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Name |
Priscilla [Tracy] Branch |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
5 Oct 1813 |
Whiting, VT. |
- Priscilla, died also in Whiting, on Oct. 5, 1813. They were buried in a small burying ground in the south part of Whiting, but their bodies were removed in 1929, by John Branch of St. Albans, Vermont to the Whiting Cemetary, where the original stones, carefully repaired, were erected. The following inscriptions are on a single large slab, placed horizontally:
PriscillaJohn Branch
wife ofDied Mar. 5, 1812
James Noblein the 83 year
former relict ofof his age.
John Branch
Died Oct. 5, 1813
in her 74 year.
Why loving friends indulge that tear,
Why trembling view my dark abode?
Though you with me must moulder here
Yet faith can wing the soul to God.
All six daughter married at or near Whiting, and all were left widows. None married again.
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Person ID |
I3817 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
Family |
John Branch, (6), b. 7 Oct 1729, Branch Hill, Preston, Conn. d. 5 Mar 1812, Whiting, VT. (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
5 Jan 1758 |
Children |
| 1. Priscilla [Branch] Tracy d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Parthena [Branch] Keeler d. Hamond, New York |
| 3. Abel Branch, (2), b. 8 Oct 1758 d. 1800 (Age 41 years) |
| 4. Lucy [Branch] Parks, b. 9 Oct 1760 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Esther [Branch] Babcock, b. 8 Mar 1763 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Simeon Branch, b. 19 Jun 1765 d. 1777 (Age 11 years) |
| 7. Levina [Branch] Walker, b. 8 Aug 1767 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. John Branch, (7), b. 7 Oct 1769 d. 1839 (Age 69 years) |
| 9. Shubal Branch, (2), b. 24 Jul 1772, Pittsfield, Mass. d. 2 Jan 1815, Richmond, VT. (Age 42 years) |
| 10. Lydia [Branch] Hall, b. 1777 d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F1317 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- ? John Branch died at his brothers Abel and Shubal on March 5, 1812, and his wife, Priscilla, died also in Whiting, on Oct. 5, 1813. They were buried in a small burying ground in the south part of Whiting, but their bodies were removed in 1929, by John Branch of St. Albans, Vermont to the Whiting Cemetary, where the original stones, carefully repaired, were erected. The following inscriptions are on a single large slab, placed horizontally:
PriscillaJohn Branch
wife ofDied Mar. 5, 1812
James Noblein the 83 year
former relict ofof his age.
John Branch
Died Oct. 5, 1813
in her 74 year.
Why loving friends indulge that tear,
Why trembling view my dark abode?
Though you with me must moulder here
Yet faith can wing the soul to God.
All six daughter married at or near Whiting, and all were left widows. None married again.
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