aged 25 years∼The first records of the Congregational Church in Newington, 11 Nov. 1747 to 16 Jan 1805
4 Dec. 1755 Mercy Lamb was admitted to full communion.
6 Jun. 1756 Jemima Lamb was admitted to full communion.
Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Mrs.
Mercy Lam
who Departed this
Life March ye 13th
A. D. 1757 aged
25 years
She is buried next to her mother, Sarah (Chester) Lamb.
Mercy was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Lamb and his second wife, Sarah Chester. The title "Mrs." was in that day a sign of distinction (because her father was a Presbyterian minister) and not an indication that she was married.
Deaths -
Jan. 21, 1754 Mrs. Sarah Lamb
Mar. 13, 1756 Mrs. Mercy Lamb
("Early Annals of Newington, CT" by Roger Welles, 1874, Pg 84; Pg 113-4)
Mercy Lamb of Wethersfield, 1756-
Letters of administration given 6 Apr 1756. Inventory 19 Apr 1756.
"Early Annals of Newington, CT", Pg 114 shows Mrs. Mercy Lamb d 13 Mar. 1756.
Mercy Lamb died unmarried in Wethersfield 13 Mar. 1756, age 25. Adm. to Jemima Lamb and Joseph Deming 6 Apr. 1756. Inventory L 103-8-1, no distribution record. ("Lamb Families in CT Before 1800" by Frank B. Lamb, Pg 54)
Based on these various sources, the gravestone must be erroneous in showing her death in 1757. She died in 1756.
4 Dec. 1755 Mercy Lamb was admitted to full communion.
6 Jun. 1756 Jemima Lamb was admitted to full communion.
Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Mrs.
Mercy Lam
who Departed this
Life March ye 13th
A. D. 1757 aged
25 years
She is buried next to her mother, Sarah (Chester) Lamb.
Mercy was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Lamb and his second wife, Sarah Chester. The title "Mrs." was in that day a sign of distinction (because her father was a Presbyterian minister) and not an indication that she was married.
Deaths -
Jan. 21, 1754 Mrs. Sarah Lamb
Mar. 13, 1756 Mrs. Mercy Lamb
("Early Annals of Newington, CT" by Roger Welles, 1874, Pg 84; Pg 113-4)
Mercy Lamb of Wethersfield, 1756-
Letters of administration given 6 Apr 1756. Inventory 19 Apr 1756.
"Early Annals of Newington, CT", Pg 114 shows Mrs. Mercy Lamb d 13 Mar. 1756.
Mercy Lamb died unmarried in Wethersfield 13 Mar. 1756, age 25. Adm. to Jemima Lamb and Joseph Deming 6 Apr. 1756. Inventory L 103-8-1, no distribution record. ("Lamb Families in CT Before 1800" by Frank B. Lamb, Pg 54)
Based on these various sources, the gravestone must be erroneous in showing her death in 1757. She died in 1756.
aged 25 years∼The first records of the Congregational Church in Newington, 11 Nov. 1747 to 16 Jan 1805
4 Dec. 1755 Mercy Lamb was admitted to full communion.
6 Jun. 1756 Jemima Lamb was admitted to full communion.
Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Mrs.
Mercy Lam
who Departed this
Life March ye 13th
A. D. 1757 aged
25 years
She is buried next to her mother, Sarah (Chester) Lamb.
Mercy was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Lamb and his second wife, Sarah Chester. The title "Mrs." was in that day a sign of distinction (because her father was a Presbyterian minister) and not an indication that she was married.
Deaths -
Jan. 21, 1754 Mrs. Sarah Lamb
Mar. 13, 1756 Mrs. Mercy Lamb
("Early Annals of Newington, CT" by Roger Welles, 1874, Pg 84; Pg 113-4)
Mercy Lamb of Wethersfield, 1756-
Letters of administration given 6 Apr 1756. Inventory 19 Apr 1756.
"Early Annals of Newington, CT", Pg 114 shows Mrs. Mercy Lamb d 13 Mar. 1756.
Mercy Lamb died unmarried in Wethersfield 13 Mar. 1756, age 25. Adm. to Jemima Lamb and Joseph Deming 6 Apr. 1756. Inventory L 103-8-1, no distribution record. ("Lamb Families in CT Before 1800" by Frank B. Lamb, Pg 54)
Based on these various sources, the gravestone must be erroneous in showing her death in 1757. She died in 1756.
4 Dec. 1755 Mercy Lamb was admitted to full communion.
6 Jun. 1756 Jemima Lamb was admitted to full communion.
Here lies Interr'd
the Body of Mrs.
Mercy Lam
who Departed this
Life March ye 13th
A. D. 1757 aged
25 years
She is buried next to her mother, Sarah (Chester) Lamb.
Mercy was a daughter of Rev. Joseph Lamb and his second wife, Sarah Chester. The title "Mrs." was in that day a sign of distinction (because her father was a Presbyterian minister) and not an indication that she was married.
Deaths -
Jan. 21, 1754 Mrs. Sarah Lamb
Mar. 13, 1756 Mrs. Mercy Lamb
("Early Annals of Newington, CT" by Roger Welles, 1874, Pg 84; Pg 113-4)
Mercy Lamb of Wethersfield, 1756-
Letters of administration given 6 Apr 1756. Inventory 19 Apr 1756.
"Early Annals of Newington, CT", Pg 114 shows Mrs. Mercy Lamb d 13 Mar. 1756.
Mercy Lamb died unmarried in Wethersfield 13 Mar. 1756, age 25. Adm. to Jemima Lamb and Joseph Deming 6 Apr. 1756. Inventory L 103-8-1, no distribution record. ("Lamb Families in CT Before 1800" by Frank B. Lamb, Pg 54)
Based on these various sources, the gravestone must be erroneous in showing her death in 1757. She died in 1756.
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