Tombstone Tuesday ~ Agnes Fisher, died 1747, Londonderry, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the Forest Hill Cemetery in East Derry, New Hampshire.  It had been cleaned by the Friends of Forest Hill in 2009.  If you would like to see a before and after photograph, please click on this link to the entry at the Find A Grave website.

HERE LIES BURIED

THE BODY   OF

MRS AGNES THE

WIFE OF MR SAMUEL

FISHER,  WHO

DEPARTED THIS 

LIFE APRIL 17th

1747 IN THE 21st

YEAR OF HER AGE

Agnes Taylor was born 6 March 1725 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, the daughter of Janet Wilson and Matthew Taylor.   She married Deacon Samuel Fisher, who was born in Ireland on 29 July 1722 and died 10 April 1806 in Londonderry.  Samuel was married three times, and Agnes was his first wife.  He also married Agnes Wilson  and Sarah Barber (both buried at the Old Hill Cemetery in Londonderry with Samuel).  He had a total of 12 children, 76 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren according to an obituary posted at his memorial at Find a Grave.  Click here to read his memorial and obituary. 

Agnes died 17 April 1747 in Londonderry.  She was only 21 years old, and she died in childbirth.  Her daughter Nancy Fisher was born the same day as her mother's death, and she grew up to married David Ela.  Nancy lived to be 90 years old, and died on 19 February 1837 and is buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery, too, not far from her mother's grave.

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