A Record of the Births & Deaths   in my Family           Hannah was born the 6th Day of September 1744 Persis was born the 28th Day of February 1747 Jonathan was born the 15th Day of May 1749 Epaphras was born the 10th Day of June 1751 My wife Died the 5th Day of September 1751 in the 29th Year of her Age   Mercy was Born the 24th Day of October 1750 1755 David was born the 17th Day of November 1753 1757 Polly was born the 4th Day of June 1760 Seth was born the 4th Day of November 1762 Epaphras Died the 28th of November 1765 Aged 14 Years & 6 Months   Epaphras the 2nd was Born the 31st Day of December 1765 Seth Died the 10th Day of November 1766 Aged 4 Years & 14 Days     68 Seth 2nd was Born the 20th Day of August 1770 Elihu was Born the 25th Day of April 1772 Charissa was born the 9th Day of July 1775 Charissa Died the 14th Day of October   Aged 15 Months & 5 Days 1797 Seth [ ] Died May 14 - 1797 aged 28 & 9 months 1803 My wife Died 18 September 1803 aged almost 72   My Son David Died the Same Day 46   years old 1803

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Family Bibles served more than one purpose. In addition to providing religious inspiration and comfort, family records were often entered onto pages specially provided for such information. David Hoyt (1722-1814) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, recorded the births and deaths of his wife and their twelve children on a page in this book. The Bible descended to his great-great grandson, Horatio, born 1868.

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