Rev. Isreal Evans headstone, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Rev. Isreal Evans headstone, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.28.012

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of Rev. Israel Evans' headstone at Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH. The caption states, "Old North Cemetery Rev. Isreal Evans 1807 'There is rest in Heaven' Rev. Israel Evans, who had been a chaplain in the army under General Washington, had been employed to preach in Concord as a candidate for settlement; and on the 1st of September, 1788, received a call to settle, with the offer of ninety pounds as a salary annually, 'during his performing the work of the ministry in this town,' together with the use of the parsonage, and two hundred pounds, (in materials for th[e] building a house,) as a settlement. At a subsequent meeting it was voted to give Mr. Evans 'fifteen pounds annually, in addition to the ninety pounds' to which Lt. John Chamdler [Chandler] and Lt. Robert Ambrose entered their dissent. He was ordained July 1789. He married Miss Hulda Kent, sister of Col. William A. Kent. To them no children were but they adopted and reared as their own a niece, Mary Kent. Mrs. Evans, survived he[r] husband by nearly forty years, continued her residence after his death in Concord, until her own death in 1847."

Subjects:

Gravestones , Cemeteries

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971 , Evans, Israel-1807

Organizations:

Old North Cemetery (Concord, N.H.)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

6