Sarah Dennis 1761

tympanum

IN MEMORY OF Mrs
SARAH DENNIS
DAUGHTER TO Ye REV'd
JOSIAH & Mrs BATHSH
EBA DENNIS HIS
WIFE WHO DEC'd
JUNE Ye 8th
1761
IN Ye 29th YEAR
OF HER AGE

A lightly carved Medusa image in the style of the Soule carvers of Plymouth. Carved heads with long hair are called Medusa stones. There are no wings but the theory is the hair itself provides the power for the soul to fly to heaven.

For the Rev. Josiah Dennis Family Monument, click on Dennis Family Monument.


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