Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

New England Cemetery


 "In Memory of two children, son and dau., of Mr. John and Mrs. Naomi Harishorn(???)"
On left, "David, died April 16, 1771 in the 1st year of his life."
On right, " Naomi, died June 27, 1771 in the 1st year of her life."




Here's a rare three-person tombstone:
From left to right:
"Betty, died June y 12th, 1778. Aged 1 day."
"Anna, died Nov y 9th, 1789. Aged 2 days."
"Polley, died Oct y 3rd, 1790. Aged 2 days."




The curlicues on this next one are beautiful:
 "Memento Mori
Erected in memory of Mrs. Elisabeth Wilkens, wife of Lieu. Robert Wilkens, who departed this life July y 7th, 1784, in the 33rd year of her age."


 "One eye on death, one full for ???? Become a mortal and immortal ???"


"Friends and Physicians could not save,
My mortal body from the grave,
Nor can the grave confine me here,
When Christ shall call me to appear."

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Children

It's an unfortunate fact that the mortality rate for children in the past was pretty high.


                                                                      "Ellen M.
                                                   Dau. Of C.H. & E.J. Stephenson
                                                              Died Oct 24, 1904
                                                         AEt 1 yr. 5 ms & 15 ds"



                                                         Simply "Two Children."


            "In Memory of two children, sons of Mr. John and Mrs. Molley Chamberlin."
              On the left side, "Eliot died Jan y (illegible) 1796 aged 2 years, 11 months & 11 days."
                          Right side, "Jonathan died Feb 25th 1797 aged 17 days."


                                                                        "An Infant"

        
                                                                     "SARAH
                                                 dau. of Eben(???) and Mary Ann Jones
                                                                       DIED
                                                   April 11 1836 AE 10 mo. 19 ds
                                                   So fades the lovely blooming flower."

 
                                                                     "Little Harry"


                                                   "......of Thomas and Mary Mould."
Middle heart "Thomas Mould aged 16 months DYED y 1 of August 1681."
Right heart "Elizabeth Mould aged 16 months DYED August y 20 1684."

                       
                         "Mary, dau. of Solomon & Mary Cram, died Sept. 24, 1781 AE. 2 YRS."