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ADVENT CEMETERY, AKA AHAB AND RUTH HILL CEMETERY, NORTH ADAMS, BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
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BASHAW
B. Bashaw See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
S. Bashaw See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
CHILSON
U. Chilson See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
COX
Lester Cox See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
Lewis Cox See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
O. Cox See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
DANIO
C. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
E. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
G. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
J. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
M. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
R. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
S. Danio See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
DEMERS
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--- Demers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
ESTES
H. Estes See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
GATES
C. Gates See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
E. Gates See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
R. Gates See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
U. Gates See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
S. Gates See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
HEWITT
H. Hewitt See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
G. Hewitt Sr. See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
G. Hewitt Jr. See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
L. Hewitt See link at top of page for plat showing grave location

Malvina Lucinda Wade Hewitt

Birth: 1848
Stamford
Bennington County
Vermont, USA

Death: �Feb., 1929
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA
HICKS
Electa Hicks See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
HILL

Ahab Hill

Birth: 1772
Cumberland
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA

Death: �Feb. 22, 1835
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA


Ahab Hill came to Adams, now North Adams , around the turn of the century with his wife, Ruth Smith and family.They are buried here on what was his pasture and is now known as Ahab and Ruth Hill Memorial Cemetery. There are close to 100 interments here on a quarter acre.

Ruth Smith Hill

Birth: 1774
Lancashire, England

Death: Jan. 8, 1857
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA


When Ruth died she deeded in her will to set aside a quarter acre for a burial ground for all her and Ahabs descendants. I don't know where it got the name Advent Cemetery but it is now known as Ahab and Ruth Hill Memorial Cemetery.

Family links:
Spouse:
Ahab Hill (1772 - 1835)*

Children:
Lucinda Hill Rounds Lee (1799 - 1844)*
Cynthia Hill Myers (1813 - 1885)*
HODSKINS

Amey Myers Clark Hodskins

Birth: �Jun. 15, 1837
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Death: Mar. 20, 1906
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Married first Stillman Clark then Elbridge Hodskins
E. Hodskins See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
JEFFERS
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K. Jeffers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
L. Jeffers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
JONES
A. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
C. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
Ch Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
Che Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
Ed Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
John P. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
L. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
M. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
N. Jones See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
LANFAIR
Baby Lanfair See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
M. Lanfair See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
N. Lanfair See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
LARABEE
H. Larabee See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
I. Larabee See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
LEE

Lucinda Hill Rounds Lee

Birth: Jul. 12, 1799
Cumberland
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA

Death: Sep. 9, 1844
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA


married first James Rounds and second Ira Lee.

Family links:
Parents:
Ahab Hill (1772 - 1835)
Ruth Smith Hill (1774 - 1857)

Children:
Elizabeth Ruth Rounds Wade (1826 - 1900)*
LEFRANCE
J. LeFrance See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
MARCOU
--- Marcou See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
D. Marcou See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
F. Marcou See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
MYERS
A.D. Myers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location

Cynthia Hill Myers

Birth: 1813
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Death: Sep. 13, 1885
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA


This part of Adams became North Adams in 1878.
Cynthia married Datus Myers in Stamford, VT in 1830.

Family links:
Parents:
Ahab Hill (1772 - 1835)
Ruth Smith Hill (1774 - 1857)

Spouse:
Datus Myers (1813 - 1898)

Children:
Amey Myers Clark Hodskins (1837 - 1906)*

Datus Myers

Birth: Feb. 20, 1813
Pownal
Bennington County
Vermont, USA

Death:� Jan. 10, 1898
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Family links:
Spouse:
Cynthia Hill Myers (1813 - 1885)*

Children:
Amey Myers Clark Hodskins (1837 - 1906)*
E. Myers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
H. Myers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
L. Myers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
W. Myers See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
SCROM
R. Scrom See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
SUMNER
C. Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
F. Sumner Sr. See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
F. Sumner Jr. See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
H. Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
K. Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
Lena Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
M. Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
R. Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
WH Sumner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
TURNER
E. Turner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
M. Turner See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
WADE
A. Wade See link at top of page for plat showing grave location

Elizabeth Ruth Rounds Wade

Birth: �1826
Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA

Death: �Nov. 8, 1900
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA



Family links:
Parents:
Lucinda Hill Rounds Lee (1799 - 1844)

Spouse:
Ransom S Wade (1827 - 1892)*

Children:
Malvina Lucinda Wade Hewitt (1848 - 1929)*
Albert James Wade (1862 - 1941)*
F. Wade See link at top of page for plat showing grave location

Ransom S Wade

Birth: 1827
Elmira
Chemung County
New York, USA

Death: Sep. 28, 1892
North Adams
Berkshire County
Massachusetts, USA



Family links:
Parents:
Ransom Leland Wade (1802 - 1887)
Lucy Blandin Wade (1791 - 1855)

Spouse:
Elizabeth Ruth Rounds Wade (1826 - 1900)

Children:
Malvina Lucinda Wade Hewitt (1848 - 1929)*
Albert James Wade (1862 - 1941)*
WALTON
C. Walton See link at top of page for plat showing grave location
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