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Mahuman Hinsdale
Born in 1714 in Medfield as the third child of Samuel and Abigail (Gay) Hinsdale, he died in 1727 at age 3.
The art is from part of his gravestone.
Jacob Clark
Born in 1732 as the second child to David and Mary (Smith) Clark, Jacob married in 1752 Rachel Smith, his second cousin. Father of 8 children, Jacob died 2 March 1801 at age 69.
The art is from part of his gravestone.
Medfield Magnet
The art is from the memorial to the Reverend Daniel Clark Sanders (1768-1850).
Morse Magnet
The art is from the Morse Monument erected in 1858.
The Trust markets Gravestone Art designed exclusively from art displayed on memorials in Vine Lake Cemetery.
These castings and magnets are designed for indoor and outdoor use.
Caty Smith
Born in 1772 in Sherborn, Catherine Knowlton married first Oliver Partridge in Medfield on 14 June 1794. Three of their seven children died in 1806 from spotted fever which put Medfield on the world health map. After Oliver died on 20 January 1831 at age 64, she married second Deacon Jeremiah Smith on 19 April 1841. Caty died in Medfield on 30 August 1855 from dropsy at age 83.
The symbolism of roses depicts beauty.
Lydia Adams
Born in 1703 in Medfield as the third child of Nathaniel and Abigail/Elizabeth (Davis) Lovell, Lydia married 1740 in Medfield Ezekiel Adams, son of Jonathan and Thamazin (Sheffield) Adams. Their issue: Silence (1741-1741), Nathan (1742-1794), Gershom (1744-1744), and Gershom (1745-1834). Lydia died in Medfield on 13 Jan 1774 at age 71.
The symbolism of a winged cherub depicts a) the flight of the soul from the body in death, b) rebirth. This art was a common motif in the second half of the 1700s.
Born 26 May 1674 in Medfield as the third child of Samuel and Elizabeth (Turner) Smith, Samuel married 14 August 1695 in Medfield Elizabeth Adams, daughter of Eleazar and Elizabeth (Harding) Adams. A life-long resident of Medfield, he survived the 1676 Indian attack as a twenty month old falling unconscious from his mother’s arms after she was tomahawked to death. In adulthood he became a church deacon, served many years on Town boards, and was a representative to the General Court. Samuel died 12 January 1742 in Medfield at age 68.
The symbolism of a winged skull is the deceased’s ascension to heaven.