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Mary <I>Drake</I> Colton

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Mary Drake Colton

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
19 Oct 1681 (aged 31)
Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0495262, Longitude: -72.5791397
Plot
Headstone moved from Olde Burying Grounds, Springfield, MA to Longmeadow Cemetery in 1848
Memorial ID
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Mary, was the dau. Job and Mary (Wolcott) Drake of Windsor, CT.
Mary married Ephraim Colton Sr on 17 Nov 1670 in Windsor. Mary and Ephraim rem to Longmeadow, MA where they resided having the following Children:

Ephraim Colton Jr (1672-1753)
Josiah Colton (1674- died young)
Job Colton (1677- )
Samuel Colton (1679-1744)
Mary, was the dau. Job and Mary (Wolcott) Drake of Windsor, CT.
Mary married Ephraim Colton Sr on 17 Nov 1670 in Windsor. Mary and Ephraim rem to Longmeadow, MA where they resided having the following Children:

Ephraim Colton Jr (1672-1753)
Josiah Colton (1674- died young)
Job Colton (1677- )
Samuel Colton (1679-1744)

Inscription

Mary Colton
Alias Mary Drake
Who Dyed Octo 10 1682
My Dayes Are Few
My Glas Is Run
My Age 32 And One
Yet Am In Arms...

Gravesite Details

Because Mary Colton had been buried for over 150 years when the Old Burying Ground was "ploughed under" to make way for the RR, there were no remains to move along with her headstone. See note under 'Burying Grounds' longmeadowcemetery.org



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