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| Martha Warner, 1787, Hadley, MA |
In Memory of
MRS, MARTHA Wife of
MR, NOADIAH WARNER
Who was born July
17, 1750.
& died Octbr, 25, 1787.
Life is Uncertain
Death is sure,
Sin is the wound
& Christ the cure.
Noadiah is another name in the Zebina category — the Biblical Noadiah was an Israelite who returned from Babylon and is mentioned in Ezra 8:33.
2 comments:
It looks as if the head on the top is wearing a crown. Was this a common motif? What did it mean?
I love this one! Do you know who the carver was?
Anonymous... yes, the crown was a fairly common motif. It symbolizes the glory of life after death.
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