St Peter's Church Graveyard, Laracor - County Meath,
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ST PETER'S CHURCH GRAVEYARD, LARACOR - COUNTY MEATH, IRELAND

Photo No. 0
St Peter's Church, Laracor

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Photo No. 3
.... | J.W. ALLEN who departed .... | life 9th June 1845
.... | and ELEANOR ALLEN aged 25 (?) | MARY ANNE ALLEN ...
|.. June 16th .... | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 4
Erected by | SAMUEL ALLEN | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 5
Overview of No. 4.

Photo No. 6
In | Loving Memory | of | SAMUEL ALLEN | ... | who died 2
Dec 1900 aged 75 years | his daughter (?) | JANE | who died
10 (?) Nov 1877 aged 27 years | and his son | WILLIAM | who
died 30 Oct 1882 aged 21 years | also of his wife | JANE |
who died 6 Sep 1906 aged 86.

Photo No. 7
Close up of No. 6.

Photo No. 8
In Loving memory of | a devoted mother | HANNAH ANDERSON |
daughter of | THOMAS & MARY BRADY | Laracor | died 22 Feb
1839 (?) aged 82 | He giveth his beloved sleep.

Photo No. 9
In memory of | .... wife of | ..... County | Dublin .... of
| ... County | ... who died the 13th of | December .... aged
78 (?) | also of ??ly |wife of said EDWD BAGNELL | who died
?th of August 18?? | aged ??.

Photo No. 10
See No. 9.

Photo No. 11
Overview of Nos. 12, 13 & 14.

Photo No. 12
Requiscent in Pace | Sacred to the memory of FRANCIS WILLIAM
| BATTERSBY eldest son of WILLIAM BATTERSBY | of Preffin,
Esqr who departed this life on | Friday the ?th of November
of 18?? | twenty second year of his age | Dutiful and
affectionate in life | Totally devoid of self. His only wish
was | ... and to be of use to his parents | who althrough
dep... his ... | as those without hope | remainder
unreadable.

Photo No. 13
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Photo No. 14
JOHN H ... | WILLIAM AUGUSTINE ... | 4 years and ? months.
Here also rests in | hope of a glorious resurrection their |
father WILLIAM BATTERSBY of Preffin (?) Esqr | who departed
this life on the 30th of December | 1846 in the 84th (?)
year of his age. He trusted in | the ... of his redeemer and
| his end was ... | Whether we live we live unto the Lord
and | whether we die we die in the Lord ... | We live
therefore or die ... the Lord | ARTHUR HENRY the only
surviving son of | the late WILLIAM BATTERSBY Esqr depart
this life on Friday the 2?th June 1852 aged | 27 years. Also
FRANCES BATTERSBY who followed her husband & children Feb
12th 1856 Aged 67.

Photo No. 15
Erected by | Mrs. ROSE BLAKE of Dangren (?) | in memory of
her beloved husband | JOHN BLAKE | who died 5th July (?)
1861 | aged ?7 years.

Photo No. 16
Close up of No. 15.

Photo No. 17
Here lyeth ye | body of ?AN | BOYN who depar | ted this life
| 7th ...y 1735 | aged 47 (?) years | erected by IOIN |
BOYN.

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Photo No. 19
This stone | was erected by MARY | BYRNE in pious memory |
of her husband DANIEL | BYRNE who died Sept 25, 1777 Aged 36
yrs | also two of his sons | ROBT and Hugh.

Photo No. 20
Overview of Nos. 21 & 22.

Photo No. 21
Here lyeth the body | of WESLEY | BYRNE who departed | this
life on 23rd day | of October A.D. 1736 | ... | ...
sacrifice and | other good .... | worthy of imitation | this
stone was inscribed by his Lai.. Master RICHARD WESLEY.

Photo No. 22
Close up of No. 20.

Photo No. 23
This stone was erected | by CHRISTOPHER DOOLER | in memory
of his father | WILLIAM DOOLER who | departed this life on
October | the 9th 1778 aged 55 yrs | also his brother
WILLIAM | departed this life February | the 23rd 1772 aged
...

Photo No. 24
Close up of No. 23.

Photo No. 25
In memory of | the Rev. MATTHEW M. FOX | Vicar of Caltrim 
(?) | who died May 1844 (?) aged ... | also of ELEANOR ANNE 
... | mother of ARMSTRONG | and of their Infant Daughter | 
LOUISA Who Died August ... | and to  the temory | of several 
of the members of the | FOX family ...

Photo No. 26
Close up of No. 25.

Photo No. 27
Close up of No. 25.

Photo No. 28
Here lie the remains of | JOSEPH FOX, Esqr, of Doolstown |
who departed this life | the 4th day of June 1855 | in the
77th year of his age | also those of his wife | FRANCES FOX
| fourth daughter of | JAMES D'ARCY, Esq | of Hyde Park in
the County of Westmeath | who died on the ?? of April 1841.

Photo No. 29
See No. 28.

Photo No. 30
See No. 28

Photo No. 31
In Memory of | FRANCES ALICIA FOX | daughter of | JOSEPH
FOX, Esq | of Doolistown, County Meath | who died ... of
March | in the year of our Lord 1835 | .... | also of his
eldest daughter | ELIZABETH D'ARCY FOX | who died August 6th
(?) 1890 aged 81 | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 32
Close up of No. 31, top.

Photo No. 33
Close up of No. 31, bottom.

Photo No. 34
Overview of No. 35.

Photo No. 35
In Memory of | ELIZABETH AMELIA FOX | .... wife of | J.G.H.
FOX | ... | Revd J.B. GRANT | remainder is illegible.

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Close up of No. 36.

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.... | CHARLES JOSEPH FREMAN ... | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 40
In Loving memory of | ALFRED GREGORY | who died 21st Oct
1957 | aged 78 years | also his wife | SARAH JANE | died
16th Sept (?) 1965 | aged 86 years | also HARRETT WATSON |
died .... 1969 | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 41
Overview of No. 42 & 43.

Photo No. 42
Erected by ?? GRIERSON | in the memory of WILLIAM | GRIERSON
... | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 43
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Photo No. 44
.... GRIERSON | who died ... 27 1775 aged | 68 yrs. Also his
wife ELIZABETH | GRIERSON who died July 3, 178? | aged 76
yrs.

Photo No. 45
Here lyeth the body | of JAMES GRIERSON | of ... | who
departed .... | Sept 27th Anno Domino 1737 (?) | aged 48
years.

Photo No. 46
Close up of No. 45.

Photo No. 47
This monument | erected by PHILIP GRIERSON | ... of Windgat
... | ... MARIA GRIERSON | ...ted this life March | .. the
15th 1806 | aged 27 years | and also lieth the body | of
JANE GRIERSON | aged 2 years.

Photo No. 48
This stone was erected | in Memory of ANN | HALPENY
otherwise | McLAUGHLIN whose | remains lies interrd | here
who died March the 13th (?) 1775 aged 52 yrs.

Photo No. 49
Overview of No. 50.

Photo No. 50
Erected | by | her sorrowing husband | and children | Sacred
| to the memory of | SUSANNA | LOUISA HANBURY | of Coolberry
| who entered into rest | August 18th 1896 | aged ?9 years
| a devoted mother ... | ... | ... JAMES HANBURY | remainder
is illegible.

Photo No. 51
In Loving Memory | of | JOSEPH T. HIGGINS | 1862-1930 |
ANNIE HIGGINS | 1873-1967 | Dublin | and of our dear brother
| FREDERICK R. HIGGINS | Poet | 1897-1941.

Photo No. 52
... | MARCUS KEEFE | several lines illegible | ... ROSE
KEEFE | .... 64 | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 53
Overview of No. 54.

Photo No. 54
In | ... memory of | ...TON H. LESTER | who entered into
rest | ... Nov ... | Aged 76 ... | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 55
In Memory | of | CHARLES & CON McKAY | .... | of | remainder
illegible.

Photo No. 56
See No. 55 | ... 1864 | Died Oct 9 1874 | 1 Thess IV:14.

Photo No. 57
Under neat | lieth the .... | of EH.. STONE who | departed
this life | the ?? of June 1797 | aged 68 yrs. Also of his
wife A... ALLEN  who | two line illegible | This stone was |
erected by PETE ?LLEN in memory ... his children | ...
interred.

Photo No. 58
Erected by | ROBERT McKAY of ... | .... | mother JANE McKAY
| ... December the 11th 1831 | remainder is illegible.

Photo No. 59
See No. 58.

Photo No. 60
In Loving Memory of | CHRISTOPHER MORGAN | died 25th Feb
1821 (?) | his wife JANE MORGAN | died ?? Dec 1892 | his
daughter | ANNE MORGAN | died ?? Nov 1822 | Erected by |
JANE MORGAN New ... | R.I.P,

Photo No. 61
In Loving Memory | of | MICHAEL MORGAN | who died on 28th
April 1937 | aged 77 years.

Photo No. 62
In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM POTTERTON | Fre... Laracor |
died 31st Jan 1938 | in his 7? year.

Photo No. 63
Overview of No. 64.

Photo No. 64
Erected by | WILLIAM QUINN | of Utica, New York | U.S.A. |
in memory of his father | JOHN QUINN | who died 24th (?)
January 1843 | aged 63 years | also his mother CATHERINE |
who died 13th (?) April 1855 | also his sister MARLEYBONE
(?) | who died 5th May 1881 aged ?5 years.

Photo No. 65
In Loving Memory | of | JEANETTA R. ROE | Breemount | died
31st Jan 1966 | aged 82 years | her son ALEXANDER ROE | died
4th Oct 1998 | aged 78 years.

Photo No. 66
Here lieth the body of | CATHERINE SINCLARE wife of | GEORGE
SINCLARE who departed this life November | the 17th 1747
aged 51 years | and also 3 of their children.

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... | ... in | the 30th year of her age | also one of their
... | children JOHN SMYTH.

Photo No. 69
In | Memory | of | THOMAS TORMEY | died Sept ?? | 1?37 |
aged ?2 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 70
Erected by | their daughters | HARRIETT & FANNY | in Loving
memory of | JOSEPH WATSON of Baleen... | who died 5 July
???? aged 72 | and wife ELIZABETH | died 3 May ??30 aged 84
(?) | their sons WILLIAM JOHN | died 23 August 1?31 aged ??
| JAMES ALLEN | died 7 Sep 1923 aged 67 (?).




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