Desire Bourne 1705

headstone

DESIRE BOURNE
Ye WIFE OF
LEIUT MELATIAH
BOURNE DIED
MARCH Ye 28
1705 AGED 31
YEARS & 1 MO

This is the oldest carved slate in Falmouth. Note the winged skull with three rows of teeth. The gravestone is carved in the style of William Mumford or Nathaniel Emmes of Boston. Photo courtesy of Ann Sears of the Falmouth Historical Society.


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