Samuel J. Doel died with scarlet fever on June 15, 1858 at the age of 8 in Napanoch, New York.
Samuel J. Doel died with scarlet fever on June 15, 1858 at the age of 8 in Napanoch, New York.
Inscription
SAMUEL J.
Son of George
& Anna Doel
DIED
June 15, 1858
Aged 8 y's 2 m's
& 11 d's.
This lovely bud so young and fair
Called hence by early doom
Just came to show how fair a flower
In paradise will bloom.
Gravesite Details
Grave is located in the Thomas N. Doel family plot. Samuel was most likely initially buried in the old Napanoch cemetery and later reinterred after Fantinekill Cemetery opened in 1870. The broken upright stone has been converted to a flat marker.