This is part of a series of Hamilton and Wenham, Massachusetts, oral histories of the towns, produced by William Heitz and Edmund Josephs from 1986 through 1995. It was originally taped on March 21, 1994. It was uploaded to the Internet Archive by Sarah Lauderdale, Head of Reference at Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, on Saturday, March 8, 2014. Our thanks to William Heitz for permission to upload this content to the Internet Archive. Our thanks also to volunteer John Brucker for his description of the interview, included below.
Summary:
Recap of project from part 1, Number of gravestones inventoried to date and inventory methods, Continuation of Wenham Cemetery tour, White family gravestones [Early 1700s], Practice of using footstones, Presentation of the following gravestones: CaptainThomas Fiske, Mrs. Elizabeth Q. [1726], Mrs. Hannah Yee [1750], Skipper Baulch, Fairfield, Daniel Killum [1715], Mildrum family, Samuel Seddon, Elizabeth Fiske [1732], Oliver Taylor, Discussion of Minister’s Row, Ward family, Reverend Joseph Swain, Reverend Mansfield, Benjamin Howe Conant, Henry Perkins, Mrs. Sally Perkins, William Batchelder [late 1700s], Ober family, Richard Hood, Gott Family evidence of an epidemic [1730s], Ensign Samuel Gott [1752], Mrs. Esther Tarbox, Porter family, Baker family, Rachael Herrick, Abigail Waldron, and Blanchard. Funny story about a mirror, Inaccuracy of some grave markers, Final thoughts on project.
Keywords:
The following names and terms were used in this interview: Wellington Poole, Ruth White, Deaths head, Elizabeth White, Captain Thomas Fiske, Mrs. Elizabeth Q., Mrs. Hannah Yee, Skipper Baulch, Fairfield family, Daniel Killum, Mildrum family, Samuel Seddon, Elizabeth Fiske, Oliver Taylor, Minister’s Row, Ward family, Reverend Joseph Swain, Reverend Mansfield, Benjamin Howe Conant, Henry Perkins, Mrs. Sally Perkins, William Batchelder, Ober family, Richard Hood, Gott Family Epidemic [1730s], Ensign Samuel Gott [1752], Mrs. Esther Tarbox, Porter family, Baker family, Rachael Herrick, Abigail Waldron and Blanchard.
