George P. STEWART

Photo by Brian Zoldak, 2012, used with permission

George P. STEWART

This striking white bronze monument of the family of George P. STEWART was the first one that I had ever seen of this kind. It features a lovely acorn motif at the top. Since they are made of zinc they don't weather as badly as other gravestones. They can get dirty. When the gravestone itself was purchased, each side had a panel for the names of the loved ones. The family surname was often place (like this one) at the bottom of the front panel.

Photo by Brian Zoldak, 2012, used with permission

George Palmer Stewart was born 13 July 1849 and died 19 July 1905. He was the son of George Washington Stewart and his wife Phebe Esther Palmer. He was their 5th child. He married his wife, Myra (Almira) in 1889 (according to his obituary). When he died of appendicitis and pneumonia in 1905, he was only 56.

Obituary courtesy of the North Stonington Historical Society

Obituary courtesy of the North Stonington Historical Society