Anchor’d in the haven of Rest
In Memory of
JABEZ SMITH Jun,r
Lieu,t of Marines
On board the Continental
Ship Trumbull
Born in Groton
State of Connecticutt
August 31, 1751
Departed this Life in Boston
June 28, 1780
The death’s head is the most common symbol in the Granary Burying Ground at Boston, Massachusetts. There are some gravestones, however, that do have other symbols, such as the Jabez Smith Jr gravestone that depicts the ship on which he served.
Gravely Speaking 
I have purchased a lot of miscellaneous items at auctions and estates sales over the years.
Just checked one and it is a plaster copy of the gravestone above, is this a standard sailor’s gravestone or something. Not sure why anyone would make a copy of it.
I own a copy of the plaster casting. The casting is of the original stone which was much smaller than the stone standing now. It also has the ship name spelled incorrectly as “Trumbill”. With the cast, It does not have the halo of “Anchored in the haven of rest”. I collect military memorabilia of the revolutionary and War of 1812 era. I have a connection to Groton and Boston and just think that the story is very interesting.