Inscription
In Memory of Israel
Ashley, Esq. who being
abroad in the Public
Service as Surgeon
of a regiment. Died at
Stillwaters. Aug 2d, 1758
in ye 47th year of his age.
Procrastination is the thief of
time. Year after year it steals,
till all is fled. And to the
mercies of a moment leaves
the vast concerns of an
Eternal scene."
Also In Memory of his
four Infant Children -
Named Theodoria
Solomon, Thomas
and Sophia
Gravesite Details
Updated Dec 2021 by B. Cortis for Westfield Historical Commission
Inscription quoted from Edward Young (English literary Critic, Poet and Dramatist, 1683-1765)
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