Mercy Cole 1735

headstone footstone

HERE LYES Ye BODY OF
Mrs MERCY COLE WIFE TO
Mr DANIEL COLE
DEC'D SEP'tr Ye 25th 1735
IN Ye 63d YEAR
OF HER AGE

footstone
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The left photo shows the headstone with the footstone in the background. The right photo shows the footstone.

Mercy and Daniel Cole had six children.

LOCATION - No. 17 on EHS 1976 Cove survey map
MATERIAL - slate
HEADSTONE - 18" W, 23" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - 12" W, 15" H, 1" D
CONDITION - lichen growth

COMMENTS - Headstone and footstone back and edges encased in resin bonded fiberglass applied about 1977. Headstone and footstone cleaned October 2004. Fiberglass backing removed from headstone but left on footstone October 2008. Headstone cleaned with D/2 and reset October 2008.
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