The Pilgrims of Boston and Their Descendants: With an Introduction by Hon. Edward Everett, LL. D.; Also, Inscriptions from the Monuments in the Granary Burial Ground Tremont Street |
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Abigail admitted freeman AGED Amory APRIL YE August Benjamin Boston Athenæum BOSTON MASSACRE Bowdoin brother Burial Ground BURIED THE BODY Butler Church Clark Cushing Daniel daughter Deacon death DEC'D DEPARTED descendants DIED APRIL DIED JULY DIED JUNE DIED SEPT Dorchester Dudley Ebenezer Elizabeth England father Franklin George Governor graduated at Harvard Granary Burying Ground Hannah Harvard College Henry inscription INTERED THE BODY James James Bowdoin John John Lowell Jonathan Joseph Joseph Warren Josiah JUNE YE LIES BURIED lived LYES BURIED LYES YE BODY LYETH BURIED YE Martha Mass Massachusetts MEMORY merchant minister Minot monument Mountfort Nathaniel Newbury NOV'R Old South Old South Church Peter Peter Faneuil PHILLIPS Rebecca resided Richard Roxbury Russell Samuel Samuel Sewall Sarah sermon Sewall sons stone Thomas THOMAS CUSHING TOMB town Warren widow wife William YE 7TH
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Page 171 - From pity's eye distain your honored bier. Lost to their view, surviving friends may mourn, Yet o'er thy pile celestial flames shall burn. Long as in Freedom's cause the wise contend, Dear to your country, shall your fame extend ; While to the world the lettered stone shall tell How Caldwell, Attacks, Gray and Maverick fell.