Thomas Freeman 1716/17

full stone tympanum

HERE LYES Ye
BODY OF Mr THOMAS
FREEMAN WHO DEC'd
MARCH Ye 22d
1716/7 IN
Ye 41st YEAR
OF HIS AGE

A transition gravestone as winged skulls evolved to winged heads. This gravestone has an earlier date than similar stones found on Cape Cod which are dated starting in the 1730's. The gravestone is carved in the style of Nathaniel Fuller of Plymouth.


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