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Show READ ON OLD TOMDSTONE8. Two Quaint Inscriptions That Gave Strong Testimony. I was a visitor to the West cemetery In Litchfield a few daa ago (whero my bones will ultimately rest, unless I am unfortunately drowned at sea),and after Inspecting the tombstones of ancestors an-cestors I was Interested In reading tbe Inscriptions on some otbors, to wit. "Hero lies tho body of Mary, wife of Dr. John Uuel, Esq. She died Nov. 4th, 176S, set. 04, having bad 13 children, chil-dren, 101 gwndchlldren, 274 greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, 22 great-great-grandchildren total 410; 338 survlvo her" Another; "Sacred to the memory of Inestimable worth of Unrivalled Excellence Ex-cellence Jb Virtue, Mrs. Rachel, wife ot Jerome D. Woodruff, daughter of Norman & Lots Darbcr, whose etherlal parts became a seraph May 24, 1836, In tbo 23 y'r ot her - "Correspond-enco "Correspond-enco In Hardford C t. |