OLD GRAVE YARD. 221

[Transcribed by Arthur Richardson]

   413.   Mrs. Abigail, 2d wife of Mr. Alfred Whitman, died Nov. 13, 1875, aged 85 years, 3 mo.

   414.   In memory of Mr. Alfred Whitman, who died Aug. 8, 1842, aged 61 years.   (Son of Dea. John).

   415.   In memory of Mrs. Betsey, wife of Mr. Alfred Whitman, who died March 24, 1832, aged 46 years.

   416.   In memory of Dea. John Whitman, who died July 26, 1842, aged 107 years, 3 mos., 22 days.   (Son of John).

   417.   In memory of Mrs. Abigail, wife of Dea. John Whitman, who Sept. 16, 1813, aged 61 years.

   418.   In memory of Catherine Whitman, who died Dec. 25, 1793, aged 18 years.
          Also, Abigail Whitman, who died Jan. 8, 1818, aged 22 years.

   419.   Here lies the body of Lydia, the wife of Mr. John Whitman, who died in travail April 25, 1771, in the 32d year of her age.

   420.   In memory of Mrs. Sally, wife of Josiah Whitman, Esq., who died March 3, 1842, aged 61 years.
                       Seize the kind moments while they stay;
                       Seize and use them,
                       Lest you lose them,
                       And lament the wasted day.

   421.   Dea. Josiah Whitman, died April 14, 1867, aged 88 years.   (Son of Dea. John; lived in Wellfleet; representative to Gen. Court).

   422.   Anna Hapgood, wife of Dea. Josiah Whitman, died Nov. 21, 1868, aged 79 years, 11 mos., 9 days.

   423.   Here lies Rachel S. Stutson, dau. of Mr. John Stutson; she died Nov. 3, 1809, æt. 1 year, 6 mo.

   424.   In memory of Susanna, the wife of Mr. Oliver Pratt; she died March ye 12, 1802, aged 38 years.
                       My loving friends as you pass by,
                       On my cold grave but cast an eye;
                       Your sun like mine may set at noon;
                       Your soul be called for very soon.
                       In this dark place you soon must be;
                       Prepare for death and follow me.

   425.   In memory of Charles Bearce, son of Mr. Job Bearce and Mrs. Sarah, his wife, who died Nov. 13, 1796, aged 1 mo., 10 days.
                       Happy the babe, who privileged by fate
                       To shorter labors and a lighter weight.

   426.   In memory of Miss Hannah Bearce, dau. of Mr. Job Bearce and Mrs. Sarah, his wife; she died May 31, 1817, aged 28 years, 2 mo. and 18 days.
                       Her mind was tranquil and serene;
                       No horrors in her looks were seen;
                       The Savior's smile dispelled the gloom,
                       And smoothed her passage to the tomb.

   427.   Capt. Simeon Curtis, Feb. 2, 1837, aged 80 years.   (Came from Hanover).

 

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