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About Dr Ralph Pope, MD
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Ralph was born in 1705. He was the son of Ralph Pope and Rachel Neale. Dr. Ralph lived on what was originally called "The Road to Dorchester Swamp" or rather a continuation of that road, near the Bridewater line. It was renamed Sumner Street. His brother Lazurus lived on an adjoining tract of land on a parallel road. Their father had bequeathed them the land and a mill on the property for their joint use. Ralph may have pursued some studies at Harvard College but he was not a graduate and tradition points to Compton, Rhode Island as the place of his medical training. He always refused fees for his services on the "sabbath". His name has stood through four generations as a kind and benevolent man, greatly beloved by those who knew him. He carried on the farm and was a partner in the lumber business with his brother. Dr. Ralph Pope passed away in 1750 of what was called "nervous fever" On his tombstone, erected to his memory in the cemetery at Stoughton Village, reads the following inscription. "You reader stay and lend a Tear, Think on the Duft that flumbers here, and when you thus my silence see, Think on the glass that runs for thee."
He wrote his Will Dec 24, 1749[1]
🪦 Inscription:
“In memory of
Doctr Ralph Pope
he died Jan'ry [1st] 1750 A[ged]
44 years
You reader stope & lend a tear,
Think on the duft that slumbers here,
& when you thus my silence fee
think on the glass that runs for thee"
Stone condition: broken.
Reference:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67970429/ralph-pope: accessed February 28, 2024), memorial page for Dr Ralph Pope (10 Nov 1705–1 Jan 1750), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67970429, citing Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Added: Apr 6, 2011; Created and Maintained by David Allen Lambert (contributor 46539084).
- WikiTree contributors, "Ralph Pope (1705-1750)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pope-5022 : accessed 29 February 2024; created 16 Mar 2018 | Last modified 23 Feb 2024).
- ↑ a History of the Dorchester Pope Family. Boston, Mass. 1634-1888: , Charles Henry Pope, 1888 Fifth Generation, Section A Grandchildren of Ralph in the Male Line, I Family of Frederick, pg 111-117
- A history of the Dorchester Pope family, 1634-1888 : with sketches of other Popes in England and America, and notes upon several intermarrying familiesby Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918, Page 114 Dr. Ralph Pope's Will
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Dr Ralph Pope, MD's Timeline
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November 10, 1704
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Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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| 1730 |
December 29, 1730
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, MA, United States
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May 15, 1733
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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June 21, 1741
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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June 1, 1744
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, MA, United States
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July 31, 1746
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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January 1, 1750
Age 45
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Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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