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gravematter > Rachel E.
wife of
C.F. Dow
died
May 30, 1854
aged 36
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gravematter > In Memory of
Mrs. Rachel wife of
Mr. Ebenr Ward
who died Jan. 7th
1789 in the 72d Year
of her Age
gravematter > 
Left:
Mr.
ISAAC NELSON
of Winthrop, Maine
died
Aug. 12, 1840
Æt. 52.

Mysterious fate! Relentless death! 
Thy warning voice attends us ever;
Uncertain is our dying breath 
And soon from natures tie we sever.

Right:
DAVID NELSON
Died Sept. 8, 1807,
Aged 82.

RACHEL SPOFFORD
his wife
Died Nov. 9, 1813
Aged 78.
________

They lived the life and died the death of Christians
Long has the mortal slept beneath the soil,
And the immortal rose to dwell with God.
This humble stone although so long neglected
In memory of their worth now erected,
by their only surviing child,
Jacob Nelson of Winthrop, Me.
July 1855.
gravematter > 
Inscription:
Mrs.
RACHEL
relict of
Dean. Thomas Mighill,
died June 17, 1824
Æt. 80.
gravematter > Mrs.
RACHEL
Consort of
Capt. Phineas Hardy,
died, March 2, 1820
Æt. 59.

Not pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear
Invade thy bounds, no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch the soft repose.
gravematter >  In Memory of
Mrs. Rachel Putnam
wife of
Capt. Jeremiah Putnam
who died
May 7, 1821
aged 79 years.
Well done good and faithful servant!
Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.
Rachel E.
wife of
C.F. Dow
died
May 30, 1854
aged 36
?????????????
gravematter > Rachel E.
wife of
C.F. Dow
died
May 30, 1854
aged 36
?????????????
Rachel E.
wife of
C.F. Dow
died
May 30, 1854
aged 36
?????????????
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