The Brooks children, Noah, Seth, Rebeckah, Abner, Dorothy and their mother Sarah, are recorded as having died in August and September 1747 Townsend, Mass. (228) This appears correct. The headstones give their death date as 1748 Townsend, Mass. (347– 48) Even though the chiseled words are very rustic, the 1748 is clear. The mother’s headstone is not rustic, also recording 1748. I [townsendburial] believe that the 1747 date is correct. Contributor Barbara Webster found there was a measles epidemic at this time throughout the colonies. This may have been the cause of so many deaths in one family. The headstones of the children are very rustic with chiseled words. I'm sure those headstones were done later. The tragedy of so many deaths clouded the memory of the year.
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Source: townsendburial (#47629974)
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Source: townsendburial (#47629974)
The Brooks children, Noah, Seth, Rebeckah, Abner, Dorothy and their mother Sarah, are recorded as having died in August and September 1747 Townsend, Mass. (228) This appears correct. The headstones give their death date as 1748 Townsend, Mass. (347– 48) Even though the chiseled words are very rustic, the 1748 is clear. The mother’s headstone is not rustic, also recording 1748. I [townsendburial] believe that the 1747 date is correct. Contributor Barbara Webster found there was a measles epidemic at this time throughout the colonies. This may have been the cause of so many deaths in one family. The headstones of the children are very rustic with chiseled words. I'm sure those headstones were done later. The tragedy of so many deaths clouded the memory of the year.
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Source: townsendburial (#47629974)
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Source: townsendburial (#47629974)
Inscription
Here Lies ye Body
of Rebecah Brooks
ye Daughter of Mr
Benjamin Brooks &
Mrs Sarah Brooks his
Wife who Deccd Sept
ye 5th AD 1748 in
ye 6th Year of her Age
Gravesite Details
NO HEADSTONE REMAINS: 2011
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