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Person Details
 
Last NameLOPEZ
First NameAARON
Maiden 
Relation 
Cemetery NumberNT013
Cemetery NameCOLONIAL JEWISH BURYING GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1731c
Death Day28
Death MonthMAY
Death Year1782
War 
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map00021
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shapebox tomb
Carvingno carving
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches) 
Stone Width (inches) 
Exists?
Last Seen Date2008
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes[Hebrew & English] "He was a Merchant of Eminence,/ of polite and amiable manners,/ Hospitality, Liberality and Benevolence were his true/ Charactericks. an ornament/ and valuable Pillar to the Jewish/ Society, of which he was a/ Member. His knowledge in/ Commerce was unbounded/ and his Integrity irreproachable:/ thus he lived & died, much/ regretted, esteemed & loved by all." According to the probate record this marble was imported from London.
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