Thursday, March 11, 2010

Gravestone of the Day

Jonathan Melven, 1737, Concord, MA


Here lies the Body of
Mr. Jonathan Melven
who died February 13th
1737 In the 49th Year
of his Age
Job, XIV. 12.
So man lieth down and riseth not
till the heavens be no more;
they shall not awake, nor be raised
out of their sleep.

2 comments:

Caitlin GD Hopkins said...

Yes, I believe so. It's nearly identical to some Park shop stones of the late 1760s.

Anonymous said...

You question regarding the turnaround time is an interesting one.I wonder if anyone has some info on it?