Reverend Thomas Bailey 1653-1689 August 3, 2015

Old Burying Place – Watertown Mass.

Rev Thomas Bailey
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Birth: 1653, England Death: Jan. 21, 1688 ______________________________ Thomas Bailey was settled as a colleague to his brother John, as minister of Watertown. He came to W. Nov. 2, 1687, and a son Thomas was bapt. Aug. 18, 1688. His widow Rebecca married William Brown Jr. of Salem. (Harris, William Thaddeus, Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground in Watertown, 1869.) ______________________________ THOMAS BAILEY, younger brother of Rev. John Bailey, b. Eng., 1653; Ord. Watertown, Nov. 2, 1687, sett. Watertown 1687 – 1689; d. Watertown, Jan 31, 1688/9, a. 35. (Weis, F.L., The Colonial Clergy and Colonial Churches of New England, 1936.) ______________________________ Inscription: Here lies ye precious dust of THOMAS BAILEY. A painfull preacher, a most desirable Neighbor, An Exemplary liver, A pleasant Companion, A Tender Husband, A common Good, A carefull Father, A cheerful doer, A brother for Adversity, A patient Sufferer, A faithfull Friend, Lived much in little time. A good copy for all survivors. Aged 35 years. Slept in Jesus. Jan. 21st 1688. Re. 1821. Burial: Old Burying Place Watertown Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: 101 Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Bill Boyington Record added: May 28, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27161930	Added by: Bill Boyington   Cemetery Photo Added by: Cary     Photos may be scaled. Click on image for full size. – Ryan D. Curtis Added: Sep. 15, 2014 – Keeper of the Stars Added: Apr. 15, 2013 – Browneyes Added: May. 29, 2008