Lt. Gideon Merrick (Mirick) - Palmer, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 09.657 W 072° 19.691
18T E 720723 N 4671102
The grave of Lt. Gideon Merrick, who died of smallpox, is located in Oak Knoll Cemetery on Thorndike Street in Palmer, MA.
Waymark Code: WMZZNQ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2019
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The colonial era grave of Lt. Gideon Merrick is marked by a brownstone monument with a soul effigy in the lunette. The name on the stone is spelled Mirick but historical records show is should be spelled Merrick. Spelling was not standardized until Noah Webster published his dictionary in 1828. The gravestone is inscribed:
Here lies ye Remains
of Lieut, Gideon
Mirick who died
of ye Smallpox, Feb.
28th 1758, Aged 30
Years 11 Months &
26 days.
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