Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“The Noyes Family”
English
| Rev. Daniel James Noyes and Jane Merrill Noyes Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New HampshireUnited States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
Daniel James Noyes was born September 11th, 1811 in Springfield, New Hampshire, and died December 22nd, 1885 in Chester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1832, served as a Pastor of the South Congressional Church in Concord, New Hampshire from 1837 to 1849, and was a professor at Dartmouth College from 1849-1885. His wife, Jane Merrill, was born on July 6th, 1818 in Chester, New Hampshire, and died June 15th, 1909 in New York City.
Contextual Data
Daniel’s epitaph is taken from John 12:26, as written in the King James Bible. Given that he was indeed a pastor, it makes sense that he would want a religious epitaph written on his gravestone. The families of pastors tend also to be religious, and thus, it would also make sense that his wife would want a religious epitaph on her gravestone. Jane Merrill’s epitaph is taken from 2 Timothy 1:12, as written in the King James Bible.
Text
Daniel James Noyes: “Where I am there shall also my servants be.”
Jane Merrill Noyes: “I know whom I have believed.”
