Litchfield enquirer., 1858-11-11

friend has sent us the following notice of the funeral of JOIN QUINCY ADAMS, and several inter- ssting inscriptions from the Quincy Grave Yard, with the request that should copy them into the Enquirer. Henry Adams, who came from England during the dragon persecution was the ancestor of nearly all the Adamses in the United States z After the body of MT. Adams had been carried to his late residence, your correspondent walked through some of the principal streets the line of march, to observe the aspect of the town. Almost every dwelling deserted and closed. The people had turned Ous to join in the solemn duties of the day forsaking their worldly business al doning their household abors, forget ting everything the mourntul duty of paying the last sad trib- ute to tue dead It is true indeed, that funeral blems were not displayed from ny of the private houses of the citizens but how much more III agnii cent of grief the air of utter desoaon apparent in all How expres i've of love and regard for the deceased patriot was the eager throngins of every who could walk, be carried abroad to the de- pot. the church the family mansion Improving the time afforded before the formation of the final procession, went to the grave yard of the town, to survey once more the tomos of the Ad ans family. They are situated in three distinct parts of the enclosure but the resting place of John Adams is not there His tomb is under the floor ot the church to which he belonged to the erection of which he contributed largely, in which the burial services of his distinguished son had just been per formed, and which is generally known the Ad.lns Temple. The tomb Ot John Quincy Adams was pre- pared under his own direction It is brick vault, with front of Quincy granite. built in severe goth lc style, ana now bearing only the plain inscription: J. Q. ADAMS. But the first President Adams took great deal of interest in preserving the memory of his ancestors which sentiment his oon inherited Accordingly he (Juhn A'lans) caused four granite monuments to be nI1Crn of lf,ulf In J which are the original tombstones of the family The inscriptions on all these, will, at this tme be rcad with much interest. They follows, line for line, and word for word The first is the inscription penned by John Adams in conmemoration of his great great g andfatller, Henry Adams, the first of the family that emgratcd from England.
 In memory of
 HENRY ADAMS who took his High from the dragon persecution in Devonshire, in England, and alighted with eight sons, near Mount Wollaston. One of the returned to England, and after taking time to explore the country, four removed to Medfeld and the neighbor- ing towns, two to Chelmsford. One, on- y, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, remained here, who was an original proprietor in the township of Braintr"e, Incorporated in the year lG39. This stone and several others have been placed in this yard by grsat-great-g grandson, rom Venefatlon of the plety, humility, simpl city, prudence, patience, temperance, frugality, industry and perseverance, of his Ancestors in hopes of recommending all imitation of their virtuGs to their
 posterity. The next is to Joseph, son of the preceding, and his wife:
 DEDICATED
 to the memory of
 JOSEPH ADAMS, SENIOR.
 who died December G. 1854,
 and of ABIGAIL, his wife,
 whose first name was
 Baxter, who died Augt 27,
 1892, by great grandson,
 in 1877. This Is the inscription on the granite block, i'm mediately at the foot of which are these two:
 Here lyeth Buried
 ,o,nn,ye ye Body of ~
 JOSEPH ADAMS, SENIOR,
 Aged 68 years
 Died December 9th,
 1894.
 Here lycth Buried
 ye Body of
 ABIGAIL ADAMS, Wife
 to Joseph Adams Senior, Aged 5S years.
 Died August ye p,
 loJ2 Next is the tablet of JOSEPH, grandfather to JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
 m memory or
 JOSEPH ADAMS, son of
 Joseph senior. aud grandson of Henry; and of HANNAH his wife,
 whose maiden name
 Bass, daughter of
 Thomas Bass and Ruth Alden;
 parents of John Adams.
 and grandparents
 of the lawyer
 JOHN ADAMS.
 erected December 1923. By the side of this may be the two following
 Here Ives ye Body
 of Mr. JOSEPH
 ADAMS who died
 Feby. 12, l736.
 Here Ives yc Body
 of Mrs ELIZABElH
 ADAMS, widow of MT.
 Joseph Adams, who
 died Feb, I4,
 E39. Then comes the tablet to JOIN, grandfather of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, surrounding which are the nine that immediately succeed:
 Sacred
 to the memory of Mir. JOHN ADAMS,
 who died
 May 25, D. 1761,
 Aged 70.
 and
 of SUSANNA his consort,
 born in Boylston,
 who died April IT, A. b. 1797
 aged SS. The sweet remembrance of the just Should flourish when they sleep in dust.
 Here lies bu,yed the Body ofCapt. EBENEzER ADAMS, who died Aug. ye 6th, l769
 aged 65 years.
 Here Ii es buryed the Body