Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Tombstones at the Derry History Museum

The following tombstones, fragments and rubbings from the 
Forest Hill Cemetery in Derry, New Hampshire were photographed at the
Derry History Museum
29 West Broadway
Derry, New Hampshire
http://www.derryhistorymuseum.org/



The label reads:
Willow and Urn Fragment circa 1790
This gravestone fragment from an unknown burial
site at Forest Hill Cemetery is in the "Willow and
Urn" style that was common in the late 18th - early
19th century.  Its design is related to the re-discovery
of the classical writing, art and philosophy of the 
ancient Greek and Roman cultures. 


The label reads:
Elizabeth McKeen - circa 1752
The gravestone of Elizabeth McKeen (1725 - 1752)
is carved in the "Death Head" style - a common motif
in puritan New England.  Her broken stone has since
been replaced by a large family memorial stone. 


MAY DUST RETURN TO DUST
HERE LYES THE
BODY OF ELISABETH
BELL A CHILD  DAU-
GHTER OF JOHN AND
MARY BELL.  SHE
DIED  ??? YE 17TH
1760

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