Abigail Bacon 1781

headstone

In
Memory of
Mrs ABIGAIL BACON Consort
of Mr EBENEZER BACON
who Died on Lord's Day
July 1st 1781 in her 22d Year

Lean not on earth
'twill pierce thee to the heart
a broken reed at best
but oft a spear in its sharp point
peace bleeds and hope expires

The gravestone displays a winged head in the style of the Geyer carvers of Boston.


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