Ingham County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Finch, David 
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Cemetery:           Dubois
Name:               David Finch

Date Of Photograph: August 2007
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(willow tree design)
Rev. DAVID FINCH,
DIED
Feb. 22, 1848,
Aged 52 y’rs 6 m’s,
& 15 d’s.
Friend after friend departs
Who hath not lost a friend
There is no union here of hearts
That finds not here an end.
Erected by his son William
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.

(footstone) D.F.

Additional Notes:

The Reverend David Finch’s tombstone was erected by his son William.  He also had another son named Seth B.,
who was also a Reverend.  David was married to Mary A. Finch and their six children were William, Seth, Adelaid,
Emily, Emma, and Sally Ann.  David Finch settled on part of Section 35, Alaiedon Township in 1840.  He was
the local minister.  His coffin was made by a “Mr. Tryon” in the front yard of Garrett DuBois, according to the
“Pioneer History of Alaiedon Township.”




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