Jediah Smith 1817

headstone tympanum

In memory of
Mrs. Jediah wife of
Mr. Nehemiah Smith
who died Feb. 10th
1817, AEt. 63.

Blessed are the dead that
die in the Lord for they
rest from their labors &
their works follow them.

7.00

footstone
J. S.

The gravestone displays a lightly carved urn and willow. The epitaph is unreadable. There is a lightly scratched 7.00 at the bottom left corner which probably was the gravestone price.

LOCATION - No. SW 1 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 16" W, 31" H, 1" D
FOOTSTONE - 9" W, 13" H, 1" D
CONDITION - bird droppings
COMMENTS - Footstone cleaned and reset October 2001. Headstone cleaned October 2004. Headstone and footstone cleaned August 2008.


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