Document F.2 · gravestone photographs · transcription: partial
Gravestone photographs, Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard, Grandin (Pittstown), Hunterdon Co., NJ - table stone of Charity Cooper and headstone of her infant son, 1763
- repository
- Photographs on the maintainer's disk
- collection
- Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard, Grandin (Bethlehem Twp), Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
What is transcribed: The inscriptions of the two stones, as far as these photographs show them.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity wife of Benj[amin] Cooper | deceased | Charity (Hoff) Cooper | death: May 176[?] burial: Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard, Grandin, Hunterdon Co., NJ |
| the Son of Benjamin & Charity Coope[r] | deceased | death: May 1763 |
|
| Benj[amin] Cooper / Benjamin | husband_and_father | Benjamin Cooper 1741–1794 |
What this document records
Not legible
Table stone: the day of death, the last digit of the year and the age are not legible ("A.D 176[?] [A]ged 1[?]"); the father's given name after "D[..] of" is lost. Child's stone: the day of death and the figure before "Hours" are not legible; the epitaph is only partly legible.
Folder name
The photographs are filed in a folder named "Wife and Daughter of Benjamin Cooper"; the child's stone reads "the Son of Benjamin & Charity Coope[r]".
Transcription and notes
Table stone of Charity Cooper (Top of / Middle of Mother's Stone.JPG)
"HERE lies Interred y Body of Charity wife of Benj[amin] Cooper D[..] of [..] & Mary Hoff in y County of Hunterdon West New Jersey Who Departed this life May [..] A.D 176[?] [A]ged 1[?] [Years]"
Below this, a verse of several lines, only partly legible ("Who are ... / Wee are ... / A Tender Mother ... / In health and Strength ... / Prepare for D[eath] ...").
Headstone of the infant son (Child's Headstone.JPG)
"In Memory of ye Body of the Son of Benjamin & Charity Coope[r] Who Departed this life May [..] 1763 Aged [?] Hours Sleep lovely ... ... peacefulness God Calld thee hence because ... best"