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Capt William Hodges

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Capt William Hodges

Birth
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
23 Jun 1760 (aged 78)
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 050 Lot 19 grave c (Hodges monument and lot)
Memorial ID
View Source
Massachusetts Town Vital Records
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Birth Records---
(Chidren of John Hodges and Elizabeth Macy)

HODGES, William
Birth Date: June 6, 1682 Sex: M
Birth Place: Taunton
Source: Vital Records of Taunton
Father's Name: John

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Death Records---
HODGES, William
Death Date: June 23, 1766
Burial Place: Taunton
Relative: Age:
Source: Vital Records of Taunton
Complete Record: William, Capt., June 23, 1766, in 85th y. [June 23, 1760, G.R.1.]
(gravestone record, Oakland Cemetery (Glebe Street Burying Ground), Glebe Street, Taunton)
He had an original stone...
from "Genealogical record of the Hodges family" (1853), p.60
Original gravestone reading by E. H. Reed ca.1853 from Burying Ground near "the Green"...

"In memory of Capt. William Hodges. He died June ye
23, A. D. 1766, in ye 85th year of his age.
Behold and see as you pass by ;
As you are now so once was I,
As I am so you must be ;
Prepare for death and follow me."

Contributor: Jeff Lloyd ©2004-2019 (46608645) • [email protected]
Massachusetts Town Vital Records
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Birth Records---
(Chidren of John Hodges and Elizabeth Macy)

HODGES, William
Birth Date: June 6, 1682 Sex: M
Birth Place: Taunton
Source: Vital Records of Taunton
Father's Name: John

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Death Records---
HODGES, William
Death Date: June 23, 1766
Burial Place: Taunton
Relative: Age:
Source: Vital Records of Taunton
Complete Record: William, Capt., June 23, 1766, in 85th y. [June 23, 1760, G.R.1.]
(gravestone record, Oakland Cemetery (Glebe Street Burying Ground), Glebe Street, Taunton)
He had an original stone...
from "Genealogical record of the Hodges family" (1853), p.60
Original gravestone reading by E. H. Reed ca.1853 from Burying Ground near "the Green"...

"In memory of Capt. William Hodges. He died June ye
23, A. D. 1766, in ye 85th year of his age.
Behold and see as you pass by ;
As you are now so once was I,
As I am so you must be ;
Prepare for death and follow me."

Contributor: Jeff Lloyd ©2004-2019 (46608645) • [email protected]

Inscription

Capt. WILLIAM HODGES
Died June 23, 1760
Aged 84 years
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ABIJAH HODGES
Died Dec 10, 1807
Aged 79 years
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JERUSHA, His wife
Died Feb 23, 1810
Aged 75 years

Gravesite Details

Capt. William Hodges' actual date of death is 23 Jun 1766, and the stone was in error... see below, where the town clerk made reference to the GR1 (gravestone record)



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  • Maintained by: Dee_Rose
  • Originally Created by: jtb
  • Added: Apr 3, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88002394/william-hodges: accessed ), memorial page for Capt William Hodges (6 Jun 1682–23 Jun 1760), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88002394, citing Plain Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Dee_Rose (contributor 50889839).