Gravestone of Lydia Bennitt (1791) at the Old Yard Cemetery in Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by Zerubbabel Collins. This was one of the few stones that he sent back to Connecticut after moving to Vermont, where he had begun working in marble. Note the price inscription on the bottom: “Pr. 7 Dollars.”
Gravestone of Adonijah Ackley (1751) at the Old Yard Cemetery in Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by Benjamin Collins.
Gravestone of Sarah Bennit (1767) at the Old Yard Cemetery in Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by Zerubbabel Collins.
Gravestone of Joel Bennet (1759) at the Old Yard Cemetery in Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by Zerubbabel Collins.
Gravestone of Saxton Bayley (1743) at the Old Yard Cemetery in Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by Benjamin Collins.
Gravestone of Samuel Allen (1805) in Old Yard Cemetery, Columbia, Connecticut. Carved by the “Upswept Wing Carver.”