Reliance Crocker

Reliance Crocker 175?

Here lies Interr'd the Remains
of Mrs RELIANCE CROCKER the
amiable & Virtuous Consort of the
Rev'd Mr JOSEPH CROCKER Pastor of
the first Church in this Town.
She lived desired & died much
lamented in ye 44 Year of her Age

Smitten Friends,
An Angel sent on Errands full of love
for us they languish & for us they die
and Shall they languish & Shall
they die in Vain(?)

Note the gravestone does not give the date of death. Reliance is described as consort of Rev Joseph Crocker indicating she died before him. He died in 1772 at age 58. Assuming Reliance was the same age or younger than her husband and knowing she died at age 44, then she would have died in 1758 or earlier. Also we know Reliance had a son Thomas who died in 1751 at age 6 weeks. Therefore, it is reasonable to estimate Reliance died in the time period 1751 - 1758.

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