Richard Austin - Suffield, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 00.452 W 072° 36.503
18T E 698050 N 4653379
The single grave of smallpox victim Richard Austin is located on the west bank of the Connecticut River just off River Blvd. in Suffield, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWBHC
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member the federation
Views: 1

The headstone of Richard Austin contains an hourglass in the lunette and is inscribed:

In Memory of
Mr. Richard
Austin
who died
with ye smallpox
Jan. 3, 1761
aged 61 Years.

There is also a foot-stone which is inscribed:

Mr.
R.A.
1761

First Name: Richard

Last Name: Austin

Born: 10/09/1699

Died: 01/03/1761

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