Mrs. Elisabeth Gregory

Oct 23, 1748 – Oct 23, 1787

Buried at Meeting House Hill

Transcription

ERECTED In Memory of M_rs. ELISABETH GREGORY Wife of M_r. Phin_s Gregory, who departed this life Oct. y_e 23 1787 Aged 39 Years. also Elisabeth Hobbs. Dau. of the above named parents died Nov. Y_e 6th 1787 Aged 14 Days.

The Sweet remembrance of the just, Shall fl_o_urish when they sleep in dust.

Surveyed On
November 3, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation, memento mori
Border
There is a thin width, two line border around the circumference of this stone. There are illustrated panels around three sides of the tablet section. The designs are of two plants which begin in the middle of the bottom panel and flower in the top of the side columns.
Remark
The tympanum contains four design elements. The arch overhead includes the Memento mori in the middle. The top edge is serrated around the center of the top line. The face and wings include a more humanistic face (cheeks, chin, eyes, pulled back hair) atop tap-like wings with minimal detail. Between the tympanum and the tablet are mirror-imaged plant designs. The addition of her 14 day old daughter leads one to believe the child birth was difficult and fatal for both the mother and child.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion, rust
Buried among fellow family members

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