THE ALGER GRAVE-YARD AND TOMB
                                    IN
                 WEST BRIDGEWATER, PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
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All information transcribed herein is taken from the book titled, "Epitaphs Of Old Bridgewater 
- 1882" and which was written by Williams Latham.  This book covers many old graveyards in 
the Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater and Brockton area.
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This yard contains sixteen to twenty square rods of land on Wolf Trap Hill, west side of Flaggy 
Meadow Brook, south side of the road, nearly opposite the dwelling house of James Otis Alger, 
in West Bridgewater.  There is a common balance wall on the West side, and a bank wall on the 
North side, next to the road, and otherwise, it is unenclosed.  There are four graves with grave-
stones having the following inscription thereon, to wit: 

(The present directions would be:  Rt. 24 to Rt. 106 East to the first set of traffic lights.  Take a 
sharp right turn (almost a "U" turn) onto South Elm Street and continue about 1/2 mile to just 
past the intersection of River Street.  The cemetery should be on the right immediately after an 
old, gray house.  However, to the best of my knowledge all that remains is a mound of field stone 
and two granite posts.  Apparently it has been built on.  If anything further develops, I will 
amend this work.)

1.   James Keith, son of Mr. Calvin Keith, dies of an epilepsy, March 13, 1801, in his 17th year.

2.   Erected in memory of Lieut. James Alger, who died May 20, 1801, in his 82nd year.

3.   Erected in memory of Mrs. Martha Alger, wife of Lieut. James Alger; she died Aug. 23rd, 
      1813 in her 81st year.

4.   Hannah, daughter of Kingman and Sarah Cook, died Jan. 29th, 1822, 2 years, 10 mos.

     And there are five grave in this yard without monument or inscription, to wit:

1.   A daughter of Abiezer Alger, Jr., stillborn, June 21, 1813

2.   Rachel Keith, born July 22, 1744, died about 1815, 71 years of age. (She was a dau. of 
      Ebenezer Keith, and half-sister of the Abiezer Alger's wife.)

3.   Abiezer Alger, 3rd son of Abiezer Alger, Jr., born Nov. 20, 1820, died Feb. 14, 1822, 1 year, 
      2 months, 25 days.   

4.   A son of Abiezer Alger, Jr., stillborn, Jan. 10, 1823

5.   Dilly Green, colored, buried about 1824.  She was probably over 60 years of age and was one 
      of the four wives of Robert Prince, better known by the name of Robert Green, who was a   
      large, strong man, jet black, born in Virginia, lived on the Alger farm for many years; is said 
      to have served in the old French war and was a body servant of Gen. Green, in the 
      Revolutionary War, and died in the poor house in West Bridgewater, in Jan. 1827, 106 years 
      of age.

     And there is one large tomb upon these premises, built by the late Abiezer Alger, Jr., in the 
early part of the year of 1828, containing the remains of fourteen persons deposited there, in 
order of their deaths, to wit:

1.   Cornelia Alger, born Aug. 24,1800, dies Oct. 26, 1824.  Put into Zephaniah Lathrop's tomb 
      and removed June 7, 1828.
2.   A son of Abiezer and Annie C. Alger, stillborn June 5, 1828

3.   Abiezer Alger, Sen., born July 25, 1757 and died July 31, 1830

4.   Hepsibah Alger, wife of Abiezer Alger, born in Scotland, Dec. 20, 1760 died Feb. 25, 1841

5.   Vienna Keith, born in Scotland, Aug. 1, 1764, died July 21, 1847, A daughter of Ebenezer 
      Keith and sister of said Hepsibah.

6.   Annie Dean Alger, dau. of James and Caroline B. Alger, born Feb., 1856, dies aged 10 days.

7.   Annie Cushing Alger, wife of the second Abiezer Alger, born in Pembroke, now Hanson, Oct 
      15, 1786, died Sept. 24, 1857.

8.   Abiezer Alger, May 21, 1887, died March 1, 1863.

9.   Martha Kingman Alger, born May 16, 1848, died May 17, 1866.


10.  Hepsey Alger, born Oct. 24, 1792, died June 14, 1866.

11.  Caroline Belinda Alger, born in Raynham, Mar. 2, 1825 , died April 2, 1869.

12.  Caroline Richmond Alger, July 16, 1845, died July 4, 1869.  

13.  James Alger, born Aug. 29, 1816, died Jan. 26, 1878.  (son of Abiezer, Jr.)

14.  Henry Williams Alger, April 18, 1854, died Feb. 26, 1878.