This is another lovely example of the detail involved with some stones of the 1700's. The inscription reads: "Here lies y Body of Mrs. Margaret George: the Wife of Mr. Iofhua (Joshua) George. Dec'd Feb 3 ye 1717 in ye 55th Year of her Age."  The biblical passage, underneath, is difficult to read (due to wear and time.) This stone is made from a solid piece of granite, with scrolls (or vines) running along each side, and the Winged Angel atop the Heart, and two smaller angels in the nook of each side.


The Heart used for the inscription is representative of the Soul in Bliss, or the Abode of the Soul; the Angel's Head represents rebirth, and the vines are memory and fidelity. The spelling of Joshua's name is an archaic use of the long "s" and the "i" is another form of "j." This is toward the back of the cemetery.




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