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Walter Hackett

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(Taken from nc-chap.org/chap/graves/pdfs/intro_inside.pdf p.4) Rev'd. Walter Hackett Sub hoc cippo conduntur reliquiae Reverendi uiri c ualteri Hacket qui titulo missionary insignitus pastoritiu Minus apud apoquinomen ses cirei Quinquennium feliciter ex creuit Natus Fraserburgi in Bamll Scotia Provincia ex vetus ae generosa hac Familia ortus Fuit vita incorrupta ingenio lenifectore Fido in oficio fungendo summa industri Maltis Elle bonis flebilis occidtt Nulliflebilior quam chare conjugi Qui in memoriam digni viri. Hocce monumentum sepulcrale Condere ibuil. Obiit nonis Martjis anno MDCCXXXIII Aetatis XXXIIII Note: Translation taken from Holcomb. Under this stone are buried the remains of the Reverend Walter Hackett, who while a Missionary, discharged with great success, the duties of the Pastoral office at Appoquinimy about five years. He was born in Frasersbury, in Bampf, a province of Scotland, and was descended from the ancient and respectable family of Hackett. His life was blameless; in spirit, meek, in office faithful; in labors abundant. He died lamented by many good, but by none more than his beloved wife who is pleased to erect to the memory of her worthy husband this sepulchral monument. He died March 7, 1733, aged 33 years.