3 Silas Wheeler
Died May 29, 1785
Buried at Old Rutland
Transcription
In memory of 3 Children of Mr. Abraham & Mrs.. Jemima Wheeler
Silas died May 29th 1785 in ye 7th Year of his Age.
- Surveyed On
- September 17, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- willow tree
- Border
- A simple two line thin border encircles the two side (dome & bottom) of the tympanum. The tablet is surrounded by a crenelated castle wall with merlons or tabs holding a tablet within a frame.
- Remark
- The three plants will evolve into the willow tree that is used extensively towards the end of the 1700s and into the 1800s.
- Physical Status
- straight cracked
- Intelligibility
- readable
Buried among fellow family members
- Mr. Isaac Wheeler Died Sep 22, 1769
- Mr. Jacob Wheeler Died May 30, 1773
- 3 Abigail Wheeler Died Aug 6, 1784
- 3 Son Wheeler Apr 2, 1788 – Apr 2, 1788
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