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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

William Hescy headstone, Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
William Hescy headstone, Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photo shows the William Hescy grave stone in the Old Burying Ground on Church Street. The stone is located at the west end of the cemetery.
MEMENTO MORI - FUGIT HORA - HERE LYES THE BODY OF LIEUTENANT WILLIAM HESCY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS DECEASED THE 30 OF MAY 1689. " - inscription from headstone.
Photo taken at noon on Sunday, October 21, 2007
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
10-21-2007
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Sepulchral monuments
Tombs
Old Burying Ground (Wakefield, Mass.)
Cemeteries
Hescy, William, d. 1689
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 photograph : digital, JPEG file, color