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115 6. William,^ born June 29, 1757 ; who
in 1778 ;
and
died January 28, 1779, unmarried.
was graduated at Yale College
By his second marriage, to Mary (Gardiner) Blague, Rev. Stephen
Johnson had two children :
116 I. Mary,^ born August 9, 1768; who married Rev. Matthew Noyes
of the Lyme family of that name, who was settled at Northford, Conn.
He was a member of the Corporation of Yale College, stood high in the
ministry and had a large property. He died September 25, 1839, ^g^^
seventy-six; she died September i, 185 1, aged eighty-three.
" Aunt Noyes," as she has been always called in the family, was a
marked person in her generation, though she is only remembered in her
later years. She was a fine, energetic, resolute, active woman, intelligent,
with a wise knowledge of human nature, kind, generous, hospitable.
Surviving her husband for several years, and their only child having died
early, she left most of her property to religious objects. After her death
were found all the treasures of her daughter, her white satin shoes, fans,
little trinkets &c., &c., which the fond mother had collected and saved for
thirty-five years. By her directions they were to be sold for a missionary
society. The administrators called in the friends for consultation. "What
could be done with them, they were of so little value l" Nobody knows
what became of the precious hoard !
117 They had one child, Mary Ann,^ who died of consumption, June
19, 1 81 6, at the age of twenty. On her gravestone is this inscription :
" She was admired for her talents, and beloved for her virtues, and met
death with serenity and christian resignation, cheerfully
relinquishing her brightest earthly prospects
in hope of a glorious resurrection."
In most families there is some "flower" the memory of which is not
allowed to fade with the passing years. More than usual interest lingers
in the minds of those who remember Mary Ann Noyes. They represent
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