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Benjamin Ashley 177264 viewsAaron Bliss of Wilbraham carved beautiful lettering and cherubs in deep relief. While not modeled in 3-D, his images remain sharp and well-defined. This is an example of the chocolate colored sandstone he used, likely a stone quarried near his home on the mountain.
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David Bagg, Junior 17566 viewsAnother of the gravestones carved by Joseph Williston of Springfield, he carved from the late 1750s to 1768, the year of his death.
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David Bagg 17606 viewsJoseph Williston lived just across the Connecticut River, near the present-day RR bridge, and so his work is common in West Springfield and Westfield. He carved in the decade before John Ely started his gravestone carving shop on property located at the site of Curran-Jones Funeral Home off Route 20.
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James Bagg 17495 viewsCarved by Joseph Williston, of Springfield
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Frances Ball 175712 viewsCarved by Nathaniel Phelps of Northampton
Round faced, shallow cherub style
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Levy Ely 1731168 viewsOne did not need to hire a fancy carver to have a gravestone placed in the burying ground. Here is a simple stone with Levy Ely's year of death - 1731.
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