Silas Whitcomb was born in Bolton, MA on September 22, 1787 to Asa and Sarah (Whitcomb) Whitcomb. He was the oldest of their eight children, and was baptised on November 20, 1791. His father was a Lieutenant and later a Colonel in the local militia. Silas died on April 9, 1795 in Bolton, and is buried near other family members in the Old South Burying Ground. What makes this gravestone unique is the composition. Suns in and of themselves are not rare on gravestones. They

Sophia was born on January 30, 1793 in Bolton, MA to Jonathan and Ruth (Barrett) Nurse. She was the ninth of their ten children, all of whom were also born in Bolton. Her father was a Deacon in the town church, and had served during the American Revolution. She passed away in Bolton on July 19, 1795, and is buried beside two of her siblings in the Old South Burying Ground. What makes this gravestone unique is not that it is for a young child--before vaccinations and antibio

Captain Clouston was born on the Orkney Island and baptized there on October 2, 1743. By the 1770s he was living in New England. He served as a Privateer Seaman on the Dalton, which was based in Newburyport, MA. Thomas was captured during battle and imprisoned in England, but escaped and returned to North America. In 1781 he commanded the brigantine Antelope out of New York. After the War he returned to Newburyport. According to the 1790 US Census there were three women and t

Jonathan was born in Waltham, MA to Jonathan and Mary (Harrington) Bond on April 22, 1736. His family moved to Westborough, MA around 1740. In 1759 he married Ruth Tyler, and the family moved to the Brookfield/Sturbridge area. The couple had seven children including twin girls Sarah and Ruth. Jonathan served as a Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War in one of the Worcester County regiments. After the War he was a town Selectman, and a Deacon in the Second Parish Church of

Reverend Ebenezer Bridge 1714-1792 Chelmsford, MA

Deacon Jonas Stone 1710-1790 Lexington, MA

Deacon Simon Hunt 1704-1790 Concord, MA

Miss Elizabeth Morton 1770-1790 Plymouth, MA