Georgiana m. 9 March 1869 at Westford, Isaac Hubbard Stone (1840-1918). He is interred in Salem, Illinois.
From the Westford Wardsman, 6 May 1916
On April 29, there passed on to her reward, Mrs. I. H. Stone, of Salem, Ill. Before her marriage she was Georgianna Patten of Westford, and her friends and the friends of the Patten family, which held an hon-ored place in the town during their residence here, will be interested in the account of her life which was a sermon in itself—so much of good had she accomplished.
She was the daughter of Sarah B. Hall and Rufus Patten and was born in 1840 on the Patten place, a short distance from town on the road [now Patten Road] to Forge Village. The family were constant attendants at the Congregational church and devoted to its interests which influence shows later in the work which Mrs. Stone did in the west. There was a strong interest in education in this home. The father had been a student in the academy and thither he sent all of his children. The daughter, Georgianna, entered in 1853, when Samuel Hilliard Folsom, of Dartmouth college, was the preceptor and the assistant was Miss Margaret F. Foley, who later became a distinguished sculptor.
In 1869 she was married in the Congregational church to Isaac Henry Stone of Shrewsbury, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Woodworth. They soon went west and settled at Hersher, Ill. It was pioneer prairie life with no church near. With her strong New Eng-land training Mrs. Stone felt the need of a religious center for the people. She gradually gathered the people together in Sunday school work which she carefully looked after. She then came east to her home town and told of the need of a church at Hersher. Money was gladly given here and in other towns until she had through her efforts secured enough to build a place of worship. Returning to Illinois she personally superintended the buying of all necessary materials, looked after the building of the church and paid the bills, so the church was really a monument to her indefatigable efforts and her desire to better the welfare of others. Often when the church was without a pastor she conducted the services and even gave the word of sweet sympathy at the last service for those who had passed on. She really did the work of a home missionary and showed great ability as a counsellor, organizer and speaker.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Stone moved to Chicago and became affiliated with the Green street church. It was a crucial time for this Congregational church which is so well known now. Mrs. Stone's great interest in church work and her remarkable talents found a field here. She was made a trustee of the church and she did an important work in helping to enlarge this church until now it is one of our important Congregational churches.
After years in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Stone went to Salem, Ill., where they bought a large and valuable farm, but they made their home in the town itself. Again Mrs. Stone turned her interest to church and education work. She was made a member of the school board and the record of her attendance at the meetings is wonderful, showing her strong sense of responsibility in whatever she undertook. In the nine years during which she served, 225 meetings were held, and she missed only eleven. She was interested in every phase of church work and in every line of good activity and she identified herself with it.
The record of her last week of life on earth shows this. On Sunday she taught her class of forty women, on Monday she read a paper before the Missionary society, on Thursday night she went to the church prayer meeting and was asked to offer pray-er. On Friday, as a member of the school board, she went to the school, it being patrons' day. She visited each room and gave an encouraging talk. On her way home she stopped and spoke with a member of the Chautauqua committee in regard to the Chautauqua meetings which were to be held in Salem in the summer, and she gave her order for several tickets. Early the following morning she passed on with heart disease. Truly it is a record of a life rich in service.
Services were held in the church at Salem on Monday afternoon. It was a last tribute to one who had been a friend to everyone. The husband and the niece, Prof. Grace Patten Conant of James Milliken university, Decatur, Ill., made the sad trip east for the final service. On Wednesday afternoon a service was held at the home of A. F. Conant, Littleton, Rev. J. C. Alvord of the Congregational church officiating. The committal service was at Westlawn cemetery in this town in the Patten tomb, where many of her relatives are buried. The bearers were Albert F., Nelson F., Benjamin and Goldsmith Conant.
Mrs. Stone is survived by a husband, I. H. Stone; a sister, Mrs. A. F. Conant, of Littleton; and a brother, William O. Patten, of Worcester. A sister, Miss Mary O. Patten, died a few years ago. Goldsmith H. Conant, of this town, is her nephew.
From the Westford Wardsman, 6 May 1916
On April 29, there passed on to her reward, Mrs. I. H. Stone, of Salem, Ill. Before her marriage she was Georgianna Patten of Westford, and her friends and the friends of the Patten family, which held an hon-ored place in the town during their residence here, will be interested in the account of her life which was a sermon in itself—so much of good had she accomplished.
She was the daughter of Sarah B. Hall and Rufus Patten and was born in 1840 on the Patten place, a short distance from town on the road [now Patten Road] to Forge Village. The family were constant attendants at the Congregational church and devoted to its interests which influence shows later in the work which Mrs. Stone did in the west. There was a strong interest in education in this home. The father had been a student in the academy and thither he sent all of his children. The daughter, Georgianna, entered in 1853, when Samuel Hilliard Folsom, of Dartmouth college, was the preceptor and the assistant was Miss Margaret F. Foley, who later became a distinguished sculptor.
In 1869 she was married in the Congregational church to Isaac Henry Stone of Shrewsbury, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Woodworth. They soon went west and settled at Hersher, Ill. It was pioneer prairie life with no church near. With her strong New Eng-land training Mrs. Stone felt the need of a religious center for the people. She gradually gathered the people together in Sunday school work which she carefully looked after. She then came east to her home town and told of the need of a church at Hersher. Money was gladly given here and in other towns until she had through her efforts secured enough to build a place of worship. Returning to Illinois she personally superintended the buying of all necessary materials, looked after the building of the church and paid the bills, so the church was really a monument to her indefatigable efforts and her desire to better the welfare of others. Often when the church was without a pastor she conducted the services and even gave the word of sweet sympathy at the last service for those who had passed on. She really did the work of a home missionary and showed great ability as a counsellor, organizer and speaker.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Stone moved to Chicago and became affiliated with the Green street church. It was a crucial time for this Congregational church which is so well known now. Mrs. Stone's great interest in church work and her remarkable talents found a field here. She was made a trustee of the church and she did an important work in helping to enlarge this church until now it is one of our important Congregational churches.
After years in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Stone went to Salem, Ill., where they bought a large and valuable farm, but they made their home in the town itself. Again Mrs. Stone turned her interest to church and education work. She was made a member of the school board and the record of her attendance at the meetings is wonderful, showing her strong sense of responsibility in whatever she undertook. In the nine years during which she served, 225 meetings were held, and she missed only eleven. She was interested in every phase of church work and in every line of good activity and she identified herself with it.
The record of her last week of life on earth shows this. On Sunday she taught her class of forty women, on Monday she read a paper before the Missionary society, on Thursday night she went to the church prayer meeting and was asked to offer pray-er. On Friday, as a member of the school board, she went to the school, it being patrons' day. She visited each room and gave an encouraging talk. On her way home she stopped and spoke with a member of the Chautauqua committee in regard to the Chautauqua meetings which were to be held in Salem in the summer, and she gave her order for several tickets. Early the following morning she passed on with heart disease. Truly it is a record of a life rich in service.
Services were held in the church at Salem on Monday afternoon. It was a last tribute to one who had been a friend to everyone. The husband and the niece, Prof. Grace Patten Conant of James Milliken university, Decatur, Ill., made the sad trip east for the final service. On Wednesday afternoon a service was held at the home of A. F. Conant, Littleton, Rev. J. C. Alvord of the Congregational church officiating. The committal service was at Westlawn cemetery in this town in the Patten tomb, where many of her relatives are buried. The bearers were Albert F., Nelson F., Benjamin and Goldsmith Conant.
Mrs. Stone is survived by a husband, I. H. Stone; a sister, Mrs. A. F. Conant, of Littleton; and a brother, William O. Patten, of Worcester. A sister, Miss Mary O. Patten, died a few years ago. Goldsmith H. Conant, of this town, is her nephew.
Georgiana m. 9 March 1869 at Westford, Isaac Hubbard Stone (1840-1918). He is interred in Salem, Illinois.
From the Westford Wardsman, 6 May 1916
On April 29, there passed on to her reward, Mrs. I. H. Stone, of Salem, Ill. Before her marriage she was Georgianna Patten of Westford, and her friends and the friends of the Patten family, which held an hon-ored place in the town during their residence here, will be interested in the account of her life which was a sermon in itself—so much of good had she accomplished.
She was the daughter of Sarah B. Hall and Rufus Patten and was born in 1840 on the Patten place, a short distance from town on the road [now Patten Road] to Forge Village. The family were constant attendants at the Congregational church and devoted to its interests which influence shows later in the work which Mrs. Stone did in the west. There was a strong interest in education in this home. The father had been a student in the academy and thither he sent all of his children. The daughter, Georgianna, entered in 1853, when Samuel Hilliard Folsom, of Dartmouth college, was the preceptor and the assistant was Miss Margaret F. Foley, who later became a distinguished sculptor.
In 1869 she was married in the Congregational church to Isaac Henry Stone of Shrewsbury, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Woodworth. They soon went west and settled at Hersher, Ill. It was pioneer prairie life with no church near. With her strong New Eng-land training Mrs. Stone felt the need of a religious center for the people. She gradually gathered the people together in Sunday school work which she carefully looked after. She then came east to her home town and told of the need of a church at Hersher. Money was gladly given here and in other towns until she had through her efforts secured enough to build a place of worship. Returning to Illinois she personally superintended the buying of all necessary materials, looked after the building of the church and paid the bills, so the church was really a monument to her indefatigable efforts and her desire to better the welfare of others. Often when the church was without a pastor she conducted the services and even gave the word of sweet sympathy at the last service for those who had passed on. She really did the work of a home missionary and showed great ability as a counsellor, organizer and speaker.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Stone moved to Chicago and became affiliated with the Green street church. It was a crucial time for this Congregational church which is so well known now. Mrs. Stone's great interest in church work and her remarkable talents found a field here. She was made a trustee of the church and she did an important work in helping to enlarge this church until now it is one of our important Congregational churches.
After years in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Stone went to Salem, Ill., where they bought a large and valuable farm, but they made their home in the town itself. Again Mrs. Stone turned her interest to church and education work. She was made a member of the school board and the record of her attendance at the meetings is wonderful, showing her strong sense of responsibility in whatever she undertook. In the nine years during which she served, 225 meetings were held, and she missed only eleven. She was interested in every phase of church work and in every line of good activity and she identified herself with it.
The record of her last week of life on earth shows this. On Sunday she taught her class of forty women, on Monday she read a paper before the Missionary society, on Thursday night she went to the church prayer meeting and was asked to offer pray-er. On Friday, as a member of the school board, she went to the school, it being patrons' day. She visited each room and gave an encouraging talk. On her way home she stopped and spoke with a member of the Chautauqua committee in regard to the Chautauqua meetings which were to be held in Salem in the summer, and she gave her order for several tickets. Early the following morning she passed on with heart disease. Truly it is a record of a life rich in service.
Services were held in the church at Salem on Monday afternoon. It was a last tribute to one who had been a friend to everyone. The husband and the niece, Prof. Grace Patten Conant of James Milliken university, Decatur, Ill., made the sad trip east for the final service. On Wednesday afternoon a service was held at the home of A. F. Conant, Littleton, Rev. J. C. Alvord of the Congregational church officiating. The committal service was at Westlawn cemetery in this town in the Patten tomb, where many of her relatives are buried. The bearers were Albert F., Nelson F., Benjamin and Goldsmith Conant.
Mrs. Stone is survived by a husband, I. H. Stone; a sister, Mrs. A. F. Conant, of Littleton; and a brother, William O. Patten, of Worcester. A sister, Miss Mary O. Patten, died a few years ago. Goldsmith H. Conant, of this town, is her nephew.
From the Westford Wardsman, 6 May 1916
On April 29, there passed on to her reward, Mrs. I. H. Stone, of Salem, Ill. Before her marriage she was Georgianna Patten of Westford, and her friends and the friends of the Patten family, which held an hon-ored place in the town during their residence here, will be interested in the account of her life which was a sermon in itself—so much of good had she accomplished.
She was the daughter of Sarah B. Hall and Rufus Patten and was born in 1840 on the Patten place, a short distance from town on the road [now Patten Road] to Forge Village. The family were constant attendants at the Congregational church and devoted to its interests which influence shows later in the work which Mrs. Stone did in the west. There was a strong interest in education in this home. The father had been a student in the academy and thither he sent all of his children. The daughter, Georgianna, entered in 1853, when Samuel Hilliard Folsom, of Dartmouth college, was the preceptor and the assistant was Miss Margaret F. Foley, who later became a distinguished sculptor.
In 1869 she was married in the Congregational church to Isaac Henry Stone of Shrewsbury, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Woodworth. They soon went west and settled at Hersher, Ill. It was pioneer prairie life with no church near. With her strong New Eng-land training Mrs. Stone felt the need of a religious center for the people. She gradually gathered the people together in Sunday school work which she carefully looked after. She then came east to her home town and told of the need of a church at Hersher. Money was gladly given here and in other towns until she had through her efforts secured enough to build a place of worship. Returning to Illinois she personally superintended the buying of all necessary materials, looked after the building of the church and paid the bills, so the church was really a monument to her indefatigable efforts and her desire to better the welfare of others. Often when the church was without a pastor she conducted the services and even gave the word of sweet sympathy at the last service for those who had passed on. She really did the work of a home missionary and showed great ability as a counsellor, organizer and speaker.
Later, Mr. and Mrs. Stone moved to Chicago and became affiliated with the Green street church. It was a crucial time for this Congregational church which is so well known now. Mrs. Stone's great interest in church work and her remarkable talents found a field here. She was made a trustee of the church and she did an important work in helping to enlarge this church until now it is one of our important Congregational churches.
After years in Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Stone went to Salem, Ill., where they bought a large and valuable farm, but they made their home in the town itself. Again Mrs. Stone turned her interest to church and education work. She was made a member of the school board and the record of her attendance at the meetings is wonderful, showing her strong sense of responsibility in whatever she undertook. In the nine years during which she served, 225 meetings were held, and she missed only eleven. She was interested in every phase of church work and in every line of good activity and she identified herself with it.
The record of her last week of life on earth shows this. On Sunday she taught her class of forty women, on Monday she read a paper before the Missionary society, on Thursday night she went to the church prayer meeting and was asked to offer pray-er. On Friday, as a member of the school board, she went to the school, it being patrons' day. She visited each room and gave an encouraging talk. On her way home she stopped and spoke with a member of the Chautauqua committee in regard to the Chautauqua meetings which were to be held in Salem in the summer, and she gave her order for several tickets. Early the following morning she passed on with heart disease. Truly it is a record of a life rich in service.
Services were held in the church at Salem on Monday afternoon. It was a last tribute to one who had been a friend to everyone. The husband and the niece, Prof. Grace Patten Conant of James Milliken university, Decatur, Ill., made the sad trip east for the final service. On Wednesday afternoon a service was held at the home of A. F. Conant, Littleton, Rev. J. C. Alvord of the Congregational church officiating. The committal service was at Westlawn cemetery in this town in the Patten tomb, where many of her relatives are buried. The bearers were Albert F., Nelson F., Benjamin and Goldsmith Conant.
Mrs. Stone is survived by a husband, I. H. Stone; a sister, Mrs. A. F. Conant, of Littleton; and a brother, William O. Patten, of Worcester. A sister, Miss Mary O. Patten, died a few years ago. Goldsmith H. Conant, of this town, is her nephew.
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