BENTON, MAINE
CEMETERY LISTINGS

Kennebec County

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AMES CEMETERY
The man said, "God - do you really exist? Send me a sign." And a Butterfly landed on the man's shoulder, but the man just brushed it away. I visited the graves of my ggg-grandparents in June 2011, for the first time in 25 years. I planted geraniums on the graves of Parmenas & Nancy Reynolds, and their grandchildren (my grandfather's aunts), ch of John & Nancy Reynolds Rhoades (see Winslow cemeteries for their graves). As soon as I got my camera out to take photos, a butterfly landed on them, one after the other as I was ready to take the photo. As far as I am concerned, that is a sign from above thanking me for still caring.
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Parmenas Reynolds died Feb 25, 1862 AE 78 yrs. War of 1812.   Nancy (Simpson) Reynolds, wife died Feb 24, 1874 AE 85 yrs. Inscription: "[ill...] partings in Heaven."  My ggg-grandparents
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Grandchildren of Parmenas & Nancy, and Children of John Bryant Rhoades & Nancy Reynolds (see Winslow Fort Hill Cem); see identification that was below ground. Phebe Ellen Rhoades d Aug 29 1848 aged 1yr 10ms. & Clarissa Bruce Rhoades Sept 4 1848 aged 3ys 8ms. Stone is right behind Parmenas & Nancy.
Jedediah Prebble Jr d July 4 1891, AE 75yrs 6ms. Civil War "Meet me in the better land."	Tabitha (Reynolds) Prebble, wife 1820-1903 "Gone to a better land."	Rufus R Reynolds 1830-1894 Civil War
Ellen C Simpson, wife of Rufus R Reynolds 1833-1917	Thomas C Reynolds 1821-1864 Civil War.	Loana 1858-1876 dau of Thomas C & Roxanna Reynolds
Abram I Preble 1817-1887 maybe a brother of Jedediah Jr	Elizabeth T wife 1811-1893 "I will praise the name of God with a song."

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