Mr. Thomas Morton
Mar 8, 1690 – Mar 8, 1738
Buried at Burial Hill
Transcription
HERE LYES Y_e BODY OF _mr. THOMAS MORTON WHO DEC'_d MARCH Y_e 8th 1738 IN Y_e 48th YEAR OF HIS AGE
- Surveyed On
- September 1, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- skull
- Border
- Approximatley 20% of the stone is missing after it cracked. The lost sections are located in the upper left corner and the lower left. A two line thing width was around the whole stone but parts of it were lost in the transition to it's cement frame. Traces of it are visible around other parts of the stone. An illustrated border is visible around three sides of the table but highly truncated along the bottom. All parts of the border include nautilus-shaped circles along with floral/aqua-like flourishes.
- Remark
- The skull is an early rendition. While not perfectly round, the eyes are more round than elliptical. The nasal cavity is till dominated by triangles and, below it, a heart. No teeth are visible. The background is made up of a multi-segment rows of banners
- Physical Status
- straight cracked
- Intelligibility
- readable, broken images or writing
- Biological Contaminants
- minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Deacon George Morton Aug 2, 1645 – Aug 2, 1727
- Ephraim Morton Feb 18, 1648 – Feb 18, 1732
- Mrs. Reliance Morton Dec 4, 1679 – Dec 4, 1735
- Mr. John Morton Feb 4, 1680 – Feb 4, 1739
- Sarah Morton Apr 3, 1785 – Apr 3, 1785
- Mr. Seth Morton Apr 17, 1726 – Apr 17, 1789
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