August 2007 In memory of Americas daughter of William W and Sophia Johnson of New York who was born in Edgefield S C May 25 1826 and died in Derby Sept 20 1832 aged 6 years and 4 months. The flower in the meadow, the leaf on the tree The rush in the river are emblems of me In innocence and beauty they flourish a day Bloomed for a season then withered away. Orcutt, Rev. Samuel, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880, (Springfield, Massachusetts, Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1880) page 810 |