Tombstone Tuesday ~ The children of John Karr, Windham, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the Cemetery on the Plain, in Windham, New Hampshire

In memory of four

Children of Mr. John &

Mrs. Anna Karr

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Betsy, died Aug. 24, 1804,  AE 10

Daniel, died Aug

27, 1804, AE 5

Alexander, died July

2, 1793  AE 4

Asa died July

16, 1793  AE 2

From The History of Windham in New Hampshire by Leonard Morrison, page 376

“2. John Karr, his son [son of John Kerr, Scots Irish immigrant], was b. Jan. 31, 1747. He lived on the Can – farm; was a maker of cider as well as farmer.  He m. June 26, 1776, Annie Caldwell, b. Jan. 27, 1752, and d. Aug. 4 1804.  He m. 2d, Sept 19, 1805, Anna Barnet, of Londonderry.  She was for many years entirely helpless with the shaking palsy, and could move neither hand nor foot.  Death relieved her from suffering Jan. 23, 1836.  He d. Oct. 27, 1813, and is buried in the old cemetery on the plain.  Children, b. in Windham:-

3.  David, b. March 5, 1778; m. Anna Caldwell of Hudson and res. In Derry…

4.  John, born Dec. 11, 1779, was the owner and occupant of the Karr homestead.  He changed the spelling of his name from Karr to Carr.  He m. Dec. 23, 1817, Sarah, dau. Of John and Sarah (Burns) Campbell…

5. Sally, b. March 1, 1783.  Had a shock of palsy, and d. March 29, 1814.

6. James, b. June 19, 1785; d. June 25, 1810

7. Anna, b. April 30, 1787; m. Robert M. Campbell…

8. Alexander, b. June 2, 1789, d. July 2, 1793

9.  Asa, b. April 10, 1791; d. July 16, 1793

10.  Betsey, b. Feb. 25, 1794; d. August 28, 1804

11. Daniel, b. May 8, 1799, D. Aug. 17, 1804”

Note:   Two small children, Alexander and Asa died close together in 1793, and two more, Betsey and Daniel, died close together in 1804.  Their big brother, James, died at age 15 and probably has a separate headstone in this cemetery.

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ The children of John Karr, Windham, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted February 21, 2017, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/02/tombstone-tuesday-children-of-john-karr.html: accessed [access date]).