[Daughters of?] Martin & Elizabeth DROHAN: ELIZABETH, died Septr. 28, 1847, aged 8 Years & 4 Months. ANN, died Septr. 29, 1847, aged 1 Year & 4 Mo. For a photo see https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfUFRuRGF1QlE3NWM/edit?usp=sharing I scrubbed it with a little water. I could make out enough of another stone to see that it was for a woman born in County Longford, Ireland, and another was for someone from County Limerick. The latter had the stonecutter’s name: "J.H. Sawyer, utica.” Utica’s an hour and a half drive now - can’t imagine how long that trip would’ve been in the 19th century! There were about twenty tablet headstones in all (one of them, possibly two, footstones), which could represent a larger number of people depending on how many people shared a headstone. It could be that some of the stones are the half that would’ve been underground and thus wouldn’t have anything on them except maybe the stonecutter’s name. Most of them seem to be inscription-side down. Drohan seems to have been a more common surname in Troy than in Albany judging from records on ancestry.com. There was at least one or two Martin Drohans in Albany, though. A Martin Drohan was one of over 360 Irish men who signed a dinner invitation to Governor Seward - former Governor William Henry Seward, I’m supposing. For the text of the invitation, which is lengthy, follow the link. The list of names might be of some genealogical interest. "It will be seen, from the following Correspondence, which we take much pleasure in publishing, that the Irish citizens of Albany, irrespective of party, have tendered to GOV. SEWARD, as a testimony of their personal regard, the honor of a PUBLIC DINNER—an honor which, though declined, is appropriately and gratefully acknowledged and appreciated: […]” "Public Dinner to Gov. Seward." Albany Evening Journal. June 29, 1847: 2 col 3. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201847.pdf/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201847%20-%200571.pdf “Martin Drohan, of Albany, a pedlar, was in this city [Troy] on the 7th March last. In the evening he left the tavern of James Brady, on the corner of North Second and Federal streets, and suddenly disappeared. As he was supposed to have considerable money about him, the opinion prevailed that he had met with foul play and was murdered for his money. On Saturday, his body was found in the River near the Nail Factory Dock. He had, probably under the bewilderment of liquor, strolled towards the bridge and missed his way, and fell into the river at the foot of Federal street, about 2 1/2 miles from where he was found—A memorandum book with his name in it found in his pocket, with a scar on one thumb, enabled his friends to recognize the body. One $5 bill, and $8.71 in change was found in his pocket. Verdict, ‘Accidental Drowning.’ [Post.” “The Lost Pedlar Found.” Troy Daily Whig. April 25, 1848: 2 col 5. “John Drohan, who passed away at his home at West Neck on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 2 A.M., was born in the city of Albany, June 4, 1841. He was the son of Martin Drohan, a builder of Albany, and lived in that city until he was about twelve years of age, when his father died and he came to New York city, where his brother was living, working in Washington Market […]” “John Drohan.” Long-Islander [Huntington, NY]. August 11, 1894: 3 col 5. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander%201890-1895%20Grayscale/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander%201890-1895%20Grayscale%20-%201054.pdf Chris