Old Village Burial Ground

Located in Temple, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Abstracted, by Ann Mensch, in August 2002,
from The Boston Evening Transcript, of Monday, May 16, 1916, and Wednesday, July 24, 1916.

Died:--
Mr. Nathan Wheeler, May 7, 1834, 89 yrs.
Mrs. Lydia, w. of Nathan Wheeler, Oct. 9, 1800, 43 yrs.
Miss Sarah Clark, Sept. 3, 1813, in 32nd year.
Miss Susan Clark, June 7, 1814, 30 yrs.
Marble:--Daniel Clark, March 6, 1814, 6[9] yrs.;
    Sarah, his wife, July 5, 1795, 43 yrs.;
    Their Children:
    Polly, March 17, 1796;
    Sarah, Sept. 3, 1813, 32 yrs.;
    Susan, June 27, 1814, 30 yrs.
Mrs. Sarah Clark, July 5, 1795, in 43rd year.
Polly, dau. Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Sarah Clark, March 17, 1796, in 3rd year.
Earl Wheeler, son of Mr. Abijah & Mrs. Hephzibah Wheeler, Aug. 21, 1785, 4 mos., 4 dys.
Mrs. Mary Wheeler, w. of Mr. Abijah Wheeler, March 19, 1783, 50 yrs. & 1 month.
Mrs. Hipsabeth Wheeler, wife of Col. Abijah Wheeler, April 25, 1796, in 83rd year.
Sarah W. Cragin, dau. Mr. John Wheeler, Jr. & Mrs. Sarah his wife, Jan. 4, 1779, in 4th year.
John Cragin, Jan. 23, 1794, in 93rd year.
Dea. John Cragin, May 16, 1797, in 69th year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Benjamin Cragin, Esq. April 19, 181[6], 75 yrs.
Mercy, w. Benjamin Cragin, Esq., April 20, 1820, 76 yrs.
Sarah Shattuck, widow of Isaac Shattuck, Aug. 20, 1833, 94 yrs.
Captain John Cragin, June 21, 1853, 83 yrs.
Mrs. Ruth, w. Capt. John Cragin, Jan. 17, 1833, 62 yrs.
Miss Ruth, dau. Capt. John & Mrs. Ruth Cragin, Nov. 12, 1828, in 25th year.
Eleanor, dau. Capt. John & Mrs. Ruth Cragin, Aug. 9, 1830, 18 yrs., 5 mos., & 2 dys.
Adaline, w. of Capt. Joseph R. Felt, Jan. 9, 183[9], 26 yrs.
George A., s. of Capt. Joseph P. & Mrs. Adaline Felt, March 17, 1837, 3 yrs., 8 mos., 25 dys.
[sic: Capt. Joseph Felt's middle initials appear as both Capt. Joseph "R." and "P." in source.]
Polly Boynton, dau. Capt. Elias & Mrs. Betsy Boynton, June 22, 1790, 3 mos. & 21 dys.
Bronze Plate. S. A. R.
Joshua Foster, 1st, Born July 17, 1732; Died Aug. ___, 1776.
Mr. Abraham Sheldren, [sic] Feb. 5, 1796, in 57th year.
Mrs. Sarah Sheldon [sic], w. of Mr. Abraham Sheldon, May 1, 1816, 77 yrs.
Mr. John Patten, Oct. 25, 1807, in 63rd year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Mrs. Polly, w. of John Patten, Feb. 1, 1834, 82 yrs.
Hannah Edwards, dau. Capt. Ebenezer Edwards & Mrs. Lucy, his wife, Dec. 23, 1795, 6 yrs., 4 mos., 14 dys.
Sally Edwards, Jan. 21, 1796, 2 yrs., 3 mos., 21 dys.
Thomas Edwards, s. of Captain Ebenezer Edwards, & wife, Mrs. Lucy Edwards, July 8, 1788, 34 yrs.
Horatio Hutchinson, s. Mr. Nathan & Mrs. Lydia Hutchinson, Sept. 5, 1819, 20 mos.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, relict of Dea. Saml Howard, March 2[3], 1822, in 80th year.
Dea. Samuel Howard, [Cut later:] "Lieutenant in Revolutionary War," Feb. 11, 1815, in 76th year. (S. A. R. Marker.)
Mrs. Judith, w. Mr. David Searl, & dau. Capt. Sa[ml] Haywood, Oct. 12, 1790, in 52nd year.
"Hero 1776" Mr. David Searl, April 19, 1792, in 5[6]th year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Gen. Francis Blood, Oct. 16, 1814, 79 yrs.
Mr. Solomon Pearson, "a member and elder in the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport, who departed this life Jan. 29th, 1814, into 76th year of his age."
Mrs. Elizabeth, w. Mr. Solomon Pearson, March 13, 1822, 74 yrs.
Abel Adams, s. Mr. Levi & Mrs. Lydia Adams, Dec. 3, 179[1], 1 year, 3 mos., 16 ds.
Ebenezer Edwards, Esq., March 21, 1826, 70 yrs. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Mrs. Lucy Edwards, consort of Eben r Edwards Esq., Nov. 30, 1800, ae 46 yrs.
Sally Edwards, dau. Capt. Ebenezer Edwards & wife, Mrs. Lucy, March 24, 1781, 2 yrs.
John Edwards, s. Eben r Edwards Esq., & Lucy his wife, Nov. 10, 1799, 13 yrs.
Marble:--George Francis, s. J. M. & R. J. Edwards, March 19, 1849, 3 yrs., 6 dys.
Mary Jane, dau. J. M. & R. J. Edwards, Oct. 9, 1859, 15 yrs., 5 mos., 5 dys.
Mr. Samuel Burnap, Jan. 2, 1832, 84 yrs. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Mrs. Betsy Burnap, relict of Samuel Burnap, April 10, 1838, 89 yrs.
Field stone.
Mr. Elias Colburn, s. Mrs. Elias & Mrs. Mehitable Colburn, April 23, 1795, in 22nd year.
Daniel Colburn, s. Mr. Elias & Mrs. Mehitable, Oct. 25, 1796, 3 yrs., 27 dys.
Mrs. Mehitable, w. Mr. Elias Colburn, Sept. 6, 1824, in 73rd year.
Mr. Elias Colburn, Aug. 11, 1831, in 82nd year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Sarah Colburn, March 13, 1848, 67 yrs.
Elizabeth Colburn, Aug. 1, 1863, 68 yrs.
Mr. Thomas Richardson, April 8, 1786, in 36th year.
Betsy, relict of Wm. Jewett, April 8, 1847, 75 yrs.
Mr. William Jewett, March 21, 1831, in 63rd year.
Mr. Peter Avery, Dec. 1, 1828, 56 yrs.
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Mr. Caleb Maynard, Sept. 2, 1824, 71 yrs.
Mr. Caleb Maynard, April 1, 1823, in 76th year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Phebe Howard, dau. of Dea. Samuel & Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, March 17, 1796, 15 yrs., 5 mos., & 11 dys.
Oliver Farrar, Jan. 16, 1807, 81 yrs.
A son and a dau. of Rev. Noah & Mrs. Jane Miles: Abel G. Miles, Sept. 17, 1792, 6 mos.; Lucy B. Miles, "died at age of 1 year wanting 10 days." [Twins.]
Katurah Miles, dau. Rev. Noah Miles & Mrs. Lucy, his wife, March 19, 1787, 14 weeks.

[Part II.]

Mrs. Lucy Miles w. Rev. Noah Miles, May 19—1787—in thirty-ninth year.
[Marble:] Jane N. Miles, March 21, [sic] 1866—Born March 21, [sic] 1794—
[Marble:] Jane Pearson Miles, w. Rev. Noah Miles, & dau. Solomon & Elisabeth Pearson, of Byfield, Mass., March 31—1834—sixty-eight yrs.
[Marble:] Rev. Noah Miles, Eldes son of Noah Miles of Westminster, Mass., Nov. 20, 1831, in Eightieth year of age, fiftieth of Ministry.

[Portrait figure:]
The Remains
of
The Rev. Samuel Webster,
Eldest Son of
The Rev. Samuel Webster,
of Salisbury.
He departed this Life, in
Hope of a better,
August 4, 1777, in the
34th year of his Age, and
6 of his Ministry.
He was an happy Genius, a learned man, an eminent
Christian, a faithful Minister and a Patriot
In word and deed exerting himself to the last for his
bleeding Country:--And dyed praying for it
And is doubtless rejoicing above while thousands
are mourning here below over his Grave.
[S. A. R. Marker.]

Dea. John Ball, Aug. 28--1815, in sixty-second year.
Mrs. Hannah, w. Dea. John Ball, Oct. 5--1814, in fifty-seventh year.
Two children of Mr. John & Mrs. Hannah Ball,:--Benjamin, Nov. 11--1781, in second year;
Benja[min] Page,--Apr. 17--1788, in sixth year.
James Ball, s., Mr. John & Mrs. Hannah Ball, Apr. 2, 1796, in sixteenth month.
"Augustus," s. Mr. John & Mrs. Hannah Ball, Sept. 24--1[8]15--in nineteenth year.

Page, s.
Mr. John & Mrs. Bridget Ball, Aug. 8, 1829--eighteen yrs., 5 mos.
Mrs. Sarah, widow Mr. Moses Child, June 3, 1818--eighty-three yrs.
Mr. Moses Child, Feb. 8, 1795, in sixty-second year. "Hero, 1776." [S. A. R. Marker.]
Polly Richardson Patten, dau. Mr. John & Mrs. Polly Patten, Oct. 30--1806--one year, -- mos., seven dys.
Jonas Amsden Patten, s. Mr. John & Mrs. Polly Patten, Apr. 11--1800--one month, twenty-six dys.
Mrs. Polly Patten, w. Mr. John Patten, May 27--1810, twenty-six yrs., five mos., twelve dys.
Mr. John Patten Jr., Nov. 5--1813--thirty-five yrs.
Widow Remembrance Chandler, formerly wife of Mr. Levi Pierce, Dec. 30, 1833, eighty-one yrs.
Mr. Levi Pierce, Oct. 18, 1790--in fifty-second year.
Mrs. Lydia Spaulding, w. Mr. Jonathan Spaulding, Sept. 19--1803, thirty years.
Mr. Jonathan Spaulding, June 15--1814--forty-five yrs.
Nathaniel Griffin, June 2, 1790, in thirty-seventh year.
Mehitabel Griffin, dau. Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Sarah Griffin, January 7--1790, in eleventh month of age.
[Marble:] David Felt, May 14--1801 [Born Oct.--9--1806.]
Athelia, dau. Mr. David & Mrs. Susannah Felt, Oct. 18, 1811--one year-seven dys.
Mrs. Tabitha Felt, w. Mr. Aaron Felt, July 10--1790--in forty-fifth year.
Mr. Aaron Felt, July 29--1801, in fifty-ninth year.
[Marble:] Susan, w. Capt. David Felt, Aug. 15--1847--seventy-two yrs., eleven mos.
Capt. David Felt, Oct. 7--1852--seventy-nine yrs.
Mrs. Alice Kilham, w. Mr. Joseph Kilham, Dec. 5, 1800--Thirty eight yrs.
Ebenezer Killam, s. Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Allice Killam, Aug. 24, 1796, two yrs., seven mos., 12 dys.
Mrs. Sarah, w. Mr. Ephraim Heald, May 4--1825, eighty-seven yrs.
Maj. Ephraim Heald, Sept. 12, 1815, in eighty-first year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Eleanor--dau. Ephraim Heald, Esqr. & Mrs. Sarah his w., Dec. 10, 1772--four yrs. & twelve dys.
[Field Stone:] Hannah, w. of Zedekiah D____, [This grave has footstone "H. D." Beside this grave is one without stone but with S. A. R. Marker, etc.]
Patty Blood, w. Mr. Ephraim Blood, January 14--1800 [Data concerning age, etc., covered.]
Jacob Kendall, Feb. 10, 1845--sixty-six yrs. & six mos.
Hannah, w. Jacob Kendall, Aug. 23, 1852, seventy-three yrs.
Two children of Mr. Jacob & Mrs. Hannah Kendall:
    Polly, March 15--1814--five yrs.;
    Jacob, Aug. 10, 1807--three yrs., 6 mos.
Mr. John Kendall, Apr. 29--1802, in fifty-fourth year.
Mrs. Molly Kendall, w. Mr. John Kendall, Aug. 6, 1799, in 48th year.
Nathaniel Shattuck, January 30, 1828, seventy-eight yrs., nine mos., twenty-seven dys.;
Catherine, his wife, Nov. 10--1845--ninety-two yrs., nine mos., three dys. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Peter Felt, January 2, 1817, seventy-one yrs.
Mrs. Lucy Felt, w. Mr. Peter Felt, March 26--1805--in fifty-seventh year.
[Field Stone:] Lucy, w. Jacob Putnam, March 21--1837, Eighty-eight yrs.
Mr. Eldad Spafford, January 6--1806, in sixty-second year. "Hero of 1776." [S. A. R. Marker.] "When I stood firm, robust and strong God called my soul away."
Adna, s. Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Sarah Spafford, July 23, 1812, in eighth year.
Miss Nabby Spaulding dau. Dea. Isaac Spaulding, January 3, 1812, in sixty-fifth year.
Mr. Oliver Heald, January 21--1790, in fifty-sixth year. [S. A. R. Marker.]
Mrs. Lydia, widow Mr. Oliver Heald, March 4--1802, in sixty-fifth year.
Three children of Mr. Abijah & Mrs. Sarah Goold:--
    Sarah, March 16, 1776, in ninth year;
    William, March 23, 1776, in eighth year;
    Abijah, March 15, 1776, in fifth year.
Samuel Goold, s. Mr. Abijah, March 15--1776, in fifth year.
Samuel Goold, s. Mr. Abijah & Mrs. Sarah Goold, Sept. 1[9], 1783, fifteen dys.
Three children of Mr. Benjamin & Mrs. Ruth Tenney:--
    Ruth, Sepr 1--1777, in fifth year;
    Benja[min], Sept. 3, 1777, in fourth year;
    Samuel, Sept. 2, 1777, in second year.
Mr. Benjamin Tenney, Sept. 2, 1790, in forty-fourth year.
Elizabeth, dau. Mr. Jonathan & Mrs. Elizabeth Searle, Nov. 25, 1831--fifteen yrs., seven mos., twelve dys.
Two children of Mr. William & Mrs. Hannah Searl "who were instantly killed by lightning," August 15--1777 --
    Jonathan was in his thirteenth year
    Hannah was in her eleventh year.
Mr. William Searl--Dec. 16--1793, in seventy-first year.
Mrs. Hannah Searle, widow Mr. William Searle, Dec. 19--1802, in seventy seventh year.
Ensign William Searle, April 22, 1813, sixty two years. [S. A. R. Marker]
Eleanor, w. William Searle, July 31--1842, eighty-seven years.
Joseph Searle, March 8, 1828, in seventy-third year.
Persis, w. Joseph Searle July 26--1813, sixty-two yrs.
Mrs. Sally, widow Mr. Joseph Searl, April 14--1834--in seventy-eighth year.
William S., Joseph & Persis Searle, Sept. 10, 1813, twenty-two years.
Dea. Caleb Bancroft, March 11--1816, eighty-four yrs.;
    Sarah--his wife, May 20, 1814, seventy eight yrs.
    Their children:
        Caleb, March 21--1776, nine yrs.;
        Sarah, March 23, 1776--sixteen yrs.;
        Azubah, Oct. 28, 1823--sixty two years.

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