| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, VA | January 31, 2025 |
The inscription on the gravestone reads as follows:
To the memory of a FEMALE STRANGER
whose mortal sufferings terminated
on the 14th day of October 1816
Aged 23 years and 8 months.
This stone is placed here by her disconsolate
Husband in whose arms she sighed out her
latest breath and who under God
did his utmost even to soothe the cold
dead ear of death.
How loved, how valued once, avails thee not
To whom related or by whom begot
A heap of dust alone remains of thee
Tis all thou art and all the proud shall be.
To him gave all the Prophets witness that
through his name whosever believeth in
him shall receive remission of his sins
Acts 10th Chap 43rd verse
Per a document published by the Gadsby Tavern Museum, “The third section in the epitaph is a quote from an Alexander Pope poem, Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady, lines 71-74.”
Fast Facts
Born: Circa February 1793
Died: October 14, 1816 in Alexandria, Virginia
Age: Allegedly 23
Interment: St. Paul’s Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
"Even without documentation as to her identity, she remains an important piece of Alexandria's folklore."
- Gadsby's Tavern Museum
2018