Dorothy Rawson 1683

headstone headstone

HERE LYETH BURIED
Ye BODY OF DOROTHY
DAUGHTER TO WILLIAM
& ANN RAWSON
AGED 2 YEARS
& 4 MONTHS DEC'D
DECEMBER Ye 28
1683

One of the three oldest gravestones on Cape Cod all dated 1683. It has a well carved small winged skull and ornate borders. Note the repair effort probably done many years ago. The gravestone is carved in the style of William Mumford of Boston.


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