HASSALL FAMILY HISTORY ASSOCIATION
Rowland Hassall
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Born:
31 March 1768
Died:
29 August 1820
Buried
Rowland is buried in St John's Cemetery in Parramatta with his wife Elizabeth and 3 of their grandchildren who died in infancy, two who died in the same flu epidemic as Rowland - August 1820.
St Johns Parramatta
Gravesite
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Inscription
Sacred
to the Memory of
Mr. ROWLAND HASSALL
one of the first missionaries appointed
to the South Sea Islands
after upwards of 22 years residence in
this Colony walking in the Fear of God
and the esteem of Good men
He died in Peace
on the 29th of August 1820 in the 52nd year
of his Age
Also 3 days after was interred in
the same vault with its grandfather
The first born daughter of the
Revd. WALTER & MARY LAURY
Aged 13 days
Also 5 days after its grandfather was
interred in the same vault ROWLAND JAMES the
First born son of Mr SAML. OTOO & LUCY
HASSALL
Aged 12 days
"Insatiate archer could not one suffice
Thy shaft flew thrice and thrice our peace was slain
And Thrice! Ere since yon moon had fill'd her horn"
And the remains of the infant son of
JONOTHAN and MARY HASSALL
who died January 8th 1828
Also
ELIZ HASSALL relict of ROWd. HASSALL
Who died 10th Feby. 1834 aged 65
