Memorial: M5990

Headstone at St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey commemorating Captain Matthew Le Geyt RN d. 1807

Location

St Helier Parish Church, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Transcript

'SACRED / To the Memory of / CAPT MATTHEW LE GEYT / of His Majesty's Royal Navy / Who died the 28 of April 1807 / In the 79th Year of his Age / Also of his Grandson Philip / son of Mattw. & Rachel Le Geyt / Who died on the 8th Novr 1816 / Aged 7 Years and 4 Months [illegible verse]'.

Details

Description: Headstone with an oval inscription panel. Carved above, an oval shield bearing a cross, naval trophies behind, the whole flanked by drapes.
Type: Gravestone
Position: Churchyard
Materials: Limetaone

People

Le Geyt, Matthew
Age: 79
Date of Death: 28/4/1807
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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