Hannah Drury - Wives and Mothers of 1776 - Temple, NH - Homemade Tombstones on Waymarking.com

In Temple, NH, adjacent to the tiny village common is a cemetery with a long history. Many Revolutionary War soldiers are buried here, and their stately gravestones stand proudly, alongside those of their family members.

This one, however, sits apart from the rest. It is an angular chunk of granite ledge, with the following inscription chiseled by hand:

Hannah Drury

The wife of

Zedekiah

Drury

If there is a date, it is indecipherable. Researching the history of the names, I found that Zedekiah Drury was born in 1716, in Massachusetts; he moved to Temple, NH and practiced as a blacksmith. The first town meeting in Temple was held at his house in 1768. In January of 1776, he enlisted along with 15 other men from this area, and in August of 1776 he died of malarial fever.

He was married twice, in 1738 to Hannah Axtell (b. 1721, d. 1740) and in 1741 to Hannah Wooley (b. 1722). It is unclear which Hannah is buried here. I would guess that he made this memorial using his smithy's tools.

Material: Stone Date of Birth: Not listed Date of Death: Not listed Web Site: Not listed

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