Mr. John Churchill
Feb 25, 1695 – Feb 25, 1730
Buried at Burial Hill
Transcription
HERE LYES e BODY OF M_R. JOHN CHURCHILL WHO DEC._d FEb._ry Y_e 25th DAY 1729/30 IN Y_e 35th YEAR OF HIS AGE
- Surveyed On
- September 1, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- skull
- Border
- This peak-shaped stone has a thin two line border around its circumference. Illustrated panels just inside the outer border surround the tablet. The tablet has a two line border around its circumference.
- Remark
- The upper panel forms a tympanum with a size appropriate skull in the middle. The skull provides an early rendition with a lightbulb-like shape, round eyes, triangular nasal cavity and heart shaped mouth. On either side of the skull are two nautilus swirl circles. These designs continue down the sides (3 per side) and across the bottom panel (smaller in size).
- Physical Status
- straight embedded_vertical
- Intelligibility
- readable
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
Buried among fellow family members
- Mr. John Churchill Died Jun 13, 1723
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