Epitaphs From the Old Burying Ground in Groton Massachusetts
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23, 1873, Aged 72 y'rs, & 10 mo's. " Blessed are the dead that die i" the Lord. " GROTON EPITAPHS. 225 [ Willow Tree and Urn. } MIRANDA wife of MARET BURGESS, Died Jan. 26, 1874, t. 74 yrs. 8 ms. 1874 1875 LYDIA W. wife of RICHARD BLOOD, died March 26, 1875, ML 77- JAMES H. BURGESS Died May 10, 1875, ML 69. Stop, stop, young friends as you pass by, As you are now so once was I; As I am now so you must be, Prepare for Death and follow me. 1877 NANCY LAWTON, widow of LUTHER DAVIS, died May 2, 187...7, Aged 82 yrs. 2 mos. & 17 ds. TOMBS. 'T V HE earliest reference in the town records to any tombs is found in the warrant for the meeting held April 6, 1807, and is as follows : "ARTICLE 3. "3. To grant license if the town see cause, unto Hon. James Prescott Esq. Oliver Prescott James Brazer Samuel Lawrence and Thomas Gardner Esq and Rev. Daniel Chaplin to erect and build tombs, family Vaults, or depositories of such dimensions, and of such construction, and in such manner as they, or either of them shall determine, with the priviledges sacred to the sanctuary of the Dead, at the Southeasterly corner of the common burial ground, or grave yard in Groton, where former graves, vaults, or depositories will not be disturbed.
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