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Azariah Ashley 172019 viewsFascinating early 1700s death's head carving. If you just look at the facial section, it resembles our current pumpkin carving style at Halloween.
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19 viewsThe Yankee stereotype of using every bit of space shows itself on this stone. Notice the words continuing on the next line, with no consideration of rules or ease of reading. The carver just kept going until he ran out of room, and then went on to the following line. As the 1700s went on, death's head carvings began to show feathered wings.
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Margery Atkins 180521 viewsIn Memory of
Mrs Margery
Consort of Mr
Chancy Atkins
who died
26th Sepr 1805
Aged 44 Years
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Dolly Atwater 178721 viewsSacred to the memory of
Mrs Dolly, wife of Mr John Atwater
who died June 26, 1787 in ye 33rd
year of her age. Also Dolly, dautr
of Mr John & Mrs Dolly Atwater
who died Septr 4th, 1787 aged 6
years & 6 months Also Mrs
Anna 2nd wife of Mr John Atwater
who died Feb 17, 1790 in ye 23rd
year of her age
Each moment has its sickel emulous
of time's enormous scythe, whose ample sweep
strikes Empires from ye root. Each moment plays
his little weapon on the narrow sphere
of sweet domestic comfort & cuts
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Sarah Baldwin 178517 viewsIn Memory of
Wd Sarah Baldwin
Consort of Mr
Joseph Harrison
who died
20th Sepr 1785
Aged 79 Years
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Thomas Baldwin 18097 viewsIn memory of
Two sons of Mr. Jabez
and Mrs Lydia Baldwin
who died as follows viz
Thomas Baldwin died
Sept 1778 aged 3 years
Thomas Baldwin second
was lost at Sea Nov 1809
aged 27 years.
Farewell dear friends, my memory keep,
While in death's arms my body sleeps.
Short was my stay with you below,
sooner or later all must go.
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John Bancroft 181110 viewsIn
memory of
Mr John Bancroft
who died Octr 16, 1811
aged 56 years.
Behold we see while here we look
The dearest ties of friendship broke
Tho grief and sorrow pierce the heart
The dearest friends we see must part.
Mrs Elizabeth wife of Mr John
Bancroft died at Martinsburg
New york May 18th
1813 aged 58
years.
Sleep parent dear and take your rest
God called you hence to die he thought it best.
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Jay Crooks 18159 viewsIn Memory of
Mr Jay Crooks
who died
Feb'r 13 1815
Aged 26 years
But o how oft thy wrath appears
And cuts off our expected years
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Adijah Dewey 174111 viewsCpt
Adijah
Dewey
died Ma
rch 24
1741 aged
78
This stone has since disappeared
after this picture was taken
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Lydia Dewey 18144 viewsIn Memory of
LYDIA
wife of
Mr James Dewey
who died
August 12 1814
in the 38 year
of her age
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Bildad Fowler 180918 viewsSo close, but too many questions to positively place this in the John Ely gallery. The stone is shaped like his, but John was so consistent in his style that these variations are troublesome.
In memory of
Mr Bildad Fowler
who died
19th April 1809
in the 59 Year
of his age
The eye also which saw
him shall see him no
more Job 20.9
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Orrin Jones 186310 viewsOrrin Jones
Died
Aug 3, 1863
Aged 45 Yrs
9 Mos
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