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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Wilkinson Monument at Mount Auburn Cemetery

This tombstone was photographed at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts


The Wilkinson Monument


Simon Wilkinson
1776 - 1860
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His wife Elizabeth
1788 - 1849
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Their Children
Lucina 1808 - 1820
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David 1812 - 1837
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Simon 1810 - 1852
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Sarah 1816 - 1876
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William Wilkinson
1822 - 1885


James French
1812- 1881
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Lucina W. French
1824- 1892



Jacob A. Corey
1816 - 1883
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Caroline M. Corey
1826 - 1898
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Mary Corey
1857 - 1857
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Jacob Corey
1861 - 1864
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Simon Wilkinson was born 1776, died 5 February 1860 in Boston, Massachusetts; married on 10 January 1807 in Boston to Betsey Poor.  She was born about 1783 and died 11 January 1849 in Boston.  Simon Wilkinson was a very wealthy man. He was listed in the book "The Rich Men of Massachusetts", by Forbes and Green, 1851 as "Wilkinson, Simon, $150,000 Commenced poor. Caulker and graver. Retired".  He served as an alderman in Boston, and a member of the legislature.  Upon his death he had an obituary which ran in Philadelphia and in the New York Times which said "In his youth he worked on the famous frigate Constitution, and was always proud of his connection with that noble national vessel, and took deep interest in her fortunes."  They had nine children.

1. Elizabeth m. John F. Trull
2. Francis
3. Simon, born 1810 in Cambridge, died 1852 in Australia
4. David, born 1812, died 18 June 1837 in Havana, Cuba
5. Andrew Jackson Wilkinson, born 1815 in Cambridge, died 1881 in Boston, m. Cordelia Mary Kettell
6. Sarah, born 1816 in Cambridge, died 2 August 1876 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts
7. William Henry Wilkinson, born 29 August 1822 in Boston, died 1885 in Boston
8. Caroline M. born 1826 in Boston, died 1898 in Newton, Massachusetts m. Jacob Augustus Corey
9. Lucina, born 1828 in Boston, died 1892 in Newton, m. James French


The Plot card for the Wilkinson Family -
I haven't identified person #1 Sidney Menard
Transcription:

Lot. No. 927
Location: Cedar Avenue
Proprietor: Simon Wilkinson

1. Sidney F. Menard  Oct. 22, 1848 age 10
2. Betsey Wilkinson Jan. 14, 1849, age 66
3. Mary Corey, Dec. 13, 1857, age 4
4. Simon Wilkinson, Feb. 8, 1860, age 83 y, 16 days
   Andrew K. Wilkinson, Aug. 26, 1863
5. Jacob Corey, Apr. 11, 1864, age 2 y. 9m 15d
6. Elizabeth Trull, July 31, 1863, age 55
7. Sarah Wilkinson, Aug 5, 1876, age 58 y, 5 m
8. James French, June 5, 1881, age 69 y, 0 m, 4d
9. Jacob A. Corey, Oct 13, 1883, age 67 y, 7m, 0d
10. Wm. H. Wilkinson, Aug 29, 1885, age 63 y, 0m, 0d
11 Lucina Wilkinson French, Dec. 28, 1892, age 68 y, 1 m
12 Caroline M. Corey, Aug. 5, 1898, age 72 y, 3m
13. Mary L. French, Jan. 24, 1928, 63 y, 4m

Notes: 6. Nov. 7, 1876 to 4473
#4 1/2 June 6, 1865 to Lot 3500
 [notes say that Elizabeth Trull and Andrew K. Wilkinson were reburied in another plot]

UPDATE:

A reader sent me an email with a link to a death record at FamilySearch.org .  It was the death record of Elizabeth W. Menard, who died on 27 June 1810 in Boston, Massachusetts at age 81.  Sidney R. Menard was listed as the husband of Elizabeth Trull, daughter of John F. Trull and Elizabeth W. Wilkinson.  You can see this record at this link:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4SJ-TSN

Perhaps the 10 year old Sidney F. Menard is their son?
 
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Copyright 2013, Heather Wilkinson Rojo

1 comment:

  1. Very interesting post, Heather. Plot cards have helped me out big time on more than one occasion. Good luck on finding out who Sidney is.

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