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Rebecca White
Here lies the Body of
Mrs. REBECCA WHITE
Widow of Mr.
ISAAC WHITE late of Boston.
When the British Troops took possession
of the Town of Boston, she went
to her Son JOHN WHITE Esq.
of Charlestown and continued in his
Family 'til She died at Billerica,
Sept. 13th 1782 Aged 94 Years.
Caroline Bigelow
Mar 13 min read


Lydia Dyar
Here lies ye Body of the
Widow LYDIA DYAR of Boston;
the Place of her Nativity, where
She left a good Estate & came
into ye Country May 22d, 1775; to
escape ye abuce of ye Ministeral
Troops sent by GEORGE ye 3d, to
subject North America to Slavery.
She died July 28th, 1776. Aged 80 Years.
Caroline Bigelow
Feb 283 min read


Portrait Gravestones -- Rev. Samuel Ruggles
Reverend Samuel Ruggles 1681-1749 Billerica, MA
Caroline Bigelow
Dec 6, 20251 min read


Rev. John Chandler
Detail of Rev. Chandler's gravestone Rev. Chandler was born in Andover, MA to Thomas and Mary (Stevens) Chandler on December 23, 1723. He was the youngest of their twelve children. In 1743 he graduated from Harvard and sought to become a minister. In 1747 after some back and forth with the town over compensation Rev. Chandler was chosen to be a Pastor in Billerica, MA, and work with the aged Reverend Samuel Ruggles. Shortly after he married Mary White of Haverhill. He took ov
Caroline Bigelow
Nov 30, 20251 min read
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