Some before-and-after photos too!
All cleaning and repair items are safe and/or formulated for cleaning and restoring historic gravestones, which we have experience in.
All cleaning and repair items are safe and/or formulated for cleaning and restoring historic gravestones, which we have experience in.
More Young Family graves, HERE.
Visit the Otis Family graves, HERE.
Read the Young Family Genealogy, HERE.
The Silvanus Young Family Plot at Maromas Cemetery, Middletown, CT
The Young family's plot is marked off with several stone pillars. Within the plot itself are buried: Silvanus Young, his wife Ruth Carrier Young, their son William S. Young and his wife Elizabeth Bailey Young, along with the following children of William and Elizabeth: Rufus Young, Charlotte Young, and Ruth Young (Cook). Buried right outside the family plot, to the left are Ruth Young's brother, Israel Carrier, and his wife, Mary Clark Carrier.
Winter flowers and decorations at the Young family plot were placed by myself and my son. Actually, we decorate seasonally for the Young family! It's our honor to do so.
Note: My husband and I have since added some nice black chain around the Young family plot (2022). I imagine that back in the day, some lovely copper or brass piping cordoned off their plot instead of chain.
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| Gravestone of Silvanus Young |
Silvanus Young was the husband of Ruth Carrier Young, the grandfather of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the great-grandfather of Daniel H. Otis.
From what I researched, I'm pretty sure his delaminating, brownstone gravestone reads something to the extent of:
In Memory of
Mr. Silvanus Young
who died
May 27, 1807
May 27, 1807
AE 75
Gravestone of Ruth Carrier Young
Ruth Carrier was the wife of Silvanus Young, grandmother of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the great-grandmother of Daniel H. Otis.
Ruth’s grandfather was Andrew Carrier, Sr. of Salem Witch fame. See the Carrier family genealogy HERE.
In Memory of
Mrs. RUTH YOUNG
who died Oct 20, 1817
AE 82
Gravestone of William S. Young
Before Cleaning!
William S. Young was the son of Silvanus Young and Ruth Carrier, the husband of Elizabeth Bailey Young, the father of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the grandfather of Daniel H. Otis.
WILLIAM YOUNG
died Aug 12, 1838
AE 58
AE 58
William shares a gravestone inscription with his daughter Ruth M. Young (Cook) who died about 4 months after he did. I have not been able to find out if Ruth, who died in New York, is actually buried with her father, or if the inscription is just a cenotaph for her on her father's gravestone (see below).
It's possible that William's gravestone was designed and cast by his son-in-law: artisan stonecutter, Erastus Selden Otis. In the Account Book of William Young, it shows that Erastus was paid $7.50 for “casting stone,” after the death of William Young.
After cleaning!
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Gravestone of William S. Young and his daughter, Ruth M. Cook after straightening the tilt, and a good cleaning. Some stones clean up better than others. Each stone has their own "personality!" They really do!
Gravestone of Elizabeth Bailey Young
Before repair and cleaning!
Elizabeth Bailey was the husband of William S. Young, the mother of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the grandmother of Daniel H. Otis.
ELIZABETH
WIFE OF
WILLIAM YOUNG
DIED Mar 8, 1857
AGED 77
Both Elizabeth and her husband William have similar weeping willows on their gravestones.
The Elizabeth Young gravestone after repair and cleaning!
A photo after repairing the Elizabeth Young gravestone. The gravestone was split in half with the bottom half still securely anchored into the ground, while the top half was sunk into the ground and leaning against the bottom half. For repair: the bottom half was "shored-up," the pieces were bonded, and then cleaned. Next, any small gaps were infilled with a special putty. Then the stone was given another cleaning.
Gravestone of Rufus D. Young
Rufus Young was the infant son of William S. Young and Elizabeth Bailey, the brother of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the uncle of Daniel H. Otis.
RUFUS D.
Son of Wm. &
Elizabeth Young
died Mar 23, 1823
AE 7 mos.
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| Gravestone of Charlotte S. Young |
Charlotte S. Young was the daughter of William S. Young and Elizabeth Bailey, the sister of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the aunt of Daniel H. Otis. Charlotte Young was born in 1814 and died in 1825 at age 11. Poor child.
CHARLOTTE S.
daughter of Wm. &
Elizabeth Young
died Sept 16, 1825
AE 11
Gravestone of Ruth M. Cook (née Young)
Ruth M. Cook (née Young) was the daughter of William S. Young and Elizabeth Bailey, the sister of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the aunt of Daniel H. Otis.
RUTH M. COOK
his daughter
DIED
in New York
Dec. 3, 1838
AE 29
As mentioned above, Ruth and her father William share a gravestone inscription, and possibly a burial site too, because Ruth died only 4 months after her father. Perhaps a gravestone hadn't been created for William by the time Ruth died, so the family saw it fitting for them to share a marker and a grave? Or, perhaps it's just a cenotaph for Ruth? Either way, it's all just very sad.
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The shared gravestone of Ruth M. Cook and her father, William S. Young.
See William Young's gravestone above.
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Though Israel Carrier and his wife, Mary Clark technically aren't Young family members, I will add them here anyway because Israel is the brother of Ruth Carrier Young and they are not buried far from each other at Maromas Cemetery.
Gravestone of Israel Carrier.
Before cleaning (left) and after cleaning (right).
Israel Carrier was the husband of Mary Clark, the brother of Ruth Carrier Young, the great-uncle of Elizabeth M. Young Otis, and the 2x great-uncle of Daniel H. Otis.
Note: The "f-looking" letters in Israel’s epitaph is not an “f” at all. It’s actually a letter called the “medial S,” also known as the “long S,” which was a second form of the lowercase "letter S." This old-fashioned letter has a long history. It’s derived from the Roman "cursive S," and it survived as the "Old English S," then onward until the 1800s. I am substituting "S" for "f" in the epitaph:
May the 11th 1808
Disseased Mr. Israel
Carrier Aged
66 years.
Remember me, as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I;
Death suddenly, took hold on me.
And so the case, with you may be?
Nathan Barrett, jnr.
Lenox, Mass.
Gravestone of Mary Clark Carrier
Before cleaning (left) and after cleaning (right).
Pardon the little sprig of flower in the right photo.
Pardon the little sprig of flower in the right photo.
Mary Clark was the wife of Israel Carrier, the great-aunt of Elizabeth Young Otis, and the 2x great-aunt of Daniel H. Otis.
In memory of
Mary Carrier
wife of
Israel Carrier
who died Sep. 7th
1802
aged 50 years
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Interestingly, the only person here that Daniel Otis actually knew, and had a relationship with, was his grandmother Elizabeth Bailey Young, who died when he was 10 years old. All the other individuals here, died years before Daniel was even born.
