in the 78th year of his age.
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Some dates were found at the following website:
http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/derby_ct5.htm
The following inscriptions were copied by Rev Zephaniah Swift in Sept. 1836, from monuments then standing in the Wilmington, Vt., grave yard; the subjects being of his grandfather's family:
* SWIFT, ZEPHANIAH, died May 9, 1781, in the 78th year of his age.
* LYDIA, wife of Zephaniah Swift, died June 23, 1790, in 82d year of her age.
* MARY, wife of Chipman Swift, Esq., died Jan. 22, 1813, in her 65th year.
* SWIFT, POLLY, died Dec. 23, 1781, in 3d year of her age.
* SWIFT, CHIPMAN, Jr., died Apr. 5, 1784, in the 2d year of his age.
* Lucy, dau. of Chipman and Mary Swift, died Apr. 12, 1790, in 17th year of her age.
* SALLY, wife of John Rice, died Oct. 2, 1825, in 39th year of her age.
* SWIFT, LYDIA, died Dec. 29, 1828, aged 53.
in the 78th year of his age.
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Some dates were found at the following website:
http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/derby_ct5.htm
The following inscriptions were copied by Rev Zephaniah Swift in Sept. 1836, from monuments then standing in the Wilmington, Vt., grave yard; the subjects being of his grandfather's family:
* SWIFT, ZEPHANIAH, died May 9, 1781, in the 78th year of his age.
* LYDIA, wife of Zephaniah Swift, died June 23, 1790, in 82d year of her age.
* MARY, wife of Chipman Swift, Esq., died Jan. 22, 1813, in her 65th year.
* SWIFT, POLLY, died Dec. 23, 1781, in 3d year of her age.
* SWIFT, CHIPMAN, Jr., died Apr. 5, 1784, in the 2d year of his age.
* Lucy, dau. of Chipman and Mary Swift, died Apr. 12, 1790, in 17th year of her age.
* SALLY, wife of John Rice, died Oct. 2, 1825, in 39th year of her age.
* SWIFT, LYDIA, died Dec. 29, 1828, aged 53.
Inscription
We see our friends around us falling
We see them buried in the dust
In solemn silence yet they're calling
Prepare for death for die you must
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