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in the Walnut Street Cemetery of Brookline, Massachusetts
with Historical Sketches of Some of the Persons Buried There
Compiled by
Harriet Alma Cummings
Brookline
The Riverdale Press, Printers
1920
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S. A. R.
1775.
"More than one Revolutionary hero who died in Brookline barracks found his last resting-place in Brookline Cemetery. Lieutenant Robert Abell was one; and he and two soldiers of a Connecticut company were probably the men who assisted in the siege of Boston and were quartered in the Benjamin Davis house, much to the discomfort of the excellent housekeeper, who used to tell in after years of their cutting up their rations of pork on her front stairs. The soldiers were subsequently removed to the barracks on Parker's Hill." H. F. W., pp. 49 and 221.
"The names of John and William Ackers, and that of their father, appeared on the petition for the separation of Muddy River from Boston in 1704. In 1744 the Ackers built a fine large house on the corner of Brighton and Boylston Streets, which was quite imposing for a farm-house in those days. In the Revolutionary times it was occupied as barracks for the colonial troops, but the family did not leave it, as many families left their houses but divided with the soldiers and bore the inconvenience. "Mr. William Ackers died in 1794, at a good old age. His son William, the third of the name, married the adopted daughter of Mr William Hyslop. "Mr. Hyslop gave her a great wedding, which was a grand event in the town for those times, and was not only a theme for tea-table chat, but was remembered, talked of, and written about, long after. The sons of this marriage were outlived by their father, who died in 1841, the last male member of this ancient family." H. F. W., p. 311.
"Mrs. Dr. Faulkner was the donor of the hospital that bears the name of her husband and adored step-daughter in Jamaica Plain. She then lived with her mother Mrs. Abel Adams, just over the town border." H. N. B., p. 22.
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"Isaac Adams came to Brookline about the year 1815-16. The history of Master Adams and his methods is a chapter which will shed much light on the progress of Brookline during the last forty years. "He married Miss Martha Washington Hill of Portsmouth and after her death he had her name incorporated into his own by act of legislature, on this wise: 'Isaac Mahtra Wanshongtri Adams.' "He was one of the first schoolmasters in the old brick school house on Walnut Street. William Hyslop gave to the town the triangular piece of ground in the fork of the roads, west of the church, for a site for the old brick school house in 1793. "Requiescat in pace, Master Adams! We trust thou hast found the Great Master more lenient with thee, than thou wert to his little ones." H. F. W., Chap. XII. Pub. 1871.
Bought by Henry A. Alger. His infant son was buried in the lot, afterwards the body was removed and the lot sold in 1864, when the family moved from Brookline. "Probably sold for single burials."
Deed of sale made to James M. Alger, July 1, 1857. Names affixed: James Bartlett, Marshall Stearns, Howard Williams, William Dearborn, Thomas S. Pettengill, signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of B. F. Baker, and legally acknowledged before William Aspinwall, justice of the Peace. On the outside of the Deed, in the handwriting of James M. Alger is written: "Sold to the Town of Brookline, Lot 67 - 1864." From James, E. Alger, son of James M. and neph. of Henry A. Alger, 3 Mt. Vernon St., Reading, Mass., Sept. 12, 1911.
H. U., 1741. Dr. Pierce.
"Mary Allen, dau. of the First Minister, presented a silver tankard to the First Church in 1750." H. F. W., p. 260.See tomb u.
Footstone M. A. 1815.
Footstone Mrs. Mary Allin.
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Rev. James Allen, in his printed discourses, spelt his own name in two different ways: Allin, Allen. Dr. Pierce.
"Andem Place was not opened until about 1850 and was named for Moses Andem, who lived for many years in the old Davis house." H.F.W., p. 61.
Son of William and Sarah C. Anderson. J. D. G.
Footstone T. P. A. 1834
Footstone Capt. Samuel Aspinwall
In 1727, at the age of sixty-five, the Captain was drowned in Charles River, not far from his farm. One can imagine something of the sensation this event must have produced in this thinly settled town; the loss of so prominent a citizen, the search for the body, - the military procession, for he was buried under arms, - the long funeral sermon, probably in the little church then only ten years built, - the vacant seat in the square pew, "in the northwest corner," - the muffled drums, and the volley fired over the grave. And how it was doubtless the topic of conversation among neighbors when they met for weeks after, and with what superstitious awe they looked upon the fore-runner or "warning" as they probably considered it, that he. should have selected for his morning reading at family devotions the 27th chapter of the Proverbs, beginning, "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. H. F. W., p. 67.
James Edmond bought in 1862, south side, Lots It to 19 inclusive, in 1865 he sold Lot 11 to George Brooks, Lot 14 to F. Henry Corey, Lot 15 to D. H. Rogers, Lot 16 to Peter W. Pierce, Lot 17 to Mrs. Abbie Barnet. In 1879 D. H. Rogers sold to Catherine J. Aspinwall, Lot 15, south side (new number 83). Marker only in this lot.
Charles F. Hunting was a grocer in Brookline, he is now living with his cousin Horace E. Hunting in Stoughton. (Horace E. Hunting) Mar. 19, 1916.
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John S. G. Aspinwall (a descendant of Peter Aspinwall) served during the civil war in the United States Navy, enlisted March 8, 1861. Discharged Nov. 27, 1865, as Asst. Eng. on S. S. Minnesota. Thomas Aspinwall, Brookline.
A great-grandson of the Colonel, and grandson of John, bearing his name, has kept up the military character of the family by good service in the War of the Rebellion, and daily walks our streets bearing trace of rebel shot or shell received in the fight at Hatteras Inlet where he served as engineer of the Minnesota. H. F. W. p. 69. (dated 1871)
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Son of Thomas and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, for whom the Johanna Aspinwall Chapter, D.A.R., was named, was born in Brookline Jan. 15, 1734, died in Brookline Aug. 1, 1799. He served in the Revolutionary War, and held a Lieutenant-Colonel's commission, and at one time was in command of the fort at Sewall's Point. He married Oct. 4, 1762, Lucy Sparhawk, sister of the wife of his brother Samuel. She was born August 14, 1738, died June 15, 1815.
William Aspinwall. Soldier of the Revolution. Son of Thomas (Capt. Samuel, Peter), and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, youngest brother of the Revolutionary colonel. Born at Brookline, May 23, 1743; died April 16, 1823. He mar. Susannah, dau. of Capt. Isaac Gardner. He served throughout the Revolution. "In 1775, Dr. Aspinwall was surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital in Roxbury. In 1778 we find by his letters to his wife, that he was with the army under General Sullivan in Rhode Island." H. F. W. p. 72.
"Among the past inhabitants of this town who should be mentioned with distinction and respect, is the late Dr. William Aspinwall, M.D. of H. U. 1764, who spent a long life, as a distinguished physician of this town and vicinity, who was successively Representative, Senator, and Coun. sellor, under the Government of this Commonwealth; who watched over the interests of his native village with vigilance and fidelity; and, who in the times that tried men's souls, amid the political contests, which raged in our land, was greatly instrumental in preserving this people from those disgraceful abuses which prevailed in too many other places. In treating the smallpox, that dangerous and destructive malady, few, if any cotemporaries had more extensive practice, or were more successful." Dr. Pierce.
"William Aspinwall, M.D., son of Dr. William Aspinwall, H.U. 1804, died a practitioner of medicine, in his native town, aged 34 yrs." Dr. Pierce.
Col. Thomas Aspinwall, A.M., son of Dr. William, lawyer in Boston, colonel in the army in the last war with England, consul at London, was buried in this tomb and latter removed to Walnut Hills Cemetery.
"Edward Atkinson was one of the most useful and one of the best-known men of his generation." H. N. B., p. 19.
Footstone E. B. 1810.
"Proprietor of the Punch-Bowl Tavern." H. F. W.
"Mr. W. Y. Gross remembers the widow of Edwin Clark, carpenter, was buried in this lot."
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Removed to Walnut Hills October 8, 1880.
The parents of Cornelius Bird were removed at the same time but parents' names were not given. Harrison Bird d. in Brookline, June 14, 1888, aged 85 yrs. 5 mos. 9 days, and was buried at Walnut Hills. B. R.
J. D. G.
A wooden cross, dates erased in 1911, at present nothing on the cross.
Dudley Boylston was a son of Thomas Boylston, and a brother of Zabdiel Boylston. He was born about 1688, and married Elizabeth Gardner of this town. He was the town constable for some time, and an old military commission issued in the time of Francis Bernard, Captain-general and Governor-in-chief, indicates his rank as "first adjutant of the first regiment, whereof Jeremy Gridley is 'Colonel." H. F. W., p. 346.
Footstone Mr. DUDLEY BOYLSTON
Thomas Boylston, Town Clerk, signed the first entry in the town clerk's records of this town. He was a physician, and father of the celebrated Dr. Zabdiel Boylston. Dr. Pierce, p. 12.
Thomas Boylston came to this country from England and settled in Watertown in 1635. His son Thomas, born in that town in 1644, became a surgeon. He took an active part in the Narragansett war. He married Mary Gardner of Muddy River in 1665, and settled there. From that time forward the Boylstons were identified with Brookline. There were twelve children of this marriage. His son Peter inherited the homestead. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston was the second child, b. in 1680. The daughter of Peter, Susanna, married John Adams, and was the mother of the second President of the United States. H. F. W., p. 297.
Footstone Mr. RICHARD BOYLSTON
Two daughters of Deacon Joshua C. and Rebecca B. Clark. From coffin plates found in the Zabdiel Boylston tomb, June 20, 1911. The last burials in the Boylston tomb.
Town Meeting July 14, 1780 Voted, that the Thanks of the Town be given to Miss Mary Boylston for three Silver Dollars given by her for the Incouragement of Such Men as Shall Ingage to serve as Soldiers for the Town. M. R. R.
Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, F. R. S., son of Dr. Thomas Boylston, first physician of this town. Brother of Peter and Dudley. He was, famous in his day, not only for eminence in his profession in general, but especially for the practice of inoculation for the smallpox, which, though so strenuously resisted by many of his cotemporaries, proved of such essential benefit to society. A memoir of this distinguished man, (who was born in this town, in 1679, bapt. in the First Church, Roxbury, March 1, 1679, under the ministry of the so-called Apostle Eliot) was written by Dr. Peter Thacher, minister of the Brattle Street Church, Boston, and published in the Massachusetts Magazine for December, 1789. In consequence of high attain. ments in his profession, Dr. Boylston was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in London, a distinction very rarely conferred on natives of this country. A plain monument to his memory may still be seen in our Cemetery. Dr. Pierce, p. 21.
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William H. Brown played the bassoon at the First Parish Church for many years. H. F. W., p. 2.
About the year 1819, two young men, Mr. J. Lyon and Mr. W. H. Brown, commenced business in the village -- Mr. Lyon being a wheelwright and Mr. Brown a harness-maker -- in a shop which was built for them at the westerly end of the old "Punch Bowl" out-buildings, by Mr. Laughton, for many years the proprietor of this famous old tavern. When the time came for the destruction of these buildings, these young men removed their business -- Mr. Brown to a new shop next to Baker's present paint-shop. H. F. W., p. 27.
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"Two daughters of Mr. Celfe sang in the choir at the First Parish Church." H. F. W., p. 256.
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In February, 1862, our first dead soldier was brought home for burial, not fallen in battle, but accidentially shot by a comrade. This was Herbert Smythe Barlow. "He was the only son of his mother, and she a widow." H. F. W., p. 411.
Lot 44 was brought by William Pope in 1852, after his death; it was sold by his twin brother in 1885 to Mr. Charles Chase.
A stone to his memory was seen by Mr. W. Y. Gross and Miss Cummings in the Spring of 1909, but has since disappeared.
Footstone T. H. C.
"Timothy Harris Child, an eccentric old man, known as 'Daddy Child,' though he was never married. Various anecdotes are related respecting his oddities, as leaving off his farmer's frock on a certain day in the spring, by the calendar, without regard to the weather, and putting it on in the autumn, equally regardless of the season. Between these dates he was never known to wear it." H. F. W., p. 376.
Mrs. Church bought part of lot 63 after her husband's death In 1858. In 1890 she sold her share to Mrs. Mary H. Long. B. R.
His body was removed to Walnut Hils Cemetery, November 7, 1890. Mr. Bond married Lizzie, dau. of Ephraim and Catherine A. Church. From Frederic M. Bond, New York City.
Footstone Mrs. ELIZA. CLARK
Footstone Mr. SAMUEL CLARK
Samuel Clark, son of James and Elinor or Elizabeth (Wright) Clark, b. April 9, 1654. Mar. May 5, 1696, at Roxbury, Elizabeth Crafts, dau. of Lieut. Samuel and Elizabeth Seaver Crafts. They had three chn., Samuel, John and Mary. The first Samuel Clark was a wheelwright. He was one of the Muddy River Company in the Canada Expedition in 1696. This is probably the person of whom judge Sewall speaks in his diary under date of March 12,1684. "Watched, with Isaac Goose and Samuel Clark. Pleasant night." This was a time when the Indians were particularly troublesome, and probably the watching referred to was on their account. H. F. W., p. 216.
This Samuel Clark was a carpenter and built the old Clark house, corner of Walnut and Chestnut Streets, taken down in 1900. He also built the first meeting-house. His banns were the first published in the new church, He was a deacon of the church and was very highly respected, He married Elizabeth Clark, his cousin, dau. of Samuel 1st and Elizabeth Crafts Clark, both grand-chn. of James and Elinor.
Samuel Clark, Jr., son of Samuel and Lydia B. Clark, was b. Sept. 25, 1721. Mar. March 31, 1752, Deborah Childs.
Clinton Clarke was a son of David and Mehitable Clarke of Haverhill. B. R.
Mme. Coeffard bought of Thomas C. Quimby
Madame Coeffard's husband was lost at sea. Mrs. H. V. Poor.
The Hammond House on Heath Street was for several years occupied by Madame Jane Coaifford, a French lady. She died in this house and was buried in Brookline Cemetery." H. F. W., p. 343.
"Mme. Coeffard left all of her property to Alonzo C. Jackson, who died at the Mass. General Hospital, Boston, Jan. 6, 1868." Boston Post, Jan. 6, 1868.
"Alonzo C. Jackson left his property to his brother Charles Fox Jackson, who died in Iowa, and was buried there." Calvin W. Lewis, Brookline.
By oversight these names are not on the stone. This tomb will probably never be opened again. Ellen G. Coolidge, Brookline.
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Deacon Elijah Corey's 2d wife, Lucy (Stearns) Davis Corey, was buried at Forest Hills.
Mrs. Susan C. Deane and her children were removed from this tomb to Walnut Hills Cemetery, June 4, 1892. No record of Deane children. Miss Abbie J. Corey, Brookline.
"Captain Timothy Corey was in active service in the Revolutionary war, and was one of three who were all that were left of an entire company who died of wounds, sickness, and imprisonment. He and his comrades returned footsore, ragged, and forlorn, from their terrible exposure and hardships. At the time of the battle of Lexington, his young wife with her two little children left the house, as -did many other women of Brookline, and carrying some blankets and provisions with them, sought shelter in the woods, till the fright and danger from the enemy passing through the town were over. "Captain Corey is remembered as an old gentleman who dressed in the costume of the last century, as long as he lived, wearing a 'three-cornered cocked hat.' An anecdote is told of his wife, which indicates her opinion of her husband's appearance. Some one, a stranger, called at his house one day when he was away from home, desiring to see him. Mrs. Corey told him to go down the road and if he met 'a fine-looking, portly man on horse. back, he might know it was her husband.' "Captain Corey died in 1811, aged 69 years. He was buried from the First Church, with Masonic honors. "The two sons of Capt. Corey, afterwards known as 'Deacon Elijah' and 'Deacon Timothy,' joined the Baptists." H. F. W., p. 181 and 182.
All the Coreys of three generations have been farmers and have been considered shrewd, practical men. The two brothers, Elijah and Timothy,, were among the first projectors of the Baptist Church enterprise in this town, and to that purpose devoted time, labor, and money. H. F. W., p. 184.
Mrs. Oliver Cousens and two children were buried in lot 12. Later Mr. Cousens moved to Arlington, Mass., and the bodies were removed there. Miss Anna Cushing Cousens, Center Lebanon, Maine.
Neither Miss Cousens nor Mr. John A. Cousens of Brookline, a nephew of Oliver Cousens, know anything of George E. Sickles.
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Caleb Craft resided in Brookline and was one of the most prominent and influential men of his town. He held many public offices. (His name is on the Honor Roll on the tablet in the Public Library, also that of his third wife, Jerusha White.) At the first outbreak of the Revolution, Caleb Craft entered into the service of his country, and remained in the service until 1779. At the time of the Lexington Alarm he marched as first lieutenant of Capt. Thos. White's Company. On the 10th of April, 1776, he was commissioned as first lieutenant of the third company, whereof Thomas White is Captain and William McIntosh, Esq., is Colonel. This commission was signed by the "Major part of the Council of the Mass. Bay in New England." It is now in the possession of William F. Crafts to whom it was bequeathed by Mr. George Craft of Brookline, a grandson of Lieut. Caleb Craft. Among the family papers are a great many military orders and receipts relating to the period of his service in the Continental Army. The earlier ones relate to the service in northern department of Canada; those in 1778 to the transports for Burgoyne's Army, and to service on Dorchester Heights, where he was in command of his company for a long time. Later ones relate to procuring men for service in 1781, 1782 and 1783. Copies of some of these papers are given in "The Crafts Family," page 163. Lieut. Craft lived in the upper part of Brookline near Newton. In 1791 he bought his father's estate on Newton Street, Brookline, and lived there until 1812, when he left it to his son Samuel and removed to the South Street farm. This farm he also purchased of his father, it being the farm given to his brother Samuel by their grandfather, Samuel White, about 1775. He built on this farm in 1805. He resided there the remainder of his life, and afterwards it passed by inheritance to his son Caleb. Lieut. Craft also owned portions of the old Griggs and Chamberlin farms located in that section of the town. He attended church in Brookline, and among the family papers is a receipt for 6 lbs. 13s. 4d. for a pew in "Brooklyn Meeting House" July 80, 1772. In 1824, when he was eighty-two years of age, he had a family tomb built in the Brookline Cemetery, which contains the remains of three generations of the family. The Craft Family.
Caleb Craft, Jr., and his wife Sarah (Richardson) Craft were removed to Walnut Hills Cemetery, Dec. 6, 1881. Charles Craft, who d. March 5,1864, and Caleb Craft, 3d, d. July 30,1875, were also removed Dec. 9, 1881, to Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Samuel Craft married second Lucy Richards Griggs, dau. of Moses and Melatiah Farrington (Richards) Griggs of Roxbury. She was b. Jan. 7, 1787. She died July 24,1875, aged 87 years, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Henry Loomis, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Samuel Craft took a prominent part in town affairs, and was active in establishing the Orthodox Congregational Society in Brookline, their church being built upon his land on the corner of Washington and School Streets, in 1844. He had six children. His photograph and autograph and also those of his wife are given in the "Craft Gen." The Craft Family.
"In the late sixties, my grandmother, Lucy R. Craft, finding the Craft tomb sadly out of repair, bought a lot in which she might eventually be buried herself, in the Walnut Street Cemetery. She was not buried there but with the Loomis family in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. "William and Rebecca, children of the first wife, were buried in Mt. Auburn, and their brother Samuel in New Hampshire. "Finally about 1880 the Craft tomb became so dilapidated that my Aunt Rebecca commissioned a distant relative to have the bodies taken from the tomb and buried in the Lucy R. Craft lot. This was done, positive proof of identification being made by coffin plates. No stones were erected and this is the reason you find the record only and no stones. My grandfather was one of the original members of the Brookline Harvard Church. He and all his descendants spell the name without the s (Craft not Crafts.)" Helen Loomis, New York City.
Lot 50 was sold in 1860 to widow, Betsey C. Warren, for $25. She sold It in 1869 to Mrs. Lucy R. Croft for $65. B. R.
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"The elder Capt. Samuel Croft built in 1765 a large house on the north side of Washington Street, in what is now the garden of T. P. Chandler, Esq., a rod or two west of the house. "At the time of his death in 1771 it was owned by his son Capt. Samuel Croft, Jr., who married into the Sharp family. "Capt. Croft's house was a large, square, two-story house with a spacious front yard, well filled with trees and shrubbery. Behind the house was a deep ravine, and here was a spring of cold and excellent water, overshadowed by two very large buttonwood trees." H. F. W., p. 152.
Samuel Croft took a prominent position in the affairs of the town, being honored with many offices of trust and responsibility, and was widely known as Capt. Samuel Croft, Jr., although his father died before he had Attained his majority. Like his father he adopted the "0" in spelling his same. By his will, April 6, 1814, he left all his estate, which was very extensive, to his wife Susanna. He died in Brookline, 1814, aged 63. His widow died in Brookline, February 9, 1821, aged 70. They were without children, and as he was the only son who lived to marry, this branch of the family is extinct in the male line. By the terms of Mrs. Croft's will, made Nov. 3, 1820, she left part of the large estate to her nephew Samuel Craft to his heirs and assigns forever. The Crafts Family, p. 140.
"Perhaps the most distinctly remembered personage of this household, inasmuch as she lived the longest, and was a marked character, was an old colored women named Susy Backus. We say OLD because she called herself fifty, for about forty years, and neither she nor any one else knew her age: but she was a young girl when taken into the Croft house as servant, and here she rendered such service as money cannot buy, during the life-time of her master and mistress. "It has often been said by Brookline people that Susie was a slave, but this was not the case. Her father was a kidnapped African who served a blacksmith in Dorchester, and was called Backus. After the death of the blacksmith, the negro kept on with the business in the same shop, but assumed the more aristocratic and imposing title of 'Mr. Cleveland.' "There was a poor Indian woman living in Brookline by the name of Molly Hill, and 'Mr. Cleveland' relieved his solitude and perhaps added to his importance by marrying her. "Susy was the child of this marriage, but somehow the name 'Cleveland' would not stick to her, and she was always known as Susy Backus. "After a four weeks' illness Susy died in 1863, probably eighty-four years of age, if not older, judging from her recollection of ancient events. The old Croft Tomb in Brookline Cemetery, which had not been unclosed for nearly forty years, was opened to receive the body worn out with a long life of toil for others, - and then closed up forever." H. F. W., p. 155 and 156.
"After the death of Mrs. Croft, Susanna Backus went to live with my grandmother, Mrs. Hancock and lived in her family for nearly fifty years, she was buried in the Croft Tomb, after which by Mrs. Croft's will the tomb was never to be opened again for burial." Mrs. Kilby Page.
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Footstone Master Isaac Dana
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"There was an ancient house in the village which stood upon the site of a part of Panter's building, Hunting's grocery store, and Mrs. West's house. It was known as 'Dana's Tavern,' and was kept for many years by Mr. Jonathan Dana. It was a large gambrel-roofed house, with a row of sheds and out-buildings behind it reaching nearly across from Washington Street to Harvard Street. "This tavern was a great resort for country produce dealers, but never had as large a local patronage or entertained as much fashionable company as the Punch Bowl, - as the latter had a large dancing-hall, which the Dana Tavern had not." H. F. W., p. 49.
Jerathmeel Davenport married Susanna Haynes, Nov. 18, 1848. B. R.
"Jerry Davenport, as he was familiarly called, was as much one of the village institutions as the old 'Punch Bowl.' His ruddy face, erect steps, and ready jokes are well remembered, and also his twenty-seven years' courtship, his slyly-planned marriage so quickly detected, and the Calithumpian serenade which followed, making night hideous, from Heath Street to Corey's Hill. Neither will his sudden death be soon forgotten, nor the singular circumstance of his body being taken from the tomb a day or two after burial and set upright in the coffin to be photographed. 'Alas! poor Yorick.'" H. F. W. p. 26.
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Benjamin B. Davis, b. Feb. 4, 1794, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth B. Davis. His 1st wife was Susannah, dau. of John and Susannah (Robinson) Clapp, b. at Roxbury Aug. 11, 1796. Elizabeth Seaver, his 2d wife, was buried at Forest Hills. B. R.
"Benjamin B. Davis was chorister for the First Parish in 1818. Of the faithful devotion with which for thirty-eight years he led the choir, any attendant upon Dr. Pierce's ministry for that length of time will bear witness. Two daughters of Mr. Davis were members of the choir, they both died young, leaving a childless father to sing sorrowfully without them." H. F. W., p. 256. "Mr. Davis will ever be identified in the annals of the Handel and Haydn Society as one of its most enthusiastic members during the greater part of his long and useful life." H. F. W., p. 49. See also H. N. B., p. 10.
"Sambo lived in celibacy, and died when more than ninety years of age. It was winter when he died, and the ground was covered with deep snow. His body was carried to the Brookline Cemetery upon a pung, and laid near his old master." H. F. W., p. 45.
"Deacon Ebenezer was, according to all accounts, an excellent farmer, and his estate was adorned with splendid peach and cherry orchards, to may nothing of apple trees in great variety. He also ventured upon an experiment in horticulture, for those times and raised the first muskmelons that were ever offered for sale in Boston market. It was a success and gave him such a notoriety that his portrait was painted with a muskmelon under his arm. The picture was subsequently carried to England, where it is still preserved in a collection. Under it is written, 'An American Farmer.'" H. F. W., p. 42.
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Footstone Mr. Edward Devotion.
"Edward Devotion, son of Edward, was a public spirited citizen, and reference to the old town records show that he held various offices of trust for many years. In the church he was for a long period the tithingman. "The principal duty of this officer was to keep good order during divine service, among the children, who sat in rows by themselves instead of with their parents. A long rod was usually carried by the tithingman, with which to touch any delinquent who might become drowsy or mischievous. "The old house in the village (now on Washington Street), was probably built for Edward Devotion, as he died in that house November 7, 1744. "To the Brookline church he left a silver tankard. He also left to the town a sum of money, which at the time of its being received in 1762, amounted to '£739 4s. lawful money,' for the use of schools." H. F. W., p. 113 and 114.
Lot 19 was Transferred to Mrs. Lydia Sprague in 1852.
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Footstone Mr. ERASMAN DRUE
Erosamon Drew, whose name is spelled in six different ways in old documents, came from Ireland in his youth. He married Bethiah, daughter of Vincent Druce. The elder Druce, who seems to have been a wealthy man for those times, left his son-in-law considerable property. A most curious and elaborate deed dated in 1683 conveys a tract of sixty-four acres of woodland for fifty-five pounds to Erosamon Drew from "Vincent Drusse and Elizabeth, his wife," in which an imperfectly scrawled V for his name and E for hers, are their only attempts at penmanship. H. F. W., p. 387.
Mr. John Dustin and his family occupied one of the houses built on the site of the Punch Bowl Tavern. H. F. W., p. 20.
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Youngest dau. of Hon. David Wilder of Leominster, Mass.
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Author of "Trees and Shrubs of Massachusetts."
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Aaron Dean Fairbanks, b. Jan. 23, 1822, at Springfield, Vermont,. mar. May 1, 1848, Janet Monroe of Brookline, d. June 18, 1848. Fairbanks Gen., p. 256.
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* Anna G. Aspinwall, dau. of George and Martha (Goode) Aspinwall.
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Mr. Lemuel Foster, a blacksmith, lived for many years in the Edward Devotion House on Washington Street. H. F. W., p. 26.
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died 11 March, 1767, aged 83. Susanna Gardner died 18 August 1768 aged 76. Soldier of the Revolution Isaac Gardner, Esqr. slain in Lexington battle, 19 April 1775. Æt. 49. Mary Gardner died 26 December, 1778, aged 48. Mary, wife of Isaac S. Gardner, Esqr. died 17 June 1799. Æt. 41. Mary, daughter of I. S. Gardner Esqr. died 25 Dec. 1807. Æt. 20. Soldier of the Revolution Gen. Isaac S. Gardner. died 6 Dec. 1818. Æt. 60."The third Thomas Gardner in the regular line of succession bore a prominent part in the affairs of the town, and was chosen first deacon of the First Church. He was also called Lieutenant (probably in the Indian wars). His name is one of the first on the petition for a separation of this town from Boston. He married Mary Bowles, daughter of Elder John Bowles, and had seven children." H. F. W., p. 287.
"Caleb Gardner, son of Samuel and Mary (Seaver) Gardner, grandson of Deacon Samuel, died 1807, aged 52 yrs. He married Mary Jackson of Newton. She lived to be ninety-two. One of their daughters was the wife of Deacon Timothy Corey." H. F. W., p. 289.
Dr. Eliphalet Downer had a hand-to-hand struggle with a redcoat during the British retreat from Lexington. "Landmarks of Middlesex." Drake.
Dr. Downer married Mary Gardner, native of Brookline, and they had five children. F. P. C. R.
His son was one of the Founders of the Horticultural Society. H. F. W.
One of his daughters married Mr. Hancock, and survived her husband many years. She owned and lived in the cottage which was recently taken down, just west of the house of the Good Shepherd. Mrs. Hancock was the mother of Mrs. Kilby Page. Mrs. Kilby Page.
Rev. James Allen, the first minister of this town, though distinguished in his day, has spelt the name of the town three different ways, in his seven printed discourses extant, namely, Brooklin, Brooklyn, Brookline, and a fourth way in the church records, Brooklynn. Dr. Pierce.
On the 5th of November, 1718, the Rev. James Allen of Roxbury was ordained minister of the church. He preached here more than twenty, eight years. During his ministry one hundred and fifteen were added to the church, "besides forty-four who owned the Covenant without coming to the Lord's table." The baptisms were two hundred and sixty-one. Mr. Allen was called "a pious and judicious divine." There are seven sermons of his now extant which were published during his lifetime, which have been said to "do honor to his head and heart." H. F. W., p. 242.
Rev. Cotton Brown (son of a minister of Haverhill), was the second minister of the Brookline First Parish. He was ordained October 26, 1748. He was engaged to Rev. Mr. Allen's daughter and the "Walley House" (so-called) was built for him to live in. The young lady, however, died in 1750, and Mr. Brown died in 1751, aged twenty-five years, having been pastor of the church not quite two years and a half. H. F. W., p. 244.
Isaac Gardner, Jr., A.M., grandson of Deacon Thomas, born May 9, 1726; H. U. 1747. Farmer in Brookline, justice of the Peace. On the memorable 19 of April, 1775, he went as a volunteer to Lexington battle, and was slain at Cambridge, about a mile above the colleges, by the British troops on their return to Boston. Dr. Pierce.
The Isaac Gardner Chapter, Daughters of the Revolution, Brookline, was named in his honor.
General Isaac S. Gardner, son of Isaac, Jr., and Mary Sparhawk Gardner, was baptized at Watertown, November 26, 1758. He married, first, Mary Sparhawk, 2nd, Mrs. Mary Spooner.
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Her infant is buried in the same grave.C. F. W.
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Edward John Gilbert born in Tasmania, son of Frederick and Caroline Gilbert, died on Washington Street, Brookline. The family returned to Tasmania. Mrs. H. V. Poor
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Benjamin Goddard and his two wives were buried at Mt. Auburn. F. P. C. R. and Mrs. Eliza Tilden (Goddard) Watson, Granddaughter of Joseph & Mary Goddard.
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"John Goddard was born in Brookline 28 May, O. S. 1730, a man of uncommonly extensive observation and with a memory proverbially accurate. He had peculiar facilities for a knowledge of the facts relating to this little town. For he was not only a native, but spent a large portion of a long life in the place of his nativity. He was, moreover, for many years, Selectman, Assessor, and Representative of this town to the General Court. He was son of John Goddard, grandson of Joseph Goddard, one of the founders of the First Congregational Church of Brookline; also father of Joseph Goddard, born April 15, 1761, and grandfather of Abijah Warren Goddard. These five generations of men all cultivated the same farm, and have been members in full communion of the First Congregational Church." Dr. Pierce.
"During the Revolutionary War, Mr. Goddard was a commissary. general for the American Army in this vicinity. "During the siege of Boston, Mr. Goddard was intrusted with the command of three hundred teams, which worked in darkness and by stealth in constructing the fortifications on Dorchester Heights, now South Boston. The absolute silence of the men, the promptness and efficiency with which they labored, and the success which crowned their efforts, were no doubt largely owing to the firmness, courage, and tact of the sturdy patriot in charge. Captain Joseph Goddard, who at that time was a boy of fourteen, was a driver of one of the teams under his father's direction, and often described the event to his children. "When the American army removed from Boston to New York, General Washington was urgent that Mr. Goddard should accompany them, but his large family was a sufficiently strong reason why he should decline such service." H. F. W.
"Mr. Goddard was twice married; his first wife was Sarah Brewer, who lived but two years, then he married Hannah Seaver, the dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (White) Seaver." Bond's Watertown, P. 369.
"She was a most excellent, energetic, and highly esteemed woman, who brought up a family of sixteen children."
One son, Mr. Joseph Goddard, who settled upon the farm of his father, was during his long and prosperous life a prominent citizen of Brookline. He was a justice of the peace for many years, and was captain of the militia of the town. He married Mary, a daughter of Samuel Aspinwall. Of the twelve children of Mr. Joseph Goddard, several are widely known. Another son, a prominent citizen, born in the old house, was Mr. Benjamin Goddard, who lived opposite the Reservoir. He was a man of much influence, though he never would accept or hold public office. He acquired much wealth and lived to a great age, being over ninety-five years of age at his death. H. F. W., chap. 16.
Hannah Goddard Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was named in honor of Hannah Goddard. See "John and Hannah Goddard," by Rev. William H. Lyon, D.D.
Moses, Samuel, and Joshua were sons of Thomas and Margaret W. Griggs. Joseph and George Griggs were sons of Joshua and Lydia Leverett Griggs. George Griggs was one of the most picturesque characters that Brookline ever produced. H. N. B. p. 24.
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Harriet Fuller, wife of Deacon Thomas Griggs, d. May 21, 1889, aged 62 yrs. She and two grandchildren were buried here. Later removed to Forest Hills. Miss Harriet T. Griggs, Brookline.
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Ann Maria Died Oct. 1, 1847. Aged 5 yrs. and 6 mo. Children of William and Rachel Hardy Five cherub babes in glory reign, All lovely pure and fair; A little while and we shall go, And meet our darlings there.Footstone A. M. H.
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A member of the 24th Reg. Co. B. Mass. Vols.
His death caused by accident. The body was put in the Receiving Tomb July 18, and was removed to Boston Oct. 24, 1881. J. D. G.
In 1843 the Selectmen were instructed to furnish the Congregational and Baptist societies in town each with a gratuitous deed of a lot for the families of the ten pastors, their successors, or their friends, provided the societies would inclose the lots and ornament them with trees, turf, or shrubbery, in a manner satisfactory to the committee; and by the report in 180 it appears the selection was made by the three different parishes in town, and deeds were prepared for delivery when the conditions as to ornamentation should be complied with. B. R.
Thomas Kenrick built a house on South Street, which would now be considered a curiosity; it was one story high only, of but two rooms. It was lighted by little windows of diamond-shaped glass in leaden sash, which swung on hinges, like doors. There was no paint within or without and the best room was papered with old newspapers, riot being even plastered. The only ascent to "the loft" was through a trap door by a well-worn ladder, and in a similar way access was had to the cellar. Thomas Kenrick married a Griggs and after his death his widow married Jacob Harvey. An old document, dated 1781, is still preserved, in which eight of the old citizens of the town "promise to pay Jacob Harvey on conditions of his serving as a soldier in the Continental army for the term of three years unless regulerly discharged - the sum of fifty hard dollers and three thousand seven hundred and 50 of the oald Contenantal dollers and to deliver at his hous in said town Four Cords of good Fire wood." This was to be repeated each year or fraction of a year thereafter that he remained in the service. An old receipt for a part of this money signed by his wife "Marey Harvey X her mark" is also extant. The old house became so dilapidated that Mrs. Harvey for the last ten years of her life spent her winters with a married daughter in Boston, but she was always impatient for spring to come that she might return to her country residence, or "hut" as she called it. After the old lady died in 1826, the house was taken down. The land on which it stood is a part of the Weld place. It is a rocky and beautifully wild country place thereabouts, on one side of the street almost covered with forest trees. H. F. W., p. 393-4.
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Charles d. at Dover, Mass. March 10, 1908. Helen d. July 5, 1892. aged 56 yrs. B. R.
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Elizabeth, wife of John Hobbs, b. in England, d. at Brookline. B. R.
May 19, 1811, James Holden of Brookline, Housewright, married Lucy Aspinwall, widow of Ebenezer Davis who died in 1807. The northerly third of the Homestead Farm, with its extensive cherry and apple orchards, was set off to Mr. Davis' widow for life, hence it was often called the "Holden Farm." About 1834 most of this tract passed to Thomas A. Davis, son of Ebenezer and Lucy A. Davis, who laid out Linden Place and sold the various house lots there. The highest price paid for any part of it was five and a half cents per foot. H. F. W., p. 63 (corrected by C. F. W.).
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Father died July 24, 1825 51 years, 3 monthsJohn Irving.B. R.
J. G. S. Irving April 21, 1879 70 years, 9 months Nancy Irving Oct. 18, 1867 61 years, 11 monthsDau. of Aaron and Catherine Hills. d. at Hyde Park.B. R.
J. S. H. Irving Jan 22, 1856 17 years, 7 months Mary J. Conway May 27, 1861 17 years, 6 months Mary A. Irving June 25, 1805 Sept. 13,1896No stones
He mar. 2d at Brookline, Oct. 9, 1769 by Isaac Gardner, Justice of the Peace, wid. Margaret (Hammond) Marean. She d. June 16,1782. He mar. 3d at Brookline Nov. 27,1783. Hannah Woodward (wid. of Caleb W.). She d. Dec. 5,1799, aged 66 yrs. F. P. C. R.
This family moved to Brookline and were warned out. His son Thaddeus settled in Brookline and the other sons went into the army. Jackson's Newton, p. 321-341/2.
Son of Abraham and Mary (Hyde) Jackson. He mar. 1st Oct. 14, 1773 Lydia Woodward of Brookline, she d. May 7, 1801. He mar. 2d Abigail, wid. of John Hyde of Newton, and dau. of Capt. J. Wiswall. She d. 1852, aged 90 yrs. F. P. C. R.
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Horace, son of Harvey J. and Abigail Dana (Norcross) James, b. at Jamaica Plain, Feb. 10, 1827, d. at Brookline, April 26, 1912. His wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Thos. and Mary (Ems) Baxter, d. Jan. 9, 1898, aged 65 yrs. 10 mos. 28 days. Their children, Ida F. d. June 20,1881, aged 22 yrs. 1 mo. and 16 days; Lillie, d. Sept. 4, 1861, aged 6 mos. I day. Data from F. A. James, dau. of Horace James.
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Stephen S. C. Jones was a son of Major Joseph Jones and for many years Postmaster of Brookline. H. F. W., p. 109.
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Deacon Thos. Kendall was Rep. of Brookline for several years.B. R.
An Inf. of Alfred Jr. and Sarah B. Kenrick was removed to Walnut Hills, and his half of the lot sold by his heirs to Miss Lucy A. Potter, Oct. 16, 18K An Inf. of David T. and Amanda M. Kenrick was buried about 1857 in the half of lot 41 then belonging to David A. Kenrick, son of David T. Mrs. David A. Kenrick.
Thomas Kenrick, bapt. July 22, 1739, d. Feb. 8, 1774, aged 35 yrs. He was son of Nathaniel and Hannah Kenrick who moved from Newton to Brookline. Thomas Kenrick mar. Mary, dau. of George Griggs of Brookline. Jackson's Newton.
Thomas Kenrick, Jr., b. -, d. -. Son of Thomas and Mary. The Kenrick family will be remembered chiefly by an old lady who died about twenty years ago, after a long and helpless illness, during which she was supported by the town, yet during all this time had successfully concealed several hundred dollars, which of course reverted to the town by way of compensation, after her death. This person was the wife of Thomas Kenrick, Jr. Thomas Kenrick, Jr. distinctly remembered seeing men at the time of the Lexington and Concord battle running across lots in this neighborhood guided by the sound of the firing, and jumping fences in their eagerness to reach the scene of the fray, taking their course back of Walnut Hills and through Newton. H. F. W., p. 394.
Elizabeth L., dau. of A. H. and Emily F. Lambert, d. Oct. 13,1849, aged 2 yrs. 1 mo. Abraham Howe Lambert mar. May 1, 1845, by Rev. William H. Shailer, Emily Frances Hersey. B. R.
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Mrs. L. A. Grames of Cambridge, dau. of Thos. J. Leverett, is the present owner of the lot.
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Chn. of Samuel and Jane Young Lynn.B. R.
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Four chn. of Samuel and Tabitha (Bathsheba) Marean, bapt. April 8, 1814, by Rev. John Pierce. F. P. C. R.
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It will be remembered by those familiar with the early history of Massachusetts that Rev. John Cotton, minister of the first church in Boston, was twice married before coming to New England and that his eldest son, Seaborn, born on the voyage, as the name implies, was son of the second wife Sarah Hawkridge, the widow of William Story and said to have been a dear friend of the first Mrs. Cotton (Elizabeth Horrocks). Four years atfer Mr. Cotton's death in 1652, his widow, Sarah, married Rev. Mr. Richard Mather of Dorchester. She was buried in King's Chapel Ground in Boston. Her son Rev. Seaborn Cotton became minister of Hampton, N. H., where he died. He was succeeded by his son Rev, John Cotton who died at Hampton, N. H. in 1710. His wife was Anna, dau. of Thomas Lake, a merchant of Boston, and a niece of Sir Edward Lake, LL.D., Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincolnshire, Eng. Thomas, only son of John and Anna Cotton, came into possession of the part of the Cotton Farm east of Cypress Street and in 1740, after removing to Pomfret, Conn., sold it to Ebenezer Davis. This Thomas Cotton was a farmer and lived in Brookline from abt. 1711 to abt. 1739. His mother had married for a second husband Rev. Increase Mather of Boston, son of the Rev. Richard Mather above named. She died in Brookline of small-pox in 1737, and was buried in the old Walnut Street Ground. Rev. John Cotton of Boston had a son, Rev. John Cotton of Plymouth. His son, Rev. Roland Cotton was minister of Sandwich. After him came Rev. John Cotton of Newton and from him the western half of the Cotton Farm passed to various owners. H. F. W., p. 221, corrected by C. F. W., 1917.
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Frederick Homer Mellen, b. Jan. 17,1825. He enlisted from Cincinnati, in the sixth Ohio Regiment. 'Served first in West Virginia - afterwards in Kentucky and Tennessee, was wounded in the battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, though not seriously. He served under Generals Thomas, Nelson, and Grant at Pittsburg Landing. He served in the Regular Army after the Rebellion - at Fort Snelling and other Posts in the West. Enlisted June 18,1861. Final discharge Jan. 6, 1866. A. W. Bright, Brookline.
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He mar. Mch. 30, 1817 Nancy, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia Murdock.
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David Ockington Jr., was First Mate on board the Ship Commerce of Boston, which was cast away near Cape Morebet, on the coast of Arabia, July 10, 1792, and he was one of the eight survivers. His uncle Nathaniel Seaver of Brookline, part owner of the Ship, and his cousin Nathaniel Seaver, Jr. were both lost. Data from his g.g. dau. Marianna Ockington, Lowell, Mass., and "A journal of the Travels & Sufferings of Daniel Saunders Jr," Salem, 1794.
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The lot was bought by Mr. Palmer in 1859, and later half of it was sold. Data from Mrs. John H. Allen, dau. of Charles L. Palmer.
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The easterly end of the Dana Tavern had a shop attached to it in which Mr. Peter Parker, the original owner of the building, worked at shoe. making. His son John Parker, born in that house, became a very wealthy man, and his name is still perpetuated by "Parker Hill" on which he lived, and "Parker Street," which passed his house. He held important and very successful contracts under the United States government during the second war with England. H. F. W., p. 50.
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Bronze Tablet on the Tomb Francis Channing Barlow Born Oct. 19, 1834. Died Jan. 11, 1896. Enrolled as a private soldier, Apr. 19, 1861 Appointed Major General United States Volunteers May 26, 1865 Lafayette Post 140, Dept. of New York, G.A.R.
Mr. Samuel Philbrick, who was one of the pioneers in anti-slavery reform at a time when a man must have had in him the courage and the perseverance of a martyr to dare identify himself with so unpopular a cause, was a worshipper at the First Church for years. He was born and educated among the Friends or Quakers, but did not identify himself with them in later years, though his marriage was consummated according to the peculiar forms or usages of that sect. Mr. Philbrick never united with the Unitarian Church, as a member. He was a man of wealth and influence and occupied a central pew in the church. He was the friend of Garrison, May, Phillips, and others of the leading abolitionists of those days, and his house was one of the way-stations of "the underground railroad," which here and there gave brief shelter and rest for the fugitives, on the way from Mason and Dixon's line to Canada. Mr. Philbrick outlived much of the odium attached to the name of "abolitionist," and saw their ranks swelled by thousands after the rendition of Anthony Burns. He died, however, in September, 1859, before the triumph of the principles for which he had sacrificed convenience and popularity. In less than ten years from that time his son was supervising the industries and economies of the freedmen of South Carolina without molestation or hindrance. H. F. W., p. 270-274.
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Mr. Pierce was a native of Dorchester, and a cousin of Rev. Dr. Pierce, and long a member of the choir of the First Church. Whether living in a house which had once served the Revolutionary soldiers as a barrack inspired him with patriotic ferver or not, we do not know, but when he was seventy years of age he walked to Concord, Mass., and back, on the occasion of the laying of the corner-stone of the battle monument, to hear Webster's oration, a distance of eighteen miles each way. His widow, a much beloved lady of the olden style, survived him several years. Mr. James Pierce also played the bass-viol, as well as sang in the choir of the First Church, he took his little daughters into "the singers' seats," when they were so small that they were obliged to stand on crickets to bring their heads above the balustrade. One of them, who was afterwards the wife of Charles Stearns, Jr., was for years the leader of the female voices. H. F. W., p. 23-256, cor. by C. H. Stearns.
Tablet on tomb Mrs. Abigail Pierce died July 2, 1800, aged 25. John, son of J. & A. Pierce died Apr. 18, 1802 Aged 3 Robert, son of J. & L. Pierce died Oct. 6, 1819, Aged 6 Not on Tablet, but buried in tomb t
Note. Dr. Pierce and widow Lucy were buried in Lot 50A, the only interments. Miss A. B. Poor.
Dr. Pierce was graduated, holding high rank in his class, at Harvard College in 1793. He was for the two succeeding years assistant Preceptor at Leicester Academy. In 1795, he commenced the study of theology with Rev. Thaddeus Harris, of Dorchester. In 1797 he was invited to fill the vacancy in the Brookline Church caused by the death of Mr. Jackson. He held at that time a tutorship at Harvard College. He was ordained pastor of the Brookline Church, March 15, 1797. In October of the following year he was married to Abigail Lovell, of Medway, who had been one of his pupils at the Academy. She died in July 1800, leaving an infant son, who lived but three years. In 1802 Dr. Pierce was married to Lucy Tappan of Northampton, a lady beloved for her quiet virtues, and who lived to a venerated old age. H. F. W., p. 251.
Miss Lucy T. Poor has deed of sale which shows that Part of Lot 57 was bought on Sept. 2, 1891 of Charles P. & Emeline Trowbridge, then living at Stoughton, Mass.
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Mrs. Poor as the daughter of Dr. Pierce and sister-in-law of Dr. Hedge, was a person of especial interest. Mr. Poor I always think of as possessing a quite unusual combination of qualities. To know Mr. Poor aright, one should have seen him on "his native heath." It was once my happy privilege to spend some days with him among the scenes of his boyhood in Andover, Maine. There all the sweet. Rego of his nature came forth in full strength. He loved those great hills passionately, and especially it was his delight to follow up and explore the dim recesses of a mountain stream. Could I visit that place again, I think I should know that he was with me, and that his delight in its natural beauty was still undimmed. H. N. B., p. 13.
William Pope sold the lot to Charles Chase in 1885. The gravestones were removed to Forest Hills Cemetery. Dr. Emily F. Pope, Boston, 1911.
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Martha Louisa Fairbanks Died Sept. 13th, 1834, aged 1 yr. 2 mos. Removed to lot 86. James Henry Robinson Died Sept. 28th, 1834, aged 4 mos. Caroline Francis Robinson Died Dec. 31st, 1842, aged 7 yrs. 3 mos. Eliza Jane Robinson Died Dec. 20th, 1844, aged 3 years Mrs. Louisa C. Robinson Died July 20th, 1848, aged 35 yearsDeacon John Robinson was born in Dorchester in 1763. He married Miss Lucy Withington, and both were active members in the First Church. Deacon Robinson was overseer of the poor and a selectman for thirty years. He was also representative in the State Legislature twelve years. When Mr. Robinson had held the office of Deacon fifty-seven years he was presented with a beautiful silver goblet, with the following inscription: TO DEACON JOHN ROBINSON FROM THE FIRST CHURCH IN BROOKLINE RECALLING HIS LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICES AND GRATEFUL FOR HIS CONSISTENT EXAMPLE OF LOVE TOWARD GOD AND MAN. PRESENTED MAY 14th, 1854 THE 57th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO OFFICE H. F. W., p. 179.
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Nathaniel Seaver, Jr., was drowned on the coast of Arabia. Nathaniel Seaver, Sen., Merchant and part owner of the Ship Commerce, was shipwrecked, near Cape Morebet, Arabia, and died a few weeks after his son. See "A journal of the Travels and Sufferings of Daniel Saunders, Jr.," Sixth Edition. Published by Abel Brown, Exeter, 1830.
Edward R. Seccomb mar. Adaline Griggs. Their son, Alfred T. Seccomb, and two other children were removed to Newton Cemetery, June 14, 1886. Miss Adelaide L. Seccomb, Perkins Street, West Newton.
Samuel Sewall, Jr., lived in a house on the site of the present residence of Charles Stearns, Esq., which was built in 1703. His son Henry succeeded him in the same house. He was a farmer, and held the office of Justice of the Peace in this town. He was educated at Harvard College as were also his three sons, Henry, Hull, and Samuel. H. F. W., p. 112. The father of Samuel, Chief justice Samuel Sewall, was famous in his day, one of the judges who condemned the Salem witches to death, an error in judgment of which he lived to repent bitterly, and for which he made voluntary and humble confession in public, in the Old South Church in Boston. He died in 1730. H. F. W., p. 110.
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Esquire Sharp, as he was called, was never married. He was a teacher in the little old school house in School Street for many winters. He was justice of the Peace and Town Clerk for many years. H. F. W., p. 108
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Dr. T. E. Francis, the doctor of Brookline, famous quite as much for his wit as for his medical skill, in every time of trouble was a perfectly devoted and affectionate man. H. N. B., p. 24.
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Jane Kelton Wife of George Holbrook Former wife of Asa Bugbee Died Jan. 6, 1866 AEt. 70 y'rs.Lot 19 was transferred to Mrs. Lydia Sprague in 1852 by P. Dillon.
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"My father, Charles Stearns, and William Dearborn bought three lots in the old Cemetery. I presume lots 50, 51, 52 and each took a lot and a half, though no division was made. No burials have been made in the middle lot, that I know of." C. H. Stearns.
Mr. Stearns was a member of the choir of the First Church for many years. H. F. W., p. 256.
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Mehitable (Ackers) Stone, d. Jan. 5. 1862.
Elisha Stone. Post 143, G.A.R.
George Henry Stone. Post 143, G.A.R.
There was no regularly organized hook and ladder company until Feb. 1871. The name "George H. Stone" was appropriated by this company in honor of a deceased comrade who had been a very efficient fireman. He was also a gallant soldier and a son of Elisha Stone. H. F. W., p. 139.
In 1829 or 1830 Mr. Elisha Stone succeeded Captain Bradley as sexton of the First Church, which office he filled for thirty years. Miss N. F. Morse, grand-dau. of Elisha, 76 Putnam Street, Winthrop.
An urn containing the ashes of W. A. Tappan was the last interment in this tomb. Data from Thomas Aspinwall.
The hill comprising the Blake estate was purchased off the Croft Farm about fifty years ago, by Mr. Lewis Tappan, who built the stone house which is still standing, and occupied it a few years before his removal to New York. H. F. W., p. 172. April, 1871.
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Seth and Isaac Thayer came to Brookline in 1833 and bought a tract of land between Washington Street and Davis Avenue, formerly Washington Place. Isaac built and occupied the house formerly owned by Mr. Beek. H. F. W., p. 127.
Theodore A. Thayer, sixth son of Seth T. Thayer, was Captain of Company G, Maas. Forty-first Regiment. Clarence H. Thayer, the seventh son, was Captain in a colored regiment. He died in South Africa in 1873. H. F. W., p. 128.
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Mr. Jonas Tolman lived at the corner of Cypress and Washington streets, and was the principal shoemaker of Brookline. After his death his son Charles carried on the business. Mrs. Tolman, the widow of Jonas Tolman, lived to a great age and her long life was nearly all one of active usefulness. She was one of these "mothers in Israel" who could find room in her heart and home for almost everybody, though her life had many and great sorrows. H. F. W., P. 150.
Lot 67 is still owned by the Town. Lots 64 and 68 were sold for single graves.
Several of our main guard were killed by cannon shot. Our adjutant, Phineas Lyman Tracy, from the town of Norwich, died soon after we calm into camp. - The day following his departure we all turned out to attend his funeral; we carried him three miles to the burying ground in Brooklyn. The order of march was, arms reversed, drums muffled, and pipes playing the tune called "Funeral Thoughts." Just fifty years afterwards, out of respect to the memory of this young man, I went to view the spot and find the grave in which he was deposited, but found nothing by which it was to be distinguished from many others. From Rev. Mr. Barber's account of his service in the army of 1775-76, Brookline Historical Publication Society, p. 32.
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Charles P. Trowbridge sold to Henry V. Poor half of lot 57. Data from Mrs. Emeline Trowbridge, North Easton.
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A memorial to unknown soldiers buried in the Cemetery Data from Mr. Willard Y. Grow.
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A. H. Waterman bought lot of Mr. Pettengill.
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And is buried there in Spring Hill Cemetery. His grave on the top of the hill is still to be seen, marked by a large slate tablet, which bears this inscription: Glory with all her lamps shall burn, And watch the warriors sleeping clay; Till the last trumpet rouse his urn, To aid the triumphs of the day. Mrs. Wesson contracted the smallpox while feeding a tramp at her door in Brookline. Col. James Wesson, son of Capt. Jeremiah Wesson, was the highest officer Brookline had in the revolution. After the war he probably remained a citizen of Brookline until 1784, when he moved to Marlboro, but he was a land owner here for many years later. Four children were born to the Wessons in Brookline:
She married Eliphalet Spurr, who kept the Punch Bowl Tavern in Brookline, and who established the first line of coaches between Brookline and Boston, a sort of small stage which went to Boston and returned twice a day, and the rate of fare was fixed at twenty-five cents. F. P. C. R. & H. F. W., p. 21, also Brookline Historical Publication Society, p. 34.
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Following data of interments in this tomb, not on stone, from. Mr. Joseph White, Islington, Mass.:
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John Dustin and David Whitney bought Lot 38 in 1845. John Dustin reconveyed to the Town his half of the lot, and bought lot 74.
b. at Brookline April 17, 1771.
Elizabeth Whyte Died March 17, 1871 Aged 91b. at Newcastle, England, Dec. 31, 1779. Widow of Joshua Grafton.
Our Loved OnesTomb in lot 9
The following data for other burials in this tomb, without stones from Mr Charles F. White:
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He was buried beside his parents, under the Old North Church, Boston. A monument to his memory is in the Granary Burying Ground, Boston. Three of their children died in infancy and were buried in this tomb, also their chn.:
Samuel Sewall Ridgeway, his wife, and two daughters were removed to Walnut Hills Cemetery.
S. S. W. Folsom and his daughter Mrs. Bosson were removed to Salem, Ohio, in July, 1880. Data from Mrs. Annie Louise Mansfield, dau. of Samuel S. W. Folsom.
Lot 40 bought in 1869 of Joseph D. Gutterson.
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The latter two were removed to Walnut Hills, Nov. 26, 1881.
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Betsey Blodgett was a dau. of Jonathan Blodgett of Maine and a domestic in the Woodward family. B. R.
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Sarah E. daughter of Royal and Clarissa P. Woodward Died and Buried in Rome, Italy Aged 37 years She loved her Saviour Royal Albert Beal 1860-1891 Myra L. Beal 1832-1914Myra Lothrop Beal d. at Cohasset, Feb. 22, 1914, aged 87 yrs. 11 mos.
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