Tombstone Tuesday: 77th year

DSC02958, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

In the 77th year of his age means that he has already had his 77th birthday.

Aged

Aged, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

Commonly found on New England Gravestone is the person's age at death. Ds means days.

This can be used to approximate the birth date. In my experience, this information plus the year of death can be used as supporting evidence to help find a birth date.

Relict

relict, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

a widow or widower (an example below)
Abigail Bolles, a first wife and later the widow of another man 


Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London, CT

Consort

Consort, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

This term consort is defined as a spouse. Mostly seen on female graves to indicate that she was a wife. Sometimes it is used to indicate that the woman was a current wife having been the widow of another man.

The f in this actual carving is called the long S (or elongated s) and was a common substitute for an s.

This is the gravestone of Abigail Fish double consort! (Outlived two husbands!)

Abigail was the wife of Daniel ELDREDGE and Dea. Daniel DENISON and daughter of Samuel FISH died June 17, 1784 age 93, this gravestone is located in the Old Packer-Burrows Cemetery in Groton, CT

Superscript th

th, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

This is the superscript th as is the 6th day of August.

Note the carver put an underline underneath the symbol so that it would be more readable.

Thorn

ye, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.

Many people read this gravestone symbol as ye. It is pronounced THE. It is called a Thorn.