The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-08-17
DEATHS.

In this city, 9th inst at the residence OF Thoma,
Day, Lydia Y. Lock, formerly or Augusta, Me-
In Kennebunkport, 10th inst, Mrs. Mary r.. wife
Of John Downing. Esq, aged 50 years. ? months
In Saco. 9th inst, Mrs. Maria A. Cram, aged G,
years and months, formerly OF Limerick.
In Limington. I'D ult, William Edgcomb. aged
In Kittery, ID inst, widow Lucy Amber, aged 7s
in Cambridge, Mrs. Sarah Louisa c., wife Of Rev
Dexter Potter, and daughter Of the late Sorthend
Cogswell, ESQ.,. OF South Berwick, Sic.
In Bingham, N. H., on the 9Th Of August, 1850
Mrs. Betsey Tuck. widow Of John Tuck, Esq. late
Of Parsonsheld, Me-. on the day ON which she CON-
pleted her nth year.
Mrs. Tuck seemed TO all her acquaintance,
TO so completely fulfil the duties which grew out
ofthe relations oflife in which Providence called
her to act, and commended herselfto oil who
knew her as an example Of singular piety and
goodness, that brief obituary notice may
properly be bestowed upon her memory.
Her maiden name was Betsey fowle, anu she
was born in Hampton n. II. on the 9TH OF Aug
l7s3. She married John Tuck, then Of the
same town, and In 1907 with family Of two
children removed TO Parsonsfeld where other
children were born, and where she resided till
after the death Of her husband in 1897, when
the family became broken up, and she went
with her children to live in different places til
1850, when she began prominent home with
heronly surviving daughter Mr.. John liodt
of bingham. Three other children still sur.
yiye, Jonathan Tuck, the present Mayor oil
Bidieford, Hon. Amos Tuck of Exeter, n. IL.
and John Tuck Esq, of Biddeford. Two
daughters preceded her to the tomb; Mrs Hodg-
don, and Mrs. Daniel Wiggin, late of Bidde-
ford.
m doing well the duties of tho station In
which Providence places one, is the criterion Of
IL, ta.l a.,
eminent praise and honor. As the wife of q
farmer in moderate circumstances, as the moth
er of children to be educated, and cared for,
and with only limited means, and as an exam
ple Of christian character and loneliness under
all circumstances, she had few superiors.
Not favored herself with more than the or
binary privileges of education, rs schools were
sixty years ago, she ever felt that the best thing
she couli.do for her children was to give them
a good education-eyer teaching them to prize
learning more than wealth, aud virtue even
more than knowledge. Having talent to
make the most of what she had and with means
which others might have thought inadequate,
she succeeded In giving to her family of six
children all fair education, with the practice
of only such frugality as is proper under all
circumstances.
Before her children, both by example and
precept, she placed the best standard Of charac-
ter, and taught ,them from infancy that the
fear of the Lord is the beginning Of wisdom.
As neighbor and friend she was greatly
beloved, and ever exhibited sympathiling
heart In all the joys and SORROWS OF her neigh
bors and acquaintance.
She was n protesting christian from early
life, and ever adorned the christian character.
But when the loss of children and husband
taught her the seycrcr sorrows Of life, she rose
T. a higher state Of faith, and placed her hopes
more fully ON Heaven. Her surviving children
bestowed on her every attention and unwonted
affection, all of which she reciprocated; but
her chief JOY was In the triumphs of christian
hone, and her chief consolation in the belief Of
soon going to her rest in Heaven. In her last
sickness, which was of distressing character,
her hope was always bright and her confidence
in God always mistaken. When n son arrived
ut her bedside, she said TO him, 81 am waiting
for Jesus, and anxious to have him say, child,
come home" Again, and many times she said,
81 long to be with Jesus" When articulation
became imperfect, and few minutes before Ter
death. she was understood to be saying:
"Josus can make dying bed,
Feel soft as downy pillows are
While on his breast lean my head,
And breathe my life out sweetly there
Again, soon after. she spoke more indistinctly
al long"-but could say no more, and shortly
after breathed her last.
The funeral took place on the It'll from the
Free Will Baptist meeting house ut Ehngham
Falls, where a SCI mon was preached by Rev.
John Dulzell, from PHIL, l.23, 81 am In
strait betwixt two, having a desire TO depart
and be with Christ which is far better" Rev.
Mr.. Foss and Rev. Mr.. Page participated also
in the exercises.