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Center of Town Cemetery:
In memory of William Osgood who died on Febr 5th 1801 in the 68th year of his age.
Friends retier [sic], prepared be
When God calls you to follow me
or deaths a debt to natuer due
Which I must pay and so must you.
Sarah, wife of Reuben Atkins, who died Jan. 5, 1815, in her 50th year.
Virtue lives beyond the grave.
Mrs. Huldah Stone wife of Dea. Matthias Stone and Daugh of the Rev'd Nathan Stone late of Southborough. Who died Oct'r 5 1809 in her 70th year.
She was a kind wife a tender Mother & a pious Christian. Rev. XIV 13 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
Durant Cemetery, Lower Cabot:
John Q. A. Packer, M.D. born June 2, 1821, died Jan 11, 1893.
He went about doing good.
Lovina Newton, his wife born Aug. 27, 1820, died Mar. 18, 1905.
Her children rise up and call her Blessed.
W. Clayton, Son of Wm. P. & Flora L. Lance died Feb. 8, 1897 ae. 1 yr. 5 ds.
Too pure for earth.
Horace Haines, born Mar. 5, 1803, died Oct. 9, 1871. A kind husband and indulgent father.
David Cunningham died Aug 12, 1854 ae 60 y's.
A native of Scotland.
Rev. James P. Stone died Jan. 29, 1892 aged 80 yrs. 11 mos.
A faithful worker gone but the influence of a pure life and Christlike spirit still lives.
Mrs. Nancy K., wife of Rev. James P. Stone died Nov. 14, 1903 aged 88 yrs.
Gone home.
Ellen S. Leazer wife of John Hall. May 31, 1908 ae 69 yrs. 6 mos. 14 ds.
Sleep Mother dear, and take thy rest.
God called thee home. He thought it best.
Henry W. only son of Anson and Celina Coburn died January 26, 1857 ae 23 y's.
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Adeline M. Coburn, wife of H. A. Warren died July 10, 1875 ae 44 y's.
Passed to the Spirit land. Good bye Addie. We will meet you soon.
Calista A. wife of Irenus H. Collins died Aug. 23, 1868 ae 41 y's 3 m's & 24 d's
Farewell my son and husband dear
Weep not for me, oh dry each tear
For the heavenly band with their snowy wings
Have borne me home whar [sic] the angels sing.
Clarence Monroe Blake, Feb. 13, 1885 - Oct. 18, 1890 [son of Henry S. and Carrie M. Blake]
Little Clarence was our darling
Pride of all our hearts at home
But and angel came and whispered
Gently, softly, Clarence come.
Sally dau. of Nathaniel and Thankfull W. Gibs [sic] died May 16, 1843 aet 24
Friends and physicians could not save
My mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine me here
When Christ shall call me to appear.
Jeremiah Atkins died aug. 11, 1873 ae 72 y's 11 m's
Jesus can make a dying bed
Feel soft as downy pillows are.
Gertie M. only child of Dr. J. & Lestina Lance died Apr. 14, 1890 ae 1 yr. 9 mos.
This lovely bud so young & fair Called hence by early doom
Just came to show how sweet a flower In paradise would bloom.
Luther S. Dutton died Dec. 28, 1880 ae 60 y's 11 m's.
Just on the other shore waiting.
George W. Cree died Nov. 9, 1859 ae 43 years.
Death is but the gate of life.
Emily dau. of Job & Tamar Dow died Apr. 11, 1864 ae. 13 y's 7 m's & 3 d's.
She is gone our darling Sister
And no more we see her here
But we trust in Heaven to meet her
On that bright celestial shore.
Mary E. wife of Curtis Bond died Aug. 28, 1849 ae 39 y's
In Christ and his return was all her hopes,
Such hope the world despise and hate;
But unto her 'twas all her Bible gave
Nor could she ask for more.
Eunice Carpenter wife of John Preston died May 20, 1867 ae 86 ys 9 mo 2 da
No earthly friend can fill a Mother's place
When that dear one is with us here no more
And feel that but one Mother e'er is given
To guide us here below, or guide the way to Heaven.
John Preston died June 12, 1869 ae 94 yrs 11 mos & 4 dys
Dust: to its narrow house beneath
Soul: to its place on high.
They that have seen thy look in death
No more may fear to die.
Lydia L., relicit of Henry Walbridge died Feb. 8, 1849 ae 74 y's
Yes, cold within this lonely bed
Her wasted form has sunk to rest
And her immortal spirit fled
To mingle praises with the Blest.
Wm. G. Ray died Jan. 27, 1844 ae 44 years
Lo where this silent marble weeps
A husband, friend and father sleeps,
A heart within whose sacred cell
The peaceful virtues loved to swell.
On the marker for Phinehas Dow, (1804-1875) and Lydia Dow (1795-1876):
She rests. He sleeps.
Bertha A., only child of L. W. and L. E. Shattuck died June 1, 1890 ae 10 ys 10 ms.
Shed not for her the bitter tear,
Nor give the heart to vain regret.
'Tis but the casket moulders here,
The Gem that filled it sparkles yet.
East Cabot Cemetery:
Mary Barr wife of N. H. Cate 1831-1915 ae 83 yrs.
Asleep in Jesus, Blessed sleep
From which none Ever wake to weep.
The children of Darius & Prudence Durgan,
Ashley died Mar. 3, 1855 ae 4 yrs. 7 mo.
Jenny died Mar. 6, 1855 ae 3 yrs. 7 mo.
Two lovely buds so young and fair
Called hence by early doom
Just came to show how sweet two flowers
In Paradise might bloom.
Ira Grow died May 10, 1857 ae 67 y's 6 mos.
He's gone, he's gone, we have laid him to rest
Where the lone winds of Autumn will sigh o'er his breast.
He's gone, he's gone yet memory deep
In her Holy cell, Shall his image keep,
And the faith which gave to his pale cold brow
A glory crown that is with him now.
Village Cemetery (Elm Street):
Harriet wife of Orrin Heath died Dec. 4, 1848 aae 39 y's 9 m's.
Her last words. I am going to a better world than this.
On the stone for Hiram F. Marsh who died April 28, 1845 ae 36
Be ye also ready.
On the stone for Jonathan Perkins who died Oct. 10, 1863 aged 76
There is rest for the weary.
Lucy Keniston died Nov. 11, 1856 ae 52 yrs. & 4 mos.
She sleeps in Jesus and is blest
How sweet her slumbers are.
That voice that called her home to rest
Speaks to us all. Prepare.
On Lucy Merrill's stone (wife of Moses Merrill) who died Sept. 7, 1877, ae 79 y's.
The golden gates were widely open
For thy tired spirit to step in.
Thy toils are past thy sufferings ended
And thou art free from Pain and Sin.
Mary, wife of Hail Morse, died Apr. 20, 1879, ae 78 y's 11 m's.
On earth she bore her cross,
In Heaven she wears her crown.
Mary R., dau. of Daniel & Fanny Smith died Nov. 17, 1862, aged 18 y'rs. 8 mo's & 26 d's.
With breaking hearts we bore her
And laid her in the tomb.
With autumn skies bright o'er us
But in our hearts deep gloom.
Hannah B. Paine, wife of O. E. Freeman, died Jan. 3, 1877 ae 76 y's 9 m's.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.
Her body to the ground. Her soul to God. Her memory to her friends.
R. L. Hills died Oct. 3, 1875 ae 76 y's.
Come let us join our friends above
That have obtained the prize
And on the eagle wings of love
To joys celestial rise.
Betsey J., wife of Frederick Whittier 2nd died in Cabot Nov. 8, 1878 ae 52 yrs, 4 mos.
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform
He plants his footsteps on the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Ellen M. Ide, wife of J. G. Pike died June 4, 1890 ae 44 y's 8 m's 12 d's
We loved her! O no one can tell
How much we loved her or how well
God loved her too, and thought 'twas best
To take her from us all to rest.
Dea. M. D. Fisher, born Nov. 24, 1796 died Apr. 9, 1865
Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
West Hill Cemetery:
Rosetta Dau't of Stephen & Roxana Hoyt died May 24, 1855 ae 22 yrs.
She was too good to dwell below, Bright angels claimed her love;
Her gentle spirit they released and wafted it above.
Her father, Stephen Hoyt died June 29, 1862 ae 61 yrs. & 8 mos.
As Jesus died and rose again
Victorious from the dead
So his Disciples rise and reign
With their triumphant head.
When Aceneth Lyford, wife of Aura Lyford died on June 26 1855 ae 40 yrs. and her young son, Aura Lyford, Jr. died at 8 ms. & 7 ds. on the same day, the gravestone was inscribed:
Parent and Babe together lye [sic], Til Jesus calls them to the skies.
When George Byron, the only son of Jonathan S. & Catharine B. Sheldon died on July 31, 1842, aet. 3 yrs., his gravestone was inscribed:
God saw and loved our boy so fair, Then took him for his own
Transports him up above the air, And seats him by his throne.
Two daughters of James & Betsy Davis died. Elvira died Dec. 7, 1841 at age 22. Caroline M. died May 30, 1842, age 14. Their mother died October 4, 1843, age 57 yrs., the inscription:
Weep not our friends, weep not for us.
All is well, all is well.
The marker on the grave of Sarah Grant, born 1810, died 1883, the wife of Ira King, is inscribed:
Hope is a pledge of glorious rest, To weary mortals given.
A flower we cultivate on earth, To reap the fruit in Heaven.
Adolphus P. Perry, Jr., a member of Co. H, 4th Reg. Vt. Vols., died at Andersonville Ga. on March 2, 1865, ae 23 yrs.
Died a Martyr
This only son, the loved, the lost.
His country's cause his blood has cost.
The traitor's hands are dyed with blood.
Their crimes are like the raging flood
The marker for Casandra, wife of Michael Evans, who died Dec. 27, 1835 at age 33 years & 11 mo. reads:
Call here my friends as you pass by
And learn from me that you must die.
The hand of death you cannot stay
Prepare for it without delay.
Often Used :
At rest.
Gone to rest.
Rest in Peace.
Gone but not forgotten.
At rest with Jesus.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
Not lost but gone before.
He/She rests in Heaven.
Resting in hope.
I wait for you in Heaven.
We hope to meet again.
Meet me in Heaven.
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