Abigail and Ruth Green headstone, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Abigail and Ruth Green headstone, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.28.022

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of Abigail and Ruth Green's headstone at the Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH. The caption states, "In Memory of two daughters of Dr. Peter Green & Ruth Green his wife Abigail died May 9 1781 Aged 6 days Ruth Ayer died June 27 1798 Aged 4 mo & 11 ds near Sleep on sweet baby the time is In hev'n ly bloom ye'll soon appear Abigail was the forth child of Dr. and Mrs. Green, born May 3, 1781, age six days. Ruth Ayer Green was the twelth child of the doctor and his wife, she was born Sept. 13, 1787, died June 27, 1798 aged four months and elwven days. She was names for her mother whos name was Ruth Ayer. The slate stone has two ornamental urns at the top. The stone carver ran out of space on the first line of the epitaph and had to put the word near above the line."

Subjects:

Gravestones , Cemeteries

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971 , Green, Abigail, 1781-1781 , Green, Ruth Ayer, 1797-1798

Organizations:

Old North Cemetery (Concord, N.H.)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

6