Colchester St. James: Tomb

St James, Colchester
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The altar tomb has stone corners and base, brick sides and ends. The inscription on the cracked and repaired stone top is still legible:

In memory of
JOHN ALEFOUNDER
who died June 14^th 1763
Aged 63
Also ELIZ^H. ALEFOUNDER
who died March 10^th 1763
Aged 62
ROBERT ALEFOUNDER
their son died August 11^th. 1784
Aged 46
And WILL^M. UPCHER HAVENS
their Grandson died Nov^r. 29. 1784
Aged 9 Years and 9 Weeks.
Also of LUCY HAVENS
who departed this life
May 28^th. 1792 Aged 19 Years.
Also of
LUCY BASS, Formerly Wife of
PHILIP HAVENS.
Died Nov^r. 13^th 1809. Aged 64.

The tomb
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Photographs taken July 1999 by Peter Alefounder