Genealogical Information Gone Wild

When Mary Alleine (or Allen) died in 1727, Obadiah Wheeler carved an extensive genealogy on her gravestone. Whether by design, oversight, or lack of space, he neglected to mention Mary's death date (September 18, 1727) and her age.

Here lies ye body of mrs

Mary Alleine ye wife

of mr joshua Alleine

of Mansfield by whom

she had seven Sons & thre

daughters john joshua

Geideon Yalberton [?] Samuel

George Eleazar Miriam

Mary Sary After he dyed 

she married mr william

Moore of Windham

William Moore's stone exhibits a similar commitment to naming as many people as possible.

A nearby footstone reiterates some of this information:

Mrs Mary Alleine

Aleios Moore she

had ben ye wife of

Mr joshua Alleine

& then of Mr Wm

Moore Dye

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Mary Alleine, Windham Center, CT, 1727

carved by Obadiah Wheeler