Thursday, July 29, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Esther Convers

Esther Convers, 1703, Woburn, MA
HERE LYES Ye
BODY OF ESTHER
CONVERS
DIED NOVEM. Ye 7th
1703 IN Ye
16th YEAR OF HERE
AGE

This stone caught my eye because women of all ages are generally identified in terms of their relationships to husbands/fathers/masters. This is especially true of very young women and girls. This stone is very small — perhaps it was cheaply made and whoever erected it didn't want to pay for the extra letters. Maybe there just wasn't room (though carvers squish in all kinds of text when they want to).

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