Andrew Gottlieb Bierdemann - 1819

In Memory of

ANDREW GOTTLIEB

BIERDEMANN

who departed this life on

munday the 6th of Sep. at

eight minutes before eight

in the evening

in the year of our Lord 1819

in the 67th year of his age

--

My flesh shall slumber in the ground

Till the last trumpet shall be sound

Then burst the chains with but surprise

And in my Saviour's image rise.

Andrew Gottlieb Bierdemann

Garrison Burial Grounds

Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Decorative Motif: winged angel head or soul effigy

*note* This stone is exceptional due to the precise nature of the time of death in the inscription.