John Clough  Genealogical Society

 

Name also spelled Cluff and Clow

 

Family Monument Project

Click on the following links to view the pictures of the new cemetery monuments.

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 1

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 2

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 3

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 4

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 5

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 6

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 7

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 8

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 9

 

Clough stones in Amesbury Picture 10

 

Alas, after about a year, the headstone project is completed as seen in these photos. It is so gratifying to think we are not only honoring

three, very dear Cloughs, but we can designate where (at least for the next 500 years it is estimated) our forbearers are buried. So thanks to all who contributed and those who supported this effort.

As you may recall, two years ago I, with the approval of the Society, embarked on a project to restore three headstones located in the Clough section of the Salisbury Plains Cemetery in Salisbury, MA. Salisbury is the town where our original ancestor settled after relocating from the Boston area. There is a monument to John I and his wife Jane designating where he is presumed to have been buried. That will remain untouched. Three original stones of John (died April 19, 1718 at 70 years) Aaron (died Jan., 20 1718) and his second wife Rebekah (72 years), and Abigail (died Jan 26, 1743 age 46), first wife of Aaron, were in terrible disrepair with the inscriptions barely legible. They would soon completely disintegrate as several other stones have done. As in any good preservation project, we are leaving the original stones in place, locating a duplicate stone immediately adjacent to the original.

Members of the families of Anne Clough Meeks, Martha Clough Tibbits, and Daniel Fred Lord and Vivian Sutherland Lord are honoring their loved ones. A special thanks to those who

have made major donations to support this project: Deborah Lane, Amanda Clough Pryor, Abby H. Bronson, Leman C. Bronson II, Mrs. Norma Lord and Dr. Robert Lord. A plaque, located on the reverse side of each stone, will commemorate these generous family members. On March 6th, I journeyed to Newbury, MA where the headstone company I have been dealing with is located. In preparation for the new stones as well as two of the existing stones, foundations were prepared last fall. By putting a foundation under the two old stones, it will set then upright (formerly leaning heavily) and will add to their preservation. Peter Consigli, of

the Newbury Monument Company, wanted me to give the final approval to the stone inscriptions for all three stones before he commenced the actual work on the surface of the headstones.

This has been a very satisfying project for me, personally, as well as a major accomplishment for the Society. For generations to come, any cousin will be able to see and document the burial location of their Clough ancestry.

 

-Gwen B.