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"[47] Mary (Emmons), … b. E. Haddam, Conn., in 1704; bap. 7 May, 1704; m. 7 Dec. 1721, Jeremiah Gates."
"… Mary Emmons. … admitted to full communion in the First Church of East Haddam, April 17, 1737 … widow died, February 26, 1773, 'aged 73 years.' His [Her gravestone reads 'February 27, 1775 [1773].' … buried in Moodus near the Methodist Church.
"Gates, … Mary, wid. of Dea. Jeremiah, d. Feb. 26, 1773 [2:13]"
It is very clear from the photograph associated with this memorial that the inscription reads, "Febry 27th AD 1773 Aged 73 years"