Downtown in New Haven in New Haven County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
David Humphreys
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
1. David Humphreys Gravestone
[ west side ]
Doctor of Laws
Member Of
The Academy of Sciences
In Philadelphia
Massachusetts
and
Connecticut
A Member of the Bath
And West of England Society
And Fellow of the Royal Society
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Filled with love of
His native land and of liberty
He devoted his youth to the republic
With arms he protected it
With his counsels he aided it
With his writings he adorned it
[ north side ]
Maximi ducis Washington administer et adjutor;
In exercitu patrio chiliarchus;
In republica connecticutensi,
Militum evocatorum imperator;
Ad aulam lusitan. et hispan. legatis.
Iberia reversus natale solum
Vellere vere aureo ditavit.
In historia et poesi scriptor enimius;
In artibus et scientiis excolendis,
Quae vel decori vel usui inserviunt,
Optimus ipse et patronus et exemplar.
Omnibus demum officiis expletis,
Cursuq; vitae feliciter peracto, fato cessit.
Die XXI Februar. Anno Domini MDCCCXVIII
Cum annos vixisset LXV.
[ east side ]
Washington
And a Member of His Household
A Colonel in the Patriot Army
General
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Of Connecticut
An Ambassador at the Courts of
Spain and Portugal
He was the first to bring the
Merino sheep to America
A notable historian and poet
And patron of the arts and sciences
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With all duties finished
And life happily completed
He died on February twenty first
In the year of Our Lord 1818
After living sixty five years
[ south side ]
Acad. Scient. Philad. Mass. et Connect.
Et in Anglia Aquae Solis, et Regiae, Societat.
Socius.
Patriae et libertatis amore accensus,
Juvenis vitam reipib. Integram consecravit.
Patriam armis tuebatur, consiliis auxit, literis exornavit.
Apud exteras gentes concordia stabilivit.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
Location. 41° 18.784′ N, 72° 55.679′ W. Marker is in New Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Grove Street and High Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Grove Street Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 Grove Street, New Haven CT 06511, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
2. David Humphreys Gravestone
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
3. David Humphreys Gravestone
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
4. David Humphreys Gravestone
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
5. Medallion on Ground, North Side
1783
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6. David Humphreys Gravestone
Photographed By Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
7. David Humphreys Gravestone
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