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 Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, CT, USA


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Ely Cemetery

Notes:
Placard reads:
The Ely Burying Ground / Set Apart / for the descendants of / Richard Ely / 1661 - 1684


Headstones

 Thumb Description Status Location Name (Died/Buried)
Abraham & Elizabeth Perkins Gravestones
Abraham & Elizabeth Perkins Gravestones
on left: Mrs. Elizabeth / wife of / Abraham Perkins / d. May 2, 1791 / ae 36
on right; Abraham Perkins [rest unreadable] 
    Elizabeth Ely (d. 2 Mar 1791)
Abraham Perkins (d. 15 Apr 1824)
 
Abraham Perkins Gravestone
Abraham Perkins Gravestone
Probably a replacement stone
Revolutionary War / Sgt / Abraham Perkins / Lexington Alarm / Died May 10 1786 / AE 73

Inscription according to "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass" published in 1889:
Dea. Abraham Perkins died May 10, 1786, in the 73d year of his age. 
    Abraham Perkins (d. 10 May 1786)
 
Anna (Fanning) Perkins Gravestone
Anna (Fanning) Perkins Gravestone
ANNA / wife of / Abraham Perkins / died May 3, 1823. / AE. 75 yrs. 
    Anne Fanning (d. 2 May 1823)
 
Elizabeth (Ely) Perkins Gravestone
Elizabeth (Ely) Perkins Gravestone
Mrs. Elizabeth / wife of / Abraham Perkins / d. Feb. 21, 1759 / ae 40

This is a replacement granite stone, either from 1965 or 1971. It has the date it was replaced on the back of the stone. 
    Elizabeth Ely (d. 21 Feb 1759)
 
Elizabeth (Stone) Ely Gravestone
Elizabeth (Stone) Ely Gravestone
In Memory of / Mrs. Elizabeth / Relict of / William Ely / Esq / who Departed / this Life Octbr / y, 10th 1750 in / her 89th Year 
    Elizabeth Smith (d. 10 Oct 1750)
 
Francis W Perkins Gravestone
Francis W Perkins Gravestone
FRANCIS W. / son of / Abram E. & Mary / Perkins / Died April 14, 1840, / aged 12 yrs. 
    Francis William Perkins (d. 14 Apr 1840)
 
Hannah (Baker) Perkins Gravestone
Hannah (Baker) Perkins Gravestone
Memory of / HANNAH wife of / Abraham E. Perkins / who died May 3, 1813 / ae 24 
    Hannah Baker (d. 3 May 1813)
 
Lottie A Perkins Gravestone
Lottie A Perkins Gravestone
LOTTIE A. / daughter of / Abram E. & Charlotte L. / PERKINS. / Died Dec. 29, 1863, / Aged 21. 
    Charlotte Augusta Perkins (d. 29 Dec 1863)
 
Maj Daniel Ely Gravestone
Maj Daniel Ely Gravestone
Birth: 1693
Death: Mar. 14, 1776
Died in 83rd year. Was in 1st Co. 6 Reg't in 1775 (probably also Colonial as his father Daniel Ely was killed in service 9 Dec. 1762 in same Co. same Reg't)  
    Major Daniel Ely (d. 14 Mar 1776)
 
Mary Ann (Champlin) Ely
Mary Ann (Champlin) Ely
Birth: 1692
Death: Jun. 29, 1725
Mrs. Mary Ann, wife of Leut. Daniell Ely died in her 33d year.

Mary Ann Champlin and Major Daniel Ely were married Jan. 5, 1715/1716 in East Hartford, Conn.  
    Mary Ann Champlin (d. 29 Jun 1725)
 
Ricard and Joane Ely Gravestone - side view
Ricard and Joane Ely Gravestone - side view
In Memory of / M. Richard Ely / born about 1810 in Hampshire England / Came from Plymouth England to Boston Massachusetts 1661 / with his sons / William and Richard / Afterwards settled in Lyme Connecticut and there / died November the 24th 1684. / Children's children are the crown of old men / and the glory of children are their fathers 
    Richard Ely (d. 24 Nov 1684)
Joane Phipps (d. 7 Jan 1800)
 
Richard and Joane Ely Gravestone - End View
Richard and Joane Ely Gravestone - End View
The Descendants of / Mr Richard Ely / and his wife Joane / of the seventh and eighth generations / have erected this monument / A.D. 1901 
    Richard Ely (d. 24 Nov 1684)
Joane Phipps (d. 7 Jan 1800)
 
William Ely Gravestone
William Ely Gravestone
Here Lie in / The body of / William ELY / Who Died / Febuary The 23 / 1717 In The 71 / Year oF his / AGE 
    William Ely (d. 23 Feb 1717)