Lieu. Paul Moore

Feb 20, 1711 – Feb 20, 1799

Veteran of the Revolutionary war

Buried at Meeting House Hill

Transcription

ERECTED in memory of Lier._t PAUL MOORE who departed this life Feb. 20_th 1799 Aged 88 Years

Born of the earth to earth we return again A life auspicious is a life of pain, And when we fall we fall agian to rise Our Star descends & lights us to y_e Skies

Surveyed On
November 3, 2015
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
Over the tympanum there is a thin width, two line border. It morphs after the arch and becomes a plant. The tablet section is designed as a bas-relief plaque held supported by two multiple segment stone columns. Each column has a plant sprouting from its top and facing inward.
Remark
The tympanum has three design elements. The arch is a clean design with no other details. The winged face were etched with minimal details. The wings are tab-like and the face is simple but realistically etched. a plant from the upper border line grows into the space below the winged face.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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