August 2007 Here lies the body of Mr James Baldwin who departed this life Aug ye 27th 1760 in ye 57th year of his age. The sleeping dust sable drest Here cease from labor calmly rest Till conquered death shall be no more The grave its captive prey restore. Orcutt, Rev. Samuel, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880, (Springfield, Massachusetts, Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880) page 803 |