A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA : photos : Old Burying Ground, est. 1639 : Inscription: WILLIAM GAGE eldest son of Col. Thomas Gage Died Oct. 2, 1777 Æt. 26 Y'RS He was a dutiful child, an obliging Husband, and a tender Parent, He lived beloved and died lamented- powered by SmugMug

Located on Main St., next to the Rowley Town Hall.

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1630 1930

ROWLEY BURIAL
GROUND
_______________

THE BURIAL GROUND SET APART
AT THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
TOWN OF ROWLEY IN 1639. HERE
ARE BURIED EZEKIEL ROGERS,
SAMUEL PHILIPS, SAMUEL
SHEPARD, EDWARD PAYSON AND
JEDEDIAH JEWETT, THE EARLIEST
MINISTERS OF THE TOWN, AND
NEARLY ALL THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS.

MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
TERCENTENNARY COMMISSION

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Mrs Hannah Payson
Consort of
Capt Edward Payson
Who Died Decr. 19th 1784
Ætat. 54

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Mrs Hannah Payson
Consort of
Capt Edward Payson
Who Died Decr. 19th 1784
Ætat. 54

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Capt. Edward Payson
who departed this life
October 28th 1797
Ætat 69

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Inscription:
In Memory of
MRS ELIZABETH TODD
wife of Mr Asa Todd & Second
Daur of Collo Thomas Gage Esqr
Who Died July 23d 1776
In Ye 34 Year Of Her Age

She was an amiable & exemplary Christian
Behaved with Patience & Meekness under
Severe bodily Pains & is now gone, we
Trust, where all Tears are
Wiped away from her Eyes
__________________________

The sweet Remembrauce of the Just
Shall flourish when she sleeps in Dust

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Inscription:
WILLIAM GAGE
eldest son of
Col. Thomas Gage
Died
Oct. 2, 1777
Æt. 26 Y'RS

He was a dutiful child, an obliging
Husband, and a tender Parent,
He lived beloved and died lamented

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Inscription:
HERE LIES Ye BODY
OF MRs ELISABETH
PAYSON Ye WIFE OF
Ye REUEREND MR
EDWARD PAYSON
WHO DEID OCTOBER
Ye 1 1724 IN Ye
60 YEAR OF HER
AGE

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Inscription:
In memory
of
HANNAH JEWETT
Relict of
Capt. George Jewett
who died
Sepr. 28 1799
Æt 93

My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpets joyful sound
Then bust the chains with sweet surprise
And in my Savours image rise

Inscription:
WILLIAM GAGE
eldest son of
Col. Thomas Gage
Died
Oct. 2, 1777
Æt. 26 Y'RS

He was a dutiful child, an obliging
Husband, and a tender Parent,
He lived beloved and died lamented

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