After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986."
After Pierre's death, Mary went to live with their son Jasper in Hannibal, Osewgo Co. NY. The following verse was composed by Mary and is inscribed on her tombsone.
"My children dear, I pray draw near
and listen while I tell
Without free grace your dwelling place
will be a burning hell."
Taken but paraphrased & drastically shortened from Hallie Arden DeMass Sweeting's book "Pierre Dumas, His Life and His Descendants, 1756 to 1986."
Inscription
Top to stone say's
"MOTHER"
Mary
wife of
Peter Dumass
Died Oct 17, 1847
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