Location:
Old North Cemetery
Section no: CC
Memorial no: 11|11A
Orientation: North-west
See map of this cemetery: https://cemeteries.nha.org/old-north-cemetery/section-cc/
Personal Information
Name: Phebe F. Allen
Gender: Female
Age:
Birth:
Death: July 24 1849
Death place or cause: drowned in Madaket Harbor
Occupation:
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War:
Number interred: 1
Notes
Inscription:
Erected
by a number of young men
to the memory of
Phebe F.
daughter of the late
George & Deborah Allen
who was drowned in
Madaket Harbor July 24, 1849
Æ 18 ys. 5 ms. 7ds
Gaily and brightly the waves danced before thee
And woo’d thee with smiles – to disport on their breast
The angel of death on their bosom hath formed thee
And borne thee away to the land of the blest.
Epitaph: Yes
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Image of note:
Text on footstone: PFA
Biographical notes:
Relationship note:daughter of the late George & Deborah Allen
Other Notes: The is one of a party bluefishing in Madaket harbor. One of the young ladies thoughtlessly belayed the sheet over a slip-hitch. A flaw struck the boat – the skpper pulled on the sheet to free it – he could not and the boat capsized. – Bing Sharp [note on index card ca. 1900]
Inscription Condition: Clear but worn
Monument
Stone Composition: Granite, White
Stone Shape: Rectangular
Type of Monument: Headstone
Monument Condition: Heavy lichens|Damaged, chipped
Condition assessment: Significant biological growth
Condition note:
Shape of text panel:
Main motif: Lettering only
Marginal motif:
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Data Collection
Date data collected:
GPS marker location:
Stone exists 1900: yes
Stone exists 2002:
Stone exists 2003: Yes
Stone exists 2004:
Stone exists 2005: yes
Footstone exists: Yes
Location note:
Citation source: NHA Old North Cemetery file (MS115, Box 2)
Field recorder:
Data input by: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Reviewed by: Automatic