Inscriptions From the Second Cemetery of Zion's Lutheran Church, West Sandlake, Rensselaer County, N. Y (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Solyman Coons

9780366459889: Inscriptions From the Second Cemetery of Zion's Lutheran Church, West Sandlake, Rensselaer County, N. Y (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0366459880 ISBN 13: 9780366459889

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore a detailed record of 19th-century cemetery inscriptions, offering a window into family histories, lifespans, and local heritage.

This edition compiles names, dates, ages, and relationships carved across stone monuments, revealing a picture of community life over generations. The text reads like a quiet genealogical ledger, inviting careful perusal without narrative fiction.

Get a sense of daily life, immigration notes, and the ways families marked memory in stone. The record blends conventional tombstone details with occasional notes about origins, relationships, and commemorations, preserving a tangible link to the past.

Names, dates, and ages carved on stones, spanning the 1800s into the early 1900s.
Family connections and lineages described through parentage and marriage references.
Occasional notes about places of birth, origins, and memorial verses.
An evocative snapshot of community memory, with emphasis on the layout of plots and memorials.

Ideal for readers interested in local history, genealogy, or historical inscriptions from era stonework.

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