Deaths & Burials
From the Early Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts
Extracted from
New England Historical & Genealogical Register
Miss M. A. THOMAS

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Vol 8, p 191-192, April 1864 Lydia, dau of Ralph CHAPMAN, d. 26 Nov 1649 Mr. William THOMAS, d. Aug 1651 Robert WATERMAN buried 10 Sep 1652 Ralph, son of Ralph CHAPMAN, d. 29 Jul 1853 John, son of Mr. Edward BULKLY, buried 26 Feb 1655 Mary, wife of Josiah STANDISH of Duxborugh d. & was buried at Duxborough, 1 Jul 1665 John, son of John DINGLEY, buried 9 Jul 1665 Elizabeth, dau of Thomas CHILLINGSWORTH, d. 28 Sep 1665 John GRANGER d. & was buried at Scituate, 4 Oct 1655 Dorothy, dau of John RUSSELL, buried 13 Jan 1657 John ADAMS, a daughter, buried 19 Feb 1657 Maj. WINSLOW, a daughter, buried 14 Mar 1658 John DINGLY buried 1658 Christian, wife of Robert CARVER, buried 23 Jul 1658 Elizabeth, wife of Thomas BOURN, ae 70, buried 18 Jul 1660 John WALKER buried 11 Dec 1663 Mr. Thomas BOURN d. & was buried 11 May 1664, then being ae 83 Elizabeth, wife of Thomas TILDEN buried 12 Dec 1663 Grace, wife of John PHILLIPS buried 24 Jun 1666, killed by lightning William SHIRTLEY (SHURTLEFF) buried 24 Jun 1666, killed by lightning Jeremiah PHILLIPS buried (no date but grouped with the two above), killed by lightning Edward, son of Maj. Josias WINSLOW, buried 11 Dec 1667 Susanna, dau of Clement KING, buried 19 Jun 1669 ----- WHITE, Jr., buried 27 May 1670 -----, wife of Resolved WHITE, buried 3 Apr 1670 Thomas LITTLE, buried 12 Mar 1671 Joseph BEADLE d. 1 Sep 1672 Kenelm WINSLOW d. at Salem & was buried there 13 Sep 1672 Richard BEARE buried --- 1673 John THOMAS buried 26 Jun 1673 James CLEMENT buried 10 Feb 1674 Capt. Nath'l THOMAS buried 16 Feb 1674 Mr. Josias WINSLOW buried 1 Dec 1674, in the 69th year of his age Ephraim LITTLE, a daughter buried 14 Jun 1675 Arthur HOWLAND, Sen., buried 30 Oct 1675 Faith, wife of John PHILLIOS, buried 21 Dec 1675 John, son of John BRANCH, was slayne with Capt. PEARCE near Rehoboth & there buried the latter end of Mar 1676 Timothy wILLIAMSON buried 6 Aug 1676 Ellen, wife of Samuel BAKER buried 27 Aug 1676 John WINSLOW buried 8 Sep 1676, being 38 yrs old William FORD, Sr., ae 72, buried 23 Sep 1676 George, son of John ROUSE, buried 13 Dec 1676 Mary, dau of Simon ROUSE, buried 21 Dec 1676 William HOLMES, being 86 yrs old, buried 9 Nov 1678 Mehitable, dau of John CARVER, buried 19 Apr 1679 John CARVER, Sen., being 42 yrs old, buried 23 Jun 1679 Vol 8, p 228-230, Jul 1854 William SHERMAN, Sen., buried 25 Oct 1679 James EMERSON, a daughter, buried 28 Feb 1680 Bathsheba, dau of Wm. FORD, buried 12 Mar 1680 Robert CARVER, 86 yrs old, buried -- Apr 168- Sarah, wife of Samuel SHERMAN, buried -- Jul 1680 ---nah, wife of Edward ----, buried 1 Oct 1680 Gov. Josiah WINSLOW, buried 23 Dec 1680 Deborah, dau of Josiah SNOW, buried 31 Oct 1681 Ellen, widow of Kenelm WINSLOW, 83 yrs, buried 5 Dec 1661 (sic) Samuel, son of Richard CHILDS, buried 10 Dec 1681 Sarah, wife of John THOMAS, Sr., buried 2 Jan 1682 George, son of John ROUSE, Jr., buried 26 Feb 1682 Josiah, son of Nath'l WINSLOW, buried 16 May 1682 Abigail, dau of Michael FORD, buried 26 Jun 1682 Anne, dau of John SAWYER, buried 1 Sep 1862 Timothy WILLIAMSON buried 18 Sep 1682 Margaret, widow of Arthur HOWLAND, Sr., buried 23 Oct 1683 Michael FORD had two daughters buried 17 Nov 1683 Isaac LITTLE, a daughter buried 17 Dec 1683 Christopher WINTER buried 22 Dec 1683 Joseph TROUANT & Israel HOLMES were cast away sailing into Plymouth harbor and drowned, buried at Plymouth 24 Feb 1684 Anna, widow of Wm. FORD, Sr., buried 1 Sep 1684 Joane, wife of Thomas DOGGET, buried 4 Sep 1684 Susanna, dau of Thomas TILDEN, buried 9 Sep 1684 Persis, wife of John DOGGET, b. -- --- 168- John ROUSSE buried 16 Sep 1684 Mr. John BOURN buried 8 Dec 1684 John, son of Thomas TILDEN, d. 20 Apr 1685 Morris TRUANT d. 21 Apr 1685 Alice, late wife of Mr. John BROWN, buried 9 May 1686 Elizabeth, dau of Thomas BOWRN, d. 14 Apr 1689 Bethiah, dau of Isaac LITTLE, d. -- --- 1689 Mary, wife of Sameul DOGGET, d. -- Apr 1690 Elizabeth, widow of Wm. Holmes, d. 17 Feb 1689, in the 86 year of her age Elizabeh, wife of Abram HOLMES, d. -- May 1690 Joseph THOMAS d. 13 Jul 1690 The wife of Samel WATERMAN, d. -- Jul 16-0 Martha, wife of John HEWET, d. 22 Jun 1691 Alice, wife of Josiah ----, d. -- Aug 1691 Jacob DINGLEY, d. 18 Aug 1691 Daniel CROOKER, d. 5 Feb 1692 Anthony SNOW d. -- Aug 1692 Josias SNOW d. -- Aug 1692 Thomas DOGGETT d. 18 May 1692 Edward BUMPUS d. 3 Feb 1693 Isaac, son of John DOGGETT, buried 21 Sep 1692 Mercy, wife of John SAWYER, buried 10 Feb 1693 Hannah, widow of old Edward BUMPUS, d. 12 Feb 1693 The wife of Francis CROOKER d. -- Mar 1692/3 James MACCALL d. 9 May 1693 Mr. Samuel ARNOLD d. 1 Sep 1603 (sic) William NORCUTT d. 18 Sep 1693 William WHITE d. 24 Jan 1695 Elizabeth CARTER d. 4 Apr 1694 William, son of Josiah FORD, d. -- Aug 1696 Lydia, wife of Experience BRANCH, d. 5 Nov 1697 Christopher, son of Jonathan CROOKER, d. 1 Feb 1699 William, son of Thomas DOGGETT, d. 16 Feb 1699 Susanna, wife of Clement KING, d. 19 Jun 1699 Lt. Isaac LITTLE d. 24 Nov 1699 John THOMAS & John BAYLEY drowned going out of Green's harbor in a canoe, 24 May 1699 Elizabeth, wife of Thomas BOURN, d. 2 Apr 1701 Sarah, dau of Dea. John FOSTER, d. 7 Apr 1702 Mary, wife of Dea. John FOSTER, d. 25 Sep 1702 Mrs. Penelope WINSLOW, Widow of Gov. Josiah WINSLOW, ae 73, d. 7 Dec 1703 John ROSE, Jr., d. 27 May 1704 Rev. Mr. Edward THOMPSON d. 16 Mar 1704/5 Capt. Peregrine WHITE d. 20 Jul 1704 Mrs. Elizabeth VELHAM d. 1 Apr 1706 Josiah, son of Wm. STEPHENS, Jr., d. -- Jan 1707 Mr. Joseph WATERMAN d. -- Jan 1707/8 Elizabeth, wife of Ichabod BARTLETT, d. -- Oct 1708 Abigail, dau of Solomon HEWET, d. 8 Dec 1709 Mrs. Sarah WHITE (widow of Peregrin WHITE) d. 22 Jan 1711 Elizabeth, wife of Anthony EAMES, Jr., d. 18 Feb 1711 Rebecka, wife of John SAWYER, d. 28 Apr 1711 Hannah, wife of Joseph ROSE, Jr., d. 30 Sep 1711 Joseph, son of Joseph ROSE, Jr., d. 30 Sep 1711 Hannah, wife of John BARKER, d. 30 Jun 1713 Joseph, son of Joseph WATERMAN, d. 28 Mar 1715 Mary CHILDS d. 10 Apr 1715 Rebecka, dau of Samuel BAKER, d. 20 Apr 1715 Anthony WATERMAN d. 3 Apr 1715 Joseph WATERMAN d. 23 Nov 1715 Ralph NORCUTT d. 2 Dec 1715 Solomon HEWET d. 5 Dec 1715 Lidia, wife of Nath'l WINSLOW, d. 8 Apr 1716 Grace, dau of Joseph CHILDS, d. 22 Apr 1716 Rachel, wife of James MACCALL, d. 8 Dec 1716 Joseph CHILDS, d. 11 Mar 1717/8 John ROGERS d. 7 May 1717, in the 85th year of his age Elizabeth DINGLY (wid. of Jacob DINGLEY) d. 30 Mar 1718 Mr. William THOMAS d. 21 Mar 1718 Nathaniel THOMAS, Esq., d. 2 Oct 1718 Mr. Samuel THOMAS d. 2 Sep 1720 Dea. William FOORD d. 7 Feb 1721 William CLIFT d. 17 Oct 1722 Anna, dau of Isaac & Sarah WINSLOW d. at Boston, 16 Sep 1723 Lydia, dau of Gilbert WINSLOW d. 5 Oct 1723 Martha, wife of Valentine DECROW d. 25 Mar 1724 Rebekah WILLS d. 30 Mar 1724 May 1724: The Dispensations of Divine Providence were very awful towards the town of Marshfield in removing several of its inhabitants by Death Capt. Josiah WINSLOW, eldest son of Isaac WINSLOW & Sarah his wife d. May 1724 being killed in an engagement with the Indian on George's River at the Eastward. Mr. Daniel WHITE dyed 6 May 1724, in the 70th year of his age Henry GULLIFORD d. 9 May 1724, being about 40 yrs of age Theodosius FOORD, son of Josiah FOORD & Sarah his wife d. at Sandwich, 10 May 1724, in the 25th year of his age Nathaniel WINSLOW had a child d. 12 May 1724, in the 1st year of its age Benjamin WHITE d. 13 May 1724, in the 33d year of his age Josiah JOHNSON d. 18 May 1724, in the 25th year of his age Robert ATKINS d. 19 May 1724, in the 35th year of his age Jonathan BARKER, son of Mr. John BARKER & Hannah his former wife, d. 25 May 1724, in the 18th year of his age William SHERMAN d. 26 May 1724, in the 30th year of his age Mr. Jonathan EAMES d. 31 May 1724, in the 69th year of his age Josiah BAKER, son of Samuel & Sarah BAKER, d. at Lebanon, Connecticut Government, 20 Nov 1726 MARSHFIELD INSCRIPTIONS From the Burial-Ground on the Hill, Sometimes Called Winslow Burial Ground Communicated by Miss M. A. THOMAS of Marshfield Vol 4, p 315-318, October 1850 Mrs. Mary BOURN, wife of Mr. Jedediah BOURN, d. 28 Jun 1743, in the 44th year of her age Mr. Jedediah BOURN d. 18 Oct 1743, in the 74 year of his age Thomas, son of Thomas & Deborah BOURN, d. 14 Sep 1713, ae 7 yrs, 3 mos, 3 dys Ebenezer, son of Thomas & Dorothy BOURN, d. 20 Sep 1723, ae 3 yrs, 5 mos, 16 dys Deborah, dau of Thomas & Deborah BOURN, d. 2 Oct 1723, ae 1 yr, 1 mos, 15 dys Capt. Rouse BOURN d. 21 Jun 1763, in the 29th year of his age Miss Lucy BOURN, d. 14 Dec 1788, ae 19 yrs, 11 mos, 12 dys Nathaniel, son of Dea. & Mrs. Hannah ROUSE, d. 17 Sep 1810, ae 3 mos Mrs. Bradford, wife of Andrew BRADFORD, Esq., d. 10 Jun 1825, ae 73 Mrs. Lusy DELANO, wife of Mr. Joseph DELANO, d. 24 Aug 1789, in the 53d year of her age Deacon Thomas DINGLEY d. 15 Sep 1806, ae 74 yrs. Deacon of the First Church in Mansfield 26 yrs. Mr. John DINGLEY, son of Dea. Thomas & Mrs. Anna DINGLY, d. 10 May 1806, ae 41 yrs Thomas DINGLEY, b. 22 May 1761, d. 2 Feb 1827, also Ruth S. WINSLOW, his wife, b. Dec 1778, d. 10 Oct 1846 Dea. John FOSTER, d. 13 May 1732, ae 91 yrs Mrs. Sarah, wife of Dea. John FOSTER, d. 26 May 1731 (no age) Deborah FOSTER d. 4 Nov 1732, in the 32d year of her age Mr. Solomon HEWET, d. 5 Dec 1715, ae 45 yrs, 10 dys Mr. Winter HEWET, d. 3 Mar 1717/18, in the 39th year of his age Capt. Joseph KENT d, 1 Jan 1801, ae 83 yrs, 10 dys Mrs. Lydia KENT, widow of Capt. Joseph JENT, d. 9 Apr 1810, ae 89 yrs Isaac LITTLE, Esq., d. 29 Dec 1699, ae abt. 53 yrs Mrs. Bethiah LITTLE, wife of Asquir Isaac LITTLE, d. 3 Sep 1718, ae -- yrs Mary LITTLE, dau of Capt. Isaac LITTLE, d. 23 Jul 1729, ae 9 yrs Mr. John MOOREHEAD d. 15 Jun 1836, ae 76 yrs Arthur MOOREHEAD d. 14 Mar 1840, ae 10 mos, 24 dys John MOOREHEAD, b. 8 Oct 1821, d. 27 Dec 1847 Mrs. Elizabeth PELHAM d. 1 Apr 1706, in the 84th year of her age John ROUSE, Sen., d. Oct 1717, ae 74 yrs John ROUSE d. 26 May 1704, ae 26 yrs Rev. Edward TOMPSON, Pastor of the Church of Marshfield, d. suddenly 10 Mar 1705, ae 40 William THOMAS, Esq., one of the Founders of New Plymouth Colony, d. Aug 1651, abt. 78th year of his age Nathaniel THOMAS, Gent'm, d. 13 Dec 1674, abt. ye 68th year of his age William THOMAS, Gent'm, d. 30 Mar 1718, in the 80th year of his age Honorable Nathaniel THOMAS, Esq., d. 22 Oct 1718, in the 75th year of his age Deborah, wife of NAthaniel THOMAS, Esq., d. 17 Jun 1696, in the 53d year of her age Mrs. Eliz'th, wife of Nathaniel THOMAS, Esq., formerly wife of Capt. William CONDY, d. 11 Oct 1713, in the 61st year of her age Mrs. Mary, wife of Nathaniel THOMAS, Esq., d. 7 Oct 1727, in the 54th year of her age Mrs. Mary, wife of John THOMAS, Esq., d. 3 May 1737, in the 35th year of her age Alice, wife of Nathan THOMAS, d. 14 Jun 1715, ae 25 yrs Abiah, wife of Nathan THOMAS, d. 1 Feb 1717/18, ae 26 yrs Mr. Samuel THOMAS, d. 2 Sep 1720, ae 65 yrs Mrs. Marcy, widow of Mr. Samuel THOMAS, d. Sep 1741, ae 79 yrs Ann THOMAS, dau of John & Lydia THOMAS, d. 7 Dec 1723, in the 6th year of her age Kezie, dau of Mr. John & Mrs. Lydia THOMAS, d. 11 Dec 1751, ae 21 yrs, 1 mo, 4 dys Mrs. Lydia, wife of Mr. John THOMAS, d. 17 Jan 1750, ae 60 yrs, 11 mos Mr. John THOMAS, d. 14 Apr 1770, in the 86th year of his age Col. Anthony THOMAS, d. 14 Jul 1781, ae 62 yrs, 3 mos, 20 dys John THOMAS, son of Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Abigail THOMAS, d. 11 Nov 1748, ae 5 yrs Mrs. Lucy, wife of Capt. John THOMAS, d. 30 Aug 1804, ae 40 yrs, 11 mos, 8 dys Capt. John THOMAS, b. 30 Aug 1764, d. 27 Jul 1737 (sic) Mrs. Lucy, wife of John THOMAS, d. 15 Mar 1849, ae 78 yrs. "My Mother" Nathaniel Ray, son of John & Lucy THOMAS, b. at Marshfield, 9 Jun 1812, d. at Washington, D. C., 17 Mar 1840, ae 27 yrs Mr. Joshua TAYLOR d. 13 Sep 1727, ae 67 yrs Mr. Joseph WATERMAN, Jr., d. 23 Dec 1715, in the 39th year of his age Mr. Anthony WATERMAN, d. 23 Aep 1715, in the 31st year of his age Mr. Jospeh WATERMAN, d. -- Jan --- ae 69 yrs Mrs. Sarah WATERMAN, widow of Mr. Joseph, d. Sep 1741, ae 90 yrs, 3 mos Mr. Daniel WRIGHT, d. 6 May 1829, ae 76 yrs Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. Daniel WRIGHT, d. 16 Mar 1822, ae 65 yrs Capt. Nathaniel WINSLOW, d. 1 Dec 1709, in the 81st year of his age Mrs. Faith, wife of Capt. Nathaniel WINSLOW, d. 9 Nov 1729, in the 85th year of her age Kenelm WINSLOW, Esq., of Marshfield, d. 1 Jun 1757, ae 82 yrs Mrs. Abigail, wife of Mr. Kenelm WINSLOW, d. 18 Aug 1729, ae 47 yrs, 7 mos, 15 dys Nath'l WINSLOW drowned in North River 24 May 1734, ae 25 yrs, 11 mos Eleanor, dau of Mr. Kenelm WINSLOW, d. 12 Apr 1719, ae 9 mos 25 dys Nathaniel, son of Mr. John WINSLOW, d. 26 Mar 1723, ae 10 John, son of Mr. John WINSLOW, d. 8 Aug 1724, ae 18 yrs Abigail, dau of Hon. Silvanus BOURN Esq., of Barnstable, & wife of Kenelm WINSLOW, Esq., b. 1 Jun 1729, d. at Marshfield, 21 Dec 1761, ae 32 yrs Kenelm WINSLOW, Esq., d. 13 May 1780, in the 63d year of his age Mary WINSLOW, widow of Seth WINSLOW, d. 23 Mar 1827, ae 49 yrs From the WINSLOW Tombstone: The Hon. Josiah WINSLOW, Gov. of New Plymouth, d. 18 Dec 1680, ae 52 Penelope, widow of Gov. WINSLOW, d. 7 Dec 1703, ae 73 The Hon. Isaac WINSLOW d. 14 Dec 1738, ae 67 Hon. John WINSLOW, Esq., d. 17 Apr 1774, ae 72 Isaac WINSLOW, M. D., d. 24 Oct 1714, ae 80 John WINSLOW, Esq., d. at Natches, 24 Aug 1822, ae 48 Pelham WINSLOW d. 19 Aug 1832, ae 23