Here lyes ye Body of ye Revd
Mr JONATHAN DONHAM Who
Died Decembr 18th Anno Domi
1717 Aged about 85 Years
Pastor of ye Church of CHRIST at Edgartown

With Toil & Pains at first He Tell'd ye Ground
Call'd to Dress GODs Vine Yard & ws faithful Tound
Full Thirty Years ye Gospel He Did Despen
His Work Being Done CHRIST JESUS Cal'd Him Hence.

See the headstone detail!


Rev. Jonathan Dunham was the son of Dea. John Dunham and Abigail Barlow of Plymouth. He was pastor of the church in Edgartown from 1684 to 1717.

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