britton.
402-Susannah A. Thomas.
403-Philip Thomas.
404-Lucius Britt. Marker 39.
405-Mary P. Britt.
406-Willard Britt. Marker 41. 407-Dau. of Willard Britt. Mar-
ker 40. 408-George L. Carpenter.
409-Warren Carpenter.
410-Diantha Carpenter.
411-Lovisa Carpenter.
412-Silas Kendall.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
413-Melissa C. Wilbur.
*414-William J. Burgess.
415-George A. Stevens.
416-Sarah S. Stevens. 417-Capt. Almond Stevens. 418-Mary Wilcox.
419-Asa Wilcox, Jr. 420-Mary Blake.
421-Joshua D. Blake.
422-Abby C. Blake.
423-Mary L. Blake.
424-Olive M. Blake.
425-Hattie L. Blake.
426-Martha M. Scovell Scribner.
427-Frederick Scovell.
428 -- Sarah Scovell 429-Marker 46.
430-Marker 45.
431-Velma Dean. Unmarked.
432-Minnie Dean. Marker 44.
433-Nancy Ballou. Marker 43.
434-Fanny Ballou.
436-Betsey Brooks.
436-Betsey Brooks. 437-Levi Brooks.
438-Lizzie M. Brooks.
439-William Carpenter.
440-Abigail White Carpenter. 441-Freddie Arthur Carpenter.
*442-"A Mother's Grave." 443-William Thompson. Marker 47.
444-Edmund Woodward. 445-Mary P. Woodward.
446-John A. Woodward.
447-Sarah J. Woodward Sheldon. 448-Mary L. Woodward Sanger.
449-Martha M. Emerson.
450-Charles H. Emerson. 451-Charles Emerson. 452-Belinda S. Emerson.
453-William H. Porter.
454-Clementine R. Balch Porter.
455-Charles H. Porter. 456-James G. Britton. 457-Unmarked grave. 458-Sarah D. Randall. 459-Calvin Randall. 460-Lovisa Randall.
461-Joshua Davis.
462-Azubah Davis.
463-Augustus Johnson.
464-Jerusha Johnson.
465-Elvira F. Johnson.
466-Ellen F. Johnson.
467-Nancy E. Hamilton.
468-James J. Hamilton.
469-John M. Adams.
470-"Nellie". 471-Rev. J. Q. A. Ware. 472-Salmon Britton.
473-Mrs. Salmon Britton. Marker 63 for above is 5 ft. north of 471.
474-Willard Mansfield. 475-Jane Mansfield.
476-George Mansfield.
*477-Thomas Berry. 478-Orrin L. Jefts.
479-Luke N. Houghton.
480-Nancy Houghton.
481-Ariel Carpenter. 482-Abigail Carpenter.
483-Irene Carpenter Gregory.
484-Dr. Samuel O. Gregory.
485-Nellie Carpenter.
486-Lydia Carpenter. 487-Harriet I. Wilbur Carpenter.
488-Haskell Carpenter.
489-Barney Wilber. 490-Hannah Cushing Wilber.
491-Clifford H. Perkins.
492-Lucy A. Perkins.
493-Charles H. Perkins.
494-Estella Perkins. 495-John H. Rogers
496-Mary A. Rogers.
497-Emily Rogers.
498-Elizabeth S Rogers.
499-Sophronia Johnson.
500-Charles Johnson.
501-Unmarked small grave.
502-Hannah L. Cummings.
503-Benjamin F. Horton.
504-Mary P. Horton. 505-George G. Horton.
506-William Wright. Marker 62 is 6 ft. north of 505. *507-Marker 53. Two children of Fred Blake.
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CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
508-Stella Blake. 509-Willard Shaw. 510-Maria E. Shaw. 511-Alice M. Wheeler.
512-Edward A. Kingsbury monu- ment. 513-Eddie M. Kingsbury. 514-May Daniels Kingsbury. 515-Charlie H. Brown. 516-Samuel White.
517-Abigail White. 518-Mary J. Benton. Marker 52. 519-Franklin Benton. Marker >[. 520-F. G. Benton. 521-E. Luella Joslin.
522-George H. Joslin monument.
523-H. J. Curtis.
524-Ethel Curtis.
525-John W. Curtis.
*526-Daniel Abbott. 527-Polly Abbott.
528-Unmarked grave.
529-Thomas Abbott.
530-Agnes Carpenter.
531-Lizzie N. Craig Carpenter. 532-Carpenter-Hall monument.
533-Chandler Wilbur.
534-Maria Gould.
535-Charles K. Wilbur.
536-George F. Wilbur. 537-Martha Ann Wilbur.
538-J. L. Britton.
539-Warren Britton. Marker 23. 540-Fred E. Britton.
541-Our Ida. 542-Mother. 543-Father (Crosby).
544-Samuel.
545-Roxana Allen. Marker 55. 546-Rachel Allen. Marker 55.
547-Willard Streeter.
548-Mary Carpenter Streeter.
549-Lewis Debell. 550-Olive Debell. 551-Mary Vincellette.
552-Child of Nicholas Vincellette.
553-Mrs. Nicholas Vincellette.
*554-Charles M. Carpenter. 555-Our Baby. 556-David Cushing. 557-Rhoda Cushing.
558-Luman Carpenter. 559-Sarah J. Cushing Carpenter. 560-Infant Children. 561-Hermon Streeter.
562-Jefferson Kidder. 563-C. A. B .- Charles A. Britton. 564-M. A. B .- Mary A. Britton. 565-Nancy C. Benton. 566-Unmarked. Nancy M. (Ben- ton) (Britton) Stevens. 567-Unmarked grave.
568-Child of Frank and Hattie Carpenter. Marker 67.
569-Caroline P. W. Caldwell.
570-Daniel F. Caldwell.
571-Unmarked grave.
572-Father. 573-Mother.
574-Poole monument.
575-Ira E. Blake.
576-Victoria Webster.
577-Walter R. Scripture.
₣78-Addie Scripture.
579-Joseph Allen.
580-Lyna Allen.
581-Louise Allen.
582-Andrew Allen.
583-Unmarked. Charlotte Reed.
584-Marker 33. Nathan D. Reed.
585-Mrs. Harrison Scripture.
586-Horace Gould.
587-Harriet Gould. 588-Julia A. Gould.
589-Charlotte Gould Cass.
590-Mary E. Gould.
591- Joseph Allen.
592-Hannah Allen. 593-Unmarked grave.
594-William L. Kingsbury.
595-Anna L. Kingsbury.
596-Nellie (Cheever) Kingsbury.
597-James Cheever.
598-Jerusha. Cheever. 599-Anna D. White. 600-N. D. White. 601-Abbie White.
602-Edward White.
603-Sarah H. Britton.
604-Gertrude Britton.
605-Sydney Mayo Britton.
606-George K. Harvey.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
607-Eliza Harvey. 608-Persis E. Harvey.
*609-George Joslin. 610-Elizabeth S. Joslin. 611-Catherine M. Joslin.
612-William T. Joslin.
613-George S. Joslin.
614-John Joslin.
515-Ellen M. Joslin. 616-Georgianna Joslin Cummings.
617-Unmarked grave.
618-George F. Joslin.
619-Sarah H. Joslin.
620-Luke H. Joslin.
621-Edward L. Cook.
622-Celia E. Cook.
623-Henry L. Cook.
624-Lucia M. Field.
625-Henry T. Ellis.
626-Almira B. Ellis.
627-Sarah J. Field Ellis.
628-Julia E. Ellis.
629-Millie L. Ellis.
630-Fannie E. Ellis.
631-Lizzie M. Ellis.
632-Henry C. Ellis.
633-Willie E. Ellis.
634-Lucia A. Ellis.
635-Henry E. Ellis.
636-Julia A. Ellis.
637-Hiram Hodgkins.
638-Rhoda C. Hodgkins.
639-Daniel Hodgkins.
640-John Johnson.
641-George H. Wilcox. 688-James D. | Carter monument
642-Celuda J. Wilcox.
643-William Wallace Wilcox.
644-Mary Carpenter.
645-Mason Carpenter monument.
646-Kate Joslin Field.
647-George W. Field. 648-George Wilcox.
649-Christianna Wilcox.
650-Ch. of Walter Cushing.
651-Walter Cushing. Marker 58. 652-John Cushing.
653-Susan Wilbur Cushing.
654-Permilia Cushing Stone. Un- marked grave is 15 ft. w. of 637.
655-Mrs. Charles Richardson.
*656-William Kingsbury. 657-Huldah Kingsbury.
658-Cyrus Kingsbury.
659-Lydia Ellis Kingsbury.
660-Elijah Mason. 661-Mary Allen Mason.
662-Elijah B. Mason.
663-Relief S. Mason.
664-Mary I. Mason.
665-William P. Mason.
666-Gilbert Crain. 667-Harriet Crain.
668-Jane H. Crain.
669-George H. Randall.
670-Emily J. Randall.
671-Maria J. Randall.
672-Mariah T. Shaw.
673-Horace Shaw. 674-W. R. Kenney.
*675-Sumner Wilder. 676-Marysylvia Wilder. 677-Nancy Wilber.
678-Freeman Wilber.
679-Child of Wesley Wilbur.
680-Fred Crain Nesmith. Un-
marked.
681-James S. Carpenter. Marker 59.
682-Susan Cushing Carpenter. 683-Child of James S. & Susan.
684-Flora Carpenter Garvin.
685-Wright Monument.
686-Lot. No graves.
*687-Eady. -
689-Mother.
690-Father. 1
691-Lot. No graves.
692-Ada H. Bolster.
693-Francis Bolster.
694 -- Hannah R. Bolster.
695-Mertie A. Blake.
696-Lizzie Blake.
697-Daughter Blake Marker 698-Ralph E. Blake. 60 on
699-Susan M. Blake. this lot.
700-George E. Blake.
701-Florence Blake.
702-Unmarked. Mrs. Sabra Townsend is 26 ft. northwest of 673.
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CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
703-John Anderson. 704-Cleveland Anderson. Marker 68. 705-Jackson Reed's lot. No graves. *706-Emma E. Wilder. 707-George M. Reed. 708-Eliza A. Reed.
709-Child of Herbert R. Crain. Marker 69.
710-Henry L. Wilbur. 711-Olmstead monument. 712-Lewis Carpenter is buried 23 ft. from middle of 669 monu- ment on a line to 711.
*713-Stella M. Wilder. 714-William H. Wright.
UNMARKED AND UNKNOWN GRAVES
4 graves between 13 & 14.
3
" north of 18.
2 between 36 & 37.
1
5 ft. north of 39.
3
between 39 & 40.
1 south of 40; stone but no ins.
1
3 ft. north of 47; stone.
1 16 ft. north of 47, a child's grave; has stones, but no in. 3 between the two last unmarked.
2
between 49 & 50.
1 3 ft. south of 67; stone.
1
between 82 & 84; stones.
6
between 86 & 87.
2 north of 88.
2 between 101 & 104.
3
between 107 & 108.
3
between 108 & 109.
2
north of 115.
1 6
" north of 116; stones.
between 114 & 120.
1
north of 120.
1 south of 162.
6 between 164 & 165.
1
2 ft. south of 180.
2 between 180 & 181.
1
south of 183; stones.
4
still further south of 183.
1 between 195 & 197.
3 10 ft. south of 221; children's.
3 between 241 & 242.
1
4 ft. south of 244.
1
4 ft. north of 302; short.
3
farther north; long.
2
south of 380.
1 13 ft. south of 380.
2 between 425 & 426.
4 south of 370.
1
" between 372 & 373.
2 north of 413; long & short.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
Of the Unknown in this Yard a man by name of Marsh, grandfather of Charles Britton the Hotel Keeper & Stage driver, was buried somewhere in the easterly part of the yard.
Note: These unknown graves are in the oldest part of the yard, and the graves having stones are rough hornblende stones from the field with no at- tempt at lettering of any kind.
THE SOUTH CEMETERY
This cemetery has been in use since 1767, the earliest headstone found is that of D. I. H. who died November 2, 1767, age 81, the next D. W. H., q. v. Wm. Hayward cemetery record. Aug. 7, 1768, Jonathan Parkhurst sold land to Nathaniel Peck, "there being an allowance of a 4 rod highway through said land & also a reserve of half an acre where the burying place now is." (From R. of D. office). This "reserve of half an acre" has remained, apparently without change to this day.
On Nov. 4, 1797, the town paid William Barron $11.75 for fencing the South burying yard. This doubtless was a board fence as the subject of fencing the burying yards came up again in 1812. June 3rd of that year it was voted to fence the South Yard with a stone wall the same to be finished by June 1, 1813. Edmund Wetherbee bid off the job at $1.50 per rod. The wall to be 21/2 feet thick at the bottom; four feet high and one foot thick at the top; also to provide and hang a good gate. The "gate" has long since gone to decay, and apparently but little labor or expense has been done on this yard, since 1813, except to rebuild the wall around the southwest corner at the foot of the bank, and planting the pines near that place within recent years.
This cemetery is about one half mile from Keene line; 30 or 40 rods east of the main road and a dozen or so beyond where the old school-house stood. It is in the shape of a triangle; the wall on the north running nearly east and west. About the middle of this wall east and west is a tall elm tree, and near the entrance on the west is an old apple tree.
The southeast wall is on the edge of the terrace, and the steep slope which leads down to the meadows is covered with tall oaks, elms, cherry and poplar trees.
This cemetery is in plain sight of Peter Hayward's old place, the first house built in town, three fourths of a mile away over the river on the opposite terrace.
West of the cemetery are farmhouses, and there was a schoolhouse till 1915. The old Wilbur road, now abandoned, led west from the school house. South, looking down the valley, are the meadows in Keene, the Ashuelot river, and the blue Richmond hills; at the right of them is West Mt. in Keene. The yard on the west has a hedge of nice pine set out by Charles W. Darling. No attempt at an orderly arrangement of graves was made, and there are more than fifty unknown nad unmarked graves. Following is an alphabetical ar- rangement of the known and marked graves:
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CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
RECORDS
ARMSTRONG, Dinah, Apr. 4, 1812; 73 yrs. Marker 64.
(An Indian woman who lived on the Wilbur road three fourths of a mile westerly of the cemetery. Her grave is near the bank in the south corner of the yard.)
CARPENTER, Avis (Hayward), wife of Alanson; Nov. 12, 1815; 23 yrs. Erected by John M. Darling to the memory of MRS. ESTHER his mother
REV. DAVID DARLING died March 15, 1835 aged 82 years (The first minister in Surry. Born in Wrentham, Mass.)
wife of MR. DAVID DARLING who died Feb. 16, 1793
in the 33rd year of her age.
Death is a debt to nature due
Which I have paid and so must you And since you see this thing must be Prepare for death and follow me.
DARLING, Mrs. Molly (Woods), wife of Rev. David; Mar. 24, 1818; 52 yrs. DARLING, Esther, dau. of Rev. David & Esther; Apr. 27, 1785; 1 yr., 4 days. (There is no stone, but an unmarked grave in the DARLING lot is hers.)
DARLING, William, Nov. 11, 1812; 9 yrs. Children of
DARLING, Harriet, Nov. 9, 1811; 1 yr.
Rev. David & Molly.
DARLING, Daniel, Oct. 29, 1890; 83 yrs. An earnest christian; a devoted husband and an indulgent father. (Son of Rev. David & Molly. Was Deacon.)
DARLING, Betsey (Whittemore), wife of Daniel; Sept. 15, 1835; 29 yrs. DARLING, Theodocia (Stone), wife of Daniel; Mar. 25, 1889; 75 yrs., 7 mos., 12 days. A loving wife and affectionate mother.
DARLING, David B., Nov. 21, 1855; 26 yrs. Children of Daniel & Betsey.
DARLING, Thomas W., Oct. 29, 1834; 4 weeks.
DARLING, William H. (Died in infancy.)
Children of Daniel & Theodocia.
DARLING, Sarah A., Aug. 27, 1853; 6 yrs., 6 mos. Of such is the kingdom of heaven.
DARLING, John G., June 29, 1864; 24 yrs., 4 mos.
Formerly of the 2nd Regt. N. H. Vols.
DARLING, Charles D., son of John G. & Frances L. (Cushing) ; Apr. 6, 1864; 3 mos. Our Charlie.
DARLING, Charles W., Jan. 26, 1842; Jan. 3, 1913.
DARLING, Jennie S. (Abbott), wife of Charles W .; Nov. 21, 1861. (John G. & Charles W. were sons of Daniel & Theodocia.)
FISHER, Charles Frederick, Sept. 4, 1837; 3 yrs., 10 mos. And Jesus took little children In his arms and blessed them. (Son of Samuel B. & Melia (Metcalf) ).
FLETCHER, John D., son of Richard & Esther (Darling) ; Aug. 20, 1852; 1 yr., 9 mos.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
HAYWARD, William and Joanna.
1768 AUGUST D. W. H. A. 71.
1767 NOVEMBER D. I. H. A. 81.
(These two stones are natural hornblende stones such as could be found in the fields. They stand less than a foot above the ground, have the most ancient look of any stones in the yard, and record the earliest deaths: William Hayward died Aug. 10, 1768, age 71 years. Joanna Hayward, his wife, died Nov. 2, 1767, age 81 years.
HAYWARD, Peter and Esther.
In memory of Mr PETTER HAYWARD and Mrs. ESTHER his 2nd wife
He died Augst 18th A. D. 1791 in the 66 year of his age
And she died May 28th 1782 in the 48th year of her age
Although we sleep in dust awhile Beneath this Barron clod Ere long we hope to rise and shine To see our Saviour God.
(THE FIRST SETTLER IN SURRY. The footstone shows that the south grave is Peter and the north one Esther. He built the first house, a log house, 20 rods or so north of where the Hayward house now stands, and the cellar hole is still discernible.)
HAYWARD, Maj. Nathan (son of Peter & Ruth (Rutter) ); Aug. 3, 1818; 64th yr.
A husband kind a parent dear A neighbor true and kind In friendship faithful and sincere And of a generous mind In silence lies.
HAYWARD, Sarah (Smith), wife of Nathan; July 26, 1826; 70 yrs.
HAYWARD, Nathan, Aug. 19, 1832; 37 yrs. As runs the glass So life doth pass May all be wise Their time to prize. (Died in Chester, Vermont. Son of Nathan & Sarah.) HAYWARD, Calvin (son of Peter & Esther) ; Aug. 14, 1811; 45 yrs. HAYWARD, Lucinda (Field), wife of Calvin; Jan. 16, 1849; 77 yrs.
HAYWARD, Luman, son of Calvin & Lucinda; Feb. 21, 1797; 4 mos., 16 days. HAYWARD, William (son of William & Joanna) ; Feb. 24, 1785; 49th yr. 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.
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CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
HAYWARD, Sarah, wife of William; Feb. 21, 1796; 59th yr.
HAYWARD, George, son of Hercules & Rhoda (Flint) ; July 21, 1801; 4 mos., 15 days.
HAYWARD, John, son of Hercules & Rhoda; Jan. 11, 1810; 4 mos., 8 days. HAYWARD, George, son of Peter & Roxana (Harvey) ; Dec. 19, 1822; 11 mos., 25 days.
In memory of MR. SAMUEL MCCURDY who departed this life Jany 5th 1808 in the 86th year of his age. He was born in the north of Ireland, County of Entrim and parish of Abobell
All people that do life on earth Unto the grave must come And when the solemn trumpets sound Must rise and hear their doom Therefore while life does last Make peace with Christ your king And when to judgment you are called You'll rise with joy and sing.
(An early settler in Surry.)
MCCURDY, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel; Dec. 22, 1808; 85th yr.
Yet mortals know that you must die And hasten to eternity Therefore in life still serve the Lord Be guided by his holy word When death does come you need not fear If Christ your friend and helper's near Trust in him and you will find That it is a great comfort to the mind.
McCURDY, Peggy, dau. of James & Peggy; Jan. 2, 1786; 8 mos., 21 days.
MCCURDY, Peggy, dau. of James & Margaret (Peggy) ; Nov. 16, 1808; 18th yr. When blooming youth is snatched away By death's resistless hand Our hearts the mournful tribute pay Which pity does command I said sometimes with tears Ah me! I'm loth to die Lord silence thou those fears My life's with thee on high.
MCCURDY, Lynde, son of James & Margaret; Sept. 21, 1798; 11 mos.
My peaceful grave shall keep My bones till that blest day When I shall wake from sleep And leave my mortal clay.
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HISTORY OF SURRY
MARK, James, son of John & Anna (McCurdy) ; Feb. 14, 1785; 89th yr. The grave our last retreat Both old and young at last must meet.
PAGE, Maj. Leme, Sept. 30, 1822; 65 yrs., 17 days.
Dead saints shall from their graves arise And spring to life beyond the skies. (Came from Rindge, N. H .. A Revolutionary soldier.)
PAGE, Mary (Paige) (Robinson), wife of Leme; Nov. 26, 1853; 87 yrs. (She married Jonathan Robinson after the death of Leme Page, but was buried beside her first husband.)
PAGE, Mary Ann, (dau. of Leme & Mary) ; 10 yrs., 10 mos., 2 days. So fades the lovely blooming flower Frail smiling solace of an hour.
WILLIAMS, John, Jan. 25, 1824. Marker 65.
(A negro who used to work for and lived and died at Eliphaz Field's. "Black John" was a player on banjo and bones, and a singer of negro melodies. He could tell within a few minutes of accuracy the time in the night by the stars. About 1870 his grave, which was near the bank in the southerly part of the yard, caved away. The skull and some of the other bones rolled down the bank into the highway. They were replaced near the wall easterly and further back on north. He died of some disease of the brain, and as was customary in those days the doctors had sawed the skull in two. It was said to have been a quarter of an inch in thickness.
WRIGHT, Moses, Oct. 26, 1815; 52 yrs.
The following are known to have been buried in this yard, but the location of the graves is unknown :
AUSTIN, Lewis, son of Thomas & Lucy (Kendrick); Jan. 11, 1829; 1 yr. 1 mo.
AUSTIN, Hollis, son of Thomas & Lucy; Mar. 1835; 2 mos.
AUSTIN, Haskel, son of Robert & Rebecca (Farmer) ; Aug. 16, 1813; 16 mos. AUSTIN, Manthano, son of Robert & Rebecca; Sept. 10, 1821; 2 yrs.
AUSTIN, Elvira, dau. of Robert & Rebecca; May 5, 1822; 1 yr., 2 mos.
The UNKNOWN graves are
1 grave 6 ft. south of Peter Hayward.
1 11 feet south of Peter Hayward.
2 still further south.
1 7 ft. north of (long) William Hayward grave.
1 5 ft. north of Maj. Nathan Hayward (short).
5 south of Calvin Hayward.
1
" east of Nathan Hayward marked with rough granite stone.
1
" 2 ft. north of Avis Carpenter 2/3 length of adult.
1 5 ft. south of Avis Carpenter.
2 20 ft. south of Avis Carpenter.
3 20 ft. south of George, son of Hercules Hayward. Children's graves.
397
CEMETERY AND GRAVESTONE RECORDS
1
"
7 ft. north of Marker 64 marked by rough slab.
7 north of above.
1
" 4 ft. south of Moses Wright (long).
1 4 ft. north of footstone of Moses Wright marked with rough slab.
2
", north of above.
1
" 8 ft. south of Theodocia, wife of Daniel Darling.
4
" in a space of 3 rods south of Mrs. Elizabeth McCurdy.
2
5 ft. south of Peggy McCurdy.
3 2 rods further south of Peggy McCurdy.
3 west of Samuel McCurdy.
1
" 2 ft. north of Harriet Darling marked with rough granite stone.
1 3 ft. north similarly marked.
1 18 ft. north of footstone of Rev. David Darling (long).
THE SOUTHWEST BURYING YARD
Levi Hancock gave this land for a burying place about 1800. At a town meeting June 3, 1812, a committee was appointed to see about fencing the three burying yards. They reported :
"First, we think proper to fence the southwest burying ground with stone. Second, the South burying ground, likewise.
Third, the one by the meeting house we think proper to repair it by new posts and nailing on the boards for the present year.
Nathan Hayward Eli Dort Levi Hancock
Committee."
The following paper was also presented at the same time:
"I the undersigner agree to give securyty of the above described piece of land any time when called for on condition that the Town fence it." Levi Hancock."
In another place it is described as belonging to Levi Hancock and was "on the old road south of oliver Wright's barn" and was bounded; "beginning at the southwest corner of the wall now built, running westerly seven rods as the wall is now built to a bar post with stones about it; thence north to a stake and stones five rods; thence east five rods to the wall on the road; thence southerly as the wall now runs six rods and a half to the first mentioned bound."
Levi Hancock bid off the job of fencing the yard at .75c per rod, the same to be finished by Oct. 1, 1812. Owing to the condition of the ground the wall around this yard is now in need of repair.
This yard is in the southwest part of the town, near Keene and Westmore- land lines. From it can be seen Monadnock over Beech Hill, and in the east the long line of blue hills in Nelson. One house can be seen perhaps one half mile away, and a set of buildings near the foot of Monadnock. The lot is about ten rods square, enclosed on all sides by a stone wall, and a gate is at the entrance near the road.
398
HISTORY OF SURRY
On the outside of the wall and running all around the yard except the north side, is a row of fine trees, birch, maple, ash, oak, black cherry, and three beautiful white ash.
Two larch, a pine and some small willows are inside. In summer the ground is pink with cinnamon roses, and there are also many old fashioned red roses and some heath. The red and white clover grows luxuriantly.
Nearly all the stones in this yard are of white marble; the first burials of which any stones make record are those of Dr. Noah Fuller and wife in 1809.
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