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HIRAM CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS BY HUBERT W. CLEMONS - STANLEY CEMETERY records 1989-2011. Heading NOTES - copied as recorded in the original notebook in the collection of Hiram Historical Society in Great Ossipee Museum. Heading PAGE # = the page in the original notebook.

Last Name
First Name
Born
Died
Cemetery Name
Page #
Notes
Adams
Catherine A.
Nov 22, 1919
Stanley
20
wife of Norman W. Adams
Adams
Norman W.
May 19, 1913
May 9, 1967
Stanley
20
son of Stephen J/Achsah M. Lord Adams
Archer
Joan
May 23, 1974
Stanley
21
dau of John/Gladys Archer-in marked grave (15yr)
Archer
Oveta E.
1918
1980
Stanley
21
dau of Herbert/Bertha Bond Farrar
Archer
Roland M.
1901
1996
Stanley
21
Roland M./Oveta E. Archer parents of John S., Thomas, Donald, David, Andrew, Evelyn, Sally, Mary Lou, Susan, Sandra
Babb
Elizabeth Hazel
Sep 8, 1972
Feb 4, 1973
Stanley
22
dau of ??
Barker
Mattie O. (Gilpatrick)
Dec 9, 1890
Jan 27, 1982
Stanley
5
wife of Myron W. Barker
Batty
Christian
1902
1960
Stanley
19
Benton
Willard
Aug 12, 1891
Sep 16, 1913
Stanley
4
Berry
Don C.
Sep 11, 1939
Jan 16, 1983
Stanley
11
son of Walter/Flora Fenderson Berry
Berry
Flora
1913
1972
Stanley
11
wife of Walter Berry
Berry
Joseph
Jan 10, 1864
Jan 23, 1937
Stanley
22
Berry
Louise Grace
Apr 4, 1935
June 8, 1935
Stanley
11
Berry
Walter
1911
1985
Stanley
11
Blanchard
Mark
Sep 8, 1896
Feb 27, 1971
Stanley
4
Pvt., U.S. Army, WWI-son of Gertrude Barker-husb of Cecile Leavitt
Bradeen
Edith
Oct 22, 1882
Stanley
17
dau of John/Hannah Bradeen (20yr 6mo 16da)
Bradeen
Hannah
Sep 29, 1872
Stanley
17
wife of John Bradeen (40yr 3mo)
Bradeen
John
July 21, 1899
Stanley
17
(65yr 11mo 15da)
Bradeen
John C.
Aug 21, 1924
Stanley
17
(51yr 7da)
Bradeen
Richard W.
July 9, 1865
Stanley
17
(62yr 9mo 10da)
Bradeen
Sarah J.
Apr 2, 1890
Stanley
17
wife of Richard W. Bredeen. (82yr 8mo 24da)
Burbank
Fred S.
Dec 29, 1868
June 22, 1891
Stanley
3
son of Lyman W./Mary A. Burbank
Burbank
Harry O.
1874
1914
Stanley
3
son of Lyman W./Mary A. Burbank
Burbank
Hazel
1912
1915
Stanley
3
dau of Lyman W./Mary A. Burbank
Burbank
Lyman W.
Feb 19, 1837
Dec 27, 1912
Stanley
3
Burbank
Mary A.
May 20, 1843
Sep 19, 1916
Stanley
3
wife of Lyman W. Burbank-dau of Jacob/Betsy Thompson Stanley
Burnell
Elizabeth J. (Libby)
1870
1934
Stanley
19
wife of Nathaniel P. Burnell
Burnell
Nathaniel P.
1867
1946
Stanley
19
Nathaniel P./ Elizabeth J. Burnell parents of Ella J., Grace L., Dorothy L. Burnell
Cilley
Joseph
1840
1904
Stanley
13
Cilley
William
1837
1910
Stanley
13
father of Samuel H., Alfred H., John R., Cilley
Clark
Clarence H.
Mar 25, 1890
Dec 16, 1965
Stanley
17
husb of Lily Illing Clark-son of Frank M./Phullis Tyler Clark
Clark
Lily (Illing)
May 5, 1890
July 10, 1939
Stanley
17
Cobbett
June A.
Aug 22, 1933
Jan 11, 2002
Stanley
21
wife of Robert W. Cobbett-dau of gordon/Annie E. Clark Huntress
Cobbett
Robert W.
Sep 16, 1929
Apr 2, 1969
Stanley
21
MASS., Pvt. U.S. Air Force
Coggins
Chester Carl
May 15, 1954
Stanley
20
baby
Cole
Henrietta M. (Milliken)
Mar 11, 1873
May 17, 1952
Stanley
15
wife of J. Everett Cole
Cole
J. Everett
June 17, 1860
Feb 3, 1910
Stanley
15
Cotton
Dora (Wadsworth)
May 17, 1901
Stanley
3
wife of Wyman Cotton-dau of Edwin R./Sarah A. Benton Wadsworth (40yr 2mo)
Croteau
Joseph A.
June 9, 1928
Sep 1, 1983
Stanley
23
new stone
Day
Ayleen L. (Cutting)
Sep 12, 1905
July 20, 1990
Stanley
8
wife of George F. Day
Day
Curtis Elliott
Sep 6, 1940
Aug 9, 1945
Stanley
18
son of Elliott C./Phyllis C. Day
Day
Dora
1871
1891
Stanley
11
dau of Charles/Susie Stanley Trueworthy
Day
Elby P.
May 29, 1891
Feb 13, 1953
Stanley
19
dau of Nemiah Day
Day
Elliott C.
May 5, 1981
Stanley
22
husb of Phyllis Berry (69yr)
Day
Elliott C.
Mar 3, 1912
May 5, 1981
Stanley
18
son of Elby P. Day-Elliott/Phyllis Day parents of Curtis E., Richard, Janice Day
Day
Emma A. (Emerson)
Jan 2, 1908
Feb 11, 1948
Stanley
6
wife of Eugene Day-suicide by shooting
Day
Eugene
May 22, 1902
June 29, 1949
Stanley
6
suicide by hanging
Day
Florence Ida
Aug 21, 1938
Stanley
8
dau of George/Ayleen Day
Day
Fred
Nov 14, 1897
Dec 29, 1975
Stanley
8
PFC, U.S. Army, WWI-son of Wm./Irene Lowell Day-married Grace Burnell, dau of Nath'l/Elizabeth Burnell
Day
George F.
Feb 24, 1895
Nov 11, 1977
Stanley
8
PFC, WWI-son of Wm./Irene Lowell Day
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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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