Willard Knowles 1786

headstone

To the Memory of
Col WILLARD KNOWLES
who
after a Life of Virtue & various
Usefulness attended with
Prosperity & Reputation
DIED
March 11th 1786
In the 75th Year of his age

footstone
Col.
WILLARD KNOWLES
1786

LOCATION - No. SE 21 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 22" W, 32" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - 13" W, 17" H, 2" D
CONDITION - diagonal cracks in headstone
COMMENTS - Headstone back and edges encased in resin bonded fiberglass applied about 1977. Headstone and footstone cleaned September 2004. In November 2007 the headstone was excavated and the fiberglass backing was removed. Mortar was applied to fill cracks in the front and back. The stone was cleaned and reset lower.


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