Joshua Cheever 1765

broken headstone & footstone fragment broken headstone & footstone

In Memory of
JOSHUA CHEEVER
Son of Rev'd Mr EDWARD
& MARTHA CHEEVER
Departed this Life
Nov. 24th 1765
Aged 16 Years

footstone
(missing)
(missing) 65

The left photo shows the broken headstone and a footstone fragment which displays only "65". The footstone fragment was found loose several rows back in June 2005. The footstone slate matches that of the Joshua Cheever headstone and the "65" is consistent with his death year 1765. The right photo shows the footstone fragment set in the ground directly behind the Cheever headstone.

LOCATION - No. SE 63 on EHS survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 17" W, 18" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - Fragment placed directly behind headstone.
CONDITION - Diagonal break with tympanum and half the inscription area lost.
COMMENTS - Some headstone pieces cleaned, bonded and reset in 2000. Headstone cleaned October 2008.


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