Lizzie, is this a transcription of the Headstone, or have you seen the actual stone? A transcription could be incorrect. The numbers 5 and 8 especially when carved in stone, can look very similar.
A transcription could be incorrect.
Yes it is 58 - in that case it must be the stonemason's error? Perhaps the 5 and 8 weren't written clearly and he got it wrong.
QuoteYes it is 58 - in that case it must be the stonemason's error? Perhaps the 5 and 8 weren't written clearly and he got it wrong.It's the year of her death he got wrong, not her age. That is correct for her death in 1805. So he must have carved the stone 3 years after her death, unless he didn't know what the year was.