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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Lydia Winslow

Lydia Winslow, 1723, Marshfield, MA
HERE LYSE
Ye BODY OF
ALYDIA WINSLOW
DAUGHTER OF
MR GILBART WIN
SLOW WHO DYED
OCTOBER Ye 5th
1723 AGED THRee
YEAR & SIX MONTH
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4 comments:

  1. Peter FiskOctober 21, 2010 at 12:27 AM

    Off-topic, but wanted to share this stone I came across:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=42658256&PIpi=33494851

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  2. Peter FiskOctober 21, 2010 at 12:28 AM

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=42658256&PIpi=33494851

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  3. Peter FiskOctober 21, 2010 at 12:29 AM

    Oh well, I'll leave it as s copy and paste URL.

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  4. JayOctober 22, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Seems like an angrier or more hopeless winged skull than most I've seen. Is that common for the age of the stone? Or just a more primitive carving?

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