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The following individuals are not famous, but other people with their same names are. Mr. Peter Parker HERE Lies the Body OF Mr. Peter Parker who departed this Life March ye 28th: 1777. In the 31st year of his age. Old Burying Ground Groton, MA Capt. John Williams IN Memory of CAP. JOHN WILLIAMS who died July 1, 1822 Æt. 76 Old Burying Ground Groton, MA Mr. Samuel Hagar IN Memory of MR. SAMUEL HAGAR who died June -- 1774, in the 77th Year of his Age. Woodside Cemetery Westmin

While all pre-industrial revolutions are unique in that they were handmade, some of the designs are, well, more unique than others. The gravestones on this page have no others like them that I've seen. Sophia Nurse In Memory of Sophia Nurse, daughtr. of Mr Jona. & Mrs. Ruth Nurse who died July 19th 1795 in the 3d year of her age. Old South Burying Ground Bolton, MA Carved by the Park family Sophia Nurse Silas Whitcomb In Memory of Silas Whitcomb son of Lieut. Asa & Mrs. Sara

Sophia was born on January 30, 1793 in Bolton, MA to Jonathan and Ruth (Barrett) Nurse. She was the ninth of their ten children, all of whom were also born in Bolton. Her father was a Deacon in the town church, and had served during the American Revolution. She passed away in Bolton on July 19, 1795, and is buried beside two of her siblings in the Old South Burying Ground. What makes this gravestone unique is not that it is for a young child--before vaccinations and antibio

My current favorite garden / rural cemeteries.

New England has some of the oldest established burying grounds in the United States. All of them are unique and have their own certain charm, and my favorites change all the time. I've never been in one that didn't like! A reenactor in Ye Old Burying Ground in Lexington, MA Ye Old Burying Ground -- Lexington, MA Lexington’s oldest burial ground was established in 1690. It saw regular use through the 1800s, and even has some interments in the 20th century. Many Revolutionary W