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John White, who died in 1794 at age 64. The inscription states that he \"was known to be a kind and tender husband, an affectionate father, a zealous officer during 38 years that he served in this country, and a sincere friend.\"","width":666,"height":998,"aspect":0.6673,"orientation":"portrait","layoutHint":"narrow","srcThumb":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/72f93f7991425de5d46fec9716344ae5","srcSmall":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/d6e4e41ecf5a9338deb5691beda52793","srcMedium":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/4e4db2d0d7a1a2ba69d29e58d3f8693f","srcLarge":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/4e4db2d0d7a1a2ba69d29e58d3f8693f","srcOriginal":"https://wtbl.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/4e4db2d0d7a1a2ba69d29e58d3f8693f","altText":"The tombstone of Col. John White, who died in 1794 at age 64. 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