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Henry Christian Geyer, stonecutter Henry Christian Geyer (c. 1727-1785) was quite a well-known stone cutter in and around Boston. James Blachowicz in his book From Slate to Marble: Gravestone Carving Traditions in Eastern Massachusetts, 1750-1850 recounts Geyer’s life and work. Born in Germany, Geyer arrived in Boston in the 1750s. He first advertised his Boston stonecutter shop in the Boston Post-Boy in March of 1759 and continued to advertise through 1770. Seen here, Bl