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Interesting carvings ~ Gravestone Angels (aka Winged Death's Heads, Cherubs, Soul Effigies, etc.)
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Some of my favorite carvings happen to be the angels carved in the top of many of these graves. These are different representations of the soul's flight to Heaven. They range from winged skulls to curly haired cherubs, and can be quite beautiful.

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George Felt - 1729, Old Burying Point, Salem Massachusetts Nathan Lord - 1792, Old Fields Burying Ground, South Berwick, Maine William Hight - 1782, Old Fields Burying Ground, South Berwick, Maine John Berry - 1770, Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Massachusetts Tabitha Bartlet - 1778, Queen Anne's Chapel/Belleville Cemetery, Newburyport, Massachusetts Col. Benjamin Titcomb - 1799, Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, New Hampshire

Isaac Appleton - 1794, Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Massachusetts 3 Children of Ivory Hovey - 1783, Old Fields Burying Ground, South Berwick, Maine Marcy Hart - 1790, North Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Richard Hart - 1820, North Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Thomas Fisk - 1723, Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Massachusetts Samuel Page - 1785, Old Burying Point, Salem, Massachusetts

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