Rachel Doane 1753

full stone

Here lies buried
Rachel Daughter to
Mr Joseph Doane
& Mrs Darces his
Wife who dec'd Oct'r
ye 26th 1753 in ye
16th Month of her Age

A transitional image suggesting both a winged skull and a winged head carved in the style of the Soule carvers. The gravestone has sunk so part of the inscription is below ground. Probably Darces is a misspelling of Dorcas.

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