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Subject: [DESUSSEX] 18th c. Sussex family cemetery excavation
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 01:05:23 EST

Hello everyone. An interesting article on the excavation of an 18th century
family cemetery in Sussex by the Delaware DOT.
Excerpts:
"a small family burial plot that was used during the late 18th century,
probably between 1752 and 1799. The cemetery contained nine individuals" .
.buried in shrouds and interred with their heads to the west and their feet
to the east." Shroud pins were recovered from five of the burials. Artifacts
associated with the burials were limited to coffin nails, shroud pins, and
buttons. In late 18th- century Delaware, rural funerals would have been a
community event attended by neighbors and friends." etc.
Here's the website: <A HREF="http://www.deldot.net/static/archaeology/cemetery/cemetery.htm">18th Century Family Cemetery</A>

Mary

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