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: In Memory of Capt George Jewett who died Febry Ye 5th 1776 Aged 68 years The memory of the Just is Blest When in the Silent Grave they rest Free from the anxious cares and strife Mans Portion in this mortal Life Reader behold reflect and know That by Deaths Darts all men must go To Realms of happiness or Woe- powered by SmugMug

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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

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Capt George Jewett
who died Febry Ye 5th 1776
Aged 68 years

The memory of the Just is Blest
When in the Silent Grave they rest
Free from the anxious cares and strife
Mans Portion in this mortal Life
Reader behold reflect and know
That by Deaths Darts all men must go
To Realms of happiness or Woe

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Inscription:
THIS IN MEMORY OF
MR JOSEPH BURPEY
WHO DIED JANUARY
THE 5TH 1776 AND
IN THE 57TH YEAR
OF HIS AGE

My flesh shall slumber in the
Ground Till the last trumpets
Joyful sound Then bursts the
Chains with sweet surprise, And
In my Saviours image rise

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Inscription:
TO THE MEMORY OF
MRS ELIZABETH JEWETT
SHE WAS A VIRTUOUS
AND AMIABLE CONSORT
TO THE REVD JEDIDIAH
JEWETT AND DIED
SUDDENLY APRIL
THE 14TH 1764
Æta 51
PROH DOLOR

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Inscription:
HERE LIES Ye
BODY OF MRs
HANNAH PAYSON
Ye DAUGHTER OF
Ye REUEREND MR
EDWARD PAYSON
WHO DIED THE
5 OF DECEMBER
1725 AGED
27 YEARS

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Mrs SUSANNA HOSKINS
From Boston Obt June
27th 1775
Aged 71 years

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Mrs SUSANNA HOSKINS
From Boston Obt June
27th 1775
Aged 71 years

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Here Lie Intered
The mortal remains of
Mr. Paul Jewett &
Mrs. Jane Jewett His Wife, &
Daughter Mary Bishop.
PAUL JEWETT
Died Aug. 29, 1828 aged 89
JANE JEWETT
Died April 29, 1811; aged 74
MARY BISHOP
Died Nov. 26, 1801; aged 38
This stone also commemorates all the
Children Of Paul & Jane Jewett. Viz.
1. PAUL, Who Died At Lansingburg, N. Y.
Oct. 23 1777; aged 17 Yrs.
2. RUTH J. HALE, died
Oct. 17, 1839; aged 73.
3. EDNAH J. CUSHING, died at
Providence, R. I. April 24, 1815; aged 42
4. ELIPHALET died at Boston
April 19, 1837; aged 61.
5. REV. PAUL died at Hamilton,
May 15, 1840; aged 60.
JANE J. PABODIE
of Providence, R. I. &
JOSHUA JEWETT, who erected
this stone still survive, In Nov. 1844

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Inscription:
In Memory of
Mrs EUNICE HARRIS
Wife Of Mr JOHN HARRIS
Who Died Sept. Ye 21st A. D.
1775 In Ye 39th Year Of Her
Age How lov.d
How valu.d, once avail thee not
To whom related or by whom begot,
A Heap of Dust alone Remains of thee:
Tis all thou art;
And all the Proud Shall be.

Inscription:
In Memory of
Capt George Jewett
who died Febry Ye 5th 1776
Aged 68 years

The memory of the Just is Blest
When in the Silent Grave they rest
Free from the anxious cares and strife
Mans Portion in this mortal Life
Reader behold reflect and know
That by Deaths Darts all men must go
To Realms of happiness or Woe