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Susan H. <I>Ross</I> Littlefield

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Susan H. Ross Littlefield

Birth
Chebeague Island, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
16 Oct 1886 (aged 70–71)
Chebeague Island, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Burial
Chebeague Island, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
138
Memorial ID
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Daughter of John ROSS
STONE SLOOPS OF CHEBEAGUE:
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John Ross, with his sons John & Walter, were shipwecked on Graves Ledges off Boston Harbor.
"In another tragedy in the winter sea, ocean spray froze on the masts and decks of a Chebeague Stone Sloop outside Boston Harbor. Tons of ice weighed her down till she became helpless in the breaking, freezing seas. Captain John Ross and his two sons, were found aboard, frozen to death and encased in ice, on the rigging."
and
Dorcas HAMILTON
{born - 1795 in Maine
died - 28 February 1870
at Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine}.
Married 5 November 1812
at North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
Daughter of John ROSS
STONE SLOOPS OF CHEBEAGUE:
**************************
John Ross, with his sons John & Walter, were shipwecked on Graves Ledges off Boston Harbor.
"In another tragedy in the winter sea, ocean spray froze on the masts and decks of a Chebeague Stone Sloop outside Boston Harbor. Tons of ice weighed her down till she became helpless in the breaking, freezing seas. Captain John Ross and his two sons, were found aboard, frozen to death and encased in ice, on the rigging."
and
Dorcas HAMILTON
{born - 1795 in Maine
died - 28 February 1870
at Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine}.
Married 5 November 1812
at North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Inscription

WILLIAM T. LITTLEFIELD
died August 3, 1899
aged 88 years & 6 months
SUSAN H.
died October 16, 1886
age 71 years & 1 month
wife of William T. Littlefield

Gravesite Details

Compiled from records and research by Gary Allen RICHARDSON



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