Betsy <I>Holmes</I> Shaw

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Betsy Holmes Shaw

Birth
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Dec 1795 (aged 21)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Aged 20 years.
Buried with her infant daughter Betty Holmes by her side.

Betsy's sister, Esther Holmes, married Ichabod on March 15, 1800.
Aged 20 years.
Buried with her infant daughter Betty Holmes by her side.

Betsy's sister, Esther Holmes, married Ichabod on March 15, 1800.

Inscription

To the memory of
Mrs. BETSY SHAW
wife of
Mr. ICHABOD SHAW Jun.r
who died Dec.r 26, 1795
aged 20 years.

Also her infant daughter
Betsy Holmes by her side
aged 7 months & 15 days.

Gravesite Details

There is a nice write up on this gravestone in "Graven Images - New England Stonecarving and Its Symbols, 1650-1815" by Allan Ludwig. (Pages 202 & 205)

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  • Maintained by: Caryn
  • Originally Created by: The Guardian
  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Caryn
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19001999/betsy-shaw: accessed ), memorial page for Betsy Holmes Shaw (10 May 1774–26 Dec 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19001999, citing Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Caryn (contributor 47509429).