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[Transcribed by Dale H. Cook]
5. In memory of Capt. Joseph Hooper, who died Oct. 1, 1838, æt. 72.
6. Here lies buried Mrs. Sarah Shaw, consort of the Revd Mr. John Shaw, who died April 4, 1768, in ye 63d year of her age.
While yet in life her heart and mind
Was to the will of God resigned;
His glory still within her eye;
Her children near her heart did lie;
Till heaven called and she must die.
7. Sacred to the memory of John Shaw, almost 60 years a faithful pastor of the Second Church of Christ, in this town, who departed this life on the 29th of April, MDCCXCI, aged 83 years.
O man great and beloved, thou shalt rest and stand in thy lot
at the end of days.
8. Judith, ye daughr of ye Revd Mr. John Shaw and Mrs. Sarah, his wife, born Decembr ye 1, 1740, died Augt ye 7th, 1747.
Upon the stage I just appeared,
My tender voice a while was heard;
The buddings of my early days
My parents expectations raised;
While they with pleasure on me smiled,
I fell asleep and died a child.
9. John, ye son of ye Rev. Mr. John Shaw and Sarah, his wife, born Octr ye 12th, 1737, died Aug. ye 5th, 1747.
My days are past, my years are fled,
I silent lie among the dead;
In blooming age the fatal dart,
Shot from the quiver pierced my heart;
Let children then to Jesus fly,
For they in early years may die.
10. Erected in memory of Ezra Shaw, son of Rev. Mr. John Shaw, and Sarah, his wife, who was born February 29, 1746, died Aug. 20, 1764.
The breathless corpse where'er it lies
From human eye concealed;
The pardoned soul is still at rest,
Till Christ shall be revealed.
11. Sarah Shaw, daughter of ye Rev. Mr. John Shaw, pastr of ye 2d Church in Bridgewatr, was born May ye 24th, died August ye 14, 1735.
12. Here lies Miss Eunice Shaw, in expectation of the last day. What person she was, that day will discover. She was the daughter of the Rev. John Shaw, died Aug. 10th, 1791.
13. Beneath are deposited the remains of Lieut Joshua Alden, who died Mar. 21, 1809, in the 80th year of his age. He lead a sober and regular life, was a friend of peace and good order, a steady attendant on public worship, and a valuable member of society. In his last will and testament, after some deductions, he bequeathed a tenth part of his property to the South Congregational Society in Bridgewater, of
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