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| Darkes Shapcutt, 1710, Granary Burying Ground, Boston, MA |
DARKES WIFE
TO SAMSON
SHAPCVTT
AGED 24 YEARS
DIED AUGUST
---- 1710
I read this names as "Dorcas." This is one of my favorite colonial-era names, but Pete insists that it would be completely unacceptable for a 21st-century child.
My favorite Dorcas is Darkes Mesenger of Windsor, CT.
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