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Title
Amanda Skofield Memorial
Subject
Inscription on gravestone:
Amanda M. Harris
wife of
Charles E. Skofield
February 9, 1837
September 5, 1920
Inscription on temple:
Erected to the Sacred Memory of a Gentle and Loving Mother by her Devoted Sons MCMXXVII
Description
Amanda Melvina Harris Gilpatrick Skofield was born February 9, 1837 in Weston, Maine, in Aroostook County.
Between December 1859 and July 1882, Amanda give birth to 13 children: Martha Ella, Thomas J., Charles R., and George H. Gilpatrick by her first husband, Thomas; and Frederick, Abbie Blinn, Blinn Williams, Ray Lester, Myrtie, Don Donworth, Dicky, Perley Fiske, and Frank by her second husband, Charles Ellis Skofield. Remarkably, each of her 13 children was a life birth and only two children, Thomas J. Gilpatrick and Myrtie Skofield died in childhood, at ages two and four, respectively.
Mrs. Skofield’s ultimate claim to fame appears to be the love and devotion of her sons, who build a Tholos temple over her gravesite, similar in form to that found at the Oracle of Delphi. The reason for this architectural form may be due to news of French excavations at Delphi, starting in 1892, that would have appeared in newspapers and magazines of the day proclaiming the revelation that Delphi was a feminine deity shrine.
Five of Mrs. Skofield's children with their spouses and children are buried in a ring surrounding the Greek-style temple.
Between December 1859 and July 1882, Amanda give birth to 13 children: Martha Ella, Thomas J., Charles R., and George H. Gilpatrick by her first husband, Thomas; and Frederick, Abbie Blinn, Blinn Williams, Ray Lester, Myrtie, Don Donworth, Dicky, Perley Fiske, and Frank by her second husband, Charles Ellis Skofield. Remarkably, each of her 13 children was a life birth and only two children, Thomas J. Gilpatrick and Myrtie Skofield died in childhood, at ages two and four, respectively.
Mrs. Skofield’s ultimate claim to fame appears to be the love and devotion of her sons, who build a Tholos temple over her gravesite, similar in form to that found at the Oracle of Delphi. The reason for this architectural form may be due to news of French excavations at Delphi, starting in 1892, that would have appeared in newspapers and magazines of the day proclaiming the revelation that Delphi was a feminine deity shrine.
Five of Mrs. Skofield's children with their spouses and children are buried in a ring surrounding the Greek-style temple.
Creator
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Source
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Publisher
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Date
Temple: 1927
Photographs: 2012
Photographs: 2012
Contributor
Kimberly J. Sawtelle
Rights
© 2012 Kimberly J. Sawtelle. All rights reserved.
Relation
Amanda Melvina Harris Skofield at Find A Grave.
Format
Marble
Language
English
Type
Greek Revival
Identifier
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Coverage
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