GLOUCESTER — Judith Norwood, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth Norwood, died at 12 days old on Nov. 28, 1753.
During restoration work at Gloucester’s Bay View Cemetery, Judith’s partially buried headstone was discovered along with 19 other historic headstones and seven footstones lying face down and hidden under cherry bushes.
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