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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
Barnes
Frank
Hiram Village
20
Barnes
Mary A. (Norton) (see Tripp)
Aug 12, 1835
Hiram Village
20
1st husband was Robert H. Tripp; 2nd husband was Frank L Barnes-dau of Chas/Mary Pugsley Norton
Barnes
Marion (Dwyer) (see Gregoire)
Dec 24, 1910
Pleasant Ridge
2
Barnes
Dana Oliver
Mar 5, 1903
Pleasant Ridge
2
son of Almon R./Louise Sawyer Barnes-Dana/Marion Barnes parents of Burleigh, Mildred, Clifford, Evelyn.
Barney
Donald
1964
Hiram Village
17
Barney
Sevia R. (Burbank)
1904
May 30, 1939
Hiram Village
17
Wife of Donald C. Barney-dau of Henry N/Louisa Burbank
Barrette
John W.
Nov 14, 1946
Hiram Village
19
(61yr 1mo 22da). Unmarked grave
Barrette
Lucy Ann (Pike)
Aug 6, 1877
Hiram Village
19
Wife of John W. Barrette-Dau of Nathanial/Ella Pike Unmarked grave
Baston
Lizzie S. (see Fuller)
Hiram Village
29
Baston
Jane A. (Evans)
Mar 29, 1847
Hiram Village
34
"Our wife and mother"-dau of Capt.James/Lucinda Evans
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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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