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.

While all pre-industrial revolutions are unique in that they were handmade, some of the designs are, well, more unique than others. The gravestones on this page have no others like them that I've seen. Sophia Nurse In Memory of Sophia Nurse, daughtr. of Mr Jona. & Mrs. Ruth Nurse who died July 19th 1795 in the 3d year of her age. Old South Burying Ground Bolton, MA Carved by the Park family Sophia Nurse Silas Whitcomb In Memory of Silas Whitcomb son of Lieut. Asa & Mrs. Sara

Rev. Clark was born in Cambridge, MA to Rev. Jonas and Elizabeth Clark. Rev. Jonas Clark was the Ruling Elder of the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay. Rev. Thomas Clark He graduated from Harvard in 1670 and moved to Chelmsford soon after to assist Reverend John Fiske. During King Philip’s War he served as a chaplain of the local army for seven weeks and was paid 6 Pounds for his services. In 1677/8 he was asked to become the Minister in Chelmsford. He was ordained in 1679.

Samuel and Mary (Flagg) Bigelow of Waltham, MA