Asahel Clark Jr. - West Springfield, MA
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N 42° 08.420 W 072° 37.641
18T E 696070 N 4668082
The grave of 31 year old Asahel Clark Jr. is located in the Ashley Cemetery on Riverdale Street in West Springfield, MA. He died by accidental drowning.
Waymark Code: WMNZM4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2015
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Asahel Clark was rafting logs from downstream on the Connecticut River towards South Hadley, MA. He accidentally drowned when he fell in the water at the falls on the Connecticut River. His body was not recovered for several days. Paraphrased from: Stories Carved in Stone, West Springfield, Massachusetts by Rusty Clark ISBN 0-9755362-0-6
His brownstone grave marker uses the archaic long form of "s" in his name, contains an early version of a winged cherub which is unique to the cemetery, and has the inscription:
In Memory of Mr.
Asahel Clark Jun'r
who was drowned
April 26. 1798
in the 31st year
of his age.
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