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Sacred
to the memory of
M^r Jonathan Kilham.
who died May 27^th 1782
Æt. 35
Also his son
Daniel Kilham
died May 27^th 1782
Æt. 9
In remembrance beneath this sculptured stone,
Sleeps a kind Father, and a lovely Son,
Death's awful mandate summonded both obey,
Nor pro??ts nor ??? his fatal ??? could stay
Each lovely form affection weeping o???'d
And oft thier day cold cheeks with tears bedew'd
Lodg'd in this peaceful grave their bodies lie
Their souls are flown to worlds above the sky,
Weep not for as they smiling seem to say,
We live in real??? of everlasting days/

In the Old Burial Hill Section of the Wenham Cemetery is stone of Jonathan Kilham, born 22 November 1747, son of Daniel Kilham and Rebecca Frost. He married Elizabeth Davis 19 August 1768, and died 27 May 1782 at the age of 35.

Photos and notes provided by Rick Kilham