Isolated Burial

A tall, upright grave built in a rectangular form and crowned with a sloped, gabled top, creating a bold, monumental appearance. Markers at the base and front honoring the memory of Thomas Smothers.

Source of photo: www.findagrave.com

Upper marker text:

SACRED

TO THE MEMORY

OF

THOMAS SMOTHERS, A QUARTERMASTER

OF THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE

AND NATIVE OF SALEM, MASS.

WHO UNFORTUNATELY DIED IN

THE HARBOUR OF PORT MAHON

ON THE NIGHT OF 24^TH SEPT.

IN THE 23rd YEAR OF HIS AGE

LIFE IS A SPAN, A FLEETING HOUR

HOW SOON THE VAPOUR FLIES

IS A TENDER, TRANSIENT FLOWER

THAT IN THE BLOOMING DIES

THIS STONE IS ERECTED AS A TOKEN

OF RESPECT BY HIS

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Lower marker text:

THOMAS SMOTHERS

QM US NAVY

USS JAVA

1829