Left Stone: Sacred to the memory of Frances H. daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Pike who died April 22, 1838 Aged 17 years How short the ??? of human things ??? transient are the joys; ??? flower that in the morning springs ????????????? blast destroys. Right Stone: Sacred to the memory of Adeline daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Pike who died June 29, 1833 Aged 17 yrs. Mourn not over the youthful ??? Heare no sigh, and shed no tear On thy new made grave of the early blest. Done with time and gone to there rest Mourn for the breathing the con?????? day. And the spirits who ??????????? to soar away. - A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA

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Highland Cemetery (also known as New Hill Burying Ground) was established in 1800 and is located at at Pond and Hill Streets in Newburyport behind Old Burying Hill. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps.

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Left Stone:
Sacred to the memory of
Frances H.
daughter of Benjamin &
Sarah Pike
who died
April 22, 1838
Aged 17 years
How short the ??? of human things
??? transient are the joys;
??? flower that in the morning springs
????????????? blast destroys.

Right Stone:
Sacred to the memory of
Adeline
daughter of Benjamin
and Sarah Pike
who died June 29, 1833
Aged 17 yrs.
Mourn not over the youthful ???
Heare no sigh, and shed no tear
On thy new made grave of the early blest.
Done with time and gone to there rest
Mourn for the breathing the con?????? day.
And the spirits who ??????????? to soar away.