New England family history : a magazine devoted to the history of families of Maine and Massachusetts . ey are plain slatesside by side, and similar inshape and design, with aweeping willow and an urnupon (see illustra-tion). Solomons grave isadorned with a fiag everyDecoration day, for his serv-ices in the Revolution. Theepitaphs are as follows: Mr. Solomon Cole,—died June 17, 1836,—aged 93years & 2 mo. In memory of ]\Iehitable, wife of Solomon Cole,Who died April 28, 1S25, in the /S yr. of her age. Mehitables maiden name was Barker, and siie came from Andover, ]\Iass. In the Town Clerk
New England family history : a magazine devoted to the history of families of Maine and Massachusetts . ey are plain slatesside by side, and similar inshape and design, with aweeping willow and an urnupon (see illustra-tion). Solomons grave isadorned with a fiag everyDecoration day, for his serv-ices in the Revolution. Theepitaphs are as follows: Mr. Solomon Cole,—died June 17, 1836,—aged 93years & 2 mo. In memory of ]\Iehitable, wife of Solomon Cole,Who died April 28, 1S25, in the /S yr. of her age. Mehitables maiden name was Barker, and siie came from Andover, ]\Iass. In the Town Clerks record at that place this record fixes the exact date of her birth: Births:—Aug. 26. 1747, Mehetable, daughter of Timothy and Mehetable Barker. Solomon died on Bunker Hill day, the anniversaryof the famous battle in which he participated James Cole, a grandson of Solomon, saidto the editor about thirty years ago: My grandfatherCole died in May. He was wounded at Chippewaduring the Revolution, a ball going through his died of old age. B. J. Cole then pointed out. 150 these gravestones, and the sketch was made on the spot. Solomon^ Coles Revolutionary war record is I referred to in the State Papers as follows: ; Pay roll of Capt. Elisha Woodburys Company inCol. John Starks Regt. to Aug. i, 1775. SolomonCole, private, time of entry Apl. 23; time of service, 3 I months 16 days; whole wages £7:2:10; no. miles , travelled 33 miles, 3 shillings; Coat and Blanket, i :i6;whole amount £9:1:10. (State Papers, XIV., 53, 185)- , i In April 1777 Solomon Cole appears as having en- . listed for the Seventh Regt. of Militia, in the Conti- i nental Army, N. H. Battalion for the town of Atkin- j son (where his son Isaacs wife lived), his place of j alxDde being given as Salem. He enlisted in Capt. | Robertsons company for the term of three years. | (XIV., 587-) I From State Papers, New Hampshire, Vol. XVI.(Revolutionary Rolls 61, 3), p. 374: 8-57: State of New
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