Standing next to the large tablestone of the Rev. Stephen Hosmer is a very fine headstone for his son Zachariah Hosmer who died on 13 February 1737-8 in the 23rd year of his age. It is clearly the work of Thomas Johnson Sr. [1690-1761] of East Middletown [now Portland]. The delicate and leafy border panels are outstanding in detail and rhythm, and cannot be compared with those on the other Hosmer stones cut by his son Thomas Johnson Jr. [d. 1789]. The skull with deep sockets and grim smile was on the verge of extinction, for Thomas Johnson Sr. was replacing such with happy angels [1740-60's]. This was influenced by the Great Awakening of the 1740's.
Zachariah Hosmer was born on 25 January 1715-6 in East Haddam [town record], son of the Reverend Stephen Hosmer and Sarah [Long] Hosmer; he was baptized by his father on 29 January 1715-6 in the First Church. The town records show that he died on 13 February 1737-8 which agrees with the date on the headstone.
In September 1986 this stone was stolen from the Cove Burying Yard and was later found near the Haddam Atomic Plant in Haddam. It apparently was dumped on the edge of the road after the thief discovered an internal fracture in the center which would have decreased the value of the stone in the black market. It was returned to East Haddam and after careful deliberation, it was decided not to return this stone to the burying ground due to its fragile condition. To continue its posterity, it was hung in the vestibule of the East Haddam Congregational Church on Town Street, where it could be seen by the members as well as visitors.
Zachariah Hosmer was born on 25 January 1715-6 in East Haddam [town record], son of the Reverend Stephen Hosmer and Sarah [Long] Hosmer; he was baptized by his father on 29 January 1715-6 in the First Church. The town records show that he died on 13 February 1737-8 which agrees with the date on the headstone.
In September 1986 this stone was stolen from the Cove Burying Yard and was later found near the Haddam Atomic Plant in Haddam. It apparently was dumped on the edge of the road after the thief discovered an internal fracture in the center which would have decreased the value of the stone in the black market. It was returned to East Haddam and after careful deliberation, it was decided not to return this stone to the burying ground due to its fragile condition. To continue its posterity, it was hung in the vestibule of the East Haddam Congregational Church on Town Street, where it could be seen by the members as well as visitors.
Standing next to the large tablestone of the Rev. Stephen Hosmer is a very fine headstone for his son Zachariah Hosmer who died on 13 February 1737-8 in the 23rd year of his age. It is clearly the work of Thomas Johnson Sr. [1690-1761] of East Middletown [now Portland]. The delicate and leafy border panels are outstanding in detail and rhythm, and cannot be compared with those on the other Hosmer stones cut by his son Thomas Johnson Jr. [d. 1789]. The skull with deep sockets and grim smile was on the verge of extinction, for Thomas Johnson Sr. was replacing such with happy angels [1740-60's]. This was influenced by the Great Awakening of the 1740's.
Zachariah Hosmer was born on 25 January 1715-6 in East Haddam [town record], son of the Reverend Stephen Hosmer and Sarah [Long] Hosmer; he was baptized by his father on 29 January 1715-6 in the First Church. The town records show that he died on 13 February 1737-8 which agrees with the date on the headstone.
In September 1986 this stone was stolen from the Cove Burying Yard and was later found near the Haddam Atomic Plant in Haddam. It apparently was dumped on the edge of the road after the thief discovered an internal fracture in the center which would have decreased the value of the stone in the black market. It was returned to East Haddam and after careful deliberation, it was decided not to return this stone to the burying ground due to its fragile condition. To continue its posterity, it was hung in the vestibule of the East Haddam Congregational Church on Town Street, where it could be seen by the members as well as visitors.
Zachariah Hosmer was born on 25 January 1715-6 in East Haddam [town record], son of the Reverend Stephen Hosmer and Sarah [Long] Hosmer; he was baptized by his father on 29 January 1715-6 in the First Church. The town records show that he died on 13 February 1737-8 which agrees with the date on the headstone.
In September 1986 this stone was stolen from the Cove Burying Yard and was later found near the Haddam Atomic Plant in Haddam. It apparently was dumped on the edge of the road after the thief discovered an internal fracture in the center which would have decreased the value of the stone in the black market. It was returned to East Haddam and after careful deliberation, it was decided not to return this stone to the burying ground due to its fragile condition. To continue its posterity, it was hung in the vestibule of the East Haddam Congregational Church on Town Street, where it could be seen by the members as well as visitors.
Gravesite Details
age 23. Death date could be 1738
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Records on Ancestry
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
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Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
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