At least some of these stones have clearly been moved, apparently in a 1954 restoration of the Cemetery: the smaller stone to the right is Benjamin’s footstone. Both are fashioned of white marble; their quality — if not, alas, their durability under acid rain and other insults — betokens the family’s prosperity and standing in the community.
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The similar stone (particularly finely tooled) in the background,
where the footstone belongs, commemorates Benjamin’s and Ruth’s infant son, 5GU Elkins Smith.
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“In Memory of
ELKINS SMITH
Son to Lieut. BENJAMIN
and Mrs. RUTH SMITH
He died 19 July 1768”
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“Lieut.
BENJAMIN SMITH
1796”
(displaced footstone)
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