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| Abigail Carlile, 1797, York, ME |
SACRED
to the memory of
MRS. ABIGAIL CARLILE,
wife of
Mr. John Carlile, &
daur of Mr. Henry Sewall,
born Jan. 11, 1758,
died July 17, 1797,
AEt. 40.
without issue.
A lively christian.
Near this stone are deposited the re-
mains of BENJAMIN and DANIEL,
infants, and children of
Daniel Sewall Esq.
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven."
Daniel Sewall (1755-1842) was Abigail's older brother. He married Dorcas Bartlett (1759-1843) in 1780. Their sons, Benjamin (b. 9 Nov 1785, d. 15 Dec 1785) and Daniel (b. 1 Feb 1794, d. 21 Feb 1794) were buried in a family plot with their Aunt Abigail.
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Bob: This stone is 1 of about 75 I found carved by the same man, probably William G. Brazer (c1797-c1834). They are dated mostly 1820 through 1834. Brazer worked in Boston, almost always for other stonecutters (which makes finding probate payments to him for gravestones unlikely). His father Christopher was a gravestone carver who worked in the Geyer shop and Brazer was a partner to Boston carver William Bennett for a time, when both worked for Alpheus Cary. If you’ve found other stones like this further west and think they may be carved by the same man, I’d sure like to know about them.
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