Her age at death (and thus her birth year) is in doubt. The stone's faint engraving has been interpreted to say she died in 1870 at age 9, but the 1870 census of Melrose, MA (dated 2 Aug 1870) lists her with her family, age 2, and NOT in school as her older siblings are, and as she would be if she were 9.
Her age at death (and thus her birth year) is in doubt. The stone's faint engraving has been interpreted to say she died in 1870 at age 9, but the 1870 census of Melrose, MA (dated 2 Aug 1870) lists her with her family, age 2, and NOT in school as her older siblings are, and as she would be if she were 9.
Inscription
Children of
Sydny A & Maria Farrar
EMMA H.
DIED Oct. 17, 1870 AE. 9 yrs.
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HATTIE H.
DIED Dec. 12, 1858
AE. 1 yr. 9 m.
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