These gravestones of a mother and her three children were photographed at the Old Burial Ground in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.
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In Memory of LAVINIA B. wife of Thomas L. Allen Who died Oct. 16, 1823 Aged 23 Beside this grave you all may see Two of our beloved children lie by me EDWARD L. ALLEN who died Nov. 29 1826 Aged 3 years ------ CHARLOTTE P. ALLEN who died Sept. 3, 1825 Aged 4 years |
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In memory of ANN MARIA Daughter of Thomas L. and Lavinia B. Allen who died July 12, 1834 aged 12 years |
According to the Manchester Vital Records, Captain Thomas Lee Allen married Lavinia Baker on 15 October 1820, and remarried on 3 January 1830 to Ann Baker. His two wives were sisters, daughters of Joseph Baker of Manchester and Anna Craft of Hamilton.
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Copyright 2011, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
The Joseph Baker of Manchester?
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