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Alexander Bradford
Cenotaph

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Alexander Bradford

Birth
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Death
5 Sep 1826 (aged 17–18)
Virginia, USA
Cenotaph
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec B, Row 2, Grave 1
Memorial ID
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Inscription

In memory of
Nathaniel Bradford
died May 29, 1827.
AEt. 47.
His sons,
William C. died 1804, AEt. 27 mos.
Nath'l died at sea May 1825. Age 21.
Alex'r died at Va, Sept. 5, 1826, AEt. 18.

As those we love decay, we die in part.
String after string is severed from the heart;
'Till loos'n'd life, at last but breathing clay
Without one pang is glad to fall away.

(James Thomson)



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