at time photo was taken, this stone was down and located behind the gravestone of Albert Lester. No relationship found between these two individuals and Aaron's stone could have been placed behind Albert after the stone broke down.
gravestone states no last name, just Aaron T and date of birth. It is presumed this gravestone was a "pre-need" stone for Aaron T[rask] erected by his wife's family of Buckland; a CENOTAPH. Aaron and his family removed to Illinois. To view his burial memorial in Brookside Cemetery located in Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, click here.
Looking at the stone, the day in March he was born (from Heath, Mass. vital records), March 5, becomes clear. It is unknown why Aaron's full first and last name were not carved on the stone, nor is it known why someone felt the need for a pre-need stone for him...perhaps he was very ill before finally leaving for Illinois sometime in the 1870s.
Aaron Trask was born on Mar 5, 1836 in Heath to Lowell Trask and Betsey E (Gleason) Trask. Aaron married Cynthia Eliza Ward
on Sep 13, 1868 at Shelburne, Mass.
She was born on Oct 31, 1834 in Buckland, Mass. a daughter of Josiah Ward and
Sally (Perkins) Ward who are buried in Buckland's Taylor Cemetery.
Tracing the family through census records, Aaron and Cyntha "Eliza" (Ward) Trask lived in Heath in 1870, but by 1880 they had removed to Vermilion, LaSalle Co, IL.
[thanks to FAG contributor 47024642 for his research and expertise]
gravestone states no last name, just Aaron T and date of birth. It is presumed this gravestone was a "pre-need" stone for Aaron T[rask] erected by his wife's family of Buckland; a CENOTAPH. Aaron and his family removed to Illinois. To view his burial memorial in Brookside Cemetery located in Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, click here.
Looking at the stone, the day in March he was born (from Heath, Mass. vital records), March 5, becomes clear. It is unknown why Aaron's full first and last name were not carved on the stone, nor is it known why someone felt the need for a pre-need stone for him...perhaps he was very ill before finally leaving for Illinois sometime in the 1870s.
Aaron Trask was born on Mar 5, 1836 in Heath to Lowell Trask and Betsey E (Gleason) Trask. Aaron married Cynthia Eliza Ward
on Sep 13, 1868 at Shelburne, Mass.
She was born on Oct 31, 1834 in Buckland, Mass. a daughter of Josiah Ward and
Sally (Perkins) Ward who are buried in Buckland's Taylor Cemetery.
Tracing the family through census records, Aaron and Cyntha "Eliza" (Ward) Trask lived in Heath in 1870, but by 1880 they had removed to Vermilion, LaSalle Co, IL.
[thanks to FAG contributor 47024642 for his research and expertise]
at time photo was taken, this stone was down and located behind the gravestone of Albert Lester. No relationship found between these two individuals and Aaron's stone could have been placed behind Albert after the stone broke down.
gravestone states no last name, just Aaron T and date of birth. It is presumed this gravestone was a "pre-need" stone for Aaron T[rask] erected by his wife's family of Buckland; a CENOTAPH. Aaron and his family removed to Illinois. To view his burial memorial in Brookside Cemetery located in Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, click here.
Looking at the stone, the day in March he was born (from Heath, Mass. vital records), March 5, becomes clear. It is unknown why Aaron's full first and last name were not carved on the stone, nor is it known why someone felt the need for a pre-need stone for him...perhaps he was very ill before finally leaving for Illinois sometime in the 1870s.
Aaron Trask was born on Mar 5, 1836 in Heath to Lowell Trask and Betsey E (Gleason) Trask. Aaron married Cynthia Eliza Ward
on Sep 13, 1868 at Shelburne, Mass.
She was born on Oct 31, 1834 in Buckland, Mass. a daughter of Josiah Ward and
Sally (Perkins) Ward who are buried in Buckland's Taylor Cemetery.
Tracing the family through census records, Aaron and Cyntha "Eliza" (Ward) Trask lived in Heath in 1870, but by 1880 they had removed to Vermilion, LaSalle Co, IL.
[thanks to FAG contributor 47024642 for his research and expertise]
gravestone states no last name, just Aaron T and date of birth. It is presumed this gravestone was a "pre-need" stone for Aaron T[rask] erected by his wife's family of Buckland; a CENOTAPH. Aaron and his family removed to Illinois. To view his burial memorial in Brookside Cemetery located in Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, click here.
Looking at the stone, the day in March he was born (from Heath, Mass. vital records), March 5, becomes clear. It is unknown why Aaron's full first and last name were not carved on the stone, nor is it known why someone felt the need for a pre-need stone for him...perhaps he was very ill before finally leaving for Illinois sometime in the 1870s.
Aaron Trask was born on Mar 5, 1836 in Heath to Lowell Trask and Betsey E (Gleason) Trask. Aaron married Cynthia Eliza Ward
on Sep 13, 1868 at Shelburne, Mass.
She was born on Oct 31, 1834 in Buckland, Mass. a daughter of Josiah Ward and
Sally (Perkins) Ward who are buried in Buckland's Taylor Cemetery.
Tracing the family through census records, Aaron and Cyntha "Eliza" (Ward) Trask lived in Heath in 1870, but by 1880 they had removed to Vermilion, LaSalle Co, IL.
[thanks to FAG contributor 47024642 for his research and expertise]
Inscription
Aaron T
born
Mar 5, 183-
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