David Sumner - Milton Cemetery - Milton, MA - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

In Milton, within the Milton Cemetery, is the grave of David Sumner, who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War as identified by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.).

Milton Cemetery is located off Centre Street. The side (west) entrance, open at the time, is located about 100 ft east of the intersection of Centre Street and Randolph Avenue. The burial ground is to the left of Willow Avenue. Parking is better along one of the streets on the east side of the grounds near the main entrance. The grave is within an area designated as the old burial grounds.

The grave is a slate marker with the engraved words:

"Erected in memory of
MR. DAVID SUMNER
who died Nov. 11th, 1789
in the 72 year of his age

Also, his 2nd wife
MARY SUMNER
who died Dec. 25, 1821
in the 89th year of her age"

(Taken from Findagrave.com - I can read the first paragraph, but I did not see the second paragraph on the marker).

He had two wives, Deborah Houghton (1722-1753) and Mary Esty (1736-1821). He had four children from the first and one from the second.

Source:

Findagrave.com (David Sumner):
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Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave Date of Birth: 1/1/1717 Date of Death: 11/11/1789 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: "Erected in memory of MR. DAVID SUMNER who died Nov. 11th, 1789 in the 72 year of his age Also, his 2nd wife MARY SUMNER who died Dec. 25, 1821 in the 89th year of her age" Ranks: None found

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PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.

I have allowed one entry for a grave of British solders, but it was an exception. Please only list graves for Colonial soldiers.

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