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         BRECK, John
Buried at Milford, Pennsylvania

    John Breck,
    departed this life April 19, 1819, aged 11 years -

    Come all ye mourners to the tomb
    See here a youth cut off in bloom,
    Although he's hurried to his last
    We hope the Lord hath found him rest.

    This be a warning to ye all
    Should at your house a sick youth call,
    It's not a secret for to keep
    But let his parents know of it.

    Source : Kippax 1877


EVANS, William
Graveyard at Newton, Pennsylvania

    Here lies the body of William Evans, who departed this life,
    September the 29th, 1734, aged, 52 years.
    My pilgrim race I ran apace
    My resting place is here
    This stone is got to keep ye spot
    That men dig not too near.

    Source : Kippax 1877


GUIFFORD, Martha
Buried Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Mrs. Martha Guifford, 1810.

    Sickness sore, long time I bore
    Physician's skill in vain,
    Till God revealed his tender love
    And took away my pain.

    And now, I at my anchor ride,
    With many of the fleet;
    Once more, again, I will set sail
    My Saviour Christ to meet.

    Source : Eaton 1900


HARRIS, Henry
Buried near Williamsport, Pennsylvania

    Sacred to the Memory of
    Henry Harris,
    Born June 27th, 1821, of Henry Harris
    And Jane his Wife.
    Died on the 4th of May, 1837, by the kick of a colt in his bowels.

    Peaceable and quiet, a friend to his father and mother, and respected by all who knew him, and went to the world where horses don't kick, where sorrow and weeping is no more.

    Source : Eaton 1900


HILL, Dewey
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Dewey Hill
    1899 - 1938
    Sure hope it's better where you
    went then where you've been
    A.H. Hill - son - 1982

    Source : findagrave.com, Memorial #7077710


MARKUNAS, Elizabeth M.
Burial: Saint Francis De Sales Cemetery, Lenni, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Elizabeth M.
    Markunas
    1932-1993
    “Nobody ever listened
    to me”

    Source : findagrave.com, Memorial #25920557


ROBERTS, Elizabeth
Tomb in Trinity Churchyard, Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    On the outside:
    Here lyeth the body of, Elizabeth, wife of John Roberts, who departed
    this life, May, ye, 6th, in the year of our Lord, God, 1708, aged 41 years.
    Weep not for me, for it is in vain,
    Weep for your sins, and then refrain.
    On the inside:
    Here, by these lines is testify'd
    No Quaker was she, when she dy'd,
    So far was she from Quakerism,
    That she desired to have baptism
    For her, our babes and children dear,
    To this, these lines true witness bear,
    And furthermore, she did obtain
    That faith, that all shall rise again
    Out of the graves at the last day,
    And in this faith she passed away.

    Source : Kippax 1877


SMITH, Sam. Will
Buried in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

    The memory of
    Sam. Will Smith.
    Who departed this life Nov. 14, 1801.
    This lovely boy near 8 years old,
    Lies Buried with his Brother
    His Sister lies on the one side
    And his Nephew on the other.

    Source : Kippax 1877



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