Harriet Atwood 1816

headstone & footstone

In memory of
HARRIET dau'r of
Joshua P & Sally Atwood
born July 6th
died Sept 26, 1816

Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest,
To take thee home, God saw it best.

footstone
H. A.

The gravestone displays a lightly inscribed urn and willow. The photo shows the headstone with the footstone in the background. Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the stone is "2=6".

LOCATION - No. SE 14 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 15" W, 28" H, 1" D
FOOTSTONE - 9" W, 13" H, 1" D
CONDITION - lichen growth
> COMMENTS - Headstone back and edges encased in resin bonded fiberglass applied about 1977. Footstone cleaned and reset in 2000. Headstone cleaned June 2005. Headstone and footstone cleaned September 2008.


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