Elnathan Baldwin - Agawam, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 03.925 W 072° 37.014
18T E 697166 N 4659787
Elnathan Baldwin was "killed by the wheel of a loaded waggon (sic)". He is buried in Agawam Center Cemetery in Agawam, MA.
Waymark Code: WMNZTM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
Views: 2
In 1809, a special statute of he Commonwealth of Massachusetts named Elnathan Baldwin as an original incorporator of the Agawam Cotton, Woolen and Linen Manufactory. He died near Hartford, CT when he was run over by the wheel of a loaded wagon, probably on company business.
A marble grave marker, decorated with a pot bellied urn within the tympanum, is inscribed:
In Memory of
Mr. Elnathan Baldwin
who was suddenly
killed by the wheel
of a loaded waggon
near Hartford
on the 13th July 1812
aged 40 years
Useful in Life
& Lamented in Death
"The cup that my Father giveth me
shall I not drink it"
"Come all you weary travelers
pray stop and drop a tear
As I traveled
I made a full stop here"
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