Jeffries Family Grave Site - Mt. Auburn Cemetery - Watertown, MA
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N 42° 22.144 W 071° 08.721
19T E 323353 N 4692983
This family coat of arms is on the monument for the Jeffries family.
Waymark Code: WMVW8T
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2017
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In Watertown, within Mt. Auburn Cemetery, is this coat of arms on the Jeffries family grave monument.
Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located at the Watertown-Cambridge line, and along Mt. Auburn Street, near the intersection with Belmont Street. Once you enter the cemetery, find the visitor center and get a map ($1).
The grave is off Arethusa Path, off Walnut Avenue, to the south of the path, and down a small slope.
The monument is a stone mass, thinner on one side versus another, and capped with a wider stone. On a wide side is the coat of arms in relief. The shield has three points at the top. On it is a lion on its hind legs and three features that look like ladders. Above the shield is a castle with two turrets and grass around it. Below is a banner, with the following text on it: "Fac Recte et nil time" (Do right, fear nothing).
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Other
Full name of the bearer: Jeffries Family
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: On one face of a monument for the Jeffries Family within Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description): The shield has three points at the top. On it is a lion on its hind legs and three features that look like ladders. Above the shield is a castle with two turrets and grass around it. Below is a banner, with the following text on it: "Fac Recte et nil time" (Do right, fear nothing).
Address: Arethusa Path, off Walnut Ave.,
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed
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