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Lawrence Academy in i860, and remained there for nearly 

 three years. He studied medicine under the tuition of his 

 father and graduated at the Harvard Medical School in the 

 Class of 1869, and soon afterward joined the Massachusetts 

 Medical Society. He began the practice of his profession at 

 Wellfleet, where he acquired a wide reputation as a skilful 

 physician. 



On October 24, 1875, he was married at No. 154 Dorches- 

 ter Street, South Boston, to Adeline, daughter of Joshua and 

 Adeline (Higgins) Hamblen. She was a native of Wellfleet, 

 and died there, on March 20, 1898, at the age of 49 years, 

 10 months, and 26 days. A few months later Dr. Stone died 

 there also, on October 17, 1898, aged 53 years, 2 months, 

 and 10 days. They were survived by two children, a son 

 and a daughter. 



EPITAPH. 



The following epitaph was copied by me, on September 13, 

 1892, from a slate slab standing near the south-eastern corner 

 of the Burying-ground at Charlestown, New Hampshire. 

 Elizabeth Shepley was the second daughter and third child 

 of John and Abigail (Green) Sheple, of Groton, and an aunt 

 of the late Ether Shepley, Chief-Justice of the Supreme 

 Court of Maine. The surname was originally written Sheple, 

 though pronounced Shepley. See also the Reverend Henry 

 Hamilton Saunderson's History of Charlestown (p. 628), for 

 an account of her own family. 



Elizabeth Shepley 



wife of 



William Willard 



Born Groton Mass. June '5* 



1759. Died Sept. 25, 1851 



^. 92 yrs. 3 mos. 20 ds. 



