April 2005 JOHN BEERS a Revolutionary Pensioner Died April 22 1848 aged 89. He fell as falls the oak with years Which storms have rudely beat upon Upon his grave we shed our tears To Heav'n we hope he's gone. Orcutt, Rev. Samuel, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880, (Springfield, Massachusetts, Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880) page 815 |