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Dr John Sprague

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Dr John Sprague Veteran

Birth
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Oct 1803 (aged 49)
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.4383423, Longitude: -71.0608081
Plot
Sec. 28 Lot 52
Memorial ID
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Originally buried in Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, this was one of several graves north of Medford Street that were re-interred here in 1899.

Since he was originally buried in Bell Rock, he is listed on the Revolutionary War Memorial at the left of the main gate of that cemetery.

Original burial here
Originally buried in Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, this was one of several graves north of Medford Street that were re-interred here in 1899.

Since he was originally buried in Bell Rock, he is listed on the Revolutionary War Memorial at the left of the main gate of that cemetery.

Original burial here

Inscription

In
memory of
Dr. JOHN SPRAGUE
who departed this life
Oct. 21, 1803
Æt. 50

(4 lines of epitaph difficult to read)
life.
An angel's arm can't snatch man from the grave
(Legions of angels?) can't confine him here."



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  • Created by: PatriotsFan
  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102786488/john-sprague: accessed ), memorial page for Dr John Sprague (13 Jan 1754–21 Oct 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102786488, citing Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by PatriotsFan (contributor 47994689).