Ebenezer Parkman

Sep 5, 1703 – Dec 9, 1782

Buried at Old Burial Ground

Transcription

Here lies the deposited the mortal part of the man of God, The Rev. Ebenezer Parkman who was born Sept. 5th, 1703; ordained the first Bishop of the Church in Westborough Oct. 28th, 1724 and died on the 9th of December 1782 having complete the 79th year of his Age on Sept 16th and 58th year of his ministry on Nov. 8th preceding. He was formed by nature and eduction to be an an able minister of the new testament and obtained grace to be eminently faithful in the work of the Lord. He was a firm friend to the Faith, Order and Constitution of the New England churches. He was a learned, pious good man and full of the Holy Ghost and Faith Unfeigned and answered St. Paul's description of a scripture bishop being blameless, vigilant, sober, or good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach.

Be thou faithful unto the Death and I will give thee a crown of life says Christ.

Surveyed On
August 13, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Border
Two line border around circumference. Beveled age
Physical Status
straight
Intelligibility
readable with difficulty
Biological Contaminants
medium incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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