Inscriptions in the Oldest Cemetery in Norwalk, Conn.

His children were : I. Tht()i)hilus b. July '20— 16G2 "went to parts unknown [Probate Heeds]. II. Mary b. Nov 30— 16G3 married John Ed- wards of Fairfield. III. llauuab b. June "28, 1GG5. "XXIII iSluLc. I Here lyt's Biiiied tliu Hod}' oi' "■ill — Cafft. Ei tidt/iati l[<ni/'or(l Avlio ilcpartcd tliis life Aui^ust v(! 2\ih 17(34 ill ye aHlli year of liis Ui^e. I Brownsloiic. ] '^n-Mdi'U [Jlaii/ord\ Die DiUii^diler of Kliia Sarah Hanl'ord DecW Novr ye L*7, 1750 ill ye lUd year of her ai:e Oh now Hwcct Bilbi; Ut'<'aus(; t\v;iM lu-ist (i<)(l took you lioiiKj With hiuito Kiist [\S]ale.| - rJizahcth T/iatc/tcr Daunhtr of .Mr Josiali ]Mrs Mary Thatcher Died Septeiuhr 5 17413 u^ed G years 4 iiioiilhs lU Days J II menioiw of 2 14-1feniietta, [11 nil ({JiObs)\ Avife of Isaac l\ Hull A- duiij^diter of Horace. A. \' Julia Anil Gihbs who died April 24. 184-3 .E. 2{) veais 7 mo A- 2(> Days, Thcrt'fur be yt: iil.so n ady f oi" in nm-li uu hour iiH yt! tliiiik not Won of jiiau iroiUL-th.— Mat 24, 14. Ill meiuory of "4 tr> - fl (ilia Anil (Hhhs^ w ife of Horace A. Oibbs, who died Feb. 4, 183;}, M. US years. In memory of 2 IG— Stephen St iTohn ■ Avho died Aug-, 27, lS-38, Ru 00 years. Tn memory of 2l7-S(iUy, [St John] wif(; of Stephen St .John, who died Oct. 22. 1825. Al, 51) years. [ Double IJrownstone. j In memory of 21S~'l hontas Fitch Ksi/r wlio dietlJanry Kith 1 7!»5 [or '.);{ | in I he 70th y(;ar <;f his au;e 1 n meiiKJi-y of Sdt'dit w ife <jf Tho'inas Fitch Escjr who died Janry 27lli 17U5 in the 01st year of her age [Uranitej Mabel '*r,} Malpel. G, [Mead] Daughter of (Jeoi-iie iC, k Ella G, iMcad, Oct. 21, i882, Sei)t. 29. 18U1. .\liH the fairest fiuh.- rurly. [Slate.] Here fjyes liuried the bridy of s Ann Tliateltei' Avife lo ]\Ir. Josiah Thatidier aued 84 years k 11 MO, Deed Febry ye'2o 1783-4 [Slate.] In memory of 2'^ l~M I S M{(i !f Tluirhei% wife of Cup, Josiidi Thacher, who dc|)arted this Life April Olh AD 1774. in her 08th year. Who follow here, yv. imtli.s of trutli, Sliall lilooiu ill i'vi;rhustiug youtli, CUad with new (Jloru'.s they islmll shine, In eharxiiM innnoital and devine. I Slate. J Here lyes Jiuried the IJody of f/o/Mi lletts IJs(/i', who departed this Life June the 7lli 1745 aged 00 years & 11 months, [Hrownstone.] 2^2\ -?r!rs. Hannah Betts. [13 row list one I '*2:i—Tli ad (lea a Hill Fitch son of Tint's it Sarah Fitcli died Oct 21—1770 age 11 mouths [Hrownstone [ '^24— Hannah [Fitch] Daughter of JMr Thomas ct ]\lr3 Hannah Fitch wdio D(!purted this life on the 24th of August 1741 in the 1 14 or 17 1 year of her age is here buried XXIV I Slate. 1 ?V.>— r;<7r,s rit< h son ot" iM r Tliomiis \ J\Irs Jlan- iiiili Filth wlio (loparUd this lil<; ill April 1747 in 3'c -iid year of his age and in liere inlei icd [Slate. 1 Here lyes Interred the Body of '4'*G-Eb('nexi'r Fitch who ile|)arted this life Febi y 'Jod AI) 1702 in ye o;}d year (jf his a;.;e _ [Slate.j Here lyes interred the body of •^?7— J/i> 1 1 an unit Fitvit who departed this life August ye 7Lh 17GU in ye 25th year of Jler age. Sic Trauiiit Gloria iluudi [Slate.] 'J*^S-j\liss Est her Fitch J)aghter of t he Hon Ble Thomas Filch and Hannaii Fitch De- l)arled this life on ye I'Jth of jMarch 1771 in ye IJOth year of here a^e and is here interred Ulcbbcd are yo d(Md tliat dio iu ye Lord [Brownstone.J Here lies what was niorlal of 2'4i)—Mrs JMdt thii JUiddoch wife of i\Ir. Enoch Paddock A:. ])angt of ye Jievd Mr jMoses Hickenson who died July 15 1752 in ye 18 year of lier age [A Tomb '"J'able of Brownstone on 5 pillai'S and Slate inserted in the table. I 230 -TJfF JfOX'JiLF TllOM AS ntcll Fsqt- Gov'r of the Colony ot CONNECTICUT EuiiiH'iit, aud di.stiut,Mii.-licd anions mortals, F(jr ^'nat aliilitits, lar^'e aqiiirciiu'iitrt and a virtuous eliarae- tcr ; a idt'ar, wtroiit^, Hcitalc iniud ; an aeeiirate, ixtiiisive ac<jiiaiidaiice with Law and civil (loveriDin iit ; a hai)])y Taliut of prc.^idini^' ; close iip- plication, uud strii^t tiilility in the the di.schart^e of inii)ortant Trusts; no less than, for his euijjloyuifnts, by the voice of tin; ijcoplc, in the chief olhe^'S of State, unci at the HEAD of the (.'OLONY. Having served liis jfcrn'ration by tlie ^^'ill of God fell asleei) July iKtli, Ani) Doiiii- jii, 1774. iu tile 7:)th Year of his a^i . [(ioveriior 'I'lios Fitch was sun ol Tiionias. lie inanied Sip -1, 17-'l llanuali Itiill i.f New lla\. n tlie rld- e>>t dan of Kieiiaid and llannali (.Miles) liallj. The llon'l.l.' Tlioma.- was the Ciovernor's us.-istant 17J4 ."> and from 1710 to 17.34 when he wa.-. I lec-ti (l Ciovernor, May, the sami- yt ar antl remained as such to May 17(i > when he came back to Noi walk livid, and i)robably died, at what i.s now kiujwn us the ol.; Fitch placid, on East ave. a liitlo south of opposito the East entrance to tlie :'oad li-adiu;^ to Oyster Slu ll point. A larj^'e elm tree is seen in front of the house as a landmark iuidistnrb. d to his meuKi- ry . 2:U — llalscfj I><(f/ Died Dec. mil, !88;i, ^2 yeuis 0 mo's. 4 Days. l'ai)a [SlaK-l RKBUiUKE 23'4~ M OSes DicLenHiHi DciKuiuntitr OBllT scp K) 1712 yETA'l' 20 [Slate.] Here lyes what was morttd of 2iif'i — M r» Mm thd J>ichcnson wif(! to ye lievnd Mr. Moses Dii'kenson Who Di('(l DeiM-mbr 15th Anno Donii 1755 .I'^ttites ()2 I Brownstonc. | Bi'iieath this monimu'iital stone lies interred the boily of ihe 2>i4 — licv(l . Moses Oichciison , late ptistor of ihe liist, Church of (Jhrist in NOliWALK, who dc pai titd this life Ma}' 1st. 177bi. in IheSJid. y(;ar(d" his aue, iind 5 1st fo his jMinistry in saitl church. A ni;in of a ^'ood Understanding,', well improved by Study, ('luarfuU in Temper Prudent iu (!onduct and fuithfull to his trust IIi; came to his grave iu full ai^'e, like as a shock of corn Cometh iu his season. In memory of *:i4\ — Fiiz(i F. Clii'istian who departed this life Novcwn ber 2Gth, IHOirAged 20 Years 7 months A: 22 da) s In memory of 2''i.'> — Ti itKtt/t f/ Fitch who died Se])t 18, 1S()2 in the 07 yetir of his age -r XXV 441 -KstJtcr [Fitrl,\ Kclicl of 'Piiiiotliv Fitch died ]\Iay 5. A] 71. In memory ol" wife of Slopheii Fitch, wljo Died Sejit. 12. 1811, M. -W yrs. -K(J tvmd Fifc/i Died July 2;}, ISUS. A'l. ao y's. M;iry F. his Avile Died .Ian. U, 1S41, iE. 07 y's. Tliis stone is erected bv th( ir cliihl Aii- jinette Uall of Troy 'N. Y. -11(1 n n((h [lU'l(l('n\ Wile of AziU- JJeldeii, died ]\Iareh 20, ISGO, .F. U;{ y'ls (I mu's & 11 VY^. [Uranite monument. ) —Mr Saniuel Mdrrhi Died Nov. 8, 1820, lYA, 80. —Susifuimli J'lte/i Died May 2t. 1888, .F. 8 ) yrs, I mo, 11 Ds, Jdiiti's Fitch Died .July 81, 1828, .1:]. 7o 3 r, mos k 20 ds. Est he i' ('((iiijf Wis \vif(; Diep Sci.l. i). Au, 80 yis, G mo.s, e^- 1 7 D.< 184() Jtilia Fitch Died June 2;}, 1857 .F, mos. iSj 1;} Ds. I Grauile mnnument. ] Died A[)r, 27, 1857, a^iHl 71. "^4,'i— tnif id m Francis [J)as- h(nn \ son ot ('apt, Samuel .V Fueri tia Daskani. Died Oct. la, 18.-.1). M. '6^. lie luiH t^one, to the t^niVf lis teiuleily loved As any that ever from eurtli was removed And \s lien tlie hi.-Ht cull to iis nhull be j^iven Oil may we be ready to nut t him in Heaven. 244~-(Untt, S<(niucf Dashain. Died April 21, 1h58, a^icd 71 years G mo. iV, 1 1 Days '*4r> — Tllc(nlofi<i [Fitch] dau<;hr of Josiah J I, A: Ann V. Fileh, died April 80, 181G M 17. 'i"he llnuest roek iK now on hi[;h And for all nature lie did diu 'J'lie fairest I'hint the fairest flower Out di)wii and wither d in an hour. — :o: — ^fO-Josiah ir. Fitch Died Dec. 1, 1815. M. 76. ANN PLATT, wife of Josialt IT. Fileh, died ocl, 20, 1845. M. 78. •'They were lovely and pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not devided," In memor}'^ of 247—M((if/ [ C o 1 1 h till J Avife of Jonas P, Couklin. M ho dieil Aug-. 19, 1882: Ai. .24 years. In niehiory of 24S-~S(( iiiuct liiinford who dieil Aug 7, 1888. M. 58. 24iP—Stu'((h [Uaiiford] wife of Samuel Ilanford died April 1 1, 1828: aged 51 years, In memory of 2r>0-llcr.cLi(ih l/(tn;'oi (l who died Jan IG, 1811: /F 57. I Stone 15i'(jken] in memory of 2r>l — S(iriili [J/«iij'<>r(i] wife of lle/.k Ilanford who died Dee. 25, 1811 /F 59 2,'>2~J'J/ ii((th(( H Udiif'ord died Nov. 19, 1809, .i: 24. [ lie was S()n of 1 le/.ekiah. | 2,'>f* — !>(((' i(f ll(nifor<l died Dec. 15, 1815, 27 2r>4 Fidlff III out (J fan ford)] wife of Ira lloyt. »V' wiilow of David Hanford, died Aug. '25, 1820. ;F. 10 years. XXVI 2r>r>—Sai'ah [(Nasi)) \ an Jloo- Avifc of Duvitl V llouscii [David Van llooscai'l aiul widow of KInallian llaii- ford [8ee 252] J)ii'd .^lay 14, 1817: ill her ;JUili year. yiio was dau of Daiiirl and Fi'd lovc (Wright) Na.sh — w hose ri'hidt iUH; was Nurwalk— [now WcHtiiort, Ct.J ISlic died at "(inuuiiiaii Hill" Wilton, (Jonu. Ah wife uf Klnatliau sin- liad 3 childi-fii— Di iini.s— Mary — and H;il- ly. I£i r only cliild, as wife of l)a\ iil Van HooHcar, was l)a\id Nasli Van Hoosear born I\Iay 1st, 1H17. Alivi; 1H<J3. Ruj. Wilton, (;t. 25(i-El ixa bvth [ 11 a n ford] wife of Charles Ilanford, died Feb. 20, im, M. 1« years. 2r>7- WUliain JI. Ilanford born Feb. 7, 1840, died Nov. 1, 18(JG. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taki a away. 2i>S—Mavij PriHciUa \(ro<lft u\ Daughter of Sillinian Fi iscil- la B. (U)dfrey J)ied ]\laieh 21. 1875 m. 21 y'rn, (5 nio'sAr, 7 days. She sleepeth ! so i-ilently ! In the last and iieaecfull rest. Her sun has set, while yet 'txiias day. Her uentli! Hjiirit has soared away For the angels k)V( d her best. '^59— Thomas Fitch Son of Fdvvard k Sarah Filch k. Grandson of Sauiiiel M, k Fs iher Fitch JJorn Mar 18 18l;{ Died May 80. 1888. Berved his country Diirinj^ tlu; war us Capt. Co. li. l)8rd N. Y. V. 3d Biigado 3d i)ivii-lou, 3d .\rniy t'orps. 2(i0— Fi '(ificis ,lo ti c » , Died JMarcli 21, 18(55, a^cd y'rs .*} ino's A- 17 Days. He 8erv(d in CJo. (i, -JS liv^. Conn. Vols. 2(il—JLittU' U ifdr. Died June 27, 1872, aged 7 months. [Double stone I 'r^(i\* — FranL [ lloa laiul] born Jan. 8, 185G, died Au<^. 21, 1858. Ella A .