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In Memory of
Mrs. Eliza Wheeler
Second wife of
Mr. John Wheeler
and daughter of
William Neil Portsmouth
She died Sep. 6th AD 1807
Aged 27 Years.
For her accomplishments & virtues
She was beloved as a daughter and deared as a sister
Delighted as a wife
Esteemed as a friend
and highly valued as an acquaintance
Another virtuous wife by all admired
In struggling with maternal pangs expired
The ??? so cherished quickly clos'd on earth
The ??cted infant dying ??? birth
Here ?? affecting ??? will show
The mournful records of domestic woe
??? who in pity shed their ??? tear
Friend ??? this grave & ??? tribute here.
Obt Feb. 11, 1799
Æt. 73
Friend, quit this Stone and and look above the Skies,
Here lies the duƒt, but virtue never dies.

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