Name: Samuel Whittelsey Jr.
Location: Milford, CT
Date: 1776
Carver: Michael Baldwin
According to the stone Samuel was "a young Gentleman endowed with good natural abilities and furnished by education for public Service but which was the pleasure of righteous Heaven He departed this life in the 31st of his age Feb. 9, 1776."
Location: Milford, CT
Date: 1776
Carver: Michael Baldwin
According to the stone Samuel was "a young Gentleman endowed with good natural abilities and furnished by education for public Service but which was the pleasure of righteous Heaven He departed this life in the 31st of his age Feb. 9, 1776."
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Well, it is beautiful. Much like the fantastic stars on the front of barns, this is certainly a commonly understood language that we have forgotten. Just like silent films, we do not know what was expected to be obvious and well understood, would be forgotten under the weight of new technology and modern everyday use.
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