Barnabas Metcalf, Franklin, MA - 1799

Fig. 1 - (c) 2010 Marian Pierre-Louis. All Rights Reserved

In memory of

Mr. Barnabas Metcalf, 

who died November

ye 2nd 1799

in ye 80th Year

of his age.

A soul prepar'd needs no delay,

The summons comes the Saint obeys;

In faith he dy'd in dust he lies,

But faith forsees that dust shall rise.

Fig. 2 - (c) 2010 Marian Pierre-Louis. All Rights Reserved

Union Street Burying Ground, Franklin, Massachusetts

This stone was most likely carved by the Fisher/Farrington Shop.