The Bean Stone


In an old cemetery just west of  Waterloo, Ontario in Canada you'll find an unusual gravestone.  Dr. Bean, who lived in the 19th century, outlived both his wives.  In their memory, he erected a stone with a cryptic epitaph.  You have to decipher it.  The original stone is quite worn and illegible.  A replica has been erected beside it and is shown in the photo.  Below the photo is the text of the epitaph for clarity.


S V W E T B S A 15 S T M O R E
E I R T E 2 Y D & H N S 10 H E
M 1 A D 17 & S H T N O A R M T
N A Y D H D. N E F S. M Y E H E
E N S O W M. A B E O 2 D 26 T T
E V & E I R O M I F S G E E E
H R S 27 D I I E T W R 7 A O M
D A U H T A N M 1 S A 8 6 B. T
H T S E S M E R E T E L 1 E S.
Y E A 1 P H N I T A Y R I P M
E W N 8 6 5 A G E D 23 A P E L
E R N H S N W F W O I D T D H
I G A I 2 D I E H D E 27 H G O
T F R M O B T R N W N E V N A
F S O G D U A E O I H A E M Y



For a clue:

     This site consists of several pages.  At the
     bottom of many pages, in tiny print, is a clue
     to the puzzle.  All hyperlinks are local to
     the site unless marked as external.  The less
     travelled pages have the most valuable clues.
     The first clue is here.