Mrs. Sarah Peabody
Died Apr 11, 1788
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
SACRED To the Memory of Mrs. Sarah Peabody wife of Mr. John Peabody who died April 11, 1788 AEt 85
When God recals th' immortal spirit The body drops into its nature clay There to remain secure within its dome Till the bright morn of the great rising day
- Surveyed On
- April 4, 2023
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- urn, willow tree
- Border
- A medium-width, four-line border surrounds the entire stone. A detail to the inner and outer edges adds a rope-like appearance. A two-line, thin-width border highlights the top and bottom of the oval plaque. A detail appearing like a stand is found on either side of the plaque.
- Remark
- The tympanum has a traditional urn and weeping willow with the sheet across the urn's face.
- Physical Status
- straight less_than_20_degrees
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
- Cleaning Type
- wiped
Buried among fellow family members
- Lieutenant Thomas Peabody Died Apr 1, 1758
- Mr. Abraham Peabody Died Apr 24, 1773
- Mrs. Elizabeth Peabody Died Mar 11, 1776
- Mr. Nathaniel Peabody Died Aug 17, 1778
- Mr. John Peabody Died Jul 29, 1780
- Deborah Peabody Died Aug 22, 1786
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