52 Ancestors Challenge Week 6: "Maps" - 4th great grandmother, Lydia Ann Smith-Losee

I shared this map a few weeks ago. 

It is an 1873 map of the northern end of Freeport in a section that was once known as Greenwich Point. Now the area is Roosevelt. My 4rd great grandfather Leonard Losee and his son Leander Losee owned large tracts of land clearly indicated on the map; towards the bottom on the right side of the map.

Leonard's wife, Lydia Ann Smith-Losee, my 4th great grandmother, was born May 15, 1820 and died on December 31, 1887. She lived her life in what is now Freeport and Roosevelt, Long Island, New York. She married Leonard L. Losee (21 January 1817 - 21 November 1886) and together they raised 5 children: Mary Jane, John M., Benjamin Franklin, Leander L., and Sarah Elizabeth; all born between 1840 and 1856.

Many years ago it was brought to my attention that there was a Losee Family bible. I don't remember the cousin who had the bible in her possession. It was one of my Grandpa Earle's second cousins; that much I recall but I have photocopies of some of the pages of the bible that contained family history notes. 

They aren't good photocopies. These were made for me back in the early 1990's; back before people had scanning technologies in their own homes. Remember when you had to go to a place called a copy center, places like Kincos, and pay like a quarter to get a copy? What I wouldn't give to get my hands on that bible now. If for no other reason than to digitize these pages. 

Among the notes scrawled in that bible was a description on Lydia Losee's passing and funeral which included a list of her pallbearers. Rich detail. 

My photocopy looks like this:

Don't even try to read it. I cleaned it up digitally to look like this:

It reads:

Freeport Dec. 31/87
Lydia A. Losee departed 
this life at half past twelve
in the day the last day of the 
year of the month & week sat.  
funeral Jan 3 /88 at half past 
twelve at W. B. Seaman's house

This hair was taken from 

mothers head Dec 31/87

Greenfield Cemetery 

Mon Dec 19/87 mother commenced 

to feel bad went to bed wed 

21st 7 31 = Died & Mr Pesell 

tended the funeral services at 

Paulbarers Nelson Smith &

Mothers     Strangers

hair lite      Daniel Terry 

                  Noah Terry 

                  Henry Rhodes 

                  Alexander Smith

What does that have to do with the map? Well, this map shows where those bottom 4 pallbearers lived in proximity to the Losees. Pallbearers names are circled in red. Lydia's husband's property is circled in blue.

If you ask me, is very cool and says something very profound about community and the kindness of neighbors.