FRIEND'S CEMETERY - Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Transcribed December 18 - 19, 1998 and made available to the USGenWeb Archives by Michael J. Leveille - mike.leveille@waters.com ANY PERSON ON A TOMBSTONE LISTED AS BEING BORN AFTER 1929 WHO DOES NOT HAVE A DATE OF DEATH LISTED (UNLESS I KNOW OTHERWISE) IS NOT INCLUDED FOR REASONS OF PRIVACY. This cemetery is located at the intersection of Quaker St. and Church St. in the Whitinsville section of Northbridge overlooking the Blackstone River and Canal (latitude: 420750 N and longitude: 0713805 W). The cemetery can be found on the USGS 7.5'x 7.5' map of Grafton. The earliest and latest dates of death are 1809 and 1970 respectively. The cemetery is surrounded by a low wall and is well maintained. Most damage appears to be natural. The numbers are my references to the tombstone locations. parenthesis denote my comments. _______________________________________________________________ 1. A. A. (small marker) _______________________________________________________________ 2. LYMAN ALDRICH Died May 22, 1855. Aged 52 years 8 mo & 11 days. "Husband and father fare thee well. Our God who knoweth best, Hath called thy willing spirit home To an eternal rest. And as we take the last fond gaze On thee we loved so dear, We'll look above with firm resolve To strive to meet thee there." _______________________________________________________________ 3. ABIGAIL W. ALDRICH wife of (unreadable) White (she also was wife of Lyman Aldrich) DIED Dec. 25, 1886 AE. 76 yrs. 18 ds. MOTHER "Welcome home, no more to suffer, Saved through Jesus. Home at last." ______________________________________________________________ 4. ANNA J. Daughter of LYMAN & ABIGAIL W. ALDRICH Died Oct. 18, 1871 Aged 21 years, 7 mo. & 6 days. (unreadable inscription) _______________________________________________________________ 6. FREDERIC V. Son of Lyman & Abigail W. Aldrich, Died at North Platt Nebraska May 23, 1873 "On his passage home from Calafornia" Aged 41 yrs & 9 mo's ______________________________________________________________ 7. RUFUS M. ALDRICH HARRIET D. DIED his wife Dec. 12, 1889, DIED AE. 63 ys. 1 mo. 4 ds. Mar. 23, 1891 AE. 63 ys. 11 ms. 7 ds. HUSBAND (on front of stone) WIFE (on front of stone) _______________________________________________________________ 8. DANIEL H. ALDRICH DIED May 31, 1862, aged 54 yrs. 6 mos. & 8 dys. ______________________________________________________________ 9. CYRENA MUNYAN wife of DANIEL H. ALDRICH DIED Sept. 1, 1918 aged 95 yrs. 3 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 10. ELLEN M. DAU. OF DANIEL H. & CYRENA M. ALDRICH 1853 - 1939 ______________________________________________________________ 11. ALICE A. DAU. OF DANIEL H. & CYRENA ALDRICH 1855 - 1942 _______________________________________________________________ 12. EMMA F. ALDRICH DIED JUNE 23, 1878, AGED 23 Y's. 10 M's. 20 D's. " Our sister is at home." _______________________________________________________________ 13. SARAH E. ALDRICH BORN JUNE 5, 1847, DIED AUG. 12, 1879, "He giveth His beloved sleep." _______________________________________________________________ 14. PELEG B. ALDRICH DIED Nov. 12, 1897, AE. 72 ys. 10 ms. 23 ds. "NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE." ______________________________________________________________ 15. HANNAH D. Wife of PELEG B. ALDRICH DIED May 3, 1882, AE. 48 ys. 8 ms. 27 ds. "SHE HAS GONE TO REST." _______________________________________________________________ 16. HULDAH E. dau. of P.B. & H.D. ALDRICH died Nov. 11, 1861 Aged 4 y'r, 4 mo's "God gave a little precious flower A claim upon our love, Left her with us a few brief months, Then took her home above." _______________________________________________________________ 17. LILLIE Daughter of P.B. & H.D. Aldrich Died Jan. 10, 1868, Aged 4 years. "Where our treasures are, There may our hearts be also." _______________________________________________________________ 18. (carving of a Lily on stone) ANNIE B. Dau. of Peleg B. & Hannah D. Aldrich DIED April 15, 1878, AE. 8 ys. 3 ms. 7 ds. "Safe in the arms of Jesus." _______________________________________________________________ 19. CLARENCE E. SON OF P.B. & H.D. ALDRICH DIED Nov. 20, 1929, AE. 67 ys. 6 ms. 17 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 20. VAN RENSSALAER ALDRICH 1829 - 1909 CHLOE M. HIS WIFE 1836 - 1860 _______________________________________________________________ 21. ADA, dau't. of V.R. & H.M. ALDRICH, died March 7, 1862 Aged 1 mo. 22 d's (4-line epitaph unreadable) _______________________________________________________________ 22. AMY M. dau't. of V.R. & H.M. ALDRICH, died Sept. 6, 1863 Aged 8 mo's. 28 d's _______________________________________________________________ 23. DAVID ALDRICH DIED 13, of the 7, mo 1828, Aged nearly 71 yrs. _______________________________________________________________ 24. DAVID ALDRICH JR. DIED 11, of the 11, mo. 1819, Aged 25 yrs & 10 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 25. MARY ALDRICH DIED 11, of the 5, mo. 1842, Aged nearly 79 yrs. _______________________________________________________________ 26. MY AUNT BATHSHEBA ALDRICH (no dates given) _______________________________________________________________ 27. JOSEPH ALDRICH DIED 11 Mo. 17, 1874 Aged 71 Yrs. 3 Mos. _______________________________________________________________ 28. (unreadable) ALDRICH DIED 27, of the 1, mo. 1808 _______________________________________________________________ 29. SAMUEL ALDRICH died Mar. 6, 1820 AE. 56 yrs 8 mo. _______________________________________________________________ 30. SARAH wife of Sam Aldrich died Dec. 17, 1819. AE. 53 yrs. 3 mo. & 3 d's. _______________________________________________________________ 31. JOANNA W. wife of Sam Aldrich died Mar. 16, 1829 AE. 23 yrs. 10 mo. _______________________________________________________________ 32. S.B.A. Aged 26. _______________________________________________________________ 33. PELEG ALDRICH DIED 12th mo. 2nd 1858; aged 68 y'rs. & 5 m's. _______________________________________________________________ 34. HULDAH, wife of PELEG ALDRICH, Died 10th mo. 22nd 1869. Aged 72 y'rs, & 9 mo. _______________________________________________________________ 35. PELEG B. ALDRICH (footstone: P.B.A.) 1866 - 1926 HIS WIFE JENNIE B. ALDRICH (footstone: J.B.A.) 1870 - 1959 _______________________________________________________________ 36. PELEG BROWN ALDRICH (footstone: P.B.A. JR.) Son of PELEG B. & JENNIE B. ALDRICH DIED SEPT. 4, 1914 AGED 15 YRS. 2 MOS. 9 DYS. "WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVES THEE BEST." _______________________________________________________________ 37. SAM W. ALDRICH died Jan. 24, 1844 AE. 13 y'rs 8 mo. _______________________________________________________________ 38. IRA ALDRICH DIED 9, of the 3, mo. 1820, Aged 31 yrs. & 6 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 39. In memory of LYMAN ALDRICH who Died Sept. 15' 1842 In his 74' year. _______________________________________________________________ 40. In memory of ANNA ALDRICH Relict of Lyman Aldrich who Died Feb. 19' 1850. In her 80' year. _______________________________________________________________ 41. J. A. (small marker) _______________________________________________________________ 42. PHILA BAKER 1848 Aged 72 ye'rs _______________________________________________________________ 43. ROBERT BENNETT DIED Dec. 9, 1829; AE. 87 years. ______________________________________________________________ 44. JOANNA W. wife of Robert BENNETT DIED JULY 4, 1811 AE. 61 years. ______________________________________________________________ 45. RUFUS A. BENNETT DIED Apr. 5, 1888 (unreadable) BROTHER (on back of stone) ______________________________________________________________ 46. LUCINA ? wife of ROBERT B. BENNETT R.B. BENNETT DIED Died Sept. 26, 1869 ? 1887 AE. 84 yrs (unreadable) (unreadable) MOTHER (back of stone) FATHER (back of stone) ______________________________________________________________ 47. GEORGE H. BENNETT Born Oct. 27, 1834 Died Oct. 1, 1908 MARY O. HIS WIFE Born (unreadable), 1828 Died (unreadable) 20, 1895 GEORGE MARY (on back of stone) ______________________________________________________________ 48. ELIZA B. wife of Davis Bills, died Sep. 24, 1813 AE. (unreadable)yrs 10 mo. _______________________________________________________________ 49. HULDAH wife of Davis Bills died Mar. 16, 1835 AE. 30 yr's 1 mo. & 19 d's _______________________________________________________________ 50. THOMAS BOWEN died Sept. 3, 1842, aged 79 years, & 6 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 51. ELIZABETH BOWEN died July 18, 1851, aged 86 years, & 7 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 52. SMITH BOWEN DIED Nov. 21, 1820; Aged 17 y'rs. 7 mo's _______________________________________________________________ 53. ANN MARIA BOWEN DIED Aug. 29, 1829 Aged 2 yrs. 15 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 54. HANNAH BROWN DIED APRIL 3, 1875 Aged 71 Years _______________________________________________________________ 55. LAVINA W. Wife of GEORGE W. CAPRON Died April 9, 1877, Aged 65 years, 2 mo. & 14 days. "A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled." _______________________________________________________________ 56. ANNIE COLVIN JUNE 21, (unreadable) NOV. 18, 1926 ANNIE (on back of stone) _______________________________________________________________ 57. JOSHUA CONGDON Born 7. month 30. day 1765. Died 5. month 20. day 1849. _______________________________________________________________ 58. SARAH wife of Joshua Congdon Born 4. month 27. day 1770 Died 4. month 17. day 1851 _______________________________________________________________ 59. THOMAS CONGDON Son of Joshua & Sarah Congdon Born 1. month 3. day 1800. Died 7. month 3. day 1826 _______________________________________________________________ 60. JOSIAH S. CONGDON BORN Feb. 14, 1808 (No date of death) _______________________________________________________________ 61. HARRIET B. wife of Josiah S. Congdon BORN July 3, 1807 DIED Apr. 3, 1869 _______________________________________________________________ 62. CATHERINE M. Dau of J.S. & H.B. Congdon, DIED Oct. 2, 1842, AE. 1 yr. _______________________________________________________________ 63. ADIN B. Son of J.S. & H.B. Congdon DIED Feb. 18, 1847 AE. 8 ms. _______________________________________________________________ 64. FATHER JOSEPH CONGDON DIED JAN. 25, 1865. Aged 63 yrs. 22 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 65. MOTHER ELIZA S. WIFE OF JOSEPH CONGDON DIED FEB. 18, 1892 Aged 79 yrs. 16 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 66. MARY J. CONGDON BORN JUNE 6, 1831 (No death date given) _______________________________________________________________ 67. WILLIAM B. CONGDON 1840 - 1912 "A FAITHFUL BROTHER" _______________________________________________________________ 68. FREDRICK M. CONGDON Born Nov. 6, 1834 Died Aug. 3, 1854 "To mark a friend's remains These stones arise, I knew but one unchanged, And here he lies." _______________________________________________________________ 69. HILDAH wife of DAVID DUNN died Aug. 20, 1852 AE. 79 yrs 1 mos. & 3 days. _______________________________________________________________ 70. DAVID DUNN JR. DIED May 8, 1818 Age 10 yrs. _______________________________________________________________ 71. ESTER EDDY DIED 8th mo. (unreadable)1858; Aged 74 _______________________________________________________________ 72. GILBERT H. FLETCHER Died Oct. 22, 1871, Aged 59 years, 9 mo. & 13 days. "Departed father, thy worth, though great; Could not avert the impending fate; Thy fairest earthly hopes are o'er; Thy sun has set to rise no more; Yet, beaming through oblivion's shade Thy radiant virtues ne'er shall fade." ______________________________________________________________ 73. CHARLES FOWLER SUSAN FROST Jan. 17, 1815 - Jan. 21, 1895 BENNETT HIS WIFE Oct. 3, 1814 - Jan. 18, 1895 ______________________________________________________________ 74. CHARLES THOMAS FOWLER AUG. 29, 1847 - DEC. 11, 1889 PRIVATE 42d REG. M.V.M. _______________________________________________________________ 75. MARY ABIGAIL FOWLER AUG. 20, 1855 - NOV. 22, 1894 _______________________________________________________________ 76. SAMUEL FOWLER 1730 - 1819 HANNAH BOWEN HIS WIFE 1733 - 1809 BERNARD FOWLER 1762 - 1843 ABIGAIL STEERE HIS WIFE 1775 - 1860 _______________________________________________________________ 77. JOHN MILTON FOWLER NOV. 14, 1814 - MAY 8, 1899 JANE B. HIS WIFE NOV. 25, 1812 - MAR. 5, 1889 _______________________________________________________________ 78. SARAH JANE DAU. OF JOHN M. & JANE B. FOWLER OCT. 2, 1841 JAN. 27, 1859 _______________________________________________________________ 79. CALEB FOWLER Died April 8, 1876, Aged 75 years & 18 days. _______________________________________________________________ 80. WILLIS FOWLER Died Jan. 15, 1875, Aged 79 years 6 months & 23 days. _______________________________________________________________ 81. THOMAS FOWLER DIED Feb. (unreadable) 1836 Aged ?4 years. (either 14 or 44 years) (4-line epiteph unreadable) _______________________________________________________________ 82. BERNARD FOWLER DIED 4. mo. 4th 1843; Aged 81 y'rs & 2 d's. _______________________________________________________________ 83. ABIGAIL wife of Bernard Fowler, DIED 3rd mo. 28th 1860; Aged 84 y'rs. 11 m's. ______________________________________________________________ 84. WESSON HATHAWAY DIED Aug. 21, 1825; Aged 38 years. _______________________________________________________________ 85. MERCY A. WING DIED 11th Mo. 20th, 1877, AE. 86. Formerly wife of Wesson Hathaway _______________________________________________________________ 86. MRS. MARY F. wife of Manning Humes, DIED Nov. 29, 1858 aged 49 y's, 4 m's & 17 d's. "(unreadable) fondly cherished memory, Her name will be (unreadable) (unreadable) Are by the saints approved." _______________________________________________________________ 87. WING KELLEY DIED 12th Month 17th 1836; Aged 63 years _______________________________________________________________ 88. DIANA DANIELS WIFE OF WING KELLEY, DIED 2d Month 14th 1842, Aged 67 years. _______________________________________________________________ 89. RUTH KELLEY wife of (unreadable) W. POLLARD DIED 7th Month 7th 1863; Aged 38 years. _______________________________________________________________ 90. ABBEY KELLEY (small marker) _______________________________________________________________ 91. ALBERT W. KELLEY Born 1 mo, 16, 1842 Died 6 mo, 10, 1902 "At Rest" _______________________________________________________________ 92. SETH KELLEY DIED Oct. 22, 1879 AE. 34 yrs. _______________________________________________________________ 93. DEBORAH I. KELLEY Born 4 mo. 7, 1815 Died 9 mo. 23, 1904 "In the (unreadable) that we shall meet again." _______________________________________________________________ 94. ALBERT KELLEY Born 3 mo. 30, 1813 Died 5 mo. 30, 1898 "Life's labor well done." _______________________________________________________________ 95. LUCY KELLEY 3 Mo. 26, 1853 4 Mo. 12, 1923 _______________________________________________________________ 96. JOEL MARSH DIED 12th of 12th mo. 1868 Aged 86 years. _______________________________________________________________ 97. PHEBE S. wife of JOEL MARSH, died sixth month 10th 1880, Aged 85 ys, 11 ms, 28 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 98. DOUGLASS MARSH JAN. 18, 1813 APR. 15, 1898 _______________________________________________________________ 99. OBADIAH McBRIDE DIED 7. MONTH 27. day 1846. _______________________________________________________________ 100. AMETY McBRIDE DIED 1st mo. 3rd. 1859 aged 67 yrs. 9 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 101. MARTHA ANN dau't. of Calvin & ANN E. PRENTICE died Oct. 9, 1850 AE. 9 y'rs & 7 mo's _______________________________________________________________ 102. JULIA S. dau't. of Calvin & ANN E. PRENTICE DIED May 20, 1814 AE. 2 y'rs & 1 m _______________________________________________________________ 103. MARY E. PROUTY WIFE OF GEORGE P. TUTTLE SEPT. 27, 1855 DEC. 26, 1901 _______________________________________________________________ 104. ABRAHAM V. RAWSON Died July 6, 1861, Aged 52 years. _______________________________________________________________ 105. RUTH CHASE Formerly wife of ABRAHAM RAWSON 1812 - 1905 _______________________________________________________________ 106. SAMUEL A. son of Abram V. & Ruth Rawson Died Mar. (rest of stone missing) _______________________________________________________________ 107. BURTON ALFRED ROBIE (footstone: B.A.R.) 1897 - 1959 HIS WIFE LEOLINE ALDRICH (footstone: L.A.) 1897 - 1974 _______________________________________________________________ 108. BURTON ALDRICH ROBIE 1925 - __________ HIS WIFE BARBARA ANNE MICHAUD (footstone: B.A.M.) 1925 - 1970 _______________________________________________________________ 109. JAME ROBINSON (JAMES ???) Husband of Amelia M. Aldrich, & Son of Samuel C. & Mary A. Robinson DIED July 25, 1848. Aged 22 years. & 5 days. _______________________________________________________________ 110. DAVID SOUTHWICK BORN 12 mo, 6th 1789; DIED 8th mo, 9th 1848. "Who would live always" _______________________________________________________________ 111. LUCY SOUTHWICK DIED fifth month, 2nd 1889, Aged 92 ys, 1 mo, 4 ds. _______________________________________________________________ 112. JOHN EDMONDS SPENCER FEB. 21, 1872 APR. 27, 1958 ABBIE WHEELER SPENCER AUG. 27, 1874 OCT. 1, 1963 ______________________________________________________________ 113. SARAH SPRAGUE DIED 5th mo. 22, 1861; Aged 67 _______________________________________________________________ 114. SUSANA A. wife of Alvin T. Staples Died Apr. 4, 1853, Aged 27 years. _______________________________________________________________ 115. EDWARD H. TAFT DIED (unreadable) 1922 (unreadable) ______________________________________________________________ 116. JOANNA W. wife of Edward H. Taft DIED Oct. 10, 1888 (unreadable) ______________________________________________________________ 117. MARTHA C. daughter of Edward H. & Joanna W. Taft died Dec. 25, 1857 aged 2 yrs. 8 m's & 8 d's (unreadable) ______________________________________________________________ 118. ROBERT B. Son of Edward H. & Joanna TAFT died Nov. 21, 1863 Aged 10 y's. 6 m's. 2 d's "God in his wisdom has called, The precious (unreadable) And though (unreadable) (unreadable)" ______________________________________________________________ 119. LEWIS THOMPSON Died 12 Mo. 24, 1858 Aged 64 yrs. 8 mos. & 23 days. "To die, what's there in death to fear? T'will decompose my lifeless form (unreadable)power unseen still (unreadable) To light it with a purer flame." _______________________________________________________________ 120. SARAH A. Relict of Lewis Thompson, Died 3 mo. 11, 1859, Aged 67 yrs. 6 mos. & 23 days. "Rest loved one rest, thy pains are o'er, Thy soul from earth is free; Yet thou dost speak though gone before To bid us follow thee." _______________________________________________________________ 121. DAVID A. SON OF Lewis & Sarah A. Thompson, died 6 mo. 15, 1838. Aged 17 yrs. 1mo. & 5 days. "Waiting to receive thy spirit, Lo the Savior stands above, Shows the purchase of his merit, Reaches out the crown of love." _______________________________________________________________ 122. DANIEL WHEELER SON OF GEORGE B. AND ABIGAIL WHEELER 12 Mo. 2, 1843 6 Mo. 2, 1909 ______________________________________________________________ 123. FRANCES E. WHEELER DAU. OF DANIEL AND SALOME C. WHEELER 11 MO. 1, 1877 12 MO. 22, 1955 _______________________________________________________________ 124. LUCIA A. WHEELER DAU. OF DANIEL AND SALOME C. WHEELER 8 MO. 25, 1869 11 MO. 25, 1952 ______________________________________________________________ 125. SALOME C. BRACKETT WIFE OF DANIEL WHEELER 2d MO. 12, 1834 2d MO. 21, 1898 ______________________________________________________________ 126. OBADIAH WHEELER Died Oct. 3, 1843, (footstone: O.W.) Aged 59 years & 6 months. _______________________________________________________________ 127. PHILA BRIGHAM Formerly Wheeler, DIED July 24, 1882, AE. 95 ys. 3 ms. 4 dy. _______________________________________________________________ 128. CHARLES Son of Obadiah & Phila Wheeler Died April 8, 1836 Aged 25 years & 4 months. _______________________________________________________________ 129. BENJAMIN WHEELER DIED 7th mo. 14th 1853; AE. 66 years. _______________________________________________________________ 130. RHODA WHEELER DIED 2d mo. 17th 1846; AE. 60 years. _______________________________________________________________ 131. SAMUEL A. WHEELER DIED 11th mo. 6th 1830 AE. 15 yrs. & 6 mos. _______________________________________________________________ 132. STEPHAN S. WHEELER DIED 8th mo. 16th 1845 AE. 27 years. _______________________________________________________________ 133. GEORGE B. WHEELER Born 10th mo. 9th 1812. Died 4th mo. 17th 1881 "Blessed are the dead which (unreadable) in the LORD. They rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Rev. _______________________________________________________________ 134. ABIGAIL INNMAN wife of George B. Wheeler 4th mo. 17. 1820 4th mo. 2. 1899 _______________________________________________________________ 135. ANN B. WHEELER (back of stone) Daughter of (front of stone) GEORGE B. & ABIGAIL WHEELER Died, 6th mo. 7th, 1868, Aged 21 years & 4 mo's _______________________________________________________________ 136. CALEB B. WHEELER Died March 13, 1860, Aged 41 years. _______________________________________________________________ 137. OBEDIAH M. Son of Caleb B. & Lucy M. Wheeler 1848. Aged 8 years. _______________________________________________________________ 138. EMMA FRANCES, Daughter of Caleb B. & Lucy M. Wheeler 1850. Aged 1 year & 10 days. _______________________________________________________________ 139. EDWARD RAWSON WHITE AUG. 20, 1849 JAN. 4, 1885. _______________________________________________________________ 140. ABIGAIL MOWRY WHITE JULY 20, 1852 MAY 12, 1924 _______________________________________________________________ 141. STEPHEN RAWSON WHITE FEB. 1, 1811 SEPT. 6, 1875 _______________________________________________________________ 142. NANCY FOWLER WIFE OF STEPHEN R. WHITE MAR. 20, 1817 APR. 29, 1901 _______________________________________________________________ 143. HYRENA P. wife of D.K. WHITE and daughter of Lewis and Sarah A. Thompson, Died 3d month, 9th 1870; AE. 43 yrs. 1 mo. 7 ds. "Hold her, Oh Father! in Thine arm, And let her henceforth be A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee." _______________________________________________________________ 144. MARY B. wife of Hiram Wing DIED (stone broken and missing at this point) _______________________________________________________________ 145. PAUL WINGS (stone only no names or other markers) FAMILY _______________________________________________________________ **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Michael J. Leveille < mike.leveille@waters.com > ***************************************************************