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Title |
Overtaken by Death: Dying, Death, and Burial in Early York |
Object ID |
11470 |
Document |
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Object Name |
Pamphlet |
Author |
Kences, James E. |
Author additional |
Borges, Richard C. |
Published Date |
1994 |
Publisher |
Old York Historical Society |
Summary |
Anecdotal study about death on individuals from 18th century documents and diaries. Brief discussion on a walk in York's Old Burying Yard showing relationships of burials with York population and the impact of death on families, the minister. A brief epilogue is given on the "Death Head" found in the cemetery. |
Collection |
Occasional Papers and Pamphlets |
People |
Bane, Lewis, Capt., 1670-1721 Moody, Joseph, Rev., 1700-1753 (Handkerchief Moody) Moody, Samuel, Rev. (Father Moody) Moulton, Hannah (née Sayward), 1716-1757 Preble, Abraham, c.1647-1723 Sayward, Jonathan, 1713-1797 Swett, John, Dr., 1747-1790 |
Search Terms |
York Old Burying Ground 18th century |
Subjects |
Burials Death Government Gravestones Graveyards Headstones Religion Social history Tombstones Wills |
