#19 Here lies buried Mr. Thomas Perkins, who died June 5, 1761, in ye 74th year of his age.
Old Parish Burying Ground, Summer St. Bridgewater, MA
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Showing posts with label Old Parish Burying Ground. Show all posts
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sarah MORTON
This is a re-post from almost two years ago. Like a bad song, I can't get the epitaph on this gravestone out of my head.
From Latham's Epitaphs of Bridgewater:
Sarah Morton, died at 18 years of age. Her death recorded in the Vital Record of Bridgewater.
Grave # 148. In memory of Mrs. Sarah, daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Morton, of Middleboro, who died Sept. 4th, 1751, in ye 18th year of her age.
The rose and the lily, how smiling and gay,
In glory so verdent yet soon flies away;
Like the rose and the lily whose glory is fled,
So it is now with the here silent dead.
This excellent gravestone with the crown on the soul effigy and the crossed bones is an example of the use of the Mrs. for a single young woman of importance in the community. It is remarkably preserved compared to others nearby and is a favorite of mine!
From Latham's Epitaphs of Bridgewater:
Sarah Morton, died at 18 years of age. Her death recorded in the Vital Record of Bridgewater.
Grave # 148. In memory of Mrs. Sarah, daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Morton, of Middleboro, who died Sept. 4th, 1751, in ye 18th year of her age.
The rose and the lily, how smiling and gay,
In glory so verdent yet soon flies away;
Like the rose and the lily whose glory is fled,
So it is now with the here silent dead.
This excellent gravestone with the crown on the soul effigy and the crossed bones is an example of the use of the Mrs. for a single young woman of importance in the community. It is remarkably preserved compared to others nearby and is a favorite of mine!
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday: Daniel EDSON
Tombstone Tuesday: Died in March Born in July, 1747
This is the sad gravestone of little Daniel Edson. It appears that he died and then was born. But, this is because of the change in the date of the start of the new year.
It reads (according to Williams Latham's records) but it is a very hard to decipher stone:
Memento mori.
Daniel Edson, son of Josiah Edson, Esq., and Mary his wife,
born July 27, 1747
died Mar. 3d, 1747.
Under this little hillock lies
My body of the smaller size;
I lived, I died within a year,
With grief my parents left me here;
From them one smiling look I got,
They looked again, but I was not.
This is the sad gravestone of little Daniel Edson. It appears that he died and then was born. But, this is because of the change in the date of the start of the new year.
It reads (according to Williams Latham's records) but it is a very hard to decipher stone:
Memento mori.
Daniel Edson, son of Josiah Edson, Esq., and Mary his wife,
born July 27, 1747
died Mar. 3d, 1747.
Under this little hillock lies
My body of the smaller size;
I lived, I died within a year,
With grief my parents left me here;
From them one smiling look I got,
They looked again, but I was not.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Revolutionary War Spotlight: Dr. Eleazer CARVER
Revolutionary War Memorial
Buried at the Old Parish Burying Ground [GR#7] in Bridgewater,Plymouth, MA is Dr. Eleazer CARVER. Note that his grave is marked with a large rust corroded Revolutionary War flag holder. I was glad to see the fresh, clean American Flag. This photo was taken 4 July 2009. Dr. Carver is buried in Section B Grave #158
His gravestone is transcribed as:
"158. In memory of Dr. Eleazer Carver, who died Mar. 9, 1827 æt. 77. "
Dr. Carver's service is recorded in the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors database {volume 3 Page 168] at Ancestry.com as:
"Carver, Eleazer. Surgeon, Maj. Eliphalet Cary's regt.; marched July 30, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 11 days, on an alarm at Tiverton, R. I.; roll sworn to in Plymouth Co.; also, Surgeon in hospital at Watertown..."
I can find Major Eliphalet Cary's regimental roll at Footnote.com on this exact date 30 July 1780 but I can't find his name listed in the roll. As he was a surgeon, you'd think he'd be at the top of the list!
Eleazer's mother was Hepzibah PERKINS, daughter of Thomas and granddaughter of David.
David PERKINS and Elizabeth BROWN are in my direct line. Their son Abraham was my descendant and he was brother to Thomas PERKINS who is the patriarch of the PERKINS family in Bridgewater.
I thought I was picking a random photo to write about, certainly not a cousin!
Thanks to the great recording of the Vital Record to 1850 for Bridgewater, MA, I have birth, marriage and death records for Eleazer! (NEHGS)
BIRTH
1749 CARVER Eleazer, ch. Eleazer Jr. and Hepzibah, Nov. 7, 1749. [Nov. 7, 1749 old s. or 18th new, P.R.34.] Birth Bridgewater
MARRIAGE
1776 CARVER Eleazer Jr. [int. Dr., omits Jr.] and Sarah Keith, Apr. 18, 1776. [Eleazer Jr., C.R.1. Eleazer, s. Eleazer, P.R.34.] Marriage Bridgewater
DEATH
1827 CARVER Eleazer, Dr., h. Sarah, Mar. 21, 1827. [a. 77 the 4th of last November, C.R.1. Mar. 9, a. 77, G.R.7.] Death Bridgewater
Dr. Carver's wife died in 1815 and is buried by his side. The gravestones in this cemetery are transcribed and mapped. I don't think they will be readable much longer.
Buried at the Old Parish Burying Ground [GR#7] in Bridgewater,Plymouth, MA is Dr. Eleazer CARVER. Note that his grave is marked with a large rust corroded Revolutionary War flag holder. I was glad to see the fresh, clean American Flag. This photo was taken 4 July 2009. Dr. Carver is buried in Section B Grave #158
His gravestone is transcribed as:
"158. In memory of Dr. Eleazer Carver, who died Mar. 9, 1827 æt. 77. "
Dr. Carver's service is recorded in the Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors database {volume 3 Page 168] at Ancestry.com as:
"Carver, Eleazer. Surgeon, Maj. Eliphalet Cary's regt.; marched July 30, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 11 days, on an alarm at Tiverton, R. I.; roll sworn to in Plymouth Co.; also, Surgeon in hospital at Watertown..."
I can find Major Eliphalet Cary's regimental roll at Footnote.com on this exact date 30 July 1780 but I can't find his name listed in the roll. As he was a surgeon, you'd think he'd be at the top of the list!
Eleazer's mother was Hepzibah PERKINS, daughter of Thomas and granddaughter of David.
David PERKINS and Elizabeth BROWN are in my direct line. Their son Abraham was my descendant and he was brother to Thomas PERKINS who is the patriarch of the PERKINS family in Bridgewater.
I thought I was picking a random photo to write about, certainly not a cousin!
Thanks to the great recording of the Vital Record to 1850 for Bridgewater, MA, I have birth, marriage and death records for Eleazer! (NEHGS)
BIRTH
1749 CARVER Eleazer, ch. Eleazer Jr. and Hepzibah, Nov. 7, 1749. [Nov. 7, 1749 old s. or 18th new, P.R.34.] Birth Bridgewater
MARRIAGE
1776 CARVER Eleazer Jr. [int. Dr., omits Jr.] and Sarah Keith, Apr. 18, 1776. [Eleazer Jr., C.R.1. Eleazer, s. Eleazer, P.R.34.] Marriage Bridgewater
DEATH
1827 CARVER Eleazer, Dr., h. Sarah, Mar. 21, 1827. [a. 77 the 4th of last November, C.R.1. Mar. 9, a. 77, G.R.7.] Death Bridgewater
Dr. Carver's wife died in 1815 and is buried by his side. The gravestones in this cemetery are transcribed and mapped. I don't think they will be readable much longer.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
SNGF: Super Midge
Randy Seaver wants to know if I have a genealogy super power. Yikes.
Well, here's a not so flattering photo of me taken last July 4th in the oldest graveyard in Bridgewater teaching my friend how to read and photograph old gravestones. The gravestones here are a real challenge. Fortunately, the printouts of a cemetery transcription made me look SMART!
After all, there's granite-in-my blood!
Well, here's a not so flattering photo of me taken last July 4th in the oldest graveyard in Bridgewater teaching my friend how to read and photograph old gravestones. The gravestones here are a real challenge. Fortunately, the printouts of a cemetery transcription made me look SMART!
After all, there's granite-in-my blood!
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Revolutionary War Patriot
This is the humble grave of Cuff ASHPORT who was also known as Cuff MITCHELL. He is the only person of color buried in this the oldest cemetery (Old Parish Cemetery) in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. [graveyard established in 1717]
According to the research done for his grave listing at Find a Grave, Cuff bought his freedom from Nathan Mitchell in 1775 and enlisted to fight in the Revolution.
He was married and had children and his wife collected his pension. The document is many pages long with many depositions as to his service, his character and to his service in the Revolution.
His grave, now weathered and unreadable, simply said, "Cuff Ashford, 1827. " He was almost 81 when he died.
This is a Patriot of our country and we should be proud of him!
Update! I posted this to Find a Grave and the person who posted all the information about him was delighted. How nice it is to see that!
According to the research done for his grave listing at Find a Grave, Cuff bought his freedom from Nathan Mitchell in 1775 and enlisted to fight in the Revolution.
He was married and had children and his wife collected his pension. The document is many pages long with many depositions as to his service, his character and to his service in the Revolution.
His grave, now weathered and unreadable, simply said, "Cuff Ashford, 1827. " He was almost 81 when he died.
This is a Patriot of our country and we should be proud of him!
Update! I posted this to Find a Grave and the person who posted all the information about him was delighted. How nice it is to see that!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
David PERKINS
Perkins Adventure Post 2
Clearly (pun intended) you can see that using the mirror on ancient gravestones like this on can make reading the inscriptions match the records you need to gather. I also took a close-up of Elizabeth's grave and some shots of sections of each grave to demonstrate the lettering style, numerals and the spacing in gravestones of this era.
"Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mr. David Perkins Who Departed This Life Octbr Ye 1st 1716 in the 84th year of his age."
The older graveyards in Bridgewater have been transcribed and checked but not photographed stone-by-stone. Charles Thatcher transcribed [link is public domain PDF] several cemeteries in southeastern Massachusetts and we are so lucky to have this document. After looking at the blog posts I intend to write about Perkins family in Bridgewater, you will be as grateful as I am for the printed transcriptions.
Clearly (pun intended) you can see that using the mirror on ancient gravestones like this on can make reading the inscriptions match the records you need to gather. I also took a close-up of Elizabeth's grave and some shots of sections of each grave to demonstrate the lettering style, numerals and the spacing in gravestones of this era.
"Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mr. David Perkins Who Departed This Life Octbr Ye 1st 1716 in the 84th year of his age."
The older graveyards in Bridgewater have been transcribed and checked but not photographed stone-by-stone. Charles Thatcher transcribed [link is public domain PDF] several cemeteries in southeastern Massachusetts and we are so lucky to have this document. After looking at the blog posts I intend to write about Perkins family in Bridgewater, you will be as grateful as I am for the printed transcriptions.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Clearly a Six
The next line in David Perkins gravestone is the year of his death which according to the transcription and the vital record of Bridgewater is 1736.
Note the same spread out way of recording the numerals in the date. The last digit is a 6 but not until you look very closely. See it here next to the word in
The last line says:
ye 84th year of his age.
Zooming in closely on hard to decipher sections of the grave does work quite well, especially if you are being bitten alive by mosquitoes as I was at this very moment!
Note the same spread out way of recording the numerals in the date. The last digit is a 6 but not until you look very closely. See it here next to the word in
The last line says:
ye 84th year of his age.
Zooming in closely on hard to decipher sections of the grave does work quite well, especially if you are being bitten alive by mosquitoes as I was at this very moment!
Reading Lines
The next line of the gravestone of David Perkins shows that the gravestone engraver spaced out the next two lines a lot.
Octbr (for October) and at the other end of the line 1st with Ye in the middle (note: ye is pronounced the)
The br with is superscript is smaller that the st superscript but that is because the gravestone itself is so old that the engraving is becoming squished.
So this this line says he died on: 1 October
Octbr (for October) and at the other end of the line 1st with Ye in the middle (note: ye is pronounced the)
The br with is superscript is smaller that the st superscript but that is because the gravestone itself is so old that the engraving is becoming squished.
So this this line says he died on: 1 October
Worn out Gravestones
If you think you're tired, worn-out doesn't even begin to cut it when it comes to reading this gravestone of my ancestor, David Perkins, Sr. Even with the mirror technique, not all the lines are that easily read.
Fortunately, this graveyard was completely transcribed and is online so I had a good idea of what it really says, so I decided to see what my digital camera could do with photographing the unreadable sections. This is the overview photo so you can see how the next photos fit into this experiment. This is the first four lines which are fairly clear.
Here lyes buried
ye body of Mr.
David Perkins who
Departed this life
Fortunately, this graveyard was completely transcribed and is online so I had a good idea of what it really says, so I decided to see what my digital camera could do with photographing the unreadable sections. This is the overview photo so you can see how the next photos fit into this experiment. This is the first four lines which are fairly clear.
Here lyes buried
ye body of Mr.
David Perkins who
Departed this life
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