Aged 82 ys. 11 ms. 4 ds.
Aged 82 ys. 11 ms. 4 ds.
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Ezekial - Soldier of War of 1812 - Olive Terpening
John P. Terpening of Saratoga Co. N.Y. visited this region in 1835. Seeking a homesite he returned with his bride and his parents Ezekiel and Olive and their nine other children, they landed at Quincy Jan. 1, 36. Arrived here Mar. 9. Their home was North on opposite slope. Two grown daughters Annis and Elizabeth Jones died the first summer and were the first to be buried here. A son Peter taught the first school in this township.
Erected 1952 by the family.
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