If my memory serves me right, this stone was on the grave of Ann Greaves, dau of George Birds of Stantonhall; relict of John Greaves of woodhouse(?), lies here interred her better part to blissful regions ascended the 25th day of May, 1700...to whole pious memory this marble is dedicated by her brother, Thomas Birds. (pretty neat, huh?)

East Guilford in 1707...changed to North Madison in 1753....then to
Madison in 1826. West cemetery is the oldest in town and near the common....found many stones seperated from the graves against the stone wall.

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Cyndy > click on to enlarge picture, easy to read

Cyndy > quoted from Deacon John Graves Foundation:
>quote<
The following pictures are of the ""Deacon John Graves house in Madison (at Tuxis Farm). This house was lived in for 303 years by his descendants. Madison's oldest house situated on Boston Post Road ( known as Route 1)next to the town green.
it was an "ordinary" (what we now call an inn) for 100 years, stands on 2.2 acres under old shade trees and is an unusual example of both 17 and 18th century architecture.
The first part of the house, built in 1695, from the east section of the building as we know it today. It was a simple but beautifully ornamneted, one-over-one house with a back hall, and remains as an ususual example of massive wood framed carpentry of the early Connecticut settlers.
John grave,II taught school and as years went by, other members of this large family were called upon to serve as Justice of the Peace, Deacons, Captain(militia). It was not until the first quarter of the 18th century (1700's) that the central chimney and west part of the house were added. It's still possible to see the narrow steps cut into the side of the chimney that led to a secret room used to store arms in the French-Indian War. The last addition--north side of the house was built at the time of the Revolutionary War. "" >quote<

(my notes are in parentheses)

Cyndy > The John Grave House in Madison,Connecticut
was going through the process of repairing and preserving the house when we were there in 2001

Cyndy > In the process of restoring....these items were in the walls of the houe...
old leather shoes and the wooden lasts.
old tools on the wall

Cyndy > the latch is made of leather and the handle of wood....

Cyndy > the SIZE of this chimney took us by surprise.....it's huge...and made of odd pieces of field stone

Cyndy > This fireplace is the same fireplace in previous picture...who would imagine all the rock behind it !!

Cyndy > If my memory serves me right, this stone was on the grave of
Ann Greaves, dau of George Birds of Stantonhall; relict of John Greaves of woodhouse(?), lies here interred her better part to blissful regions ascended the 25th day of May, 1700...to whole pious memory this marble is dedicated by her brother, Thomas Birds.
(pretty neat, huh?)

Cyndy > Timothy Seward born Apr. 16,1756 and died Apr.3,1819
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Rebecca, dau of Samuel LEE born Mar.17,1766 and died Dec 6,1859
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marrried Dec.3, 1783 (unusual ! )

If my memory serves me right, this stone was on the grave of
Ann Greaves, dau of George Birds of Stantonhall; relict of John Greaves of woodhouse(?), lies here interred her better part to blissful regions ascended the 25th day of May, 1700...to whole pious memory this marble is dedicated by her brother, Thomas Birds.
(pretty neat, huh?)