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Alanson Platt

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Title

Alanson Platt

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Section

Lot

Grave

03

First Name

Last Name

Relationship

Husband of Betsey B. Platt (E-124-04)

Birth Date

1791

Birth: Year

Death Date

1866

Death: Year

Gender

Number of Persons on Marker

Composition

Marble, granite

Condition

Shape

Statue [marble statue, approximately 6 feet tall, of a sorrowful maiden standing but leaning on a cross, atop a polished marble base approximately 6 feet tall]

State

Carving

Other [see the description of the shape]

Legibility

Good

Dimension: Height

Approx. 144 inches

Dimension: Width

32 inches

Source of Information

Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data

Burial Date from Printout

09/22/1866

Burial: Month

Burial: Day

22

Burial: Year

Lot Owner

Platt, A. C.

Date Transcribed

07/12/2000

Default Latitude

41.28427608

Default Longitude

-82.23540383

Default Zoom Level

20

Collection

Citation

“Alanson Platt,” Westwood Database, accessed September 27, 2024, https://oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/56503.

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