August 2007 In memory of Mrs Betsey Pease wife of Mr Isaac Pease daughter of Mr Thadeus Bald win who departed this life May ye 8th 1797 in the 21st year of her age. With pangs severe strangling in blood She soon became a lifeless clod The summons of her God she obeyed She closes life and ends her days. Orcutt, Rev. Samuel, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880, (Springfield, Massachusetts, Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880) page 811 |