One of the oldest people buried here is Rachel Marshfield, who died at age 86. There is no other gravestone like hers in the burying yard. The hourglass with its time run out, and one live and one dead flower severed by a scythe, are all death images that were meant to symbolize the frailty of life. Even the illiterate could understand the message. Information obtained from the historical society.

Rachel Gilbert Marshfield
Born 1668 Jul 17
Died 1754 Nov 13 Hartford, CT
Age 86
Burial Old Center Cemetery, West Hartford, CT



Married 1686 Sep 20
New England
Josiah Marshfield
Born 1665
Died 1712 Jun 25

CHILDREN

1. Mercy/Mary Marshfield BUTLER
Born 1687 Aug 18
Died 1766 May 14
Age 67
Married
John Butler

2. Josiah MARSHFIELD
Born 1689–

3. Rachel MARSHFIELD
Born 1692–

4. Sarah Marshfield BUTLER
Born 1695 Aug 20 Springfield, MA
Died 1753 Jan 12 Bloomfield, CT
Age 57
Married
Issac Butler
Born 1693
Died 1777

5. Esther Marshfield COLTON
Born 1699 May 16
Died 1784 Apr 27
Married
Isaac Colton
Born 1700 Oct 10
Died 1757 Jan 23

6. Catherine Marshfield STEELE
Born 1701 Feb 2 Springfield, MA
Died 1788 Jun 3 West Hartford, CT
Married 1722 Oct 4 Hartford, CT
Eliphalet Steele
Born 1700
Died 1773 Jul West Hartford, CT
1. Josiah Steele B 1727 Feb 25 West Hartford, CT
2. Mercy Steele Webster Born 1727 Oct 8 West Hartford, CT-1794

7. Samuel MARSHFIELD
Born 1704–

8. Elizabeth MARSHFIELD
Born 1709
Died 1772

SOURCES

DEATH
Rachel Marshfield in the Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Name: Rachel Marshfield
Birth Date: abt 1668
Age at Death: 86
Death Date: 13 Nov 1754
Death Place: Connecticut
Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 3165

Rachel Marshfield in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Rachel Marshfield
Birth Date: abt 1668
Death Date: 13 Nov 1754
Age at Death: 86
Cemetery: Old Center or North Cemetery
Burial Place: West Hartford, Connecticut

MARRIAGE
Rachel Marshfield in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Name: Rachel Marshfield
Maiden Name: Gilbert
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1668
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1686
Marriage Place: New England, USA
Death Year: 1754
Spouse: Josiah Marshfield