James Stephens - Williamsburg, MA
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N 42° 23.743 W 072° 44.154
18T E 686345 N 4696196
The grave of James Stephens, who drowned in flood resulting from the Mill River Dam Disaster, is located in Village Hill Cemetery on Village Hill Road in Williamsburg, MA.
Waymark Code: WMWCJR
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2017
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James Stephens was the only member of his family to die in the Mill River Dam Disaster. He was working in a mill when the flood swept him away. He is interred in a family plot marked by a granite headstone which is inscribed on the front STEPHENS. The back has the names and dates of the family members. They are:
1825 JAMES STEPHENS 1874
DROWNED IN THE MILL RIVER FLOOD
1827 HARRIER LEWIS, HIS WIFE 1908
1858 NETTIE G., THEIR DAU. 1878
1864 LEWIS J., THEIR SON 1938
1871 GERTRUDE H., THEIR DAU. 1957
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