NE1-045
This metal plaque is mounted on a boulder near
the tombstone (#NE1-044) of Jemima
Condict Harrison. It is to the left of the main (north) entrance
to the Church.
It is inscribed:
In Memory of
Jemima Condict
Wife of Aaron Harrison
Revolutionary Patriot
1754 - 1779
Placed by
Jemima Condict Chapter, D.A.R. (Daughters of
the American Revolution)
October 7, 1932
Jemima is most famous for the Diary, simply
entitled "Her Book," that she kept from 1772 to 1778,
most recently published by The Carteret Book Club in 1930. A copy
of it resides at The New Jersey Historical Society in Newark, NJ.
You can read more about her on-line HERE.
Her headstone is just behind this monument at the Old Burying
Ground, item # NE1-044.