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.
That stones is a beautiful example of the craftsmanship of the early headstone makers. It must have been a very time consuming process to create such beauty without modern technology.
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