A variation on “Prepare for Death” epitaph

Trinity Churchyard Cemetery, New York

Trinity Churchyard Cemetery, New York

In memory of

Mary Ann

daughter of

Johan and Deborah M…

Who departed this life 11th

April 1816: aged 22 years.

My parents dear, who mourn and weep

Behold the grave where I sleep:

Prepare for death, for you must die

And be entomb’d as well as I.

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