Rebecca was the daughter of John Devereux & Rebekah (Hailes) Dennis, who married on 30 Jul 1765. She was baptized on 27 Aug 1769. She married Benjamin Wooldridge in Marblehead on 15 Dec 1791. (Marblehead Vital Records reports that Ben Wooldridge married "Mrs." Rebecca Dennis, but this appears to be a mistake. It should be "Miss".)
Towards the bottom of this memorial stone, are references to Rebecca's siblings James; Mary I; Mary II; and stillborn twins.
Towards the bottom of this memorial stone, are references to Rebecca's siblings James; Mary I; Mary II; and stillborn twins.
Rebecca was the daughter of John Devereux & Rebekah (Hailes) Dennis, who married on 30 Jul 1765. She was baptized on 27 Aug 1769. She married Benjamin Wooldridge in Marblehead on 15 Dec 1791. (Marblehead Vital Records reports that Ben Wooldridge married "Mrs." Rebecca Dennis, but this appears to be a mistake. It should be "Miss".)
Towards the bottom of this memorial stone, are references to Rebecca's siblings James; Mary I; Mary II; and stillborn twins.
Towards the bottom of this memorial stone, are references to Rebecca's siblings James; Mary I; Mary II; and stillborn twins.
Inscription
Death like an over flowing Stream,
Sweeps us away our life's a dream,
An empty tale, a morning flower
Cut down & wither'd in an hour.
But O! how oft thy pow'r appears,
And cuts off our expected years:
Thy Wrath awakes our dread:
We fear the pow'r which Strikes us dead.
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