Frances "Fanny" J. Crosby - Bridgeport, CT
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 10.344 W 073° 13.443
18T E 648973 N 4559415
The grave of America's most prolific poet, lyricist, and composer Frances "Fanny" J. Crosby is located in section 8 of Mountain Grove Cemetery at 215 Dewey Street, Bridgeport, CT
Waymark Code: WM12CNH
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2020
Views: 2
The grave of Frances "Fanny" J. Crosby contains a monument with biographical information and a small individual headstone. The monument has the opening verse from her hymn "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!". It is inscribed:
In grateful
and loving memory of
FANNY J. CROSBY
Who inspired and edified
Christians all over the world
by the writing of more than
3000 hymns and poems.
BORN IN SOUTHEAST N.Y.
MARCH 24, 1820
MARRIED MARCH 5, 1855 TO
ALEXANDER VAN STYNE
DIED IN BRIDGEPORT CONN.
FEBRUARY 12, 1915
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh what a foretaste of Glory Divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of the Spirit washed in His blood.
ERECTED BY FRIENDS TO WHOM
HER LIFE WAS AN INSPIRATION
Behind the monument is an individual headstone that is inscribed:
AUNT FANNY
SHE HATH DONE
WHAT SHE COULD
FANNY J. CROSBY
Visit Instructions: To post a visit log for waymarks in this category, you must have personally visited the waymark location. When logging your visit, please provide a note describing your visit experience, along with any additional information about the waymark or the surrounding area that you think others may find interesting.
We especially encourage you to include any pictures that you took during your visit to the waymark. However, only respectful photographs are allowed. Logs which include photographs representing any form of disrespectful behavior (including those showing personal items placed on or near the grave location) will be subject to deletion.
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|