Gravestone Record

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Person Details
Gravestone photograph
Photo/Image Courtesy of Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Volunteers
Last Name SEARLS
First Name JOHN
Maiden
Relation S/O NATHANIEL & SARAH
Cemetery Number LC012
Cemetery Name OLD COMMONS BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day 0
Birth Month
Birth Year 1698c
Death Day 26
Death Month MAR
Death Year 1714
AGE nth Year -
AGE Years 16
AGE Months -
AGE Days 14
Military Service
Gravestone Details
Section
Lot
Map 0598
Stone Material slate
Condition good
Shape fancy top
Carving skull with wings
Legibility good
Number of Graves on Stone 1
Stone Height (inches) 17
Stone Width (inches) 18
Exists? Yes
Last Seen Date 2010
Carver JOHN STEVENS I
Notes/Misc Details
Notes "drowned March ye 26th 1714 and buried May ye 23d, following, aged 16yrs and 14 dys"
Transcribed By BFW,HSB;VFL;LRC