John Houghton

Feb 3, 1650 – Feb 3, 1737

Veteran of the Indian war

Buried at Old Common Burial Ground

Transcription

HERE LIES BURIED Y_e BODY OF JOHN HOUGHTON ESQUIR ) AS YOU ARE SO WARE WE AS WE ARE SO YOU WILL BE WHO DIED FEBRUA_RY Y_e 3_d ANNODOMIY 17 36|7 AND IN Y_e 87_th YEAR OF HIS AGE

Surveyed On
April 30, 2016
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
There are three, thin width borders on this stone. The first one is the outermost and it runs the circumference of this stone. The second border originates and terminates within the tympanum. It runs between two nautilus-like swirls located along the base of the tympanum. After going along the dome, it hops over the stars at the extreme sides of the tympanum. The third border originates and terminates with the two spools on either side of the face. The tablet section has a two line, medium width border around the plaque. The illustrated side panels run around three sides of the tablet sections. The continuous tableau utilizes nautilus-like swirls set in complementary juxtaposition to each other.
Remark
The face in the center is an early rendering with an oval, elypse type shape and basic shapes (i.e. circles and lines) forming the facial details. There are four, six armed stars in the upper portion of the stone. Two are found in the tympanum and two are positioned at the stone's shoulders. All the stars are encircled with a border and include a smaller star in their center.
Physical Status
askew less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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