Sunday, April 25, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Sarah Simons

Sarah Simons, Little Compton, RI
Here lyeth ye Body
of Sarah ye daughter
of William & Abigail
Simons aged 3 months

And her two Brothers
one on ye Right hand
ye other on the left

Although this stone is undated, it is similar in style to other stones carved by John Stevens in the 1710s and 1720s.

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