Monument · 1824–1872; monument date unverified
Mary E. Hart — monument inscription
Transcription includedThe inscription records birth on December 16, 1824 and death at midnight on October 15, 1872, following a collapse at noon. These dates give age 47, not 48. The inscription does not state a medical diagnosis or prove premature burial.
Evidence & access: Historical inscription transcribed as published; lineation and punctuation should be checked against a new complete photograph. Its biblical phrase echoes Job 34:20. No current marker photograph is reproduced.
Source / creator: Mary E. Hart monument; inscription also reproduced on Evergreen’s linked memorial
Published inscription transcription
Historical wording; verify lineation and punctuation against a complete photograph.
THE PEOPLE SHALL BE TROUBLED AT MIDNIGHT AND PASS AWAY AT HIGH NOON JUST FROM, AND ABOUT TO RENEW HER DAILY WORK, IN HER FULL STRENGTH OF BODY AND MIND MARY E. HART HAVING FALLEN PROSTRATE: REMAINED UNCONSCIOUS, UNTIL SHE DIED AT MIDNIGHT, OCTOBER 15, 1872 BORN DECEMBER 16, 1824
Cite this item
Silent Grounds Collective, Mary “Midnight Mary” Hart collection, MH-002, “Mary E. Hart — monument inscription,” research edition September 8, 2026. Source: Mary E. Hart monument; inscription also reproduced on Evergreen’s linked memorial; https://www.damnedct.com/midnight-mary-new-haven/ (accessed September 8, 2026).