The unmarried dau. of Lieut. James Foster and Anna Lane, b. of record Mar. 30, 1683 at Dorchester, Mass. She d. Mar. 1, 1700/01, Æ 18.
The date of her death on her gravestone reflects the old pre-1752 Julian calendar date system, now written as Mar. 1, 1700/01 in the modern calendar. Conversion of the date conforms to "in Ye 18th Year of her Age," meaning when she d. she was 17 years old and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 18.
The date of her death on her gravestone reflects the old pre-1752 Julian calendar date system, now written as Mar. 1, 1700/01 in the modern calendar. Conversion of the date conforms to "in Ye 18th Year of her Age," meaning when she d. she was 17 years old and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 18.
The unmarried dau. of Lieut. James Foster and Anna Lane, b. of record Mar. 30, 1683 at Dorchester, Mass. She d. Mar. 1, 1700/01, Æ 18.
The date of her death on her gravestone reflects the old pre-1752 Julian calendar date system, now written as Mar. 1, 1700/01 in the modern calendar. Conversion of the date conforms to "in Ye 18th Year of her Age," meaning when she d. she was 17 years old and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 18.
The date of her death on her gravestone reflects the old pre-1752 Julian calendar date system, now written as Mar. 1, 1700/01 in the modern calendar. Conversion of the date conforms to "in Ye 18th Year of her Age," meaning when she d. she was 17 years old and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 18.
Inscription
Here Lyes ye Body
of Thankful Foster,
ye Daughter of
James & Anna
Foster Dec'd March
ye 1st. 1700
in ye 18th. year
of her Age.
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