Samuel Holbrook 1776

full stone tympanum

To the Memory of
SAMUEL son of Mr
EZEKIEL HOLBROOK
Died May 13 1776
in the 18 Year of his Age

A winged head with a hair style including a distinctive top knot by the Savery carvers of Plymouth. The gravestone has sunk so part of the inscription is below ground. Exekiel Holbrook (1776) has a similar gravestone. Three Higgins gravestones in Orleans Cem all in deteriorated condition have the same carved image - Sarah Higgins (1774), Samuel Higgins (1776) and James Higgins (1777).

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