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PREFACE.

side of the line. It a source of regret to the writer that this friend

may not be mentioned by name in order that the readers of this volume might know to whom they are indebted for this last mentioned

labor.

The full texts of the inscriptions are not given, since this would

make the book too large and expensive. Care, however, has been taken to give the names, dates and ages correctly, and the book is

believed to be as free from errors as the average of such efforts. The

inscriptions from each burying ground are printed together, with a brief

description of their locality, and the condition of the headstones at the

present time.

The only index thought necessary is one giving the names and

localities of the several burying grounds. The names will be found in

alphabetical order.

It is hoped and expected that a sufficient number of books will be

sold to repay the cash outlay. The labor has been one of love, for

which no better remuneration is asked than that derived from the sat-

isfaction of being the means of preserving valuable records, which

would otherwise soon be lost entirely.

To some it is impossible to explain why such a work is undertaken,

but there are others who appreciate efforts of this kind. To the latter

class this book is respectfully dedicated.

L. VAN ALSTYNE,

Sharon, Conn.

THE SHARON BURYING GROUND.

The "Sharon Burying Ground," as originally laid out, is only

a small part of what has since been called " Hillside Cemetery." Just when it was first used for a burying ground, or from whom the land was purchased does not now appear.

The first entry in our first book of record reads :

" THE FIRST TOWN MEETING.

The Inhabitance of Sharon aplying Them Selves to the genral asembly in October Last Past for Town Priviledges Cap Dunham Was mad Choice of to Represent the Town to the Asembly to Warn the Inhabitance to meet to gather in order To Chuse town officers Which Being dune the Inhabitance being met on the ii Day of December In ye year 1739 at the house of Nath'U Skinner In Sharon And then

opened the meeting as the Law directs."

Among the recorded doings of the above said meeting is the following : " Nath Skinner and Lew Jabez Creppen chosen a Com'tt to Lay out A Beuring Place." If this committee made a report the records do not show it, but it is quite likely that the plot of ground at the north end of Sharon Street, now called the old part of the burying ground was the one laid out by the above said committee, and not long after the above said meeting.

From time to time, as necessity had called for it, the original plot

has been added to, until it has assumed its present proportions. It is

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one of ten or more different places that either have been or are now used as places of burial in Sharon Township.

The site was well chosen, so well in fact that no one has been able

to suggest a better one. It is beautifully situated and admirably adapted to the use for which it was set apart. Until 1851 it was a grazing

ground for sheep, cattle and swine that ran in the streets. In that year the Sharon Burying Ground Association was organized, and the neat and well kept appearance of the cemetery is due to their efforts.

Abel, Charles H., d. Aug. 9, 1892, ae. 37.

Abel, Orange L., d. Oct. 6, 1874, ae. 50. Abels. Catharine Ann, wife of Gilbert, d. Aug. 3, 1850, ae. 22. Abell, Ebenezer S., d. Feb., 1872, ae. 68 yrs., n mos., 2 dys. Abbott, OHvia Pomeroy, wife of Doct. Jehiel Abbott and dau. of Julius and Louisa Barnard, b. in Northampton, Mass., Jan. 12,

1800, d. Mar. 25, 1825, in her 26th yr. AcKLEY, Henry, d. July 8, 1870, ae. 46. Ackley, James, d. Mar. 3, 1861, ae 32. Allen, Eunice, d. Dec. 15, 1862, ae. 78. Allen, Frederick, d. Jan., 1857, ae. 3. Allen, Lewis Norton, d. Dec. 24, 1856, ae. 3. Allen, Sarah, d. Jan., 1857, ae. i. Allen, William A., s. of Lewis and Eveline, d. May 5, 1839, ae. i mo.

21 dys. Alling, Aurin T., s. of Polly Trescott and Marcus W. Ailing, b. Sept. 24, 1825, d. Jan. 16, 1847. Alling, Julia R., dau. of Betsey Hines and Albert Alling, b. Feb. 10, 1842, d. Mar. 28, 1847. Alling, Marcus W., b. July 3, 1793, d. Dec. 21, 1842. Alling, Polly Trescott, wife of Marcus W. Ailing, b. Oct. 30, 1788, d. June 13, 1846. Alling, Sarah E., dau. of Betsey Hines and Albert AUing, b. April 26, 1846, d. Sept. 10, 1848. Andrews, Frederick E., d. Feb. 6, 1875, ^^- i y-i 8 mos. Andrews, Sarah, wife of Capt. Abraham, d. Sept. 17, 1807, ae. 85. Andrews, Temperance, d. Oct. 24, 1869, ae. 72.

Anson, Rhoby M., wife of Ewd., d. Jan. 8, 1888, ae. 58. Anthony, Emma J., dau. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Dec. 19, 1889, ae.

18 yrs., 1 1 mos. Anthony, Frank, s. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Nov. 22, 1877, ae. 15. Anthony, George, d. July 15, i868, ae, 50. Anthony, Mary, dau. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Apr. 5, 1884, ae. 16.

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Anthony, Samuel, d. Feb. 6, 1896, ae. 75. Anthony, Thomas, Jr., s. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Dec. 25, 1877, ae.

II mos., 10 dys. Ashman, Henry, d. Sept. 2, 1892, ae. 76.

Ashman, Lewis L., d. Feb. 7, 1890, ae. 18 yrs., 5 mos., 20 dys., s. of Charles and Betsey. Ashman, Thomas, d. April 10, 1861, ae. 21. Austin, Henry S., d. April i, 1894, ae. 71 yrs., 2 mos. Austin, Jerry, d. Jan. 7, 1864, ae. 58. Austin, Rosa N., dau. of Henry and Mary, d. June 17, 1886, ae. 14

yrs., 3 mos. Badcock, Mr. Alpheus, d. of small pox Jan. 4, 1785, in his 3Sth yr. Badcock,

, dau. of Zebulon and Mary, b. and d. Jan., 1751. Badcock, , s. of Zebulon and Mary, b. and d. Feb., 1753. Badcock, Samuel, s. of Zebulon and Hannah, d. Sept. 3, 1750, ae. 9.

Badcock, Zebulon, s. of Zebulon and Mary, d. Dec. 24, 1764, ae. 14. Bai(?)es, Nathaniel, d. Dec. 9, i7(?)3, ae. 57. Baird, Maria, d. April 11, 1895, ae. 65, dau. of James and Louisa.

Bancroft, Betsy, d. June 19, 1863, ae. 60. Bancroft, Joel, d. Sept. i6, 1837, ae. 67. Bancroft, Mary, wife of Joel, d. Oct. 19, 1843, ae. 72. Barker, Nicy, d. Nov. 3, 1822, ae. 19, at the house of Simeon Lyman,

where she resided ten years.

Barker, Chauncey, d. Jan. 14, 1875, ae. 65. Barley, Flora Alida, dau. of Marvin and Betsey E., d. April 5, 1880,

ae. 27. Barley, Hyman, d. May 16, 1897, ae. 69 yrs., 5 mos. Barley, Jesse, d. Dec. 20, 1873, ae. 87. Barley, Marvin, d. Oct. 4, 1894, ae. 81 yrs., 5 mos. Barnes, Aaron, s. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Feb. i, 1762, in his 3d yr. Barnes, John, s. of Thomas and Sarah, d. Dec. 20, 1765, in his i4thyr. Barnes, Miner, d. Nov. 15, 1859, ae. i. Barnes, Mr. Thomas, d. March 7, 1807, ae. 74. Barnes, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. Thomas, d. Sept. 11, 1800, ae. 66. Barnum, Adlia H., dau. of Sylvester H. and Lucy Ann, d. May 6, i860, ae. 24. Barnum, Jane, d. Feb. 9, 1857, ae. 25.

Barnum, Lucy Ann, wife of Sylvester H., d. May 24, 1889, ae. 84. Barnum, Lydia C, dau. of Sylvester H. and Lucy Ann, d. July 14, 1873, ae. 43. Barnum, Matthew, d. Jan. 21,1892, ae. 85 yrs., 9 mos., 9 dys. Barnum, Sally, d. Jan. 23, 1851, ae. 59. Barnum, Sylvester H., d. April 26, 1877, ae. 74. Barrows, Amos, d. Dec. 5, 1772, ae. 50.

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Barrows, Mr. David, d. Jan. 6, 1815, ae. 86. Barrows, Mrs. Lydia, wife of Mr. David, d. June 21, 1800, ae. 67. Barrows, Mary, wife of Amos, d. Nov. 27, 175 — , ae. 25.

Bartram, Carrie Laura, dau. of H. W. and Anna, d. May 26, 1S82,

ae. 5 yrs., 10 mos. Bartram, Catharine, wife of Levi S., d. May 6, 1885, ae. 69. Bartram, Cynthia E., d. May 6, 1885, ae. 69. Bartram, David, d. Nov. 12, 1858, ae. 40. Bartram, Elmore H., s. of L. S. and L., d. July T7, 1845, ae. 5 mos. Bartram, Ezra Harris, b. 1820, d. 1892. His wife, Laura Williams, b. 1823, d. 1884. Bartram, George H., s. of Ezra H. and Laura G., d. Oct. 31, 185 1,

ae. 1 yr., 8 mos. Bartram, Harry P., d. May 22, 1840, ae. 46 yrs., 5 mos., 26 dys. Bartram, Harriet A., dau. of Levi S. and Laura, d. March 26, 1863,

ae. 14. Bartram, Ira H., s. of E. H. and L. G., d. Aug. 24, 1853, ae 6 mos.,

20 dys. Bartram, Isaac N., s. of L. S. and L., d. Dec. 10, 1846, ae. 5 mos. Bartram, Julia Ann, wife of Harry Bartram and dau. of David and Urania Smith, d. Oct. 15, 1872, ae. 79. Bartram, Laura, wife of Levi S. Bartram and dau. of Isaac and Mary Lyman, d. May 9, 1852, ae. 37. Bartram, Laura W., d. March 9, 1884, ae. 61, dau. of Hawley and Miranda Williams. Bartram, Levi S., d. Nov. 16, 1884, ae. 66. Bartram, Lydia, d. Oct. 6, 1873, ae. 78 (born Piatt). Bartram, twins of I. N. and H. D., d. March 2, 1872, ae. 14 dys. Barton, Charles W., d. Feb. 11, 1872, ae. 28, s. of Lewis and Nancy. Barton, CaroHne, wife of Caleb Barton, and formerly wife of Lewis N. Palmer, d. May 16, 1873, ae. 67. Bates, AUie, dau. of Lewis and Maggie, d. Feb. 26, 1872, ae. 3 dys. Bates, Almira V. D., dau. of Charles and Sarah, d. April 8, 1819, ae.

3 yrs., I mo. Bates, Mrs. Anna, wife of John, d. Dec. 20, A. D. 1784, in her 63d yr. Bates, Benjamin, d Feb. 5, 1849, ae. 76. Bates, Benjamin, d. March 29, 1772, ae. 24.

Bates, Mr. Charles, d. July 28, 1820, ae. 68. Bates, Charles, Jr., d Dec. 9, 181 7, ae. 35. Bates. Charles, d. March 12, 1887 Bates, Mr. John. d. Dec. 28, 1784, in his 83d yr. Bates, Esther, wife of Benjamin, d. May 12, 1842, ae. 65.

Bates, Juliette, b. May 18, 1813, d. May 31, 1853. Bates, Levinia, d. May 2, 1776, ae. 2, and a son, d. July 10, 1774, children of Solomon and Mary.

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Bates, Mary Elizabeth, d. May 25, 1844. Bates, Rachel, wife of Charles, d. Feb. 12, 1828, in her 75th yr. Bates, Solomon, d. Aug. 17, 1774, ae. 28.

Bayley, Mrs. Hannah, wife of Mr. William, d. April 17, 1782, in her 39th yr. Beard, Asenath, wife of Darius J. Beard and dau. of Eliphalet and Eunice Martin, d. Jan. 14, 1829, ae. 29 yrs., 11 mos., 23 dys. Beebe, Mr. Amasa, d. Nov. 25, 1815, ae. 54. Beebe, Amasa, d. Dec. 31, 1829, ae. 45 yrs., 2 mos. Beebe, Charles N., b. Oct. 22, 1820, d. Dec. 4, 1858.

Beebe, Charles, d. Dec. 3, 1858, ae. 36. Beebe, David, b. Nov. 17, 1792, d. Feb. 2, 1870. Beebe, David, s. of Charles N. and Almira C, d. Mar. 20, 1856, ae. i

yr., 2 mos., 23 dys. Beebe, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Amasa, d. March 11, 1813, ae. 51. Beebe, Harry, s. of Amasa and Elizabeth, d. Jan. 7, 1813, ae, 17. Beebe, Hiram, s. of Amasa and Lecta, d. March i, 1832, ae. i. Beebe, Julius, b. Feb. i, 1827, d. June 3, 1864. Beebe, Lucy A. N., dau. of David and Maria, d. Oct. i, 1823, ae. 8 mos. Beebe, Mariah, wife of David, b. Dec. i, 1796, d. Sept. 19, 1878. Beebe, Mary Eliza, dau. of Charles N. and Almira C, d. March 22,

1856, ae. 3 yrs., 6 mos., i dy. Beebe, William, d. Nov. — , 1878, ae. 72.

Beecher, Abraham, an excellent citizen, and for more than sixty years a distinguished ornament of the Church of Christ, d. Oct. 11, 1823, in his 79th yr. Beecher, Mr. Amos, d. in Litchfield, Dec. 17, 1819, ae. 46. Beecher, Amos C, d. Aug. 3, 1853, ae. 32. Beecher, Cinda O., wife of Joel B., d. Feb. 7, 1865, ae. 73. Beecher, Claressa Benton, dau. of Amos and Betsey, d. Jan. 29, 1804,

ae. 3 yrs., 4 mos. Beecher, David, d. Nov. 6, 1845, ae. 64 yrs., 11 mos., 12 dys. Beecher, Mrs. Desire, consort of Mr. Abraham, d. June 10, 1812, ae. 66. Beecher, Joel B., d. March 8, 1848, ae. 55. Beecher, JuHet, wife of Amos, d. July 23, 1856, ae. 31. Beecher, Mr. Myron C, d. July 29, 1820, ae. 21. Beecher, Mr. Samuel, d. Aug. 24, 1834, in his 84th yr.

Beecher, Samuel Homer, s. of Joel B. and Cinda Orilla, d. at Cornwall, July 30, 1824, ae. i yr., 9 mos. Beecher, Samuel, Jr., s. of Samuel and Temperance, d. Sept. 11, 1823,

ae. 28. Beecher, Temperance, wife of Samuel, d. Sept. 9, 1841, ae. 87. Beekman, Henry, s. of Henry and Catharine of New York, d. Aug.

17, 1825, ae. 2 yrs., 6 mos.

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Beeman, Marilla, wife of Eli, d. Feb ii, 1855, ae. 47. Benedict, Abel, d. Feb 4, 1874, ae. 84. Benedict, Abel C, d. Dec. 11, 1882, ae. 62.

Benedict, Abigail, dau. of Ethel and Clarrissy, d. April i, 1826, in

her 4th yr. Benedict, Andrew, s. of Benjamin and Julia A., d. Dec. 26, 1839, ae.

4 mos., 26 dys. Benedict, Charles, s. of Benjamin and Sarah, d. Dec. 20, 1839, ae. 7

yrs., I mo., 25 dys. Benedict, Clarisa, wife of Ethel, d. May 22, 1828, ae. 37. Benedict, Emeline, wife of Abel, d. Nov. 6, 1873, ae. 45. Benedict, Esther, Jr., d.

—, 1859, ae. 6. Benedict, Ethel, d. Sept. 27, 1865, ae. 78. Benedict, Frederick R., s. of Ethiel and Susan, d. Dec. 31, 1847, ae. 9. Benedict, Jerusha, consort of Nathaniel, d. Oct. 16, 1822, ae. 58. Benedict, Lois A. Maria, dau. of Abel and Welthy, d. Jan. 23, 1818, ae. 10 mos.

Benedict, Nathaniel, d. Jan. 20, 1835, ae. 67. Benedict, Mrs. Ora, wife of Mr. Ethel, d. April 21, i8i2,in her 23d yr. Benedict, Ora Heath, dau. of Ethel and Ora, d. Aug. 8, 1844, ae. 32. Benedict, Sarah wife of Benjamin, d. April i, 1837, ae. 41. Benedict, Susan C, d. Mar. 28, 1898, ae. 65 yrs., 6 mos.

Benedict, Susan R., wife of Ethel, d. April 7, i860, ae. 64 Benedict, Wealthy W., wife of Abel, d. Dec. 18, 1873, ae. 82. Benjamin, Julia Ann, wife of Meigs D. Benjamin of New York and dau. of Nathaniel and Ann Berry, d. Aug. i, A. D. 1827, ae. 26 yrs., 8 mos., 26 dys. Bennett, Capt. Edmund, d. Dec. i, 1829, in his 76th yr. Bennett, Frances E., d. Sept 25, 1856, ae. 23 dys.

Bennett, Helen, wife of John, d. June 7, 1880, ae. 83. Bennett, John, d. Oct. 19, 1881, ae. 84. Bennett, John C, d. Jan. 19, 1845, ae. 45. Bennett, Mrs. Mary, wife of Capt. Edmund, d. Oct. 2, 1828, in her

7 2d yr. Bennett, Penelope, d. Oct. 15, 1844, ae. 63 yrs., 11 mos. Bennett, Sarah, dau, of Edmund and Mary, d Aug. 14, 1833, in her

54th yr. Berry, Attwater, d. Feb. 22, 1882, ae. 62. Berry, Atwater, s. of Atwater and Ellen, d. Jan. 5, 1862, ae. 6 yrs., 8 mos. Berry, Ann, widow of Nathaniel Berry and dau. of Abijah Beach, b. at

Stratford, April i, 1770, d. at Kent, June 4, 1856. Berry, Charles E., s. of Nathaniel and Ann, d. Oct. 21, 1832, ae. 29

yrs., 2 mos., 26 dys.

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Berry, Clarrinda, dau. of Atwater and Ellen, d. Sept. 2, 1848, ae. 2 yrs., 8 mos. Berry, Clarinda, d. Feb. 4, 1870, ae. 84. Berry, Daniel, d. Aug. 24, i860, ae. 36 yrs., 6 mos.

Berry, Emily, b. July 15, 1805, d. Jan. 4, 1887. Berry, Emily, dau. of Charles E. and Emeline, d. March 25, 1830, ae. 10 mos., 29 dys. Berry, John W, H., d. Aug. 21, 1881, ae. 23. Berry, Nathaniel, d. Dec. 16, 1843, ae. 78 yrs., 2 mos., 15 dys. Berry, Wm. B., s. of Nathan'l, d. Oct. 13, 1829, ae. 23 yrs., i mo. Betts, Mr. Zophar, d. May 2, 1778, in his 44th yr. Betts, Augustus, s. of Mr. Ezelael and Mrs. Betty, d. Jan. 18, 1787, ae. 14 mos. BiERCE, Adaline, d. June 8, 1849, ae. 13 mos. Bierce, Amanda A., dau. of Solomon and Amanda, d. March 27, 1890,

ae. 65 yrs., 4 mos ,

10 dys. Bierce, Amanda Saunders, wife of Solomon, b. Nov. 17, 1824, d. March 27, 1890 Bierce, Euphrates, d. Aug. 26, 1856, ae. 60. Bierce, James Ailing, d. April 10, 1893, ae. 67 yrs., 5 mos., 6 dys. Bierce, Loella, dau. of George and Anna, d. Oct. 6, 1891, ae. 28 dys. Bierce, Solomon, d. Feb. 22, 1879, ae. 61. Birdsell, Edwin W., s. of G. W. and Ethhnda, d. March 2, 1872, ae. 11.

BiRDSELL, Ethlinda, wife of George W., d. March 25, 1865, ae. 25 yrs.,

5 mos., 3 dys. Birdsell, Leonard R., s. of G. W. and Sarah J., d. Oct. 23, 1894, ae 5. Bishop, Here lies interred the body of Mrs. Hannah Bishop, relict of Mr. Andrew Bishop of Stanford, who died Sept. 8, 1785, in her

83 d yr. Bishop, John H., b. 1859, d. 1886. BissELL, Abigail, wife of George, d. Dec. 10, 1823, ae. 62. BissELL, Eliza S., dau. of Zacheus W. and Emily, d. May 6, 1841, ae. 2. BiSSELL, Emily Eggleston, wife of Zacheus W., d. March 7, 1890, ae. 83. BissELL, Franklin N., s. of Wm. and Roxanna, d. Oct. 2, 1854, ae. 9. BissELL, George, s. of Zacheus W. and Emily, d. Sept. 6, 1838, ae. 5 BissELL, George, d. March 18, 1834, ae. 84. BissELL, Nancy, d. Oct. 11, 1862, ae. 84. BissELL, Lanson, d. Dec. 5, 1863, ae. 73BiSSELL, Roxanna, wife of Wilham, d. March 16, 1853, ae. 51. BissELL, Zacheus Waldo, d. July 25, 1887, ae. 86.

Blackman, Levi, d. Sept. 2, 1863, ae. 76 yrs., 11 mos., 23 dys. Blackman, Sibyl, widow of Dr. Simeon, late of Sharon, d. Aug. 13,

1844, in her 8ist year.

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Blackman, Dr. Simeon, d. at Sharon, Aug. i6, A. D. i8t2. in his

53d year. BoRDMAN, Mr Joshua, d. of small pox, Jan. 7, 1760, ae. 58. BosTwiCK, Mrs. Anna, wife of Mr. Zechariah, d. Jan. 29, 1825, ae. 60.

BosTwiCK, Avis, d. April 16, 1872, ae. 81. BosTWicK, David W., d. July 27, 1865, ae. 80. BosTwicK, George, d. May 15, 1850, ae. 28. BosTwiCK, Harvy H., s. of David W. and Avis, d. March 31, 1831, ae.

1 yr., II mos., 22 dys. BosTWiCK, Josephine, d. May 26, 1838, ae. 42.

BosTwicK, Judson, d. Sept. 23, 1859, ae. 42. BoSTWicK, Maria, d. Feb. 23, 1862, ae. 35. BosTwiCK, Mary A., d. Aug. 13, i860, ae. 36. BosTwiCK, Sally Ann Rowley, wife of Judson, b. Dec. 28, 1810, d. May

14, 1893. BosTwicK, Sara E. Lasher, wife of Albert J., d. May 8, 1877, ae. 28. BosTwiCK, Zachariah, d. May 17, 1838, ae. 78. BowNES, Ann, d. July 13, 1886, ae. 7 dys., dau. of John and Helen.

BowNES, Catharine Ann, d. Sept. 24, 1873, ae. 35. BowNES, Eliza A., wife of Sidney, d. Feb. 3, 1876, ae, 63. BowNES, Howard, d. Feb. 28, 1897, infant s. of James and Mary. BowNES, Julia, d. May 21, 1873, ae. 38. BowNES, Mary, d. Sept. 25, 1885, ae. 35.

BowNES, Sally, d. Sept. 13, 1891, ae. 72, dau. of Theophilus and Clarrisia Berry. BowNES, Sidney, d. July, 7, 1894, ae. 74. BowNES, Wm. H., d. Aug, 21, 1881, ae. 3 mos., s. of Elias and Caro-

line.

Brasie, Betsey, d. Feb. 20, 1890, ae. 61. Brasie, Oscar, d. Oct. 14, 1893, ae. 77. Brazee, Ezra L., s. of Oscar and Betsy, d. July 10, 1859, ae. 15 yrs.,

6 mos., 26 dys. Brazee, Fannie M., dau. of Oscar and Betsy, d. July 11, 1859, ae. 6

yrs., 21 dys. Brazee, Henry, s. of Francis and Polly, d. Nov. 15, 1837, ae. 12. Brazee, Mary, dau. of Oscar and Betsy, d. March 26, 1854, ae. 5 yrs., 2 mos., 2 dys. Brazee, Sylvester, s. of Charles and Naomi, d. Sept. 9, 1869, ae. 2 yrs., 4 mos., 14 dys. Brewster, Betsey, wife of Charles, d. Feb. 10, 1862, ae. 52. Bruester, Betsey, wife of Charles, d. Feb. 10, 1862, ae. 52. Bruester, Mr. James, s. of Capt. James and Faith, d. Feb. 23, 1777 in his 29th yr. Brinton, Jane C, wife of O. M. Brinton, d. Aug. 21, 1872, ae. 55.