Edward Ives - West Springfield, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 06.390 W 072° 37.184
18T E 696805 N 4664342
The grave of Edward Ives, who died of consumption (tuberculosis) is located in Park Street Cemetery in West Springdield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMY1RF
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2018
Views: 7
The grave of Edward Ives is marked by a brownstone headstone with a relief sculpture of a crowned angel in the lunette. Edward Ives died of consumption (tuberculosis) which also killed is father Allen, mother Rebeckah, brother Simeon, and sister Esther all between 1797 and 1803. The headstone is inscribed:
In Memory
of Mr. Edward Ives
who on the 22nd Nov.
1803 & in 21st Year
of his Age died of the
Consumption, by his
side are laid Parents,
a Brother and Sister
who all in the space
space of 5 years died of
the same Disease
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