She was born in Suffield, Connecticut, May 13, 1727, daughter of Ebenezer and Naomi (Taylor) Devotion.
Second wife of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell, married 16 October 1760.
She died aged 43 years, 8 months, 21 days.
Second wife of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell, married 16 October 1760.
She died aged 43 years, 8 months, 21 days.
She was born in Suffield, Connecticut, May 13, 1727, daughter of Ebenezer and Naomi (Taylor) Devotion.
Second wife of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell, married 16 October 1760.
She died aged 43 years, 8 months, 21 days.
Second wife of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell, married 16 October 1760.
She died aged 43 years, 8 months, 21 days.
Inscription
A Memorial of
Mrs. Jemima Bidwell, conſort of Revd. Eadonijah Bidwell of this Town and Daughter of Mr. Ebenezer Devotion [of] Suffield. She died Feby. 7th, 1771, aged 43.
Sincerely lamented by all who eſteem an eaſy temper, a friendly diſpoſition, a simplicity of manners, and the virtues of the Chiſtian character.
Ye, who survey this monumental stone,
Attend her fate, and thence be taught your own!
Gravesite Details
On the tombstone, the letter "ſ," which looks almost like an "f," is the old way of writing an "s." Woods Cemetery is also known as Henwood Cemetery.
