Joseph Hodges 1807
Benjamin Hodges 1807

headstone tympanum

In Memory of
Joseph Son of
Mr Isaac & Mrs
Lycia Hodges
he died Jan'ry
20th 1807 aged
6 days

In Memory of
Benjamin Son of
Mr Isaac & Mrs
Lycia Hodges
he died Febr'y
27th 1807 aged
6 Weeks

We from our gracious God was sent
Unto our parents we was Lent
Unto our God we must return
Don't let our tender parents mourn.

This is an unusual gravestone with a double tympanum displaying two sunbursts for infant twins who died about five weeks apart.


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