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James Abbey11 viewsMarble statue on granite pedestal. Much Victorian grave imagery here: urn, wreath, veil.
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James Abbey 188915 viewsVeiled mourner on a pedestal.
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George Richard Dickinson10 viewsThree Ages of Women
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Samuel Bowles and Family12 viewsThe Springfield Republican was established by Samuel Bowles in 1824 as a country weekly, it was converted into a daily in 1844 by his energetic and ambitious son.
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Mary Bliss - 175723 viewsIn Memory of
Mrs Mary
wife of
Mr Ebenezer Bliss 2nd
who died
Aug'st ye 1st
1757
Aged 26 Years
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Jonathan Alan 178035 viewsSacred to the Memory of Maj'r
Jonathan Allen who was slain
as he was Hunting on the 7th
Day of Jan'r 1780 having just
entered the 43d year of hs Age.
The duties of a Son of a Brother
a Husband a Parent & a faith-
ful & Brave officer in the Conti-
nental service were duly discharged
By him. He had for many years made
a specific profession of Christianity
& entertained a hope of a Resurection
& a glorious Immortality which
did not leave him in his final ap-
proaches to the other world

Fine tympanum carving!!
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Bethpheny Almy 179520 viewsLife is Short
In Memory of Miss
Bethpheny daughter
of Mr Morton and
Mrs Anna Almy
she died 5 March
1795 in the 28 year
of her age
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Benjamin Ashley 177264 viewsAaron Bliss of Wilbraham carved beautiful lettering and cherubs in deep relief. While not modeled in 3-D, his images remain sharp and well-defined. This is an example of the chocolate colored sandstone he used, likely a stone quarried near his home on the mountain.
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Ashley Brothers17 viewsHere lies ye bodys
of three sons of
Dr Israel & Margt Ashley

Israel Ashley
who Died
Decmbr ye 19th 1742
aged 5 Years
1 month 27 days

Solomon Ashley
who Died
Janry ye 5th 1742
aged 1 Year
3 month 16 days

of three sons of
Dr Israel & Margt Ashley

Israel Ashley
who Died
Decmbr ye 19th 1742
aged 5 Years
1 month 27 days

Ezra Ashley
who Died
Janry ye 7th 1742
aged 2 Years
11 month 4 days

flos aetatis
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Hariot Ashley 179678 viewsSolomon Ashley lived in the Ashleyville section of old West Springfield, MA. There is a cemetery which retains the name on Riverdale Road, along the Connecticut River. Their daughter, Harriot is buried with them. This sandstone was carved by townsman, John Ely, with a simple willow.
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Solomon and Caroline Ashley23 viewsSolomon Ashley lived in the Ashleyville section of old West Springfield, MA. There is a cemetery which retains the name on Riverdale Road, along the Connecticut River. This marble marker is one of the few still legible in an area widely known for its canal system of mills and factories. The acid rain produced as a result of the Industrial revolution melted the majority of marble markers.
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Margery Atkins 180521 viewsIn Memory of
Mrs Margery
Consort of Mr
Chancy Atkins
who died
26th Sepr 1805
Aged 44 Years
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