Elisha Smith 1795

headstone tympanum

To the
memory of
Dea'n ELISHA SMITH
who departed
this life May 4
A D 1795 in the 68
year of his age

A winged skull with a friendly smile is rare. Note the wings are draped over a curved tympanum base. This is a pyramid style pointed stone. Other good pyramid style stones include William Tobey (1802) - Orleans, Constant Hopkins (1800) - Truro and Phebe Hopkins (1800) - Truro.

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