Capt. Joseph Watson - Hartford, CT
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 45.877 W 072° 40.488
18T E 693281 N 4626255
The grave of drowning victim Capt. Joseph Watson is located in the Ancient Burying Ground at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM10B9C
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2019
Views: 2
On May 15, 1803 two men drowned in the Connecticut River. They are buried side by side in Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. They even have similar style sandstone headstones.
The grave of Capt. Joseph Watson is marked by a rectangular tan headstone which is inscribed:
In Memory of
Capt.
Joseph Watson who
was drowned
in
Connecticut River
on the 15 May
AD: 1803
in the 29th year
of his Age.
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