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Person Details
 
Last NameCARPENTER
First NameBENJAMIN
Maiden 
RelationH/O SARAH
Cemetery NumberSK047
Cemetery NamePERRYVILLE CHURCH CEMETERY
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1807c
Death Day11
Death MonthJUL
Death Year1869
War 
Gravestone Details
SectionB
Lot 
Map00001
Stone Materialmarble
Conditionfair
Shaperound top
Carvinghand-pointing up
Legibilityfair
Number of Graves on Stone1
Stone Height (inches)44
Stone Width (inches)21
Exists?
Last Seen Date2016
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
NotesInscription: 'O ye whose cheek the tear of pity stains; Draw near with pious reverence and attend; Here lies the loving husband's dear remains; The tender father and the generous friend; The pitying heart that fell for human woe; The friend of man, to vice alone a foe.'
Transcribed ByGH:161;WRE;JWN