Friday, October 1, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Hannah Harskell

Hannah Harskell, 1788, Sheldonville, MA
 In memory of
Mrs. Hannah, wi-
fe of Mr. Cum-
fort Harskell, who
died Octb. 1st
1788

This stone — carved by the Sheldonville Geometric Carver — features the rare hyphenation of a single-syllable word. Anyone who is looking for Hannah in a genealogy should probably try searching for "Haskell," rather than "Harskell."

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