Henry Phelps
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Henry Phelps
People Buried Here
Epitaph
Mercy’s Epitath: Thy little fret tread Heaven’s starry pavement o’er Thy little brother long since dead With thee those realms explore.
Henry’s epitaph: Gone dearest Henry gone, To thy eternal rest, Where the (unreadable), And the weary are at rest. How soft the low winds play, Around thy funeral bier, What to thy grave Mercy ? strays, And drops the burning tear.
Joel’s epitaph: Momma think not the tender tie is broken, That bound our hearts together, But we shall meet in that blest world, Shall meet to part no, nearer.
Noah’s epitaph is unreadable
Hannah’s epitaph: Gone but not forgotten
Description
Mercy was the only daughter of Henry & Mercy C. Phelps
Henry is listed as the Consort of Mercy C. Phelps, was drowned in the Huron River At Dexter, Aged 45 years, 5 mos & 1 day
Mercy C. was aged 74 Ys. 7Ms. & 8Ds. Seems she remarried after Henry died. The obelisk carris an epitaph: all my hopes lie buried here
Joel is the son of Henry & Mercy C. Phelps, died in Sharon
Noah Phelps was the grandson of Noah & Hannah Phelps. He drowned in the Huron River at Dexter (with Henry Phelps) Aged 10yrs, 11mos & 29 Days
Hannah is wife of Nolan Phelps