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The Stanclifts were one of the earliest and most influential of the carving families of the lower Connecticut River Valley. Their work extends from the late 1600s into the nineteenth century and includes five generations of carvers. The various Stanclifts worked in sandstone; that used for stones in eastern Connecticut came from their great quarry in Portland.
William Stanclift (1686-1761) was the oldest son of James I. Like his father he carved in capital letters, and some of his stones also have evenly rounded tops. William, however, produced stones with designs, including some delightful folk-skulls and Halloween-like faces. His more common stones are shouldered and have nicely executed but simple rosettes in the finials. He used the “thorn” in his legends, which James I never did. William’s stones are distributed throughout the Connecticut River Valley even into Massachusetts and also along the coastal areas of eastern Connecticut.
From: Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Eastern Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, vol. 21. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1987.
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Mary Weller 17336 viewsThis is one of the reasons we're producing the Stores Carved in Stone series, before the old stones vanish completely. It was lying on the ground when we took the burying ground overview shots, but had disappeared when we went back to take the detail pix for the Westfield book.Jan 09, 2010
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Solomon Weller 17952 viewsThis is a good example of local redstone spalling as a result of severe New England weather. Jan 09, 2010
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Elijah Felt 17895 viewsHere lies the Body of
Mr Elijah Felt
Who died Jan 24 1789
In the 23 Year of his
Age Ocationed by an
accidental Gun shot in
his leg & Knee
All you that hunt in Demon wood
With firearm you do kill
Be carefull when you fire your piece
Lest your own blood you do spillNov 27, 2009
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Benjamin Jones 17548 viewsHere lies ye
Body of Mr
Benjamin Jones
who Died Febr
5th AD 1754 in
the 72 Year
of his AgeNov 27, 2009
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Emery Pease 17763 viewsIn Memory of
Emery Pease Esq
who died
Octr 3 1776
in the 50th year
of his age
Here is a voice directed here
To old & young and all
That they be ready to appear
Whenever God shall callNov 27, 2009
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Esther Pease 17903 viewsIn Memory of
Mrs Esther Wife of
Col Abiel Pease
who died
May 31st 1790
in the 61 year
of her age
Rest here my flesh
in this dark tomb
And wait awhile
Jesus will comeNov 27, 2009
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Elizabeth Taylor 16899 viewsElizabeth
Taylor wife
of Mr Edward Tay
lor Pastor to
the church at
Westfield who
dyed July ye 7th day
1689 in the 39
year of her ageNov 27, 2009
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Nathanel Williams 17117 viewsNathanel Williams Died
Novm ye 7 1711
Aged 65
Very primitive winged skull
and scratchy lettering
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Hezekiah and Mary Day 1778 and 178029 viewsNote this showy and finely-carved gravestone for Mr. Hezekiah (he-ZEE-kee-ah) Day, and his wife Mary, which is similar to Dr. John Leonard's stone in the Federal Hill Cemetery in Agawam. The Days went to Springfield, to Solomon Brewer for this marker, bypassing John Ely and the Stebbins family, who were making the majority of the gravestones in this area at that time.
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Deacon John Shepard 175621 viewsIn Memory of
Deacon John
Shepard Who
Died August
10 1756 in ye
84th year
of his age
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Dan Boies 178612 viewsIn Memory of
Mr Dan Boies
who died 21 June
1786 in the 31st
Year of his age
also 3 Infants
who died in 1778
1780 1781
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William Granger 178610 viewsWilliam son of Mr
Justin & Mrs Hannah
Granger died Sep 30
AD 1786
in ye third year
of his age
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Anne Kellog 176414 viewsQuite often when genealogical information
was provided on the stone,
it was paid for by the parents.
In Memory of Mrs
Anne Wife of Capt
John Kellogg
Daughter of Ephriam
Terry Esq and died
Oct 5 1764 and
in the 33 year of
her age Also her infant
babe lying by her breast
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Noble6 viewsPhoto taken by Rusty Clark in Pine Hill Cemetery May 5, 2009
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Old Burying Ground Plaque18 viewsOld Burying Ground
Original burying ground
of the first Westfield settlers
in use circa 1670 to mid-1800's
over 1100 headstones remain
about 500 unmarked graves
earliest dated stone 1683.
The mortal remains of the early settlers
farmers, craftsmen, clergymen, soldiers - the men,
women and children of the frontier town are
here interred.
Included in their number are civic leaders
and veterans of the colonial wars and the
Revolutionary War. From private to general.
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Emery Pease 17763 viewsIn Memory of
Emery Pease Esq
who died
Octr 3 1776
in the 50th year
of his age
Here is a voice directed here
To old & young and all
That they be ready to appear
Whenever God shall call
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