Elijah Knowls 1795

headstone headstone & footstone

In Memory of
ELIJAH KNOWLS Esq
who departed this Life
Dec'r 18th 1795
in the 48th Year
of his Age

My weeping friends dry up your tears
E're long we must to Christ appear.

footstone
ELIJAH KNOWLES ESQ.
1795

The right photo shows the headstone with the footstone in the background.

LOCATION - No. SE 9 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 19" W, 32" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - 13" W, 20" H, 2" D
CONDITION -
COMMENTS - Headstone and footstone cleaned October 2004. The footstone was reset June 2007. During excavation the broken corner of the footstone was found buried behind the footstone. This corner was attached with epoxy adhesive in October 2007. Footstone cleaned June 2009.
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