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New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800 · scan page 140
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6U4 l^SGRIPTIOXS ON TOMBSTONES IN NEW HA^"EN.
§87 [Cry/>i.]
In Memory of the
Reverend SAMUEL WALES D.D.
Professor of Divinity
In Yale College
who died Feb. i8 1794 .^tat. 46.
He was a son of the
Rev. JOHN WALES of Raynham
was educated at Yale College
in which he was afterward a Tutor.
He served in the pastoral office
at Milford
Where he continued in the ministry
from 1770 to 1782
When he was Elected and Removed
To the professorship of Divinity in the College
In which he ministered
with distinguished Reputation and
Honor for about twelve years
Eminent
For Superior Abilities, Strong mental power
Perspicuity & Solemnity
In the pulpit Eloquence
widest views of Theology
8§8 [Co'f^.] i 889 [A^ori/i Wall.']
To the memory of j In Memory of
M-- SAMUEL WALES James C W.\llace
eldest son of the Rev' SAM' I Son of Cap'
WALES D.D. This amiable ^^iH" & Eliza Wallace
[promising youth who departed this life
endowed with uncommon strength Auguft 16"" 1796 Aged
of genius which he cultivated ^ '''ear 2 Months & 27 day«
with diligence & success Suffer little Children to come unto me
sober, prudent & judicious And forbid them Not
above his years tor of Such is the kingdom of Heaven
distinguished for sweetness ^^^^__
of temper, for an obliging §90 {.Vorth irall.]
inoffensive & dutiful „ , r^,
J ,t^„„4. 0, f„^ „ Rebecca Thomas
deportment & for a ^^^ of - William &
virtuous and pious conduct M- Mary Warland
thro life lived much rw- j \ .„ \ r> ,- a
beloved &„<iied greaUy "^'A":,l ^n hT
lamented Nov. 20 1790
in the 18''' Year of his age Of fuch is the kingd-
& third of his College Studies I -om of Heaven
^'' Son of John (Harvard Coll. 172S) and Hazadiah (Leonard), of Raynham,
Mass.; b. March 2, 1747-8; m. Miles, of Milford.
889 Wm. m. Eliza Griffith, Sept. 26, 1786.Cite this page
Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P009-0140. New Haven tombstone inscriptions erected before 1800, printed page not verified, PDF page 140. [Dexter, Franklin Bowditch], 1842- [from old catalog] ed; digitized copy contributed by The Library of Congress https://archive.org/details/inscriptionsonto00dext/page/n140/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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