Near the end of row 16 there are five stones close together. The first three stones (plots 16-18) are of slate and similar style, and the last two (plots 19-20) are of marble.
Stone 1: Ziba Hill (1756-1830), and is complete.
Stone 2: Missing the top 2/3, but can be identified through what remains and old stone transcriptions as James Hill (1732-1806), who was Ziba's father.
Stone 3: Missing the top 3/4, including any inscriptions.
Stone 4: Only a few inches remain, is of similar material and only a few inches from stone five.
Stone 5: Oren and Lucy (Lyon) Batchelor, and is complete.
Stone 3 identification:
Ziba Hill m1. Molly Newton 07 May 1778 at Franklin, MA, m2. Chloe Cheney 06 Sep 1818 at Sturbridge, MA.
James Hill m1. Abigail Allbee 18 Jul 1754 at Wrentham, MA.
Molly Newton, b. 17 Mar 1751, at Wrentham MA, d. 22 Nov 1817. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Chloe Cheny, b. 05 May 1774, at Sturbridge, MA, d. unknown but last documented on the US Census 1850 in Brookfield, MA.
Abigail Allbee, b. est. 1731, d. 19 Aug 1812, at Sturbridge, MA. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Death order for the Hill family members is James (1807), his wife Abigail (1812), Molly (1817), her husband Ziba (1830).
It would be reasonable to assume the third stone belongs with Ziba and James. If true, it would also be reasonable to assume it to belong to James' wife, Abigail.
If the stone were for Molly, it would more likely be next to Ziba's stone. If true, Molly's grave is unmarked, or the stone lost.
However, there is a small gap between the second and third stone, which could be Abigail's grave, or simply a space. If it is a grave, then the third stone would then likely be that of Molly.
Stone 4 identification:
The fourth stone is placed a few inches from the fifth stone and is of the same material.
Oren Batchelor and Lucy Lyon married in 1818 when Lucy was 42 years old, and well past her prime child bearing years.
No records have been discovered identifying any children from this marriage, nor any parents or siblings for Oren Batchelor.
Lucy Lyon's parents (Abner Lyon and Elizabeth Martin) rest in row 2, and some of her siblings rest throughout the Old Burial Ground, and the Sturbridge North Cemetery.
It is possible that this fourth stone is a near family member, possibly an unrecorded child of Oren and Lucy, but no evidence beyond stone material and placement is available to confirm this guess.
Stone 1: Ziba Hill (1756-1830), and is complete.
Stone 2: Missing the top 2/3, but can be identified through what remains and old stone transcriptions as James Hill (1732-1806), who was Ziba's father.
Stone 3: Missing the top 3/4, including any inscriptions.
Stone 4: Only a few inches remain, is of similar material and only a few inches from stone five.
Stone 5: Oren and Lucy (Lyon) Batchelor, and is complete.
Stone 3 identification:
Ziba Hill m1. Molly Newton 07 May 1778 at Franklin, MA, m2. Chloe Cheney 06 Sep 1818 at Sturbridge, MA.
James Hill m1. Abigail Allbee 18 Jul 1754 at Wrentham, MA.
Molly Newton, b. 17 Mar 1751, at Wrentham MA, d. 22 Nov 1817. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Chloe Cheny, b. 05 May 1774, at Sturbridge, MA, d. unknown but last documented on the US Census 1850 in Brookfield, MA.
Abigail Allbee, b. est. 1731, d. 19 Aug 1812, at Sturbridge, MA. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Death order for the Hill family members is James (1807), his wife Abigail (1812), Molly (1817), her husband Ziba (1830).
It would be reasonable to assume the third stone belongs with Ziba and James. If true, it would also be reasonable to assume it to belong to James' wife, Abigail.
If the stone were for Molly, it would more likely be next to Ziba's stone. If true, Molly's grave is unmarked, or the stone lost.
However, there is a small gap between the second and third stone, which could be Abigail's grave, or simply a space. If it is a grave, then the third stone would then likely be that of Molly.
Stone 4 identification:
The fourth stone is placed a few inches from the fifth stone and is of the same material.
Oren Batchelor and Lucy Lyon married in 1818 when Lucy was 42 years old, and well past her prime child bearing years.
No records have been discovered identifying any children from this marriage, nor any parents or siblings for Oren Batchelor.
Lucy Lyon's parents (Abner Lyon and Elizabeth Martin) rest in row 2, and some of her siblings rest throughout the Old Burial Ground, and the Sturbridge North Cemetery.
It is possible that this fourth stone is a near family member, possibly an unrecorded child of Oren and Lucy, but no evidence beyond stone material and placement is available to confirm this guess.
Near the end of row 16 there are five stones close together. The first three stones (plots 16-18) are of slate and similar style, and the last two (plots 19-20) are of marble.
Stone 1: Ziba Hill (1756-1830), and is complete.
Stone 2: Missing the top 2/3, but can be identified through what remains and old stone transcriptions as James Hill (1732-1806), who was Ziba's father.
Stone 3: Missing the top 3/4, including any inscriptions.
Stone 4: Only a few inches remain, is of similar material and only a few inches from stone five.
Stone 5: Oren and Lucy (Lyon) Batchelor, and is complete.
Stone 3 identification:
Ziba Hill m1. Molly Newton 07 May 1778 at Franklin, MA, m2. Chloe Cheney 06 Sep 1818 at Sturbridge, MA.
James Hill m1. Abigail Allbee 18 Jul 1754 at Wrentham, MA.
Molly Newton, b. 17 Mar 1751, at Wrentham MA, d. 22 Nov 1817. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Chloe Cheny, b. 05 May 1774, at Sturbridge, MA, d. unknown but last documented on the US Census 1850 in Brookfield, MA.
Abigail Allbee, b. est. 1731, d. 19 Aug 1812, at Sturbridge, MA. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Death order for the Hill family members is James (1807), his wife Abigail (1812), Molly (1817), her husband Ziba (1830).
It would be reasonable to assume the third stone belongs with Ziba and James. If true, it would also be reasonable to assume it to belong to James' wife, Abigail.
If the stone were for Molly, it would more likely be next to Ziba's stone. If true, Molly's grave is unmarked, or the stone lost.
However, there is a small gap between the second and third stone, which could be Abigail's grave, or simply a space. If it is a grave, then the third stone would then likely be that of Molly.
Stone 4 identification:
The fourth stone is placed a few inches from the fifth stone and is of the same material.
Oren Batchelor and Lucy Lyon married in 1818 when Lucy was 42 years old, and well past her prime child bearing years.
No records have been discovered identifying any children from this marriage, nor any parents or siblings for Oren Batchelor.
Lucy Lyon's parents (Abner Lyon and Elizabeth Martin) rest in row 2, and some of her siblings rest throughout the Old Burial Ground, and the Sturbridge North Cemetery.
It is possible that this fourth stone is a near family member, possibly an unrecorded child of Oren and Lucy, but no evidence beyond stone material and placement is available to confirm this guess.
Stone 1: Ziba Hill (1756-1830), and is complete.
Stone 2: Missing the top 2/3, but can be identified through what remains and old stone transcriptions as James Hill (1732-1806), who was Ziba's father.
Stone 3: Missing the top 3/4, including any inscriptions.
Stone 4: Only a few inches remain, is of similar material and only a few inches from stone five.
Stone 5: Oren and Lucy (Lyon) Batchelor, and is complete.
Stone 3 identification:
Ziba Hill m1. Molly Newton 07 May 1778 at Franklin, MA, m2. Chloe Cheney 06 Sep 1818 at Sturbridge, MA.
James Hill m1. Abigail Allbee 18 Jul 1754 at Wrentham, MA.
Molly Newton, b. 17 Mar 1751, at Wrentham MA, d. 22 Nov 1817. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Chloe Cheny, b. 05 May 1774, at Sturbridge, MA, d. unknown but last documented on the US Census 1850 in Brookfield, MA.
Abigail Allbee, b. est. 1731, d. 19 Aug 1812, at Sturbridge, MA. Town records indicate burial in Sturbridge.
Death order for the Hill family members is James (1807), his wife Abigail (1812), Molly (1817), her husband Ziba (1830).
It would be reasonable to assume the third stone belongs with Ziba and James. If true, it would also be reasonable to assume it to belong to James' wife, Abigail.
If the stone were for Molly, it would more likely be next to Ziba's stone. If true, Molly's grave is unmarked, or the stone lost.
However, there is a small gap between the second and third stone, which could be Abigail's grave, or simply a space. If it is a grave, then the third stone would then likely be that of Molly.
Stone 4 identification:
The fourth stone is placed a few inches from the fifth stone and is of the same material.
Oren Batchelor and Lucy Lyon married in 1818 when Lucy was 42 years old, and well past her prime child bearing years.
No records have been discovered identifying any children from this marriage, nor any parents or siblings for Oren Batchelor.
Lucy Lyon's parents (Abner Lyon and Elizabeth Martin) rest in row 2, and some of her siblings rest throughout the Old Burial Ground, and the Sturbridge North Cemetery.
It is possible that this fourth stone is a near family member, possibly an unrecorded child of Oren and Lucy, but no evidence beyond stone material and placement is available to confirm this guess.
Family Members
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