Marker, Grave

Grave marker of Sister Hannah Train, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.2700.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
Train, Hannah
Description

Cast iron grave marker and post. Raised lettering: "HANNAH TRAIN / DIED. July. 1864. / AGED 81."

Notes

From the Church, North Families' Cemetery. Retrieved from hillside below cemetery in August 1948, some 25 years after markers were removed from cemetery and thrown down hill. Link to blog post discussing Shaker grave markers: https://shakerml.wordpress.com/2017/11/08/what-shall-we-do-with-our-bodies-when-we-have-done-with-our-bodies/

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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