Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-15

| IN ene oPPoSf side of Thames
River is even an older burial ground
the Brewster Cemetery, at Brewster's
/ Neck. The old battle-ground near
| Preston City is very ancient; but the
Brewster plot ante-dates it.
| in the latter cemetery is buried
| Plymouth. Mass. on the Mayf1ower, in
| 1870. She was the pioneer of the
| FAMILY, since her husband, Jonathan
Brewster, did not leave the fatherland
Tor the New World until the following
year. They came to New London in
1s4S or 'ls, moving to Brewster's
| Neck In 1850. Mr.. Brewster, who
was son of Elder William Brewster,
died in 1861 and his wife in 1871.
The foot stone which marked the
grave OF Jonathan Brewster is still in
existence and its lettering can be dis
tinctly read.
With the progress of time, it is evil
dent that reformed spelling began to
De favored in that vicinity; for on
oId-tlme stones marking the last rest
ing places of a goodman and his wife
read:
Here lies the body of Captain Ben
1amln Bruster, who died April IA,
ITO, aged so; and on another stone,
evidently that of his wife,
Here lies the body of Mrs. Bruster,
that this is just 2O6 years ago this
month, which gives a good idea of
the age of these quaint stones.
Other inscriptions noted include:
Here lies the body of Mr.. Jonathan
Bruster. who died November 20, 1904,
aged 40.
Then the spelling reverts to the
more familiar form; for the observer
reads:
In memory of Joseph Brewster, who
oIed october Is, 1770, in the 73rd year
Gody of Mrs. Dorothy wife of Mr.
Joseph Brewster. She died April 80.
1873. in We 18th year of her age.
Another and QUITE pretentious stone
is lettered: In memory of Mrs. Sarah
B BrewsteI.' wife of OF Captain Jabez
the IL, A. d. 1878, in the 23rd year of
her age.
A young wife, possibly a bride; but
the messy stone reveals no more of
her history!
as SOME Of these srewsters lived past
the Scriptural allotment of three score
years and ten; but others, it is evil
dent, were cut off as the flower of the
grass; for there is a stone, In mem
DRY of Miss Mary, daughter of Jona-
tnan Brewster and Lucy, his wife.
$3.50 1ONCL1AOSI o. 1ffS, IN We
24th year of her age
ana not far away is stone re-
cording the early death of her motb-
er,s namesake; to wit,
In memory of Miss Dolly Brewster.
daughter of Captain Jabez and Dolly
brewster, who died Nov IL. 1910 in
the goth year of her age
Lord, I commit my soul to thee
Accept the sacred trust
receive this nobler part of me
And watch my sleeping dust.
Youthful Miss Dol1y's parents s1eep
near their grille; for on the old stones
one reads:
In memory of Captain Jabez Brew
seer' who died May II, 1902, in the
2otn year of his age. In memory of |
Mrs. Dolly Brewster, relic of Captain !
JaDez Brewster, who died Feb. 18th
1917, in the Gath year of her age.
Another couple who died YOUNG is
msm6rl EnaG. by the nearby stones,
In memory of Mr.. Nathan Brewster
who died Aug, Both. 1917, aged IS |
years. %
In memory of Mrs. Cynthia Brew
5ter, wife of Mr.. Nathan Brewster. i
VINO died Nov. 29. 1914, aged 30 years.
Tho it may seem of little weight
Which of us goes before
for surely we shall shortly meet
Never to part no more.
Another sample of the original
Brewster's Neck poesy appears on The
maidstone to Mr.. Nathan Brewster,
husband of Mrs. Cynthia, who died
Aug. SOth, 1877, aged 35 years.
me me, sweet remembrance of the just
snail flourish, tho they sleep in dust
THE DICTAGRAPH.