Inscription
[One stone]: FATHER & MOTHER. GEORGE BAKER Died Oct. 16, 1835, Ae. 42. EUNICE, his wife, died June 14, 1866, Ae. 83.
Rest, spirit, rest.
This stone replaces one formerly standing there, which was inscribed: George Baker died Oct. 16, 1835, Ae. 42. He met his death at the hands of Enoch Woods, who, in a fit of rage, with a dirk, stabbed him to the heart.
Mr. Woods was undoubtedly insane, and it was with due deference to that fact that the Baker family have, with fitting propriety, caused a change in the inscriptions. A more particular account of this occurrence can be found in the History of Sullivan, NH. This note was inserted to correct imperfect impressions which might have been derived from reading the former inscription.
Note: Also: [One stone] Washington died June 9, 1828, Ae. 6 yrs. Sarah L. died Aug. 7, 1824, Ae. 51 days, children of George & Eunice Baker.
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Works Cited & Guidance:
Josiah Lafayette Seward, History of the Town of Sullivan, New Hampshire, (Salem: Higginson Book Co., 2001 [1921]).
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