Inscription:
IN memory of
Jonas French son of
Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Susanna
French who died April
10, 1793, in ye 6th yr.
of his age
Say lovely, prattling, playful boy,
Thy Father's hope, thy Mother's Joy;
Why didst thou make so short a stay!
But steal our hearts & then away.
God gives & takes let man adore,
Death wafts me to th' immortal shore.
IN memory of
Jonas French son of
Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Susanna
French who died April
10, 1793, in ye 6th yr.
of his age
Say lovely, prattling, playful boy,
Thy Father's hope, thy Mother's Joy;
Why didst thou make so short a stay!
But steal our hearts & then away.
God gives & takes let man adore,
Death wafts me to th' immortal shore.
Inscription:
IN memory of
Jonas French son of
Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Susanna
French who died April
10, 1793, in ye 6th yr.
of his age
Say lovely, prattling, playful boy,
Thy Father's hope, thy Mother's Joy;
Why didst thou make so short a stay!
But steal our hearts & then away.
God gives & takes let man adore,
Death wafts me to th' immortal shore.
IN memory of
Jonas French son of
Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Susanna
French who died April
10, 1793, in ye 6th yr.
of his age
Say lovely, prattling, playful boy,
Thy Father's hope, thy Mother's Joy;
Why didst thou make so short a stay!
But steal our hearts & then away.
God gives & takes let man adore,
Death wafts me to th' immortal shore.
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