Location:
Old North Cemetery
Section no: FF
Memorial no: 1|1A
Orientation: North-west
See map of this cemetery: https://cemeteries.nha.org/old-north-cemetery/section-ff/
Personal Information
Name: Mr. Henry Bennett
Gender: Male
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Death: March 11 1840
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Number interred: 1
Notes
Inscription:
Mr.
Henry Bennett
of Charlestown
dies
March 11, 1840
Æ 29.
O Henry dearest to my heart
Say must I, could I with thee part
Must death dissolve those Heavenly bands
Which bound our souls in distant lands
O Savior take my brother home
Tho’ I am left alone to roam
I’ll often to his tomb appear
And wet it with a falling tear.
Epitaph: Yes
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Text on footstone: HB
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Relationship note:of Charlestown
Other Notes:
Inscription Condition: Clear but worn
Monument
Stone Composition: Marble, White
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Monument Condition: Leaning|Sunken
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Main motif: Lettering only
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Data Collection
Date data collected:
GPS marker location:
Stone exists 1900: yes
Stone exists 2002:
Stone exists 2003: Yes
Stone exists 2004:
Stone exists 2005: yes
Footstone exists: Yes
Location note:
Citation source: NHA Old North Cemetery file (MS115, Box 2)
Field recorder:
Data input by: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Reviewed by: Automatic