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Subject: [RIGENWEB] Re: Coggeshall
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:23:19 EST
In a message dated 1/13/2003 10:58:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
> I was assuming Coggeshall St. was north-south. The stone is toward town from
> the monument.
>
> John,
> If I'm not mistaken, the two stones just North of the monument (closer
> to town), are for Major John2 Coggeshall, b. c. 1619, d. 1708, and his
> third wife, Mary Hedge, b. 24 Feb 1648, d. 22 Aug 1731, widow of Samuel
> Sturgis.
> The first reads:
>
> Here Lyeth ye Body of
> John Coggeshall Senior
> Major Hee Deceast
> October ye 1 1708 in ye
> 90th yeare of his age
>
> And the second:
>
> Mary ye Wife of
> John Coggeshall deceased
> Departed this Life
> August ye 22d 1731
> In ye 83d year --
> ---------------------------- (Couldn't read the rest)
>
> Do you believe that there are stones there for John the President of RI and
> Mary??
>
> Charlie B
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