Gravestone of the Day: An Infant

Infant Silver, 1838, Little Compton, RI

An Infant,

daughter of

Abraham P. &

Lydia B. Silver

died Aug. 16,

1838.

AE. 8 D's.

More evidence that some babies were not named at birth.

Gravestone of the Day: Dyer Family

Dyer Family, 1786-1837, Plymouth, MA

Cap. CHARLES DYER,

died at Sea, March

1786; aged 46 yr.s.

BETHIAH, his wife

died June 8, 1837;

aged 87 yr.s.

Their son CHARLES,

died May 7, 1822:

aged 46 yr.s.

Gravestone of the Day: Eunice Fisher

Eunice Fisher, 1835, Wrentham, MA

in memory of

Eunice Daughter of

Mr Paul Fisher and

Mrs Artemissa his wife

who died Octr, 13th,

1835,

in the 20th, Year of her

age.

Gravestone of the Day: Charles Whitney

Charles Whitney, 1831, Castine, ME

In memory of

CHARLES WHITNEY,

son of

Henry & Lucy Whitney,

who perished by the 

upsetting of a Boat

Oct. 1, 1831,

Aged 14 years.

Is this a new way to say died? Is it substantially different from "perished in a storm" or "drowned"?

Gravestone of the Day: Olney Winsor

Olney Winsor, 1837, North Burial Ground, Providence, RI

Sacred to the Memory

of

OLNEY WINSOR, ESQ.

who died March 15, 1837,

in the 84th year

of his age.

He sustained through life

the character of a sincere Friend,

an affectionate Husband & Father,

an active & intelligent Citizen,

a true Patriot & an honest Man;

fuly believing

the truths of Divine Revelation,

his life was regulated by its precepts,

& his death

cheered by its promises.

The Tingley brothers stones in Providence don't have the same personality as the hand-carved stones, but I still find them appealing. The slate is so fine, the letters are so precise, and everything is so well preserved. They always draw my eye.

Gravestone of the Day: Happy Patriots' Day

Lexington, MA

Near this spot

The eight Minute Men

killed April 19th 1775

were first buried.

Their remains

were removed to the

Battle Green

April 20th 1835

Gravestone of the Day

James and Davis Manson, 1830 and 1831, Scituate, MA

In memory of

JAMES MANSON,

who was drowned

Sept. 1, 1830;

aged 5 yrs. & 11 ms.

also

DAVIS J. MANSON,

who was drowned

Sept. 9, 1831;

aged 11 years.

sons of Nehemiah &

Mercy Manson.

In midst of life we are in death.