This double-gravestone was erected to the memory of Christina and Evert Arser, brother and sister, who died within a month of each other from an epidemic disease in 1765. It’s a bit hard to read, so here’s the complete transcription of the left, and right sides of the stone:

“Here Lies The
Body of Christina
Arser – The Daughter of
William And Barbara
Arser – Who Departed
This Life February 15
Anno Do – 1765 – Aged 17
Years 11 Months & 14 Days
In Lives Full Joys And
Virtuous Fare of Bloom
Untimely Check and
Horreed To The Tomb
Life How Short
Eternity How Long”

“Here Lies The
Body of Evert Arser –
The Son of William
And Barbara Arser –
Who Departed This
Life January [??] Anno
Do – 1765 – Age 22 Years
11 Months & 26 Days
Hark From The Tomb
A Doulfull Voice
My Ears Atends Cry
You Liven Men
Com View The Grounds
Were You Must Shortly
Lie”

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