Tombstone Tuesday ~ Jabez Treadwell, died 1780, Ipswich, Massachusetts

This tombstone was photographed at the Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Massachusetts

In Memory 

of

Mr. JABEZ TREADWELL

who departed this Life

22d Day of Dec

1780

In the 67th year of his age

"Blessed are the dead which died in

the Lord, that they may rest

from their labours; and their 

works do follow them." 

closeup detail

Jabez Treadwell's foot stone

Jabez Treadwell is my 6th great grandfather.  He was born 9 August 1713 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the son of Nathaniel and Hannah Treadwell.  On 20 November 1736 he married Lucy Haskell, the daughter of Mark Haskell and Martha Tuthill.  She was born 21 May 1715 in Gloucester, and died 21 September 1789 in Ipswich.  They had eleven children.

Click here to see previous blog posts about Jabez Treadwell:
Surname Saturday:
http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/02/surname-saturday-treadwell-of-ipswich.html

Jabez Treadwell's Will:   http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/10/jabez-treadwells-will.html 

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