Lieu. Samuel Hubbard

Dec 3, 1713 – Dec 3, 1783

Buried at Old Burying Ground

Transcription

ERECTED In Memory of Lieu_t SAMUEL HUBBARD who departed this life Dec. y_e 3_d 1783 in y_e 70th Year of his Age.

The Stroke of Death has laid my head, Down in this dark & Silent bed, The Trump Sh_a_ll Sound, I fope to rise And meet my Saviour in the Skies.

Surveyed On
November 16, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation, memento mori
Border
A two line, thin width border runs along the outer boundary of the stone. There are illustrated side bordering the left, right, and bottom of the tablet section. They are illustrated with plants growing. The plants originate in the middle of the bottom panel and branch out and up from there culminating in a cattail-like flower. Between the tympanum and the tablet sections is a pair of mirror-imaged horizontal oriented plants
Remark
The tympanum has four design element. The arc with Memento Mori maintains its traditional iconography and supports the top of the dome. The winged face includes the hair pulled back, eyebrows to nose transition, detailed eyes and straight mouth. The wings are tab type but include an unusual detail found only on the 3 center feathers that include a half/oval indent.
Physical Status
askew less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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