Fencing ye tables :Scotch-Irish ethnicity and the gravestones of John Wight: Historical New Hampshire / David H. Watters.

Title:

Fencing ye tables :Scotch-Irish ethnicity and the gravestones of John Wight: Historical New Hampshire / David H. Watters.

Author:

Watters, David H.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1997.

Physical Description:

p. [2] - 17.

Source:

Vol. 52, No. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 1997) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

John Wight (1702-75), Scotch-Irish gravestone carver, cut stones in a distinctive ethnic style for the Scotch-Irish community of Londonderry, New Hampshire. His early work contained little imagery, but by the 1750's it included low-relief Scotch-Irish images, including coffins, rosettes, spoked wheels, Scottish crosses, and hearts. At the end of the Revolution new waves of settlers moved into Vermont and New Hampshire, and the Scotch-Irish population was substantially diluted. There were already signs of change by the late 1770's. In 1777, when Scotch-Irish minister David MacGregore died, his family chose a Boston-based carver, thereby identifying with the culture of the new nation. Thus, the story of John Wight becomes an American tale of ethnic boundaries and assimilation.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Scots-Irish Cultural assimilation. , Stone carvers New Hampshire. , Immigrants 16th century.

Locations:

Londonderry (N.H.).

People:

Wight, John, 1702-1775.

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