Verbal/Material Lore – Gravestone Epitaph
“Hitchcock Family”
English
| Hiram Augustus Hitchcock Tuck Drive Graveyard – Hanover, New Hampshire, United States October 28th, 2017 |
Informant Data
Hiram Hitchcock was born May 18, 1857 and died January 17, 1895. He is buried with his wife, Clara Young Hitchcock (September 2, 1858 – September 12, 1907). Hiram Augustus is the son of Hiram Hitchcock, who founded the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Contextual Data
Hiram’s and Clara’s epitaphs comes from Corinthians.
Text
“Death is swallowed up in victory” (Hiram)
“Dying, and behold, we live” (Clara)
| Jack Forrest, 19 350 East Main Street, Purcellville, VA Hinman Box 1355, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Dartmouth College Russian 13 Fall of 2017 |
