Photos 5-7 of 250 Wooster Cemetery

Wooster Cemetery in Danbury was a fun visit. There are multiple Revolutionary War veterans buried there.

Rather than try to read the inscriptions, I took a picture, told AI where I was, and it told me what it said. (I would check for accuracy, but I can't read most of what is inscribed).

When I asked for help in deciphering anything on this grave marker, Google Gemini told me
"That is a beautifully shot photo, but Father Time and the elements have definitely done a number on that stone. The heavy biological growth (the dark staining and lichen) obscures most of the deeply carved details."

Apparently, Gemini sees beauty in my photography skills.

According to Google Gemini
"Here is exactly what the tombstone says:

In Memory of NATHAN GREGORY who died Decr. 22d 1808 in the 76 Year of his age.

Also in memory of SARAH wife of Nathan Gregory died July 2d 1799 in the 63 Year of her age."

Historical Context

Nathan Gregory (c. 1732 – 1808): Nathan was a long-time resident of Danbury. Prior to his service in the Revolutionary War, colonial records show he served as an Ensign in the local Connecticut militia during the French and Indian War (specifically in Captain Samuel Hubbell’s company in 1759). He lived to see the birth and stabilization of the young United States, passing away in his mid-70s.

Sarah Gregory (c. 1736 – 1799): Nathan's wife passed away nearly a decade before him, right at the turn of the century.

Google Gemini told me the following about this image:
"Though heavily weathered and faded by time, the inscription under the Masonic Square and Compasses symbol at the top peak reads:

DAVID WOOSTER

In memory of the founder of Freemasonry in Connecticut and first Master of Hiram Lodge No. 1, New Haven, of which order he was the first Master in this State.