ERECTED
In memory of
Mr. ROBERT ALEXANDER,
who died
March 3, 1818
In the 93 year
of his age.
Stop passenger as you go by
Remember you are born to die.
Erected
in memory of
SARAH ALEXANDER
wife of
Mr. Robert Alexander
who died Feb. 12, 1812,
Aged 66.
And thou my soul stoope down & nin
this hollow gaping tomb this gloomy prison
waits for you whenere the summons comes.
From The History of Dunbarton by Caleb Stark, 1860:
"ROBERT ALEXANDER removed from Bedford to this town. He purchased the Dunbarton farm of John Raymond, Esq., upon which he resided until his death, March 3, 1818, at the age of 93, when the farm was divided between his sons, David and William. The latter removed to the western part of New-York more than forty years ago. David was an exemplary husbandman and worthy citizen. He never sought office, and his affairs prospered. He was a good officer of the militia, and deacon of the church. He led a reputable life and died respected, June ---, 1852, aged 70. Mrs. Alexander died May 29, 1854."
Robert Alexander, son of John Alexander and Kathrine Walwood, was born 9 August 1724 in Renfrew, Scotland, and died 3 March 1818 in Dunbarton, New Hampshire. He married Sarah Davidson, daughter of John Davidson and Sarah McNutt, born 23 January 1746 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and died 12 February 1812 in Dunbarton. They had four children:
1. Agnes Alexander (1763 - 1846) married Rev. John Houston
2. Robert Alexander (1767 - 1832) married Elizabeth Dickey
3. William Alexander (1776 - 1859) married Anna Whiting Worcester
4. David Alexander (1781 - 1852) married Martha Cunningham
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Cite/Link to this post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Robert and Sarah Alexander, buried in Dunbarton, New Hampshire - Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 8, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/robert-and-sarah-alexander-buried-in.html: accessed [access date]).
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