Oliver Spaulding (1785-1807) - Find a Grave Memorial

Oliver Spaulding

Birth

10 Aug 1785

Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

Death

29 Jul 1807 (aged 21)

Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Burial

Dartmouth College Cemetery

Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA Show Map

Plot

Lot No. 101; Students' Row

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Inscription

Consecrated by the United Fraternity to the memory of Oliver Spaulding, member of the junior class, Dart. coll. drowned in Connecticut river, 29 July, A.D. 1807, aged 23.

With social affection and virtuous mind,
Exalted by genius, by science refin'd,
Our Spaulding in rare combination did blend
The man, the philosopher, poet, and friend.

Source:
- A collection of American epitaphs and inscriptions, with occasional notes By Timothy Alden (1814) p83-84

Gravesite Details

It has been stated frequently that the 13 interments [Students' Row] were made in Hanover before the railroad was built. The first train to arrive at Lebanon was on 17 March 1847.
Source: The Dartmouth Cemetery; Inventory by Arthur H Chivers (19