Thursday, October 7, 2010

Gravestone of the Day: Asenath Foster

Asenath Foster, 1795, Wrentham, MA
In memory of Mrs.
Asenath, wife of Mr.
Ebenezer Foster,
who died Decr, ye
24th 1795
in ye 26th, year
of her Age.
In bloom of life was I cut down
like as the grass & flowers mown
Let this a warning be to all
to be prepar,d when Death shall call.

In the Bible, Asenath is Joseph's Egyptian wife.

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