Hale: "Old Scotland Cemetery" at Scotland, CT, actually being the west portion of the "New Scotland Cemetery" south of Cemetery Road:
• Allen, Deziah, wife of Asahel, died Nov. 2, 1820, age 75, footstone.
• Allen, Asahel, died Mar. 19, 1825, age 82 yrs.
Desire was the 11th of 14 children of Anthony Eames and Anna Barker of Voluntown, Conn., former of Marshfield, Mass where they m. on Mar. 25, 1725. Desire was undoubtedly named after her maternal great grandmother, Desire (Annable) Barker, the dau. of Anthony and Ann Annable of early Barnstable, Mass.
An extended bio explaining her ancestry will be added later. In the meantime, see husband Asahel's memorial for her children.
• Allen, Deziah, wife of Asahel, died Nov. 2, 1820, age 75, footstone.
• Allen, Asahel, died Mar. 19, 1825, age 82 yrs.
Desire was the 11th of 14 children of Anthony Eames and Anna Barker of Voluntown, Conn., former of Marshfield, Mass where they m. on Mar. 25, 1725. Desire was undoubtedly named after her maternal great grandmother, Desire (Annable) Barker, the dau. of Anthony and Ann Annable of early Barnstable, Mass.
An extended bio explaining her ancestry will be added later. In the meantime, see husband Asahel's memorial for her children.
Hale: "Old Scotland Cemetery" at Scotland, CT, actually being the west portion of the "New Scotland Cemetery" south of Cemetery Road:
• Allen, Deziah, wife of Asahel, died Nov. 2, 1820, age 75, footstone.
• Allen, Asahel, died Mar. 19, 1825, age 82 yrs.
Desire was the 11th of 14 children of Anthony Eames and Anna Barker of Voluntown, Conn., former of Marshfield, Mass where they m. on Mar. 25, 1725. Desire was undoubtedly named after her maternal great grandmother, Desire (Annable) Barker, the dau. of Anthony and Ann Annable of early Barnstable, Mass.
An extended bio explaining her ancestry will be added later. In the meantime, see husband Asahel's memorial for her children.
• Allen, Deziah, wife of Asahel, died Nov. 2, 1820, age 75, footstone.
• Allen, Asahel, died Mar. 19, 1825, age 82 yrs.
Desire was the 11th of 14 children of Anthony Eames and Anna Barker of Voluntown, Conn., former of Marshfield, Mass where they m. on Mar. 25, 1725. Desire was undoubtedly named after her maternal great grandmother, Desire (Annable) Barker, the dau. of Anthony and Ann Annable of early Barnstable, Mass.
An extended bio explaining her ancestry will be added later. In the meantime, see husband Asahel's memorial for her children.
Inscription
In Memory of
Mrs.
DEZIAH wife of
Mr. Asahel Allen who
died
Nov. 2, 1820 Aged
75
Based on her recorded date of birth (Oct. 15, 1745), on the day Desire died she was 75 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 76, not 75 as inscribed.
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