In Memoriam - November 18th

1702 Rev. James Fitch Grave inscription in Latin reportedly written by James’ son Jabez. ”In Hoc Sepulcro Depositae Sunt Reliquiae Viri Vere Reverendi D: Jacobi Fitch: Natus Fuit Apud Bocking in Comitatu Essexlae in Anglia, Anno Domino 1622 Decembr 24 Qui Post-Quam Linguis Literatis Optime Instructus Fuisset In Novangliam Venit Aetat. 16 Et Deinde Vitam Degit Harteordlae Per Sepennium Sub Institutione Virorum Ceeeberimorum D: Hooker Et D: Stone Postea Mtnere Passorali Functus Est Apud Saybrook Per Annos 14 Illinc Cum Ecckesiae Maiori Parte Norvicum Migravit Et Ibi Ceteros Vitae Annos Transegit In Opere Evangelico In Senectute Vero Prae Corporis Infirmitate Necessario Cessabat Ab Opere Publico : Tandemque Recessit Liberis Apud Lebanon Ubi Semianno Fere Exacto Obdormivit In Iesu Anno 1702 Novebr 18 Etat 80 Vir, Ingenii Acumine, Pondere Judicii, Prudentia Charitate, Sanctis Laboribus, Et Omnimoda Vitae Sanctitate Peritiaquoque Et Vi Concionandi Nulli Secundus.” 

Translated “In this grave are deposited the remains of that truely reverend man, Mr. James Fitch. He was born in Bocking, in the County of Essex, in England, the 24th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1622; who after he had been most excellently taught the learned languages came into New England at the age of sixteen, and then spent seven years under the instructions of those very famous men, Mr. Hooker and Mr. Stone. Afterwards he discharged the pastoral office fourteen years at Saybrook. Thence he removed with the major part of his Church to Norwich, where he spent the other years of his life in the work of the gospel.

In his old age indeed he was obliged to cease from his public labors by reason of bodily indisposition and at length retired to his children at Lebanon, where after spending nearly half a year, he slept in Jesus in the year 1702, on the 18th day of November, in the 80th year of his age. He was a man as to the smartness of his genius, the solidity of his judgement, his charity, holy labors, and every kind of purity of life, and also as to his skill and energy of preaching, inferior to none.”

1891 Lucinda (Henderson) Hocker age 68 in Kentucky.  She was born there in 1823 and married Owen Hocker.  The couple had four children:  Nancy, William, George and Mary. Lucinda is buried in Parksville Cemetery in Parksville, KY.

1905 George Nelson Powell died aged 82 y, 6 m, 25 d Nov. 18, 1905 in Eden, VT of bilious fever.  He was born 1823 in Richford, VT the son of John & Amelia (Fassett) Powell.  George was a farmer and married Matilda Stone. He is buried in Eden Cemetery in Eden, VT.

1952 James Fitzgerald in Granby, MO age 80.  He was born in Illinois in 1872 the son of James & Rebecca (Ward) Fitzgerald.  He married Lily White and they had at least five children: Vernie, Shelby, Jennie, Gene and William. James is buried in Granby Memorial Cemetery in Granby, MO.