Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, p. 256

[Transcribed by Dale H. Cook]

No.	12.	James Thomas,	d.	Jan. 28, 1828,	age	72.
"	13.	Mary Thomas,	"	April 10, 1836,	"	81.
"	11.	Sarah Parks,	"	Feb. 15, 1826,	"	93.

These were removed back a few feet into the line of the family of Winslow Thomas, No. 107, No. 12 being placed next west of No. 107, and the others next in the above order.

No.	21.	Hon. Hugh Orr,	d.	Dec. 6, 1798,	age	82.
"	22.	Mary Orr,	"	July 27, 1804,	"	80.

These were removed to the lot in the new cemetery of their grandson, Robert Orr.

No. 24.	Hugh Orr, Jr.,	d.	July 19, 1837.
"	Hannah S. K. Orr,	d.	March 13, 1878.
"	Thomas Orr,	"	May 29, 1827.

These were removed to the lot of Nathan W. Edson, in the new cemetery.

No.	30.	Capt. Nathaniel Cross,	d.	June 5, 1840,	age	61.
"	31.	Margaret Cross,	"	Jan. 11, 1870,	"	86.
"	36.	Edward W. Cross, d. May 20, 1830, age 18 mos.
		George Cross; no number; a late burial.

These were removed back some feet and buried in the above order from east to west, just back of numbers 115 and 116.

No.	37.	Ephraim Hyde,	d.	Aug. 28, 1884,	age	65.
"	38.	Mary Hyde,	"	Apr. 6, 1847,	"	75.
"	39.	Mary Hyde,	"	Mar. 22, 1886,	"	40.
"	40.	Ephraim Wallace Rust, d. Feb. 2, 1836, age 4 1-2.

These were removed to the lot of the family of Wallace Rust, in the new cemetery.

A new line of graves was made, beginning next west of the grave of Alice Harris, No. 117, in which new line the following re-interments were made in this order, from east to west:

No.	1.	Mrs. Ann Holman,	d.	Jan. or Feb. 28, 1757, age 45.
"	2.	William Holman,	"	March 24, 1757, age 22.

[Editor's note: "New cemetery" refers to the Bridgewater Cemetery, now called Mt. Prospect Cemetery, which opened in 1842.]

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