CW-STST-0078

Record Date: 
20 August 2014
Graveyard: 
Staplestown Church and graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Sacred
to the memory of the
Rev d Frederic Fitz John French
Rector of Staplestown who
Departed this life suddenly
in the 51 st year of his age
at the Rectory on the 25th
day of June1859

He had been ten years
Rector at Carlow and only
ten months Rector at this
parish He was a faithfull
Minister of Christ and
was loved and respected
by all who knew him
He had just chosen
as a text for his sermon
to be preached the next 
day. Those striking words
Be ye also patient, Stablish
your hearts for the coming
of the Lord draweth nigh
James 5, 7, 8

'He was not for God took him'
Gen. 5.24. Mark 13.33 

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Carlow
Latitude: 
52.814333055556
Longitude: 
-6.8849730555556
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
none found
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Title: 
Reverend
Name: 
Frederic
Surname: 
Fitz John Trench
Date of death - day: 
23
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1859
Age: 
51
Address: 
Ballinacarrig