Thought some would find these amusing...maybe even helpfull, if they're in your line.. Plymouth, Mass. Bathsheba James, wife of Capt. William Holmes 3rd Mariner and daughter to Capt. Joseph Doten, Ditto. She was kill'd instantaneously in a Thunder storm by the Electrich fluid of lightning on the 6th day of July 1830, aged 36 years and 26 days. She was an affectionate Wife, a dutiful Daughter, a happy mother, a kind and sincere friend. Alas sweet Blossom short was the period that enlivening virtues contributed to the happiness of those connections, But O how long have they to mourn the loss of so much worth and excellence. Patience Holmes 1845, age 24, Plymouth Mass. (-and others in New Hampshire and Vermont) Shed not for her the bitter tear Nor give the heart to vain regret 'Tis but a casket that lies here The gem that filled it sparkles yet.