Joseph Chipman 1740

headstone

IN MEMORY OF
JOSEPH SON OF MR
SAMUEL CHIP
MAN & MRS MARY
HIS WIFE BORN
MAY Ye 28 1740
AGED 6 WEEKS &
3 DAYS.

Gustavus Hinckley records indicate Jospeh died May 28, 1741 at age 6 weeks & 3 days. In 2008 Kevin Murphy found the stone broken into several pieces which he reassembled and photographed in the cemetery. His work reveals that the stone reads Born May 28, 1740 and age at death was 6 weeks & 3 days.


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