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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Horatio Nelson Campbell - Swan Point

left: Horatio Nelson Campbell 1851-1934, son of Horatio N. and Harriet B.
right: Mary Buffum Campbell 1854-1929, wife of Horatio Nelson Campbell
daughter of Benjamin Buffum and Ellen King Buffum

Sunday, April 20, 2014

John Moran - Swan Point

John Edward Moran
November 28, 1812
September 13, 1997
"Yet tho thy smile
Be lost to sight
To memory thou art dear"
George Linley

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Truman family - removed from Johnston

According to the face of this memorial this part of the Truman family was removed from their burial ground in Johnston, RI.




Thomas Truman M.D.
son of Jonathan
Born May 17, 1752 Died July 17, 1786

Sarah Jenckes 
his wife
Died July 1, 1785          

Their children died
Guy
Sept. 25, 1789 Aged 8 years         

Sylvania
Feb. 19,  1795, aged 20 years

Sarah Richmond 
July 14, 1862, in her 78th year 

[2ND SIDE]

Jonathan Truman Born in New London, Conn.
Aug. 25, 1720, Died Feb. 17, 1802

Abigail Pearce
his wife
Born on Prudence Island
Feb. 25, 1723, Died Feb. 17, 1789    

Sarah
Their daughter
Born April 24, 1766
Died Aug. 18, 1807

[3rd SIDE]

Nathan Truman,
son of Jonathan,
Born May 7, 1767, Died Sept. 20, 1818

[4TH SIDE]

Removed from the family ground in Johnson, Aug. 1881

TRUMAN

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Anchor monument- Swan Point

I'm unclear as to the point of this monument/memorial. This is positioned in a large open space and there is inscription. Maybe you know what the story is here?