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Massachusetts Gravestone Sayings
Looking for a fun saying to put on the gravestones in your Halloween display, or to show that our forefathers had a sense of humor? Here are some great epitaphs from Massachusetts.
Sacred to memory of Anthony Drake
Who died for peace and quietness sake
His wife was constantly scolding and scoffin'
So he sought for repose in a twelve dollar coffin.
--Burlington, Mass
To the memory of Mary Gold
Who was gold in nothing but her name
She was a tolerable woman for an acquaintance
But old Harry himself couldn't live with her
Her temper was furious
Her tongue was vindictive
She resented a look and frowned at a smile
And was sour as vinegar
She punished the earth upwards of 40 years
To say nothing of her relations
--Mass
Under the sod and under the trees
Lies the body of Jonathan Pease
He is not here, there's only the pod
Pease shelled out and went to God
--Nantucket, Mass
Here lies as silent clay
Miss Arabella Young
Who on the 21st of May
Began to hold her tongue
--Hatfield, Mass
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