John Thacher 1764

headstone

Here lyes interred ye body of
ye Hon'bl John Thacher Esq'r
who after a long life
of usefulness and faithfulness
in several military and civil offices
& of eminent Exemplariness
in ye religious christian life
departed this mortal life
in ye faith of Christ
& his gospel and
in hope of eternal life
March ye 26th 1764
in ye 90th year of his age.

Let me die the death of the righteous
And let my last days be like this.

The long inscription is from gravestone records. The inscription format is approximate. The broken headstone was identified by Kevin Murphy. He supplied the photo September 2010.


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