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New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800 · scan page 46
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INSCHIPTIONS OX TOMBSTONES IX X"EW HAVEN.
Children behind her. Her Cliaracter
is drawn in Prov. XXXI. lo. ii, &c
Youth finiies and glows in Prospects
[bright
Mid Life is doom'd to Care and Toil
Old Age the lonly Eve of Night
Ouick Death writes Vanitv on all
is erected
by her husband
James Dana D,D.
26^
in'es/ IVa/L]
Samuel Eldest Son of
Mr. Philip, & Mrs.
Beede Daggett
born Augufi 24"' 1768
and died September
13"' 1772.
Bright fhin'tl his Sun,
but foon Eclips'd
269 [Crypt.]
M KATHARINE DANA
died August 28" 1795
^tats LXVII.
Discreet
frugal and hospitable
compassionate and liberal
her character
received additional lustre
from
unaffected piety
resignation in affliction
and faith in her Redeemer.
This Memorial
of a most affectionate wife
270 {^Liiiden A v.. Lot 2.]
CATHERINE DANA
Wife of Rev'd James Dana
Died Aug. 28. 1795, M. 67.
ABIGAIL DANA
his 2'' wife
Died Mar. 17. 1798, .E. 61.
MARY DANA
his 3' wife
Died Dec. 21. 1S31, /E. 91.
271
[West IVail.]
In Memor}' of
Mrs Sarah
Wife of Mr.
John DanieLfon
Who died Feb''
iSth 1775 in her
39"' Year
272 [JVest IVall.]
In Memory of three Children
of John & Sarah Danielson
Martha died March S"' 1766 aged 2
Months & 6 Days Susanna died
Novem'' ig"' 1773 aged i Year 9
Months & 13 Days
& Daniel an Infant
■J68 Philip^ bro. of Pres. Daggett, b. Sept. 11, 1739, d- Dec. 13, 17S3, in
North Haven.
*"■' Dau. of Rev. S.imuel and Sarah (Chauncey) Whiitelsev, of Wallingford;
b. Dec. 26, 1728 ; m., May 8, 1759, James, son of Caleb and Phebe (Chandler),
of Brighton, Mass., b. May 10, 1735. grad. Harv. Coll. 1753, ordained at Wall-
ingford, Oct. II, 1758, installed over ist Church, New Haven, Apr. 29, 1789,
d. Aug. 18, 1812.
'^''' Abigail, dau. of Dr. Ezekiel Porter, m., Aug. i, 1753, Thos. Belden, of
Weihersfield, who was b. Aug. g, 1732, and d. May 22, 17S2; she m. Dr.
Dana, Oct. 10, 1796; he next married, Sept. 14, 1798, Mrs. Mary Rice, wid.
of No. 738.
"' Dau. of Moses and Ann Marv Mansfield (No. 544); b. July 7, 1736; m.
1758.Cite this page
Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P009-0046. New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800, printed page not verified, PDF page 46. [Dexter, Franklin Bowditch], 1842- [from old catalog] ed; digitized copy contributed by The Library of Congress https://archive.org/details/inscriptionsonto00dext/page/n46/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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