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been replaced by a large family memorial stone.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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