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HIRAM CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS by HUBERT W. CLEMONS, 1989 - 2011 - HIRAM VILLAGE CEMETERY and PLEASANT RIDGE CEMETERY. Recorded fully as typed in Clemons's notebook in the collection of Hiram Historical Society in Great Ossipee Museum. Heading PAGE # = the page in Clemons's notebook. (1) = footnote

Last Name
First Name
Born
Died
Cemetery Name
Page #
Notes
McGrath
Henry T.
Feb 2, 1835
Hiram Village
44
son of Henry/Angelina McGrath (13mo)
McGrath
John C.
May 4, 1850
Hiram Village
44
son of Henry/Angelina McGrath (1yr 4mo 17da)
McGrath
Jane (Dicks)
Nov 27, 1852
Hiram Village
43
wife of Henry McGrath-born in Cookstown, Tyrone County, Ireland-(34yr-A local diary gives death date as Oct. 9, 11845)
McLaughlin
Evelyn M.
1966
Pleasant Ridge
1
2nd wife of Lewis W. McLaughlin-dauof George Coons-burned to death in a house fire (55yr)
McLaughlin
Lewis W.
1906
1961
Pleasant Ridge
1
son of Frank M./Mabel E. McLaughlin-Lewis W./1st wife Grace Harding parents of Mabel L., Geneva, Rugh McLaughlin. Lewis and 3nd wife, Evelyn M Coons parents of Russell, Linda.
McLaughlin
Russell R.
1909
Pleasant Ridge
1
son of Frank M./Mabel E. McLaughlin-killed in WWII
McLaughlin
Frank M.
1878
1980
Pleasant Ridge
1
son of James/Mary McMulla McLaughlin-Frank M/Mabel E Harriman McLaughlin parents of Lewis W., Russel R-foster parent of Ruth I Clemons, neice to Mabel E. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Mabel E.
1885
1943
Pleasant Ridge
1
wife of Frank M. McLaughlin-dau of Clarence/Octavia Parker Harriman
McLucas
Caroline (Thompson)
1962
Hiram Village
11 (2)
Buried 4/25/1914. Wife of Royal McLucas, who was buried in the Spring Cemetery, Hiram.
McLucas
Millard C.
1894
1934
Pleasant Ridge
10
son of Lyman/Abbie S. Ward McLucas
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Footnotes

Footnotes:

ST-7 John C. Gilpatrick and his wife, Abigail Bond lived for many years by the brook-side near the Samuel Ridlon homestead in Hiram. When advanced in life,he removed to Limerick, where he died. John & Abigail were parents of Daniel & Ammi Gilpatrick. Ammi Gilpatrick married Esther Gray; they were parents of 11 children, including Charles F. Gilpatrick to whom the following obituary was written in a Portland newspaper on Feb. 9, 1914. Believed to be the only case of complete ossification on record. South Hiram, Feb. 9- at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alpheus Gilpatrick; Charles F. Gilpatrick, known all over New England and many other states as 'the ossified man', passed out of life Feb. 7, aged 57 years". Mr. Gilpatrick is believed to have been buried on family property to avoid exhumation of his body for medical research.

 

ST-12 William Stanley, son of William, was born in Shapleigh, ME in 1778. He married Susanna Morrison, certificate granted Dec.12,1797, and followed his brother Joseph to Parsonsfield. He soon moved to Hiram, where he built a house and mill and cleared a farm. He died April 27, 1822, age 46yrs; his wife died July16, 1836 age 56yr. They were buried on his land at South Hiram, where their gravestones now stand. William and Susanna were parents of Esther who married Samuel Ridlon; Isaac who married Susan Gould; William who married Nancy Perkins; Jacob who married Betsey Thompson; Joseph who married Olive Peters; Deborah who married Daniel Gould; Olive who married George Gould; and Rev. John who married Salone Stacy. Information from Geideon T. Ridlon's SACO VALLEY SETTLEMENTS AND FAMILIES.

 

ST-22 NOTE: The following are listed in Preston Stanley's (local funeral director for many years) record books as having been buried in the Stanley Cemetery, South Hiram. They may be in unmarked graves.

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