Joshua Foster
Died Sep 7, 1752
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
Here lies buried the body of Joshua Foster who departed this life Sep_t 7_th 1752 in the 22d year of his age
- Surveyed On
- April 9, 2023
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- skull
- Border
- A two-line border runs along the circumference of this stone. An illustrated panel on three side of the tablet contains the abstractly designed stem, leaves, and buds of the flowers represented by the pinwheel-like design in each upper corner. They meet in the middle of the bottom panel.
- Remark
- The tympanum has two discernible design elements. The round, approaching oval, shaped skull has round eye sockets, a triangular nasal cavity, and rudimentary teeth. The wings flow from either side of the skull in four levels.
- Physical Status
- straight missing_parts
- Intelligibility
- readable with difficulty
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
- Cleaning Type
- wiped
Buried among fellow family members
- Asa Foster Died Oct 10, 1735
- Caleb Foster Died Aug 31, 1736
- Caleb Foster Died Aug 31, 1736
- Beniemin Foster Died Sep 2, 1736
- Hannah Foster Died Dec 18, 1736
- Mr. Ephraim Foster Died Apr 8, 1738
- Mr. Ephraim Foster Died Sep 21, 1746
- Mary Foster Died Dec 10, 1747
- Isaac Foster Died Jan 12, 1748
- Nathan Foster Died Oct 9, 1752
- Deacon David Foster Died Jun 22, 1759
- Mrs. Hannah Foster Died Jan 22, 1760
- Mrs. Jemima Foster Died Jan 24, 1763
- Mrs. Sarah Foster Jan 30, 1742 – Oct 2, 1767
- Mr. John Foster Jr. Died Jul 24, 1772
- Mr. John Foster Died Oct 28, 1778
- Mr. Joshua Foster Died Oct 29, 1784
- Mr. Stephen Foster Died Aug 31, 1787
- Mrs. Rebecca Foster Died Oct 16, 1794
- Mr. William Foster Died Apr 29, 1797
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