Ma. looking for graves of my Benson relatives and came across a set of headstones
that caught my attention even though they were not for any of my relations. Living
in Massachusetts I've visited many old cemeteries and seen various methods of
preservation for deteriorating headstones such as the framing on these. But there
were two things about these that I had never seen before. One was the concrete
base. None of the other headstones in the cemetery had it and whoever had made
it was probably trying to both prop the stones up in a secure position and prevent
them from sinking into the ground:
The other item were the metal plates fastened to the backs of the stones. They
had more information added to the text of the original inscriptions(I've boldfaced
the parts I believe were added):
"Grandson Of The Nameless
Nobleman Of Plymouth
In Memory Of Mr John
LeBarron. He Died
Aug 1 1801
Aged 79 Years & 4 Months."
"In Memory Of Mrs
Mary -Raymond- Wife
Of Mr John LeBarron
She Died March 25 1791
Aged 60 Years & 8 Months
Repaired 1974 By R M LeBarron R D 1
Greenwood PA"
Next to these there was another repaired gravestone. The metal plate
was fastened to the front of this one:
"In Memory Of Martha-Benson- Widow Of
William Parker-Who Died Oct 13 1777
In The 76th Year Of Her Life -Martha
Was Married First To James LeBarron-Son
Of The Nameless Nobleman Of Plymouth-
James Died May 10 1744 & Martha Married
William May15 1745-James Is Probably
Buried Here Beside Martha -As Is Her
Son LeBaron Robert M LeBarron
R D 2 1974 "
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