The death date on the grave stone is the burial date. Her actual death was 19 Aug 1897. Reference the Steuben Republican newspaper, 25 Aug 1897. It reads Mrs. Dexter Sutton died last Thursday [19 Aug] near Fremont and the remains were buried last Saturday [21 Aug] in the Taylor cemetery in Scott.
...Thanks to Dennis, Jul 18, 2015
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The death date on the grave stone is the burial date. Her actual death was 19 Aug 1897. Reference the Steuben Republican newspaper, 25 Aug 1897. It reads Mrs. Dexter Sutton died last Thursday [19 Aug] near Fremont and the remains were buried last Saturday [21 Aug] in the Taylor cemetery in Scott.
...Thanks to Dennis, Jul 18, 2015
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Inscription
Mary A.
Wife of
Dexter Sutton
Died
Aug. 21, 1897
Aged
71 Yrs. 11 M.
21 Ds.
Also on this monument:
Dexter Sutton (d.1898)
Family Members
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