Daily Ancestor"Conſort" of the Rev. Israel Read
October 9, 2026 · Cemeteries · Past records
Gravestone of Mary Read, Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1770Today
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HERE LYETH
the Body of Mrs Mary Read
Conſort of the Revd Iſrael Read
who departed this Life Janua[ry]
the 13th A D 1770. In the 38th
Year of her Age
Mary is called the "Conſort" of the Rev. Israel Read. What was she to him?
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Consort simply means spouse, and on gravestones it usually marks a wife whose husband was still alive. Compare "relict", which means the widow left behind. The letter that looks like an f in Conſort and Iſrael is a long s. "In the 38th Year of her Age" means she was 37.
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