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- Tombstone of Peter Firestone, 1853 - After his death in 1853, Peter Firestone – grandfather of tire magnate Harvey Firestone – was buried under this tombstone in New Waterford Cemetery, near the family's Columbiana County, Ohio farmhouse. The tombstone includes Peter's exact age at death, and the epitaph "We cherish thy memory." When Peter's wife Sally died in 1885, the headstone was replaced with a marble monument bearing both their names.
- May 13, 1853
- Collections - Artifact
Tombstone of Peter Firestone, 1853
After his death in 1853, Peter Firestone – grandfather of tire magnate Harvey Firestone – was buried under this tombstone in New Waterford Cemetery, near the family's Columbiana County, Ohio farmhouse. The tombstone includes Peter's exact age at death, and the epitaph "We cherish thy memory." When Peter's wife Sally died in 1885, the headstone was replaced with a marble monument bearing both their names.