Conservation Assessment

Here lyeth the
body of Mary
 the
wife of Andrew Robeson,

who died November ye 12, 1716,
age 50 years.


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Dear friends for me, pray
do not weep

I am not dead but here
do sleep

Within this solid lump
of clay

Until the resurrection day
And here indeed I must remain
Till Christ shall raise me
again

Notes: according to her ancestors, Mary Robeson was the daughter of Israel Helm, a first settler of New Sweden.  He was a member of Gloria Dei but was buried on Tinicum Island.

Type of Marker: Headstone
Date of Marker (estimate): 1716
Material: Soap stone
Issues: Biogrowth
Recommended Treatment: Cleaning w/biocide

Evaluation
Historic Integrity: Intact
Structural Integrity: Excellent
Material Integrity: Excellent
Legible Inscription: Good

Marker Details
Inventory Number: 75
Plot Number: 219
Historic Number: 422
Ledger Book Number: 127
Cemetery Section: 4
Orientation: East
Marker Height/Length (in): 30.5
Marker Width (in): 23.5
Marker Thickness/Depth (in): 2