HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF
NEW MILFORD AND BRIDGEWATER,
CONNECTICUT, 1703 - 1882,
BY SAMUEL ORCUTT.

LANESVILLE, LITCHFIELD CO., CT, CEMETERY

[Transcribed by Richard Clarke]

FANNY L wife of Harvey B Barter died Apr 19, 1866 AE 37 yrs 1 mo & 11 Ds. Lucy M wife of Noah Bartram Died -April 20, 1872 ae 78 yrs. In memory of GEORGE WASHINGTON son of Rufus & Mabel Beeman who died Oct 11, 1846 aged 2 y'rs 3 mo & 22 ds. J A BEEMAN Co H 2d Conn. H A. CYNTHIA wife of M Briggs departed this life 13th of 3d mo 1869 AE 72 yrs. MARIA A daughter of Miles & Phebe Bronson died Oct 26, 1852 AE 18 yrs. Our Bertie. BERTHA E daughter of Frank W & Harriett E Chase died June 21, 1878 AE 7 yr 3 mo & 21 ds. EDWIN son of Dennis & Julia Ann Cosier Died May 28, 1848 aged 9 mo's. MARY CLUXTON died 12 mo 6th 1842 aged 66 yrs. HORATIO EGGLESTON died June 11, 1853 AE 62. TAMAR his wife died Oct. 26, 1873 AE 80. We miss thee. CARRIE Daughter of Elvert B & Abby Evitts Died Sep 16, 1872 aged 3 mo & 6 Ds. CHARLES FORD died May 15, 1874 Aged 72. HANNAH wife of Charles Ford died Dec 4, 1856 AE 45. CHARLES A their son died Sept 6, 1855 AE 4 mo. MARTHA T FORD died Dec 23, 1862 AE 20. ARON N FORD died at Brashuer City L A May 22, 1863 AE 26 A member of Co D 28 Regt C V. CHARLES FREEMAN died July 23, 1847 AE 56 ELIZABETH daughter of Henry C & Sally Freeman died Dec 13, 1873 aged 6 years & 10 mos. LEWIS HAVILAND died 8th mo 29th 1856 aged 65 y'rs 10 mo & 21 d's. MERCY HAVILAND died 7th mo 26th 1855 aged 61 y'rs & 1 day. PHEBE HAVILAND died 1st mo 14th 1827 Aged 36 yrs 3 mo & 28 d's. EBENEZER HILL died Aug 15, 1856 Aged 78. PHILOTHETA wife of Ebenezer Hill died June 21, 1863 Aged 82. In memory of SARAH wife of Silas Hill who departed This life April the 3d 1792 in the 56th year of her Age. In memory of SILAS HILL who departed this life Oct 1st, 1798, in the 66 year of his age. BENJAMIN HATHAWAY died 10th mo 1st 1855 aged 21 y'rs.. WILLIS S HARTWELL died Oct 23, 1880 Aged 16 yrs 10 mo & 17 Ds. And we all do fade as a leaf. IRA S HOYT born into the Spirit world Nov 18, 1857 aged 29 yrs. PHEBE A wife of Ira S Hoyt died, Dec 22, 1854 aged 25 y'rs & 20 d's. MARY A wife of Lyman Jennings died Sept 5, 1877 Aged 44. CARRIE V Daughter of Lyman & Mary Ann Jennings Died April 13, 1868 AE y'r & 10 d's. BETSEY E wife of Franklin Jewel died May 16, 1851 AEt 22 yrs 1 mo & 15ds. Farewell dear friends my memory keep While in deaths arms my body sleeps Short was my stay with you below Sooner or later all must go. CLARRY wife of Peter Jewel died Oct 29, 1851 AE 54 yrs 4 mo & I3ds. ELIZA JANE daughter of Peter & Clarissa Jewel died May 7, 1848 aged 20 yrs. FRANKLIN JEWEL Died June 27, 1863 ae 41. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed he the name of the Lord. CAROLINE A Wife of Charles D Sherwood Died Nov 24,1855I aged 21 y'rs. HANNAH widow of Richard Jewel and wife of Charles Osborne Died Mar 31, 1869 AE 46 y'rs. RICHARD JEWEL Died Oct. 10th, 1862 aet 37. My children dear weep not for me, When in this yard my grave you see; My life was short and lest was he Who called me to Eternity. CASSIUS L Son of Geo H & Eliza Knowles Died Oct 2, 1857 AE 3 mo & 12 D's. My babe is cradled in the tomb Like some fair blossom torn away Before its perfect bloom. CASSIUS N son of John & Drusilla Knowles died Aug 10, 1850 aged 3 y'rs & 10 d's. JOHN KNOWLES died Mar 12, 1876 Aged 74. WILLIAM H son of John & Drusilla Knowles died Aug 21st, 1871 Aged 28 years. ABIGAIL E wife of Joseph Marsh & daughter of Samuel Waldo Died Jan 28, 1793 in the 29 year of her age. ABIGAIL E wife of Allen Marsh Died March 1875 ae 78. Great, O! great the gain On the blessed shore Free from every pain Happy evermore. ALLEN MARSH Died March 21, 1863 ae 65 y'rs & 9 mo. The pure in heart their God shall see, Prepare for death and follow me. Oh! Jesus purify each heart That we may meet no more to part. CAROLINE wife of Oliver C. Marsh died Dec 28, I880 Aged 65 yrs 8 Mo & 14 Ds. And there shall be no night there. CHARLES H MARSH Died Jan 25, 1867 AEt 27. DEBORAH wife of Joseph Marsh & daughter of Samuel Waldo died Jan 30, 1843 in the 8 year of her age. In Memory of GEORGE M MARSH who Died April 25, 1858, aged 69 y'rs. JOSEPH MARSH died Dec 14, 1829 in the 76 year of his age. LUCENA daughter of Holman & Lucy Marsh died Jan 15, 1830 aged 6 year & 6 mo. OLIVER T MARSH son of Allen Marsh died Mar 24, 1843 aged 4 years. OLIVER T son of Allen & Abigail Marsh Died Mar 24, 1843 aged 4 y'rs. FLORA M daughter of A & A A Murphy Died June 4, 1867 AE 2 mo & 4 d's. IDA F daughter of Alfred & Adelia A Murphy, Died May 1, 1866 AE 4 y's 4 mo & 10 d. Then go dear one we give thee up, Farewell, upon the other shore We'll meet again, 0 blessed hope, We'll meet again to part no more. CHARLOTTE LEACH died 9th mo 19th 1846 AE 74 yrs. IRA LEACH son of William & Charlotte Leach died 5 mo 7, 1857 aged 49 yrs. WILLIAM LEACH died 11th mo 20th 1860 AE 89 yrs. ABIGAIL T wife of Gaylord Odell Died April 16, 1859 aged 39 y'rs. An infant son of Charles & Jane Orton Died March 9, 1868 AE 11m,s. JULIA ANN daughter of Gaylord & Jennet Odell Died Aug 25, 1851 ae 6 y'r & 7 mo. Thus fades the opening bud of hope Which death's cold hand has riven, The silver cord of life is broke The spirit's fled to Heaven. ANNA A daughter of John & Laura Osborn died Jan. 5,1815 AE 1 mo & 9 Ds. DAVID OSBORN departed this life 23d of 4th mo 1858 AE 62 yrs & 9 mo. FREELOVE Child of John & Laura Osborn died Feb 27, 1828 AE 15 Ds. HANNAH daughter of Stephen & Sarah Osborn died Mar 1, 1854 aged 76 yrs. HEPZIBETH wife of David Osborn departed this life 9th of 4th mo 1858 AL 63 yrs & 6 mo. JOHN QSBORN departed this life 6th of 6th Mo 1855 aged 6 yrs & 6 mo. ROYAL G son of John & Laura Osborn died May 29, 1821 AE 3 yrs. SARAH widow of Stephen Osborn departed this life 11 mo 24th 1833 Aged 84. STEPHEN OSBORN departed this life 3d mo 4th 1825 Aged 76. ELLA G daughter of Egbert & Betsey Pepper Died March 11, 1857 aged 2 yrs 3 mo & 9 d's. Here lies a rose, a budding rose, Blasted before its bloom, Whose innocence did sweets disclose Beyond that flower's perfume. To those who for her loss are grieved This consolation given She's from a world of woe relieved And blooms a rose in Heaven. FREDDIE C Son of Egbert & Betsey Pepper Died Aug 26, 1860 ae 1 y'r 2 mo & 17 d's.) We loved him yes no tongue can tell How much we loved him nor how well But we do hope God loved him best And took him home with him to rest. NATHANIEL RIGBY Died Dec. 25' 1859 ae 48 y's 5mo &15d's DAVID M ROOTS Died April 18, 1868 ae30. Weary through this dark vale we stray With broken hearts and tearful eyes; Yet the good Shepherd leads the way Amid pastures green before us rise. In memory of JUDSON son of Ira & Sally A Root who died Oct 18, 1849 aged 18 yrs 3 mo &5 ds. SALLY ROOT died Jan 30, 1859 aged 66. CHARLES H Son of Charles C & Sarah A Sabin Died May 5, 1875 aged 38. PHILATHETA L Daughter of Charles C & Sarah A Sabin Died July 1, 1861 aged 19. She has gone to her grave when our hopes were the strongest, For the sun of her beauty shed light o'er the scene, Oh! we mourn not the blossoms that linger the longest, Like those that decay while their branches are green. How brief is the time since her voice was the clearest Her haughtier the loudest amid tile gay throng, But the hand of consumption bath seized on our dearest, And sealed are her bright eyes and silent her song. WM FRED B son of Charles C & Sarah A Sabin Died April 24, 1871 aged 21. DANIEL SHERWOOD Died August 23, 1871 Aged 79 years. E A S-E S-A S. NANCY M HOYT wife of Orange Warner Died Feb 10, 1874 ae 70. When my father and my mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up. Ps. 27. to. In memory of DANIEL SHERWOOD who died May 24, 1834 aged 77 years. HEMAN SHERWOOD Died Mar 25. 1857 AEt 59. ABIGAIL SHERWOOD Died Feb 20th 1873 aged 76 y'rs & 6 mo. FANNY wife of Daniel Sherwood Died June 30, 1858 aged 63 y'rs. POLLY SHERWOOD I died Aug '7, 1839 I aged 73 y'rs. ANNA M wife of Henry Shove & daughter of J Horatio & Tamour Eggleston died Oct 19, 1871 aged 33 years. The Lord giveth, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. In memory of ABIGAIL wife of Daniel Smith who died June 19, 1859 aged 62 yrs. LEVI E STUART Died July 4, 1875 ae 37 y'rs & 7 mo. We part to meet again. SOPHIA HUNGERFORD wife of Edward Treadwell died Dec 9, 1819 Aged 38 yrs. I leave them in care of our heavenly Father. ELIJAH TURRILL died July 27, 1868 AE 55yrs 4Mo & 2oDs. Wrapt in the shades of death No more that friendly face I see Empty. ah! empty every place Once filled so well by thee. T H b 1763 d 1852 A 89. ABIGAIL daughter of John & Grace Wanzer died 17 mo3 day 1809 6 yrs 10 mo & 26dS. ABIGAIL daughter of Jacob & Phebe L Wanzer died 7th mo 5th 1833 2 yrs 6 mo. ANNA WANZER died 1mo 6th 1842 aged 48 yrs. ABRAHAM WANZER Born 4 Mo 12 1793 died 6mo 23 1878 AE 85 BETSEY wife of Ebenezer Wanzer Died 15th of 6 mo 1847 aged 81 y'rs. BETSEY A WANZER Died 8th mo 27th 1849 AE17 y'rs & 9 mo. CAROLINE E wife of Charles H Wanzer died Sept 14, 1867 AE 29 yrs & 10 mo. CHARLES H WANZER died Mar 20 1871 AE 36yrs 11 ms & 20 Ds. DAVID WANZER Died 11th of 12th mo 1855 aged 68 y'rs. EBENEZER WANZER Died 24th of 4 mo 1839 aged 79 y'rs. EBENEZER WANZER Died 4th mo 7th 1875 aged 75 y'rs 5 mo's 4 dys. EDDIE son of Charles H & Caroline E Wanzer died Sept 3,1863 aged 9 mo & 15 ds. ELIZABETH daughter of Charles H & Caroline E Wanzer died Dec 15, 1867 aged 4 mo. FANNY E WARNER daughter of Charles & Hannah Ford died Apr 5, 1859 AE 24 GRACE Wife of John Wanzer died 7 mo 15 day 1840 & 4 ds. HIRAM WANZER Died June 3, 1834 aged 31 y'rs. FLORA, wife of Hiram Wanzer and Daughter of David Leach Died Aug 23, 1829 aged 29 years. ITHAMAR son of John & Grace Wanzer died 8 mo 6 day 1823 AE 22 yrs 10 mo & 23 ds. IRA WANZER Died March 5, 1879 All is vanity that is not honest and there is no solid wisdom but is real piety. JACOB son of John & Grace Wanzer died 7th mo 12th 1841 AE 43 yrs 2 mo. JANE daughter of Jacob & Phebe L Wanzer died 11 mo 19 1860 AE 26 yrs & 6 mo. JOHN WANZER < br> died 1 mo 6 da 1839 AL 72 yrs 5 mo & 23 ds. LAURA wife of Ira Wanzer Died April 30, 1880 aged 70 y'rs & 6 mo. LEVI L son of Hiram & Flora Wanzer Died July 24, 1842 aged 18 y'rs. MARY daughter of Jacob & Phebe L Wanzer died 10 th mo 11th 1856 AE 27 yrs 6mo. WANZER-AKI N MOSES, son of Abraham Wanzer and Lydia Ferriss Born Nov 10, 1782, Died Apr 10, 1860. SARAH, Dau of Benj Akin and Martha Palmer Born Oct 3, 1788, Died Oct 2, 1861. Married Oct 22, 1806 At Friends Meeting House, Pawling, N Y. Their children Nicholas Born Feb z~, i8o8, Died Dec 22, 1826. Phebe Born Sept 3, 1809, Died Apr 7, 1847. Benjamin Born Mar 16, 1811, Died Apr 4, 1825. Elizabeth Born July 14, 1813. Martha Born Feb 14, 1815 Died Sep 171834. Jane Born Apr 20, 1817, Died Sep 14, 1841. Anna Born Aug 9, 1819. Sarah Born Mar 24, 1821. Lydia Born Jan 3,'1823. Moses Born May 31, 1824. Margaret Born Mar 3, 1826. Edward Born Apr II, 1828. Mary Born Aug 4, 1829, Died Feb 12, 1840. Harriet Born Mar 24, 1831, Died Nov 26, 1863. Martha Born Sep 9, 1835. Because I live ye shall live also. PHEBE L wife of Jacob Wanzer & daughter of William & Charlotte Leach died 1st mo 16th 1867 AE 61 yrs 7 mo. WILLIAM L WANZER died Third Mo 26 1878 Aged 56. A gem is from our household gone The voice we loved is still A place is vacant at our home Which never can be filled. CHARLES E son of Warren C & Betsa A Woodruff Died Aug 4, 1861 AE 1 yr 7 mo & 20 ds. In memory of ANN MARIA daughter of John & Sarah Waters who died Nov 6,1845 aged 9 yrs 5 mo & 3 ds. MARY daughter of John & Luta Ann Waters died Aug 11, 1856 Aged 2 yrs 3 mo & 16 ds. MARY wife of Philo S Woodin & daughter of William & Charlotte Leach died 11 mo 30 th 1875 AE 8o yrs 1 Mo. In memory of John Waters who departed this life July 9,1841 AE 25. In memory of SARAH A daughter of John & Alura Ann Waters who died Sept 16, 1845 aged 2 yrs 2 mo & 12 ds. In memory of THOMAS son of John & Sarah Waters who died Apr 21, 1842 aged 1 yr 10 mo & 24 ds. HARRIET wife of Rufus Way Fell asleep in Jesus May 24, 1855 AE39. Sleep on loved one in Jesus sleep Free from all care and strife Until the trump of God shall bring The sleeping saints to life. SARAH J wife of Elijah M Wheeler died May 6th, 1852 Aged 30 years. Sleep dearest mother sleep. MIRA ANN wife of Thomas A Welton Died Nov 29,1880, aged 65y'rs.