TITLE: 125 LEE/EPPING CEMETERY (Dow Family Plot) New Hampshire LOCATION: Near the Lee/Epping town line lying between Route 155 and North River Road. Going South on 125 toward Epping lies a cemetery tucked in the woods on the left and not generally visable in summer. Best time for viewing this cemetery is early spring or late fall when growth is at a minimum. Cemetery is in fair condition with one wooden fence rail down. SOURCE: Recorded and Transcribed April 2000 by C Parziale ***************************************************************************** SURNAME GIVEN NAME RELATION TO/OF BORN DIED YRS MNT DYS NOTES _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bell Elliston H. Husband of Henrietta Bell //1909 //1972 / / / double stone Bell Henrietta Wife of Elliston H. Bell //1913 //1998 / / / double stone Cheever Elizabeth S. Dau of John H. & Annie Dow Cheever Sept 05, 1855 Feb 14, 1925 / / / / Dame B. Van *See Notes June 21, 1807 Apr 03, 1872 64 / / ** See Notes Dearborn Annie appears near Mary Susan Lawrence / May 04, 1860 1 6 / / Dow Alice Burley Wife of Daniel Webster Dow Oct. 11, 1852 Aug 10, 1946 / / / double stone Dow Clara E. 2nd Wife of Samuel H. Dow / Jan 22, 1892 66 8 2 / Dow Daniel Husband of Sarah E. Dow / Mar 11, 1900 80 / 1 / Dow Daniel Hus of Sally & Mary Dow / Apr 30, ???? 89 / / broken/down yr illegible Dow Daniel Frederick / Sep 14, 1881 Sep 14, 1881 / / / / Dow Daniel Webster Hus of Alice Burley Dow Sept 14, 1853 Apr 18, 1939 / / / double stone Dow Elizabeth Dau of John & Nancy Dow / Dec 19, 1824 / / / small stone/hard to read Dow Fannie Plumer Dau of Samuel P. & Sarah J. Dow / Aug 13, 1863 15 6 / / Dow Frank / Oct 19, 1859 Oct 22, 1893 / / / / Dow Frank W. Son of Samuel H & Susan A. Dow / Sep 04, 1849 / / / died 5 weeks 3 days Dow Frederick Adams / //1906 //1942 / / / / Dow Helen Sawyer Dow / //1882 //1979 / / / / Dow John Hus of Nancy Dow / Jul 08, 1865 74 3 22 / Dow Lucretia Wife of Levi Pierson Feb 03, 1818 Jul 21, 1901 / / / double stone Dow Martha E. Wife of J. Elmer Kent May 27, 1863 Apr 17, 1925 / / / / Dow Mary 2nd Wife of Daniel Dow / Dec 5, 1854 69 / / Stone with BOTH WIVES* Dow Nancy Wife of John Dow / Dec 29, 1879 84 9 / / Dow Sally 1st Wife of Daniel Dow / Aug 18, 1812 35 / / Stone with BOTH WIVES* Dow Samuel H. Hus of Susan A. & Clara E. Dow / Apr 04, 1895 72 10 16 / Dow Samuel P. Hus of Sarah J. Dow / Dec 07, 1875 60 2 / / Dow Sarah E. Wife of Daniel Dow (Jr) / Jan 09, 1890 68 1 8 / Dow Susan A. Dau of Sarah E. & Daniel Dow, Jr / Oct 05, 1851 / 6 27 / Dow Susan A. 1st Wife of Samuel H. Dow / Oct 06, 1849 26 / / / Dow Warren Q. in Augusta, GA / May 01, 1856 33 6 / / Dow Wesley S. / Apr 10, 1889 Aug 18, 1889 / / / "Baby" Dow Sarah J. Wife of Samuel P. Dow Oct 03, 1827 Jan 03, 1890 / / / / Lawrence Mary Susan Dau of Gordon & Sandra Lawrence / / 17 7 2 / Pierson Frank D. Son of Lucretia W. Dow & Levi Pierson / Jul 21, 1873 17 8 / / Pierson Levi W. Husband of Lucretia Dow Feb 25, 1815 Jun 25, 1865 / / / double stone Straw Katherine Dow Wife of Richard S. Straw //1909 //1994 / / / / Straw Richard Sherbut Hus of Katherine Dow Straw //1906 //1983 / / / Lt. Col US Army WWII (marker on ground near stone) Transcribers NOTES: This stone reads: B Van Dame Born in two countries, his Nat'l Birth Holland Europe June 21, 1807 his spiritual in Lee, NH Dec 02, 1807. He came over with Capt John C. Long of Portsmouth, NH in 1819 and came to Epping with Josiah Clark Feb 14, 1822 and served his time with Ensign John Dow from Feb 10, 1824 to June 21, 1828. Died April 03, 1872 Æ 64yrs. (more writing regarding the epitaph) STONE WITH BOTH WIVES: Either Daniel was being very thrifty or someone else but, both wives appear on the same stone. Daniel's Stone is down and broken at the time of this recording...An act of vandalism? Wives justice? Mary Dow; 2nd Wife of Daniel Dow Sally Dow; 1st Wife of Daniel Dow **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.