Hi John and All, The death date sure looked like 1825 to me at the time, but without being able to look again I can't *guarantee* that. I can say that the stones for Jonathan, Mary and the daughter were, like the adjacent ones of the before named women, nice stones in great shape. The stones were a different type of stone, I don't know what, but they almost looked "frosted". I guess they were more granulated, maybe salty looking. They sparkled in the sun. The cuts were clean, no mold or other obstruction. The sun was optimal and reading that cemetery was much easier than later in the day. At the same time I was with the hubby who at 6'4 with those long legs gives my 5'3 frame a real run through. I was looking for my revolutionary ancestor Deacon David Ingalls and worried he would cover the entire cemetery and miss him before I got these inscriptions down, so I could have made a mistake! I think it was 1825. Sherry ---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:39 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Jonathan Blanchard ca 1769 Sherry wrote: > Jonathan Blanchard d. 30 Jun 1835 age 66 > Mary his wife d. 26 Feb 1825 age 59 Yes, I've got them in my files, though not with the precise death info. Thanks for posting. Just one question: could the year be 1835 for both of them? According to the Vermont Families book, Polly Lovell (who married Jonathan) was born in 1777. At some point, Pat Curry mentioned in passing that Polly died in 1835, but didn't give the exact date. I don't have any leads on the subhumous "neighbors". John ==== BLANCHARD Mailing List ==== Want to know more about RootsWeb? http://rootsweb.com/