Tombstone Tuesday -- Belden of Wethersfield, CT d. 1734, has two headstones

The two cemetery stone have a different spelling of the surname (Belden and Belding) and different age at death (73 and 74). Clearly, they are for the same person, and are side-by-side.

Here lyeth the Body

of Deacon Jonathan 

Belding who Deceased 

July y 6th 1734

In the 74th Year

of his Age

Queen Anne's War - 

Lt.

Jonathan Belden

Capt Robbin's Co.

Died July 6, 1734

AE. 73

The two stones are side-by-side.

Jonathan Belden was my 7th great-grandfather.

Ancient Burying Ground, 1637

Wethersfield, Connecticut

I purchased a booklet, The Stone and The Spirit  (A Walking Tour Guide to the Ancient Burying Ground in the Wethersfield Village Cemetery) from the Wethersfield Historical Society. Fortunately, for me, Jonathan's headstone was listed, with a partial photo and location.