She was the mother of seven children: Peter, William, Elizabeth, Tamar, Ruth, Deborah and Rachel.
Friends traditionally did not permit the marking of graves, believing that all men were equal in death as in life, and believing that marked graves were an opportunity for those of wealth to "show off" their position. About 1800, however, Friends realized that there were some practical aspects to having a tombstone, and over the next few decades individual meetings gradually began to permit the marking of graves. The stone pictured here is believed to mark Rachel's grave. It is a fieldstone crudely marked with "R.D. 1827" which would be typical of the simple types of early stones that Friends permitted.
She was the mother of seven children: Peter, William, Elizabeth, Tamar, Ruth, Deborah and Rachel.
Friends traditionally did not permit the marking of graves, believing that all men were equal in death as in life, and believing that marked graves were an opportunity for those of wealth to "show off" their position. About 1800, however, Friends realized that there were some practical aspects to having a tombstone, and over the next few decades individual meetings gradually began to permit the marking of graves. The stone pictured here is believed to mark Rachel's grave. It is a fieldstone crudely marked with "R.D. 1827" which would be typical of the simple types of early stones that Friends permitted.
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