Tombstone Tuesday ~ Alice Scobey, died 1753, Londonderry, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the First Settlers area of the Forest Hill Cemetery in East Derry, New Hampshire.  It was cleaned at some point by the Friends of Forest Hill Cemetery, and you can see the before and after photographs posted at the memorial at the Find A Grave website by clicking here.

HERE LYES THE BODY OF

ALICE SCOBEY SHE DIED

AGUST 29 1753 AGED 29

YEARS.

The carving on this gravestone has been attributed to John Wright, the Scots Irish carver who was well known for his geometric and hieroglyphic gravestone markings in this area of New Hampshire.  You can see examples of his work, including this gravestone, at this link:  CLICK HERE.

This is a complete article on the work of John Wright (1702 - 1775) of Londonderry, New Hampshire, as a PDF file:
http://hne-rs.s3.amazonaws.com/filestore/1/2/8/4/2_42c271659b5633b/12842_baa039815612028.pdf


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