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New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800 · scan page 13

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INSCRIPTIONS    ON    TOMBSTONES    IN    NEW    HAVEN.
.1-77
37
[IF^sf  Wall.']
In  Memory
of  M"   Hannah
Attvvater  wife  of
M'  David   Auwater  ju''
wlio  Departed  this
Life  April  y"  13"'  1757
3§  [Sylvan  Av.,  Lot  16.]
In  Memory
of  M"    ELIZABETH
Late  Consort  of  Lieu'
David  Atwater  who  died
January  2''  1783  in  the
57"'  year  of  her  Age
Blessed  are  the  dead  Who  die
in  the  Lord
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\_S(i»it  Lot.]
Ezra  fon  of  Lieu"
David  Atwater,
&  Mrs.  Elizabeth
his  wife,  died  3''
March  1771  aged
2  Years  &  7  Months
40
Mr.
yiVest  IValt.]
In  Memory
of
David   Atwater,
a  noted  Apothecary,
a  valuable  Member  of  Society;
juft  &  upright  in  his  Dealings;
generoufly  benificent  to  the  Public,
defufively  charitable  to  the  Poor,
a  kind  &  amiable  Hufband,
a  faithful  Friend,
&  a  firm  .'Advocate  for  his  Country ;
in  defence  of  which  he  fell  a  Volunteer
in  the  Battle  at  Cumpo-Hill,
April  28"'  AD  1777  M  41.
41
[West   I  Vail.]
This  Monument  is  erected  to  the
[Memory
of  two  Sons  of  Doci'  DAVID  &  Mrs
EUNICE  ATWATER.  CHESTER
was  born  Dec'  21"'  AD  1772  &  died  31''
March  1773.  SYLVESTER  was  born
Feb''  17"'  1776  &  died  Sep''  9'''  1776
Myfterio-us  plan  !  thefe  Bleffings
[fcarcely  given
Endear'd  affection  must  rei'ign  to
Heaven
And  truly  life  can  little  more  fupply
Than  juft  to  look  about  us  and  10  die
42
[SylTan  Av.,  Lot  16.]
In
Memory  of
M''  Eldad  Atwater
who  Departed  this
Life   September  25"'
1793.  in  the  42''  Year
of  his  age.
43
[Same  Lot.]
In  Memory  of
Lydie  Atwater  wife  of
M''  Eldad  Atwater
who  departed  this
Life  Feb>-  iS"'  1784
Aged  32  Years
^■'  By  birth,  Talmadge;  bapt.  Nov.  r,  1719-20;  m.,  June  25,  1744,  David,
son  of  Nos.  33,  35.
*^  Dau.  of  John  Basset  (No.  116);  b.  Nov.  19,  1726;  m.,  Nov.  25,  1746,  son
of  Joshua  (No.  65).  ^^  Born  Nov.  23,  1768.
■**  Son  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Hotchkiss),  of  Wallingford;  b.  Feb.  23.  1736;
m.,  Nov.  15,  1770,  Eunice  Thompson,  of  Str.'itford.
*'-  Son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (No.  38);  b.  March  23,  1751;  m.,  Nov.  27,
1776,  Lydia  Heaton  ;  m.  next,  Oct.  15,  17S6,  Sally  Lucas.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P009-0013. New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800, printed page not verified, PDF page 13. [Dexter, Franklin Bowditch], 1842- [from old catalog] ed; digitized copy contributed by The Library of Congress https://archive.org/details/inscriptionsonto00dext/page/n13/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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