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	Pleasure Woods Cemetry Restorations

PLOT #	GRAVESITE OF:	DATE OF	DATE OF	RESTORATION NOTES
		DEATH	RESTORATION
				Of special note: Much valuable work was rendered at Pleasure Woods Burying Ground by Town Historian Julie Greene and Town Historian's assistant, Chris Robinson. Their labor over numerous days resulted in finding missing pieces and actual locations for headstones, which have been moved. Further, their work and research contributed greatly to a speedy completion of the restoration at Pleasure Woods.

930	MARY BENJAMIN	Unknown	4/23/19	The headstone is intact, inscription fading. Located footstone at right of headstone, under the ground. Dug out foot stone, which is in good condition and inscribed M.B. (Mary Benjamin) Placed the foot stone at rear of headstone.,

			5/25/19	Dug out headstone, which was learning. Straightened the headstone and back filled.

931	BETSEY BENJAMIN			no restoration done at this time. Head and foot stone
932	WALTER HAVENS FAMILY	1840	4/18/19	Two sections of family monument had been moved downhill approximately seven feet from the base section. Moved the two sections up hill to the arear of the foundation.
	MONUMENT
	WALTER HAVENS	1840	4/27/19	Reset the mid-section (inscribed Havens) to it’s base (bottom), using setting compound and lead shims (4).
	WALTER HAVENS	1875
	ANNA BENJAMIN HAVENS	1848	5/7/19	Moved mid-section of Havens family monument to the top of its base, with Chris Robinson.

			5/8/19	Set large mid-section in place with setting compound to the Havens family monument.

			5/20/19	Epoxy repaired decorative broken piece of top ornament (2^nd from the top)

			5/21/19	Set one of two top ornamental pieces in place with setting compound.

933	POLLY BENJAMIN	Unknown	6/4/19	A foot stone was found at the gravesite of the Benjamin sisters, with no initials upon the foot stone. The footstone was epoxy repaired.

			6/5/19	Mortar was added to the break line of the foot stone.

934	LESLIE F. HAVENS	1858	4/24/19	Headstone laying on ground, otherwise in good condition. Reset the headstone into the earth, using plot map for its general location.
934	LESLIE F. HAVENS	1858
935	IN MEMORY OF NATHAN K.	1845	4/19/19	The headstone was leaning heavily to the rear and left. Dug out headstone and reset into the earth.
935	SON OF WALTER & BETHIA	1845

936	BETHIAH KING		4/20/19	Headstone broken, laying on ground, next to Liman stone, Top and bottom missing. Dug at left side of Nathan King headstone, Bethea’s husband, and discovered a brown stone pedestal 12” below ground, 31” left of Nathan King’s headstone. Pedestal broken and leaning backward, east.
				It is believed that this is the proper location for Bethiah’s headstone.

			5/21/19	Set Bethiah King’s headstone at her gravesite. Headstone is missing top and bottom sections.

937	LIMAN STONE	1851	5/20/19	Dug around and found partial foot stone, 6 feet to the rear of Liman stone. No markings observed. Approximately ½ of foot stone found.
937	LIMAN STONE	1851
938	ELIZABETH STONE	Unknown	4/29/19	Headstone was broken, with the top half missing. Inscribed AE 85 yr, 4 mo, 27 ds.
				Dug out headstone, raised and straightened. Reset into the earth.

939	EZRA HAVENS	1869	4/25/19	Headstone broken and laying on ground. Bottom section of headstone discovered under ground by Julie Green and Chris Robinson. Matched headstone, which was approximately 20’ away, to the bottom section.

			5/22/19	Prepared to repair broken bottom section of headstone. Holes drilled for pins.

			5/25/19	Epoxy repair to the bottom section to its headstone with pins and epoxy.

			5/26/19	Mortar added to break lines, reset into earth.

			5/28/19	Headstone reset into a bed of 3/4'” crushed stone, sand added and washed in.

940	NATHAN KING	1869	4/19/19	Headstone broken at base, laying on ground. Raised the headstone off the ground and reset into the earth. The broken 15” section (bottom) has been set at rear of the headstone.

			5/25/19	Rechecked bottom of headstone for possible repair to its bottom. The headstone is reset into the earth, all inscription is visible above ground. Further repair not possible due to detoriation.

941	UNKNOWN	Unknown	5/27/19	Dug out bottom section of headstone for partial repair of a severely damaged headstone.
942	POLLY BISHOP			Loose pieces on the ground; no restoration work at this time
943	DANIEL YARRINGTON	Unknown	4/19/19	The headstone is broken at its base, laying on the ground, in two pieces. Reset headstone into earth. The broken pieces are not usable. Buried into the earth with the headstone.
944	BETSY HAVENS	1845	4/25/19	The headstone is broken, laying on the ground. Bottom section under the ground, discovered by Julie Green and Chris Robinson. Matched headstone, which was approximately 20’ away, to the bottom section. Reset the headstone into the earth where bottom section discovered. Bottom section planted at rear of headstone.

			5/23/19	Drilled holes preparing for pins insertion at bottom section to top section of headstone,

			5/25/19	Epoxy repaired bottom section to it headstone with pins and epoxy.

			5/26/19	Mortar added to the break line, reset the headstone into the earth.

			5/28/19	Headstone reset into a bead of ¾” curshed stone, sand added and washed in.

948	Unknown	Unknown	5/19/19	No headstone found. Probing discovered the bottom section of unknown headstone. No other meaningful parts located.

			5/20/19	Dug out and raised bottom section to the ground level.

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