She has two stones with her name at Webster cemetery. There is the old stone with verse, toppled and the upper portion broken off. Her name is missing because of the break, and there is now a new stone, polished red granite, and is inscribed with her and husband.
She has two stones with her name at Webster cemetery. There is the old stone with verse, toppled and the upper portion broken off. Her name is missing because of the break, and there is now a new stone, polished red granite, and is inscribed with her and husband.
Inscription
Old stone:
"(portion missing)
...ied May the 19
1812 in the 33d
year of her
age.
Friends, nor physicians could not save,
My mortal body from the grave.
Nor can the grave confine me here,
When Christ shall call me to appear."
--
New stone, shared with husband:
"Major Joel Amsden
1768-1831
His wife
Abigail
1779-1812"
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