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“We all do fade as a leaf” James B. Scott - January 7, 1857 Scott’s Hollow, Covent

“We all do fade as a leaf”

James B. Scott - January 7, 1857

Scott’s Hollow, Coventry, Rhode Island

signed “O.Spencer” i.e.: Oren Spencer 


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After a summer away from my blog, I have many stones to share in anticipation of all those snow-cove

After a summer away from my blog, I have many stones to share in anticipation of all those snow-covered burial ground landscapes I plan on taking pictures of in the coming months.  Until then, let’s start with Lydia Ann Andrews - August 16, 1858 - Coventry, RI. Another tombstone which may formerly have had a daguerreotype attached.  Very rare indeed.


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I will be tracking down and posting as many of these stones as I can find over the course of the sum

I will be tracking down and posting as many of these stones as I can find over the course of the summer.  Within Rhode Island they appear about as often as the proverbial needle in the haystack. 


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