Theophilus Smith 1822
Theophilus Smith 1823

headstone & footstone

In memory of
CAPT. THEO'S SMITH
who died at sea of
yellow fever, Oct. 24
1822 AEt. 29.

Theophilus his Son died
Dec. 31, 1823 AEt. 7 ms & 13 ds.

footstone
T. S.

The gravestone displays a lightly carved urn and willow. The photo shows the headstone with the footstone in the background.

LOCATION - No. SW 2 on EHS 1976 survey map
MATERIAL - brownstone sandstone headstone, slate footstone
HEADSTONE - 18" W, 36" H, 2" D
FOOTSTONE - 12" W, 19" H, 2" D
CONDITION - major cracks in headstone
COMMENTS - Headstone back and edges encased in resin bonded fiberglass applied about 1977. Footstone cleaned and reset October 2001. In October 2007 the headstone was excavated, cleaned and reset. Then the stone was treated with consolidant to strengthen the stone surface. The fiberglass backing was not removed.
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