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A New Stone For An Old Soldier

3/23/2024

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​Jacob Parrett got some help. A year ago, I wrote a post titled “A Little Help for Lt. Jacob Parrot” lamenting the state of his grave site near Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 8th Virginia officer, whose name was spelled various ways, was one of several Swiss-descended soldiers from the Shenandoah Valley. He and his wife are buried next to each other in a rural Lutheran cemetery with matching hand-etched fieldstone markers. Hers is intact, but Jacob’s was broken at the base and seemingly lost for some time. The marker is not lost, but it did need to be repaired or replaced. Indirect descendant Pat Kelly took the initiative. A new Department of Veterans Affairs stone now marks the grave, standing upright where the old stone was positioned for two centuries. Thanks, Pat! Thanks also to Hartman Memorials.

To learn more about Lieutenant Parrett, make sure to read the post from last year.

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