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

4 comments:

Peter Fisk said...

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

Peter Fisk said...

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

Peter Fisk said...

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

Jay said...

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?