Mrs. Rebekah Houghton

Nov 23, 1671 – Oct 22, 1752

Here Lies Buried The Body of M_rs. Rebekah Houghton Wife of M_r Jacob Houghton Decd Octobr Y_e 22 A D 1752 Age 0 ye_r 10 M & 29 Ds

Border: There are three, thin width borders on this stone. The first one is the outermost and it runs the circumference of this stone. It does thicken after it encircles the star at the stone's shoulder. The second border originates and terminates within the tympanum. It runs between two nautilus-like swirls located along the base of the tympanum. After going along the dome, it encircles the stars at the extreme sides of the tympanum. The third border originates and terminates with the two spools on either side of the face. The illustrated side panels run around three sides of the tablet sections. The continuous tableau utilizes nautilus-like swirls set in complementary juxtaposition to each other. The bottom panel is a biradial pattern with a centerpoint.

Remark: The face in the center is an early rendering with an oval, elypse type shape and basic shapes (i.e. circles and lines) forming the facial details. The four six armed stars are all encircled in a border and include a smaller version of the star in its center.