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 Miranda Bridgeman - Vernon, VT Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 47.257 W 072° 31.810
18T E 702008 N 4740188
Miranda Bridgeman died in a fire that consumed her fathers's house. Her grave is located in in North Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, VT.
Waymark Code: WMREB6
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2016
Views: 3
The Reverend Bunker Gay wrote many of the the poetic epitaphs that appear in the cemeteries of Vernon, VT. The slate gravestone of Miranda Bridgeman is badly decomposing due to lichen; but you can still make out the cause of death in the fourth and fifth lines of Rev. Gay's epitaph. Fortunately, the full epitaph is found in several sources.
The unfortunate Miranda,
daughter of John & Ruth Bridgman,
whose remains are here interred,
fell a prey to the flames
that consomed her Father's Hoose,
on ye 11th of June 1791,
aged 28.
the room below flamed like a stove,
Anxious for those who slept above,
She ventured on ye trembling floor
It fell and she rose no more.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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