'Israel Bordman of Newington, Conn. ... No connection between him and the family of Samuel Boreman has been found. According to the inscription on his gravestone he was born in 1721.'
'The inscription on Mr. Boardman's tombstone in the Newington churchyard reads: --
In Memory of Mr. Israel Boardman who died
Nov. 22, 1796, aged 75 years.
Erected by his daughter Rebecca'