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FROM 1713 to 1840 BY JOHN B. DYER, TOWN CLERK OF TRURO, MASS. FOR JOSIAH L. LOMBARD of CHICAGO, ILL. _________________ PROVINCETOWN, MASS.: The Advocate Press. Howard F. Hopkins. 1897 ========================================================================== Page 5 ABBOTT, William, one of the crew of Sch. Rachel, drowned Nov. 20, 1798 ADAMS, Abigail, consort of Dr. Samuel, died July 8, 1774, in 24th yr. Infant son of Dr. Samuel, died July 31, 1774, ageg 4 weeks, 1 day. ATKINS, Silas, died Apr. 17, 1816, in 84th yr. Lydia, relict of Silas, died Nov. 17, 1816, in 85th yr. Isaiah, son of Silas, died Apr. 5, 1785, in 22nd yr. Benjamin, died Jan. 20, 1797, in 70th yr. Ruth, wife of Benjamin, died June 20, 1814, in 82nd yr. Josiah D., drowned off Race Point, Sept 29, 1825, aged 25 yrs, 6mos Jane, died Dec. 23, 1834, aged 49 yrs Ephraim, husband of Jane, lost at sea, Apr. --, 1825, aged 47 yrs Abigail, died Aug. 27, 1825, aged 56 yrs Samuel, died Dec. 6, 1834, aged 88 yrs Mehitable, wife of Samuel, died July 11, 1827, aged 78 yrs Capt. James L., died Nov. 24, 1821, aged 34 yrs Joseph, died Aug. 18, 1798, in 72d yr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 6 ATKINS, Sarah, wife of Joseph, died June 13, 1806, in 72d yr Jemimah, wife of Joseph, died Oct. 7, 1757, in 28th yr Ruth, wife of Samuel, died Dec. 3, 1789, in 34th yr Samuel, son of Samuel and Ruth, died Aug. 24, 1775, aged 1yr 7 days Isaiah, died Apr. 17, 1752, in 28th yr Joshua, died Mar. 21, 1790, in 89th yr Abigail, wife of Joshua, died Sept. 16, 1793, in 55th yr Sara, dau. of Joshua and Abigail, died Feb. 21, 1777, in 4th yr Rebeccah, wife of Joshua, died Nov. 25, 1776, in 73d yr Isaiah, died Apr. 3, 1782, in 79th yr Hannah, wife of Isaiah, died Mar. 21, 1783, in 77th yr John, son of Isaiah and Hannah, drowned Sept. 4, 1754, in 25th yr Nathaniel, died Nov. 26, 1769, in 39th yr Jonah, died Mar. 9, 1816, in 50th yr Sarah, wife of Benjamin, died Nov. 16, 1759, in 32d yr Martha, wife of Joshua, Jr., died Mar. 31, 1758, in 32d yr Edwin, son of Joshua and Sally, died May 13, 1815, aged 4 months Mary, dau. of Ira, died Mar. --, 1744, aged 14 days I.A. (no other inscription) Jerusha, wife of Shubael, died Aug. 13, 1835, aged 88 yrs ATWOOD, Joanna, wife of Nathaniel, died Aug. --, 1742, in 25th yr Tamsin, wife of Joshua, Sr., died May 15, 1836, aged 60 yrs 7mos 20 days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 ATWOOD, Phebe A., dau. of Joshua and Tamsin, died Feb. 23, 1838, aged 18yrs 6 mos. ATTWOOD, Ruth, wife of Joshua, died July 25, 1776, in 24th yr ARMSTRONG, Infant son of Edward and Hannah, died Sept 18, 1836. AVARY, Job, died Nov. 6, 1815, aged 67 yrs Jerusha, widow of Job, died May 18, 1835, aged 83 yrs AVERY, Rev. John, died Apr. 23, 1754, in 69th yr. of his age and 44th year of his ministry, and first pastor ordained in Truro. Ruth, wife of Rev. John, died Oct. 1, 1732, in 46th yr Ruth, second wife of Rev. John, died Nov 1, 1745, in 51st yr John, died Sept 24, 1819, aged 75 yrs Hannah, wife of John, died Oct. 27, 1834, aged 84 yrs John, son of John, died June 21, 1804, aged 28 yrs Job, son of John, lost at sea, Oct. 7, 1810, aged 20 yrs Ambroes, son of John, lost at sea, Apr. --, 1812, aged 18 yrs Job, died Jan. 2, 1785, aged 63 yrs AYRES, Betsey, wife of Dr. Jason, died Dec. 12, 1831, aged 62 yrs John, son of Jason and Betsey, died Apr. 4, 1816, aged 15 months Horace, died Apr. 19, 1817, aged 21 yrs BAKER, Mary Jane, dau. of Peter J. and Joanna, died Oct. 17, 1834, aged 3 mos, 12 days. John Harden, son of John H. and Almira, died Dec. 20, 1830, aged 3 mos, 20 days --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 8 BARKER, Ruth, wife of Daniel, died June 22, 1794, in 21st yr Nathaniel, son of Elisha and Prudence, died Dec. 24, 1727, aged 20 days BROWN, Hannah, widow of James, died Mar. 6, 1773, aged 25 yrs Phebe, wife of Samuel Hinckley, died June 1, 1795, in 23d yr BASSETT, Susannah, wife of Samuel, died Sept. 11, 1755, in 33d yr CHANDLER, Joseph, lost at sea, Feb. --, 1829, aged 28 yrs Mehitable, wife of Joseph, died Sept. 23, 1840, aged 38 yrs COAN, Samuel, died Dec. 15, 1808, in 43d yr Abraham, son of Samuel and Betsey, killed in an encounter wit the natives of the Feejee Islands, ---, 1812. Benjamin, son of Samuel and Betsey, drowned at sea, Dec. 3, 1815 in 22d yr. John Sellew, son of John and Hannah, died Sept. 25, 1833, aged 23 yr Christian, widow of Abraham, died May 11, 1816, aged 76 yrs Capt. Shubael, drowned May 2, 1799, aged 34 yrs., 8 mos Abraham Dyer, son of Abraham and Christian, died Aug 7, 1784, in 7th yr. Peter, son of Abraham and Christian, died at sea, Mar 7, 1784, in 22d yr. Abraham, died June 9, 1794, in 60th yr Betsy, wife of Samuel, died Dec 12, 1821, aged 27 yrs COBB, John, son of Thomas and Ruth, died Oct. 6, 1759, in 2d yr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 9 COBB, John, son of Thomas and Ruth, died Dec. 23, 1757, in 13th yr Bettey, dau. of Thomas and Ruth, died Sept. 26, 1761, in 8th yr Marcy, wife of Thomas, died Dec. 2, 1759, in 67th yr Thomas, died Feb. 9, 1778, aged 76 yrs Freeman, son of Thomas and Marcy, died Feb. 23, 1758, in 30th yr James, died Jan. 13, 1749, in 50th yr. Hannah, wife of James, died Nov. 5, 1755, in 46th yr Ezekiel, son of James and Hannah, died at sea of small pox May 3, 1763, aged 28 yrs Isaac, son of James and Hannah, died at sea ---, 1751, aged 21 yrs COLLINS, Richard, died July 8, 1768, aged 58 yrs, 5 mos, 3 days Sarah, widow of Richard, died Dec. 29, 1796, in 88th yr Benjamin, died Dec. 23, 1756, in 70th yr Sarah, wife of Benjamin, died Apr. 2, 1759, in 73d yr Jane, wife of Jonathan, died Oct. 26, 1736, in 24th yr Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin, Jr., died Apr. 5, 1771, in 22d yr Benjamin, died Mar. 10, 1794, in 84th yr Affier, dau. of Benjamin and Rachel, died Dec. --, 1800, in 13th yr Affiah, dau. of Michael and Tamsin, died Nov. 20, 1812, aged 2 mos Marcey, dau. of Michael and Tamsin, died May 13, 1817, aged 3 yrs., 3 days Joseph, died Oct. 27, 1748, in 25th yr Deliverance, wife of Jonathan, died Dec. 6, 1754, in 34th yr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 COLLINS, Silvanus, son of Jonathan and Susanna, died Jan. 28, 1782, aged 21 yrs, 1 mo., 4 days. Elizabeth L., dau. of Jesse and Betsey P., died Sept. 5, 1826, aged 27 days. Betsey, wife of Jesse, died Mar. 27, 1775, aged 89 yrs, 3 mos, 13 days. Jesse, died Mar 12, 1823, aged 58 yrs Benjamin, died in Havana, July 30, 1821, aged 24 yrs, 18 days. Sarah, widow of Gamaliel, died Dec. 25, 1795, aged 73 yrs Mary, wife of John, 3d, died Oct. 20, 1817, aged 23 yrs Caleb K., son of John and Mary, died Sept. 19, 1817, aged 6 mos Joseph, died June 3, 1788, in 59th yr Elizabeth, wife of Michael, died Dec. 5, 1779, aged 20 yrs, 5 mos., 6 days Charles, died Aug. 8, 1821, aged 6 mos., 11 days Mary Ann, wife of Capt. Israel G., died Jan 3, 1803, aged 22 yrs Capt. John, died Nov. 6, 1839, aged 87 yrs Deley, consort of Capt. John, Jr., died Jan 20, 1816, in 61st yr Hannah, infant dau. of John and Delle, died Apr. 13, 1790, aged 3 mos., 3 days. Hannah, dau. of John and Delle, died Aug. 9, 1784, aged 3 yrs, 2 mos. COLLINGS, Andrew, son of Andrew and Margery, died Jan 8, 1785, aged 28 yrs., 3 mos., 5 days. Sylvanus, died Dec. 17, 1759, in 32d yr Gamabiel, died Apr. 27, 1775, in 67th yr Ebenezer, son of Gamabiel, died on Mount Independence, Oct 17, 1776, in 25th yr Jerusha, dau. of Benjamin and Jerusha, died Dec. 9, 1758, in 20th yr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 11 COLLINGS, Marcy, died May 21, 1798, aged 44 yrs., 6 mos Ebenezer, son of Marcy, died at sea, lat. 12* N., Mar. 19, 1800, aged 21 yrs., 8 mos., 22 days. Capt. Jonathan, died Sept. 30, 1827, aged 81 yrs Susanna, wife of Jonathan, died Sept 6, 1773, in 54th yr Jerusha, wife of Benjamin, died Dec. 1, 1788, in 72d yr DAMON, Rev. Jude, died Nov 19, 1828, in 78th yr. and 43d yr of his ministry Mary Lewis, relict of Rev. Jude, died Dec 14, 1831, in 76th yr Josiah, son of Rev. Jude and Mary, died Feb 19, 1800, aged 2 yrs., 11 mos., 25 days DOGGETT, Capt. Amos, diec Oct 13, 1737, aged 27 yrs DYER, Doctor William, died July 27, 1738, aged about 85 yrs Mary, wife of Dr. William, died Oct 8, 1738, aged about 80 yrs Ebenezer, died July 23, 1777, aged 82 yrs Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Hannah, died at South Carolina, Aug 15, 1781, in 19th yr Ebenezer, died Apr. 27, 1792, in 67th yr Hannah, wife of Ebenezer, died July 1, 1783, in 58th yr Sarah, wife of Ebenezer, died Oct 15, 1760, in 62d yr Ruth, second wife of Ebenezer, died Nov --, 1765, aged 48 yrs Marey, wife of Ebenezer, died Dec --, 1786, aged 84 yrs Phebbediah, wife of Ebenezer, died Feb 6, 1770, aged 54 yrs Fulk, died Sept 20, 1814, in 82d yr --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 12 DYER, Elizabeth, wife of Fulk, died June 6, 1815, in 77th yr Paul, died May 21, 1799, aged 29 yrs, 1 mo Hutte, bro. of Paul, died at New York, Aug 14, 1781, aged 21 yrs, 1 mos. Hutte, died May 2, 1799, aged 17 yrs, 1 mos John, bro. of Hutte, died at Jamaica, Apr. 14, 1795, aged 27 yrs, 2 mos. Reuben, lost at sea Nov 1, 1831, aged 31 yrs, 6 mos. Rebekah, dau. of David and Martha, died Dec 6, 1806, aged 18 yrs David, died Apr 4, 1816, aged 56 yrs. Mary, wife of Thomas, died Jan 19, 1773, aged 19 yrs Reuben, Jr., son of Reuben and Milleytyer, died Sept 21, 1828, aged 1 yr., 21 days Thomas, died May 4, 1795, aged 45 yrs. Jerusha, dau. of Shebna and Mary, died Sept 17, 1775, in 3d yr Widow Mary, died Nov 26, 1799, in 80th yr Samuel, died Jan 10, 1773, in 75th yr Mary, wife of Samuel, died Nov 13, 1745, in 40th yr Thankfull, wife of Ambros, died Aug 1, 1783, in 75th yr Reuben, son of Ambros, died at New York, Apr 13, 1780, in 27th yr Naphtali, died Sept 1, 1817, aged 77 yrs Elizabeth, wife of Naphtali, died May 7, 1836, aged 93 yrs Elisha, died Sept 8, 1791, aged 60 yrs., 10 mos., 14 days. Widow Hannah, consort of Elisha, died Feb 5, 1813, aged 81 yrs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 13 DYER, Judah, died June 19, 1742, in 41st yr Caleb, died Apr 16, 1759, aged 25 yrs, 7 mos., 10 days David, died Apr --, 1752, in 33d yr Marey, wife of Benjamin, died Jan 30, 1795, in 36th yr Elizabeth, dau. of James and Esther, died Feb 18, 1838, aged 17 yrs., 7 mos. James, died Feb 9, 1835, aged 54 yrs., 6 mos. Paul, died May 10, 1837, in 91st yr Sarah, wife of Paul, died Feb 28, 1838, aged 85 yrs Patty, wife of Thomas K., died Sept 12, 1837, in 32d yr Joshua, son of Elijah and Deliverance, died Oct 23, 1774, in 26th yr J. D., died Sept 16, 1744 Nabby, granddaughter of Jerusha Atkins, died Feb 7, 1824, aged 12 yrs., 4 mos. ELLIOT, Capt. David, lost at sea Sept --, 1812, aged 28 yrs. ===========================================================================