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Elder John Sterry

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Elder John Sterry

Birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death
7 Nov 1823 (aged 57)
Burial
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Aged 57 years.

He was the son of Roger Cheeseborough and Abigail Holmes Sterry, whose burials as of August 15, 2020 have still not been located.
There is another memorial for him at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.
Aged 57 years.

He was the son of Roger Cheeseborough and Abigail Holmes Sterry, whose burials as of August 15, 2020 have still not been located.
There is another memorial for him at Old Norwichtown Cemetery.

Inscription

REV. JOHN STERRY,
For 23 yrs. the Pastor of the first Baptist
Church of this Town, who departed
this life for a higher one Nov. 7, 1823
aged 57 years.
Our great loss was his gain.
ALSO
REBECCA,
his wife
who followed him Sept. 10, 1833
aged 57 years.

Gravesite Details

I'm just offering a citation. "Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Norwich, 1660-1800: With Maps, Illustrations, Portraits, and Genealogies." It is from the diary of a resident of Norwich and provides some detail as to his death and burial.



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