Helen Thresher married Henry Martyn Robert. This child was born not long after the Civil War, and Henry was a Union officer and Army Engineer. Henry would later go on to write "Robert's Rules of Order." The Woodland Cemetery lists the burial as "Helen M. Robert," [i.e., the mother's name] while the grave marker says "Infant child of...". The cemetery record has the place of birth as New Bedford, Connecticut, and the age as 4 months. Burial here was 26 March 1866, several months after the death.
Helen Thresher married Henry Martyn Robert. This child was born not long after the Civil War, and Henry was a Union officer and Army Engineer. Henry would later go on to write "Robert's Rules of Order." The Woodland Cemetery lists the burial as "Helen M. Robert," [i.e., the mother's name] while the grave marker says "Infant child of...". The cemetery record has the place of birth as New Bedford, Connecticut, and the age as 4 months. Burial here was 26 March 1866, several months after the death.
Inscription
INFANT CHILD OF
HENRY M. AND
HELEN M. ROBERT
Gravesite Details
Listed as "Helen M. Robert" in cem database, which is the mother's name. Unclear if it is also the child's name or just listed under hers. This grave is in grandfather Ebenezer Thresher's plot.
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