CEMETERIES- Dennis Village Cemetery

There was vandalism here late last year ( 2020) and I kept meaning to check it out. I had a specific  stone to look for though that has been on my list for a while- Desire Howes. Did not find hers but found the wolf box  I had documented over 10 years ago and was able to transcribe the inscription because the stone was treated with D2 or something. Also adding pix of some cleaned and or downed stones. They sure are more visible when extra white but NOT natural.

To the Memory
Of
Capt. John Hedge
Who died in April 1782 on board
A prison ship New York
AE 46
Of
Mrs Tempe Howes
Who lies beneath this stone
She was the widow of Capt.
John Hedge and late the
Wife of Jereh. Howes Esq.
Obt. May 17 1805
AE 66
Happy Woman She went to meet her God
Of
Capt. Daniel Hedge
Son of John & Tempe
Hedge who died with
His whole crew at Sea
In the winter of 1801
AE 29

now some of the damaged and or cleaned stones there.

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