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| Harvey Boatman indicating the location of Nancy LaBree Dutton's grave in Phillipsburg, PA. |
In March 2009 we stopped by Phillipsburg, PA to search for Nancy LaBree Dutton's (his g-g-grandmother) grave. Nancy, originally from Maine and of Abenaki Indian descent, was Minnie Dutton Marshall's grandmother. Nancy spent time living with her two sons, John in Phillipsburg and William in Avis, PA. Family tradition has told us that Nancy was buried in Phillipsburg where she was living at the time of her death in 1916. Her grave marker is the only one on the Dutton family plot though it is large enough for several graves. Some cemetary workers told us there had been several gravestones on that plot but there was a sinkage problem and all but Nancy's gravestone sunk out of sight. Her gravestone looks much newer than 1916 and we wondered if someone in the family had bought and set a new one in later years. The picture with Harv shows the far right corner of the family plot. Each corner has a granite marker with a "D". Pictures of Nancy LaBree Dutton's grave and others are in the slideshow in the right column.
