Left Stone: Sacred to the memory of Ann daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Pike who died March 21, 1832 in her 21st. yr. Remember this ?? age is free From passing to eternity Middle Stone: Benjamin son of Benjamin and Sarah Pike died Sept. 26, 1824; Aged 9 yrs. & 8 mos. Right Stone: Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Sarah wife of David H. Page and daughter of Benj. & Sarah Pike who died Nov. 19, 1838 Aged 26 yrs. Rest thee, loved one, in this quiet sleep, it were a sin in ??? for thee to weep; Yet natur??? oft, when sorrowing for the dead, O'er thy ????? ???? affections ??? shall shed, For all thy virtues, li?? again thy voice Which breath'd in dying of that better choice. - 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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Left Stone:
Sacred to the memory of
Ann
daughter of Benjamin
and Sarah Pike
who died March 21, 1832
in her 21st. yr.
Remember this ?? age is free
From passing to eternity

Middle Stone:
Benjamin
son of
Benjamin and
Sarah Pike
died
Sept. 26, 1824;
Aged 9 yrs. & 8 mos.

Right Stone:
Sacred to the memory of
Mrs. Sarah
wife of David H. Page
and daughter of Benj. &
Sarah Pike
who died Nov. 19, 1838
Aged 26 yrs.
Rest thee, loved one, in this quiet sleep,
it were a sin in ??? for thee to weep;
Yet natur??? oft, when sorrowing for the dead,
O'er thy ????? ???? affections ??? shall shed,
For all thy virtues, li?? again thy voice
Which breath'd in dying of that better choice.