Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Knight Dexter Haskell

Knight Dexter Haskell, 1790, Sheldonville, MA
In memory of
Knight Dexter, Son
of Mr. Comfort
Haskell & Mrs.
Lepha his Wife;
died Octbr. 12th
1790 Aged
1 Day

I think "Comfort" is the most common name on this stone.

3 comments:

Anna said...

So tempted to take "Knight Dexter" for my firstborn son...

Anonymous said...

Such a cutting edge name, even now. Crazy!

Robert J. said...

> So tempted to take "Knight Dexter" for my firstborn son...

Better than Knight Sinister. (Or perhaps they could be twin brothers.)