Show HEAD ON OLD tombstones two qua nt inscriptions that gave strong testimony I 1 was a visitor to the west cemetery in litchfield a few days ago where my bones will ultimately rest unless I 1 am unfortunately drowned at sea and after inspecting the tombstones of an I 1 was interested in reading the inscriptions on some others to wit here lies the body of mary wife of dr john buel esq she died nov ath 1768 abet 94 having bad 13 chil dren great grandchildren 22 great great grand children total survive her another sacred to the memory of inestimable worth of unrivalled ex clllence cel lence virtue rachel wife of jerome woodruff daughter of norman lols barber whose etherial ether lal parts became a seraph may 24 1835 in the 22 of her age correspond ence in hardford Hard tord courant |