Carteret County NcArchives Photo Tombstone.....Sabiston, Capt. John ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Guy Potts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004214 July 23, 2016, 10:12 pm Cemetery: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, NC Name: Capt. John Sabiston Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/carteret/photos/tombstones/oldburyingground/sabiston652nph.jpg Image file size: 213.7 Kb (10) Captain John Sabiston (1800's) - Died near Charleston, SC and was brought home by his crew. People gathered by the wharf at the foot of Turner Street as his body was taken off his ship. They followed as it was taken on a bier through the dark streets of town to the graveyard and lowered into the readied grave by torch light. Because embalming was unknown in Beaufort until the 20th century, it was necessary to perform burials quickly. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb