HARDING CEMETERY

Bowden's Point Road, Prospect, Waldo, Maine. 

1. Capt. Willard C. Harding, b. 1 Apr 1860 (?); d 17 Sep 1900. 

Two lines below this are indecipherable.

2. Frances E., wife of Capt. W. C HARDING, b. 27 May 1855, d 25 Oct 1909. 

2 lines below this indecipherable.

3. Mary M., wife of Augustus BROWN, d. 18 Feb 1850 (?), age 44 years.

4. Mercy S., d/o Jennison and Abby M. GRANT, d 26 Aug 1864, age 2 yrs 5 mos and 13 days.

5. Capt. Frank E. HARDING, b 27 Mar 1846, d 2 Feb 1902.  Think of him living on  As dear in the love of those  As the love of ______

6. Justina D. HARDING, 9 Oct 1853 (?)     29 Nov 1925     So her ____ soul at last     Its larger work has passed

7. Completely illegible.

8. Betsey, wife of Sears HARDING     d 12 Nov 1845 Age 41 yrs 3 mos     Dearest partner thou has left me     Here thy loss I deeply feel     But his GOD _____ hath hereafter     He can all my worries (?) heal.

9. Archalus HARDING Jr, d 22 Mar 1865, age 57 yrs 10 mos and 28 days.     Soon shall we meet again     Meet ne'er to sever     Soon will peace ____ her chain     R____ is forever.

10. Lovina J., wife of Archalus HARDING Jr, d 19 May 1891, age 72 yrs and 2 mos.

(4 lines verse below - unreadable.

11. Orianna F, dau of Archelaus and Lovina J. HARDING died 31 Aug 1862 age 21 yrs 5 mos.   Thy memory thou loved one   How sacred how dear   Thy virues shalt live   While thy dust slumbers here.

12. Nancy J., dau of Archelaus and Lovina J. HARDING, died June 14 1859, age 17 years and 9 mos (Same verse as her sister, #11.)

13. Willard, son of Archelaus and Lovina J. HARDING, died Nov 1, 1846, age 3 yrs 7 mos.

14.  Memory of Hannah (?), wife of ?.        Archelaus HARDING, died Dec 23, 1859, age 88.  I'm going to make a guess that Hannah was probably Archelaus' wife, since they share a headstone.

15. Susie M. HARDING, 1845-1916 16. James WILLIS 17. Deacon Samuel HARDING, died Oct 16 1855, age 76 yrs, 10 mos and 26 days. Hannah his wife died June 28, 1819 (2 lines undecipherable.)

18. Meline (?) R. HARDING, wife of Isaiah W. (?), died June 28, 1885  68 (I guess that means she was 68.)

19. Capt George T. Turner, 1843-1916       His wife Nancy O, 1854-?       His wife Sarah M, 1849-1864       ?        Sarah E.   George W.

Then there's a seperate marker for a George T. Turner, Co I, 9th ME INF, GAR I don't know if this is the same man as #19 or not.

20. (Reverse side of #19)       Isaiah W. 1815-1889       His wife Emeline R., 1817-1885       Their children:       Mary M. 1840-1840       Lemuel, 1855-1855       James E., 1852-1928    At the base of this rather large obelisk is the name BATCHELDER.

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