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Person Details
 
Last NameBISHOP
First NameWILLIAM
Maiden 
RelationS/O JOHN & ABIGAIL
Cemetery NumberCU019
Cemetery NamePECK CEMETERY
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1754c
Death Day26
Death MonthDEC
Death Year1778
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00169
Stone Materialslate
Conditiongood
Shapefancy top
Carvingwinged cherub/other
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)26
Stone Width (inches)17
Exists?
Last Seen Date2015
CarverDANIEL FARRINGTON
Notes/Misc Details
Notes "froze to death in Roxbury, MA" [SAR: 1778 employed in public service with team in RI and in Prov.] This stone is signed "DF" on the back [s/o John & Abigail. He was born in Cumberland on 20 Mar 1754. He froze to death at Roxbury, MA while returning from delivering wood at Boston. He & his oxen were caught in a bad storm and darkness. His apparent attempt to find shelter was unsuccessful.]--JJR **IBP records year of death as 1770 but the picture clearly shows 1778 Died: FROZE - ROXBURY MA
Transcribed ByIBP;GGT;BENNS111;EMW;AFGS;VFL