Mary Wife of P. Jarvis Born Feb. 10, 1809 Died Mar. 16, 1889
Philip Jarvis Born Nov. 8, 1806 Died Mar. 24, 1888
This was by far the largest monument in Palestine Cemetery. Or, it would be if it weren’t in pieces. When I got there, the side with Mary’s inscription was facing out. I thought it was likely, since Philip was mentioned in her inscription, that the opposite side–the one resting against the monument’s base–held his inscription. But that’s a really, really, really big hunk of stone (about 3 feet tall, to give you some idea of scale). And it was hot as hell–about 90F. Not exactly the best weather for trying to move giant pieces of stone. But, I managed to tilt the headstone backward enough to get a photo of the back side. Just barely. So that’s why the angle on the last photo is so wonky.
red paper boat 