Samuel Dexter Cooley - Palmer, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 09.642 W 072° 19.676
18T E 720744 N 4671075
The grave of drowning victim Samuel Dexter Cooley is located in Oak Knoll Cemetery on Thorndike Street in Palmer, MA.
Waymark Code: WM10A6C
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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The grave of Samuel Dexter Cooley is marked by a slate headstone with a willow and urn motif in the lunette. The headstone is inscribed:

Sacred to the
Memory of Saml
Dexter, Son of Mr.
Zadock & Mrs.
Rachel Cooley
who was drowned
June 23, 1809 in
his 3 year

A pleasant plant
a morning flower
'till down & withered
within an hour

Type of Death Listed: Accident

Cause of death inscription on headstone: who was drowned

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