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John Church</persname> who happily departed<br /> | John Church</persname> who happily departed<br /> | ||
| − | at <placename>Bedford</placename> <date><abbr>Aug.</abbr> 22</date><hi rend="superscript"><date>d</date></hi><date>. 1812</date>. He<br /> | + | at <placename>Bedford</placename> <date><abbr>Aug.</abbr> 22</date><hi rend="underline"><date></date><hi rend="superscript"><date>d</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"><date></date></hi><date>. 1812</date>. He<br /> |
writes himself as follows;<br /> | writes himself as follows;<br /> | ||
<emotion>Love & gratitude</emotion> towards my ever<br /> | <emotion>Love & gratitude</emotion> towards my ever<br /> | ||
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Narrative of the life of the ma<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript"><abbr>rd</hi></hi> <persname>B</persname></abbr><hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi><persname>
John Church</persname> who happily departed
at <placename>Bedford</placename> <date>Aug. 22</date><hi rend="underline"><date></date><hi rend="superscript"><date>d</date></hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"><date></date></hi><date>. 1812</date>. He
writes himself as follows;
<emotion>Love & gratitude</emotion> towards my ever
precious Jesus prompt me an unwor-
thy human creature to leave some
few hints behind me of his mar-
vellous loving kindness & tender
mercies vouchsafed to me one my
journey thro' life. According to the
purposes of his love & grace I was
favored with Parents who were not
only intent upon living to the Lord
themselves but had the eternal
welfare of their offspring much at
heart, which evidenced itself in
my dear & respected Mother before
I was born. My d<hi rend="underline"><hi rend="superscript">r</hi></hi><hi rend="superscript"></hi> Father has told
me, that when she was with child
with me her first born, he repeated-
ly found her on her knees entreat-
