Cemeteries

Walpole Cemetery Transcription Project

Our objective was to record, via written transcription and photograph, the headstones of those interred in Walpole for future generations. The project goals were:

To completely and accurately transcribe all the headstones in cemeteries in and around Walpole. ;
To map the cemeteries;
To record condition of the head and foot stones;
To photograph headstones;
To locate and document all Veterans’ graves;
To create a “master list” of interments for easy location;
To put completed transcriptions and photographs online;

A Short History of Cemeteries in Walpole

History

Early Colonial’s chose to situate their burying grounds on a hill. It was no longer important to establish a cemetery in a churchyard, as had been the custom in England, (although, New England does have a number of churchyard cemeteries.) The Colonials buried their dead in an east-west orientation. They believed, this way the dead would be the first to see the “second coming” (as it would came from the east), and they would stand up in their graves and be taken to heaven. As one looks around New England towns, one can see many old burying grounds are indeed located on hills.

Walpole‟s earliest cemetery is the Old Burial Ground. The first known burial occurred there in 1714, some ten years before Walpole was set-off from Dedham. Before the establishment of this burying ground, early Walpolians had to bury their dead in Dedham (proper) which was many miles away. The next Cemetery established was the Billings Cemetery in Stoughtonham (now Sharon) in 1717. It islocated just over the border from South Walpole. The Plains Cemetery, in West Walpole, was the next cemetery established in 1731, followed by South Dedham (now Norwood), which established their first cemetery, the Second Parish Cemetery, some ten years later in 1741. In the late 1700‟s, in Norfolk County, many families began to establish their own small family cemeteries on their land. In our study, those family cemeteries include the Morse, Guild, Blake, Lothrop, Hartshorn and Esty. Some of these cemeteries have grown into a small neighborhood cemeteries, such as the Guild and Esty Cemeteries.

In the 1830‟s a new movement began to occur in America, with the establishment of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This movement is referred to as the Rural Cemetery Movement or the Garden Cemetery Movement. Cemeteries took on a garden-park like air; meandering paths were laid out, specimen trees, bushes and plants were imported and planted, ponds were dug, and cemetery monuments became grander and reflected the Greek revival and many other architectural movements that were popular among early Victorians. No longer were cemeteries just a place for the dead, now the living could enjoy them too. Approximately, ten years before this Rural Cemetery Movement, Walpole, Sharon, Wrentham and South Dedham established new cemeteries, as their ancient burying grounds were small and becoming over crowded. Like the early Colonials, these cemeteries are situated on hills, but they quickly began to reflect the Garden Movement that was so popular. These cemeteries include; Terrace Hill, Rural Cemetery and Maple Grove in Walpole, West Cemetery in Sharon, the Pondville Cemetery in Wrentham (now Norfolk), and the “New Cemetery” in South Dedham (Now “East Walpole Cemetery” in Walpole). It should be noted; Sharon, Norwood, Norfolk and Wrentham established other cemeteries about this time that are not included in this study).

In the early 1900‟s, concerned citizens in Walpole were alarmed at how the town‟s cemeteries had fallen in to disrepair, stones had fallen over, grass was uncut, and plants were either over-grown or had died. Cemeteries were privatized, and a board of directors were established at each the 4 garden-like cemeteries. These newly created boards were to over see and care for these cemeteries. They quickly cleaned up the cemeteries, many new maple trees were planted to replace dying vegetation, or to simply beautify the cemetery. The cemeteries were also, expanded by the purchasing of neighboring parcels of land. However, as the members of the board retired, it became difficult to find replacement members, and by the 1970‟s Walpole‟s cemeteries again fell into disrepair. One by one, the board of directors voted to be dissolved and to make the town of Walpole the trustee of their cemeteries. The only cemetery, which remains privately maintained, is the East Walpole Cemetery, which is care for by the Bird Family. Today only East Walpole, Terrace Hill, Maple Grove, Rural and Pondville Cemeteries are still in use, although, the town of Walpole has allowed a few burials to West Walpole neighbors in the Plains Cemetery.

Blake Private Burying Ground (Mary M. Bates, Compiler)

Blake Private Burying Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

Location: This is a small burying ground that is located off South Street, beyond the site of the Blake-Blackburn House, in the Town Forest.

Ancestry: Aaron Blake, b. 24 April 1730 in Wrentham, d. 3 June 1789 in Walpole was a great grandson of John Blake (1640 – 25 May 1700) and his wife Bridget (_____ – 30 May 1706). In 1686, John found his way from the Island of Monserrat to Sandwich, Plymouth Bay Colony and the same year, this family removed to Wrentham. John and Bridget settled on the shores of Blake’s Pond (Lake Archer). Their youngest son Robert settled on the home farm at Lake Archer.

Others sons Andrew and John, Jr, each lived at Stop River/Stony Brook. This land was in Wrentham until 1870 when the town of Norfolk was established from Franklin and Medway. Today, we know this area of land as the Audubon Society’s Stony Brook Nature Center.

John, Jr.’s son James, b. 7 October 1689, d. 12 January 1765 married Ann Bullard, daughter of Samuel Bullard and Hannah Thorpe on 15 December 1714 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Ann was born 15 January 1692 in Dedham, d. 16 December 1767 in Wrentham. There were 11 children of this union; six sons and five daughters. Of these a son Solomon, who married Abial Pond, remained at Stony Brook and in 1762, owned the saw mill at that location and Aaron who removed to Walpole and married Mehitable Ellis.

Facts: Interesting facts, as well as, photos of the cemetery and dwelling house gathered by the Walpole Historical Society, Inc. follow the cemetery listing. This is just a listing of those interned.

Over the years, the original were damaged, removed, stored in the Walpole Historical Society’s location and replaced with the existing ones.

Listing: Graves from left to right:

Sene Blake, daughter of Mr. Aaron and Mrs. Elizabeth Blake, died Aug. 20, 1794 in her 3^rd year.
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Mr. Aaron Blake,Jr., died March 1, 1839 in her 75^th year.
Mr. Aaron Blake, son of Mr. Aaron Blake, died April 10, 1796 in his 34^th year.
Mr. Aaron Blake, died 3 June 1789 in his 60^th year.
Mrs. Mehetable Blake, Relict of Mr. Aaron Blake, died 29 October 1798.

Comments: Aaron Blake, Sr., married Mehitable Ellis 15 April, 1756 in Walpole. Mehitable was born 12 July 1731 in Walpole the daughter of Jacob Ellis (17 March 1702/3 -) and Mehitable Guild (18 February 1707/8 – 21 June 1798). Also, Mehitable was a 2nd great grand daughter of immigrant John Guild (ca. 1616-4 October 1682.

Aaron Blake,Jr., married Elizabeth Clap on 28 April 1785 in Walpole. Elizabeth was born 13 November 1764 in Walpole the daughter of Seth and Mary.

Both Aaron Blake and his son Aaron were in service during the American Revolutionary War.

Mary M. Bates, Compiler
March 30, 2007

Guild Cemetery

The Guild Cemetery
Common Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.1256544 W71.2333867

Location: This cemetery is located on Old Post Road, near Hawthorne Drive and near were Old Post Road merges in to Common Street.

Layout/Condition: The Guild Cemetery is a small family cemetery. It is approximately 50’ long by about 100’ deep. It is surrounded by a field stone rock wall. The front wall is stone and mortar, with two granite posts flanking the entrance footpath. At one time these posts supported a rot iron gate, which can be seen in a 1917 photograph. The remaining three field stone walls have fallen into disrepair. The Guild Cemetery is a terraced cemetery, having 5 defined terraces. There is a tomb on the fourth terrace. The very top of this cemetery is the oldest part of the cemetery, and the last row of gravestones face the forest and not Old Post Road. This is due to the fact that at one time the “front” of the cemetery was on Common Street. The original granite post “entrance” can be seen, however, if one was to walk through it, they would end up in a private yard.

Usage: The first burial occurred here in 1796 (Nathaniel Guild, Sr.) and the most recent was in 1985 (Agnes E. (Johnson) Dunbar).

Stones: There are approximately 50 headstones and about 110 people buried here. The oldest are slate tablet style, there are a few marble tablets and two marble obelisks, the newest stones are granite family stones.

Cemetery History: The land for this cemetery was set aside by Nathaniel Guild, Sr.and was originally on his farm. In an 1836 map of Walpole, the property is inhabited by Nathaniel and Horace Guild. In an 1878 map Charles Guild and Charles Guild, 2nd are living there.

Family/Genealogy: This is a family burial ground. Originally on the farm of Nathaniel Guild and his wife, Mary Boyden. However, there are other families represented here, the families of Baker, Billings, Hewins, Mann and Rhoads also have plots here. The Billings and Rhoads families can be directly connected to the Guild family. The Philip Hewins and Charles Mann families that have small plots here, and can be loosely connected to Nathaniel Guild’s family. (Nathaniel’s brother, Moses, married into the Manns and his daughter, Mercy, married into the Hewins, but not into the branches represented here). There is no apparent direct (or indirect) connection to the Baker Family to the Nathaniel Guild family. The Bakers came from West Walpole. Ebenezer Baker’s (17??-18??) father, Ebenezer Baker, Sr., first wife was the daughter of a Guild and his second wife was a Boyden. In fact Esther (Boyden) Baker is buried here. Perhaps she is the connection, as no one seems to know the origins of Nathaniel’s wife, Mary Boyden.

Guild: Nathaniel Guild (1711-1796), was the son of Nathaniel & Mehitable (Hartshorn) Guild. He married Mary Boyden in 1733. Together they had six children; Mary (1735), Nathaniel (1739-179?), Mercy (1741), Susanna (1743-1822), Mehitable (1745-1816) and Samuel (1746-1816). The only one of their children who is buried in this cemetery is Nathaniel. Also, Mary does not appear to have a grave here.

Rhoads: After the death of Mary, Nathaniel married Anna (Gould) Rhoads in 1777. She was the widow of Benjamin Rhoads, Sr., and the daughter of Jeremiah Gould. (She is buried in the West Sharon “Billings” Cemetery, next to her husband and two sons). At the time of Nathaniel and Anna’s marriage, they would have had a house full of teenagers, as Anna would have brought with her 5 children; Jeremiah (17??-1802), Anna, (son, Benjamin died in 1771). Son Jeremiah, married Mehitable Coney and they were the parents of Benjamin Rhoads. Mehitable and Benjamin are buried here, along with Benjamin’s two wives, Hannah Gay and Harriet Keith, and their children; Hannah (Rhoads) Hersey, Charles E, and Francis E. and Benjamin, Jr.. Benjamin Jr., has a large marble obelisk family monument on terrace 2, buried with him is his second wife Ann McCurdy, and their children, Sarah A. Holmes, and Benjamin F., and Benjamin F.’s wife, Nellie M. Holmes. Ann McCurdy’s sister Margaret is also buried in this cemetery.

Billings: Nathaniel Guild’s (1711-1796) sister, Sarah (1725) married Jonathan Billings. Their son, Jonathan Billings, Jr. (1749-1827) is buried in the Guild Cemetery along his second wife, Mary Fisher and their niece, Susanna, and sons, Hartford, Bradford and Jonathan, III. Jonathan Billings, III is in the front terrace with his wife, Betsey Tolman and two of their children, Hervey and Louisa. Guild: Nathaniel Guild, III (1739-1793), son of Nathaniel (Jr.) & Mary (Boyden) Guild, married Rebecca Hart in 1767. She was the daughter of Jacob Hart and his second wife, Sarah Farrington. (Jacob Hart’s first wife was Susanna Guild, daughter of Nathaniel & Mehitable Guild.) Nathaniel & Rebecca were the parent of 11 children; Mary (1767), Nathaniel (1769), Herman (1773), Jacob (1775), Samuel (1777), Rebecca (1779), William (1780), James (1782), Rebecca (1784), Polly (1786) and Chester (1791). Only three of their children lie with them here: Herman & his family in the tomb, Nathaniel (IV) and his family, and Polly and her husband, John Turner.

Guild Cemetery (Mary M. Bates, Compiler)

WALPOLE PLAINS CEMETERY
Walpole, Massachusetts

LOCATION

The Plains Cemetery is on Plain Street which is off West Street in West Walpole. At the corner of West and Plain Streets there is a circle of “memorial” stones to acknowledge certain War soldiers.

Lt. Alex Orr Fisher Hartshorne
Corp. Increase Bliffin Noah Cross
Pierre Bourde John Acute
Alvin Clark George Bleu
Corp. Jeremiah Fales Sgt. Spencer Wood

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

According to town history, The Plains is the second oldest cemetery in Walpole. However, it is possible that it pre-dates the Old Pioneers’ Burial Place at the corner of Main and Kendall Streets. Rationale: People were buried on their properties without location identification. As early as 1650, what is now known as Walpole Plain was called “Easy Plain” and (John?) Mason and others had land there.

According to 1722 Dedham Town Records, two years before Walpole was set off from Dedham, some “Easy Plain” inhabitants petitioned to have a second highway laid out from Thomas Clap’s by their houses to Stop River. Because few people had lots in the Old Burial Place, a piece of land about one third the size of the present Walpole Plains Cemetery was set off for burial purposes. This land was in a field between the two highways.

By the year 1800, men who were rich and influential owned the “Plain.” To meet growing demands, a large addition was made to the burial grounds on the southerly and easterly sides.

In 1905, Isaac Newton Lewis, knowing that the old families on the “Plain” were nearly all gone either by death or relocation, decided that action had to be taken to guard and preserve the cemetery from violence and possible utter destruction. He communicated with lot owners in Boston, Milton and Walpole to present his ideas. In return for their help in organizing the Walpole Plain Cemetery Association, he offered to erect and donate a receiving tomb.

On Decoration Day May 30, 1905, he conducted a meeting of all lot owners. This meeting was in the old cemetery. Attendees were descendants of many of the original inhabitants, i.e. Baker, Bird, Bonney, Bowker, Clap, Dupee, Fales, Guild, Hartshorn, Kingsbury, Lewis, Pond, Shepard, Smith, Tarbot, Ware and others. On that date the group founded and subsequently incorporated the Walpole Plain Cemetery Association.

The elected officers were

Isaac Newton Lewis, President
Lewis K. Bowker and William F. Ware, Vice-Presidents
Frank K. Bonney, Treasurer

The Elected Board of Directors were

A small portion of the southwesterly section of the cemetery was selected for the proposed receiving tomb. In addition to having the tomb built, Isaac Newton Lewis donated 34 Maple trees that were planted around the borders of the cemetery. The body of Miss Abigail Guild, daughter of Horace Guild and a relative of I.N. Lewis was the first to occupy the tomb.

In April 1962, the Town of Walpole assumed total management of the Plains Cemetery.

LISTING

There appears to have been several inventories done at various times and for various reasons; each with a separate title.

The Old Plain Cemetery
Records of The Plains Cemetery
Inscriptions From Some Old Gravestones in The Old Plain Cemetery
Records From The West Plain Cemetery and
Plan of the West Plain Cemetery

After an extensive review and comparison of these inventories, the compiler developed a collective listing of those individuals whose stones and/or markings were identified. Using this listing, we undertook a comprehensive “walk through” to identify the grave(s) location(s).

The individual who compiled the inventory entitled “Plan of The West Plain Cemetery” noted that the eastern was/is better defined and so, started in the most eastern corner, i.e. to the right of the east gate. We communicated with a staff member of the Walpole Parks and Cemetery Department and he verified the location identification.

INTERESTING NOTE

A document entitled” Records from the old cemetery on Walpole Plain, Walpole, Mass” is at the New England Historic and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in Boston, MA. This manuscript is a handwritten copy of tombstones ca. 1746-1925. The manuscript donor is/was Mrs. Jacob B. Bruce of Medfield, Mass and is dated March 12, 1931. The call number for this manuscript is Mss A 4870.

Members of NEHGS may view the manuscript at any time during normal library hours. Nonmembers need to contact the manuscript archivist for viewing arrangements.

Mary M. Bates, Compiler

March 30, 2007

WALPOLE PLAINS CEMETERY

NAME	DOD	DOB/AGE	LOCATION	COMMENTS

Allen, Joseph	6 Dec. 1910	25yrs.	Sections 5 and 6, left of East Gate	Son, Amos and Susannah

Baker, Ebenezer	29 July 1769	22 yrs. (22 March 1748)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Ebenezer and Esther (Kingsbury) Source for most Bakers: “Genealogy of Richard Baker” Compiled by Edmund J. Baker, President of the Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, NEHGR 43:279 (1889)
Baker, Ebenezer	29 Nov. 1797	14 Oct. 1714 (Dorchester)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Abijah and Hannah (Lyon).
Baker, Esther	18 April 1769	23 Feb. 1717/18 (Dedham)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Ebenezer (1714-1797), daug., Samuel Kingsbury and Joanna (Guild). “Genealogy of the Kingsburys of Dedham, Mass.” Compiled by John Ward Dean, NEHGR 16:339 (1862)
Baker, Lucretia	13 March 1864	61 yrs. (19 Nov. 1801, Foxboro)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wiife, Willard, daug. Hosea Clark and Hepzibah (Robinson).
Baker, Milla	25 Dec. 1857	91 yrs. (11 May 1766)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Zeba, daug., Edward Cleaveland and Deborah (Adams).
Baker, Willard	6 April 1880	79yrs., 6 mos., 15 das. (4 Sept. 1801)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Ebenezer and Lucy (Maxfield).
Baker, Ziba	15 August 1846	89 yrs. (14 July 1757)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Ebenezer and Esther (Kingsbury).

Balcom, Julia A.	19 March 1897 (Providence, RI ??)	6 Sept 1829	Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, George H., daug., Thurston Pond (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury). Source: Daniel Pond Descendancy

Baldwin, Catherine N.	13 July 1851	10yrs., 2mos., 15 das.	Baldwin Monument Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Died in Chicopee, MA
Baldwin, Martha B.	18 August 1849	45 yrs.(9 June 1804, Cambridge)	Baldwin Monument Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Nee Bruce, bur. Mt. Auburn Cem., Cambridge.Wife, Jacob of Chicopee

Barry, Henry			Sections 5-6, left of east gate	U.S.N. Civil War

Berry, Mary Ann	6 June 1840	35 yrs.	Sections 5-6, left of east gate; stone down.	Wife, Stephen
Berry, Stephen	8 Sept. 1835	25 yrs.	Sections 5-6, left of east gate

Bird, Charles	1878	1808	Section 7, left of east gate
Bird, Mary	1893	12 Dec. 1803	Section 7, left of east gate	Daug., Nathaniel and Rhoda (Smith).
Bird, Nathaniel	15 March 1831	38 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate	Deacon Nathaniel, husband, Rhoda smith
Bird, Rhoda	65 yrs.	9 June 1815	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Deacon Nathaniel. Nee Smith.
Bird, Susan Kingsbury	2 Feb. 1841	3 Nov. 1817	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Charles. “Susanna”, daug., Thurston Pond (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury).

Bock, Adam C.	1911	1836	Bock plot, sections 3-4 Left of east gate
Bock, Bertha E.	1951	1880	Bock, plot sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Henry G.
Bock, Charles H.	—–	1914	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Henry G. and Bertha.
Bock, George A.	1949	1878	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate
Bock, Harriet A.	——–	1889	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, George A..Nee Herzog
Bock, Henry G.	1954	1875	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Adam C. and Martha (Heifee).
Bock, John	1946	1873	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Adam C. and Martha (Heifee).
Bock, Martha	1910	1842	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife Adam C..Nee Heifee.
Bock, Ruth	1961	1915	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate

Bonney, Charles	1878	12 Oct. 1805 (Walpole VR’s)	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Eli and Hannah
Bonney, Charles E.	1922	1835	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles and Susan (Whitney)
Bonney, Edward Isaac	1916	1816 (27 May 1845)	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles and Susan (Whitney).
Bonney, Elizabeth F.	———	1842	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Wife, George, nee Holt
Bonney, Eugene	1931	12 June 1849, Sherborne (Walpole VR’s)	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles and Susan (Whitney).
Bonney, Frances Lee	1896	1881	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Eugene and Ida (Whiting).
Bonney, Frank K.	1917	1842	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles and Susan (Whitney).
Bonney, George	1865	1840	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles and Susan (Whitney).
Bonney, Hannah			Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Eli, nee Kingsbury.
Bonney, Ida C.	1918	1854	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Wife, Eugene, nee Whiting
Bonney, Susan	1891	1807	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Wife, Charles, daug., Timothy Whitney and Susan (Mann) of Sherborn.
Bonney, Susan E.	1925	1833	Bonney Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Charles and Susan (Whitney)

Bowker, Beatrice T.	1911	1901	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate
Bowker, Dorothy	1961	1909	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Willard B.
Bowker,Gene E.	1927	1926	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate
Bowker, Lewis L.	1922	1840	Bowker Monument, section 10, left of east gate	Descendant of Ziba Baker.
Bowker, Mary Ella	1906	1883	Bowker Monument, section 10, left of east gate
Bowker, Mary O.	1919	1847	Bowker Monument, section 10, left of east gate
Bowker, Ruby B.	1952	1878	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Willard L.
Bowker, Willard B.	1982 or 1983	1904	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate
Bowker, Willard, L.	1932	1867	Bowker plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate

Bowley, Omar	1912	——–	Section 1, right of east gate

Boyden, Caty	11 Nov. 1852	4 Dec. 1777 (“Katey” Medfield VR’s)	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Jeremiah, daug., Silas Plimpton and Esther (Clark)
Boyden, Daniel	25 July 1828 (Wal. VR’s)	1783	Boyden Monument, section 9, left of east gate	1812 War (Musician) Source for many Boydens: “Thomas Boyden and His Descendants”, searchable database on NEHGS website.
Boyden, Elbridge	1826	1824	Boyden Monument, section 9, left of east gate	Son, Daniel and Hannah (Crawford) Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Elizabeth			Section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Capt. John Boyden
Boyden, Emily	1849	1817	Boyden Monument, section 9, left of east gate	Daug., Daniel and Hannah (Crawford) Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Ezekiel		1741		American Revolution
Boyden, Hannah	———-	23 Feb. 1773 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Widow, Capt. John Boyden, wife Willard Everett Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Hannah	1869	1794 (16 April 1794)	Boyden Monument, section 9, left of eas gate	Wife, Daniel (1783-1828), daug., John Crawford and Jemima (Fales). Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Jane Caroline	1837 (6 Jan. 1837)	1816	Boyden Monument, section 9, left of east gate	Daug., Daniel and Hannah (Crawford) Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Jeremiah	25 Jan. 1777	34 yrs. (8 August 1743)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Samuel (1715-1783) and Mary (Day). Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, John	2 Dec. 1834	83 yrs. (16 March 1752)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, John and Thankful (Morse). American Revolution Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, John	21 Oct. 1807	26 yrs. (18 Feb. 1782)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, John and Olive (Clap). Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, Jonathan	16 October 1770	71 yrs. (13 March 1700, Medfield VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Jonathan and Rachel (Fisher). Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, Joseph	27 Jan. 1791 (Walpole VR’s)	10 Jan. 1755 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Samuel (1715-1783) and Mary (Day) American Revolution Source: Boyden Descendancy
Boyden, Mehitabel	3 July 1793	87 yrs. (23 March 1706, Medfield)	Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Jonathan, daug., Alexander Lovell and Elizabeth (Dyer) Source #1: Boyden Descendancy. Source #2: Boston Marriages 1700-1751, City Document 150
Boyden, Olive	21 July 1831	75 yrs. (22 Feb. 1757)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife John (1752-1834), daug., Joshua Clap and Margaret (Guild). Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, Rachel	13 April 1804		Section 7, left of east gate	Wife Samuel (1741-1808), nee Fales. Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, Samuel	13 Nov. 1808	67 yrs. (18 Oct. 1741)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Samuel (1715-1783) and Mary (Day). American Revolution. Source: Boyden Descendancy.
Boyden, Samuel	5 Sept. 1783	25 April 1715 (Dedham)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Capt. John and Hannah Source: Boyden Descendancy

Bruce, David	12 May 1835 (Walpole VR’s)	68 yrs.	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Husband, Margaret Partridge, daug., Henry and Frances (Kendall) Source: John Partridge NEHGR.

Buckman, Baby Howard	————	————-	Section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles, Sr. and Marie (Ott). No Dates.
Buckman, Baby Maude	—————-	—————-	Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Charles, Sr. and Marie (Ott). No Dates.
Buckman, Charles E., Sr.	Jan. 1963	24 Dec. 1874	Section 1, right of east gate
Buckman, Charles E., Jr.	1927	1900	Section 1, right of east gate	Son, Charles E., Sr. and Marie (Ott).
Buckman, Frederick F.	2 August 1991	8 Sept. 1914	Section 1, right of east gate	Per Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Buckman, Herbert L.	1957	1875	Section 1, right of east gate
Buckman, Marie C.	1951	1880	Section 1, right of east gate	Wife, Charles E., Sr., nee Ott.
Buckman, Sarah A.	1911	1848	Section 1, right of east gate	Nee Adams.

Burt, Charlotte Augusta	1878	1827	Buried in East Mansfield

Cheever, Maude H.	1933	1872	Section 1, right of east gate	Nee Buckman.


Clap, Ameline K.	2 June 1878	10 July 1802	Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Ellis
Clap, Eldridge	4 June 1860	70 yrs. (15 Feb. 1800 VR’s)	Sections 3-4, left of east gate
Clap, Elijah	20 May 1820	70 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate
Clap, Ellis	4 June 1864	25 Feb. 1800 (Walpole VR’s)	Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Thaddeus and Polly (Billings)
Clap, Hannah	5 Feb. 1774		Section 10, left of east gate	Widow, Capt. John Boyden
Clap, Hannah	17 Jan. 1793 (Walpole VR’s)	20 April 1750	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, James, daug., John Boyden and Thankful (Morse). Marr. 22 April 1772, Boston. Sources: Boyden Descendancy; “Marriages in Boston”, City Doc. 101.
Clap, Jason	3 August 1857	1 Jan. 1785	Section 2, right of east gate	Son, Eleazer and Jerusha (Tilden).
Clap, Jerusha	23 March 1837	75 yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Eleazer. Nee Tilden of Stoughton.
Clap, Lucy	17 Sept. 1786	4 April 1757 (Medway VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Joshua, daug., Dr. Nathan Bucknam and Sarah (Holmes. Source:”George Holmes Of Roxbury, Mass. And Some of His Descendants”. Compiled by G. Arthur Gray, Esq. NEHGR 58:21,143 (1904).
Clap, Mehetable			Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Thomas
Clap, Oliver	14 May 1836	66 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate
Clap, Oliver, Jr.	21 Feb. 1822	25 yrs. (6 July 1796)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Oliver and Patience (Copp).
Clap, Ollis	26 June 1815	22 yrs. (21 Dec. 1792)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Oliver and Patience (Copp).
Clap, Otis	19 August 1831	36 yrs. (24 March 1795)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Eleazer and Jerusha (Tilden).
Clap, Polly	27 March 1870	21 Dec. 1752	Section 2, right of east gate	Wife, Jason. Nee Wilbour of Rayhnam.
Clap, Sally	1893	10 March 1804	Section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Eleazer and Jerusha (Tilden).
Clap, Sally			Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Brazillia
Clap, Sewell	26 March 1851	83 yrs. (16 Jan. 1768 Walpole VR’s)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Son, Eliphlet and Hannah (Billings).
Clap, Thomas			Section 10, left of east gate
Clap, Walter			Section 8, left of east gate

Clark, Abigail	17 April 1750 (Walpole VR’s)	——		Wid., Joseph
Clark, Alton N.	1939	1855	Section 8, left of east gate
Clark, Emma E.	1923	1867	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Alton N., nee Guild.
Clark, Luella C.	1960	1895	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Charles Guild and Maria (Gay)

Curtis, Henrietta Mariam	1859	1814	Buried in Sharon, MA	Wife, Lyman, daug., Daniel Boyden and Hannah (Crawford).

Day, Jeremiah	4 April 1752 (Walpole VR’s)	Abt. 27 yrs. (25 April 1725, Dedham VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Jeremiah and Mary (Willet).

Dunner, Edith B.	———	1902	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Daug., Henry G. Bock and Bertha.

Dupee, Anna “Nancy”	21 March 1851	72 yrs. (bpt. 22 July 1781 Sharon VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife #2, Horace, daug. Beriah Billings and Ann (Brintnal),died in Boston. Source: “Roger Billings of Milton, MA and Some Of His Descendants” NEHGR 92:261, 371, 380 (1938), 93:67, 154 (1939)
Dupee, Cordelia	24 Jan. 1888	94 yrs., 4 mos., 24 das.	Section 8, left of east gate
Dupee, Esther	28 Oct. 1851	96 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, James, nee Hawes.
Dupee, Hannah	3 July 1758	4 mos. (16 March 1758 Walpole VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Daug., Charles and Hannah (Smith).
Dupee, Harriot	9 Sept. 1808	15 mos., 10 das.	Section 8, left of east gate
Dupee, Horace	17 Dec. 1844	65 yrs. (13 Nov. 1779)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, James and Esther (Hawes).
Dupee, Isaac	5 Jan. 1807	4 mos.	Section 10, left of east gate
Dupee, James	13 August 1819	63 yrs. (7 Feb. 1756)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Charles and Hannah (Smith). Revolutionary War
Dupee, Sally	16 Oct. 1840	27 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Horace. Nee Bacon

Eldridge, Adaliza	1885	1826	Buried in Bourne, MA	Wife, Oliver, daug., Daniel Boyden and Hannah (Crawford).

Fales, Aaron Clark	26 Sept. 1826	70 yrs. (6 July 1756)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Amaziah and Mary (Richardson). Revolutionary War
Fales, Alice M.	1876	1869	Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Milton E. and Ella (Brooks).
Fales, Bertha	1950	1867	Section 7, left of east gate	Daug., Silas E. and Mary S. (Gary)
Fales, Carrie G.	1876	1871	Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Milton E. and Ella Brooks).
Fales, Ella L.E.	1979	1865	Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Milton E. and Ella (Brooks).
Fales, Ella N.	1922	1844	Section 1, right of east gate	Wife, Milton E., Nee Brooks.
Fales, Fannie R.	1959	1866	Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., Milton E. and Ella (Brooks).
Fales, Harriet Maria	11 Dec. 1833	6 Sept. 1833	Section 7, left of east gate	Daug., Silas and Maria (Fisher).
Fales, Hepzibah	20 April 1852	91 yrs. (bpt. 13 Feb. 1763, So. Dedham)	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Aaron Clark, daug. William Everett and Sarah (Clap). Source: Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass. (1902) NEHGS searchable database.
Fales, Lewis	8 March 1817	32 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate
Fales, Maria	30 Dec. 1833	22 March 1801	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife #1, Silas, nee Fisher.
Fales, Mary S.	10 May 1920	10 August 1831	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Silas E, nee Gary.
Fales, Milton E.	1909	1840	Section 1, right of east gate	Civil War
Fales, Milly	1883	1809	Section 1, right of east gate	Wife, Warren, nee Wallace.
Fales, Roxa	9 August 1894	21 Jan. 1802	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife #2, Silas, nee Perico
Fales, Sara	1945	1858	Unable to locate.
Fales, Sarah Ann	1 July 1858	5 August 1828	Section 2, right of east gate	Wife, Everett, daug., Nathan Ware and Eunice (Smith).
Fales, Silas	7 Sept. 1877	10 June 1798	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Aaron C. and Hepzibah (Everett).
Fales, Silas E.	17 Oct 1915	10 August 1828	Section 7, left of east gate	Corporal (Civil War?)
Fales, Warren	1874	22 Nov. 1800	Section 1, right of east gate	Son, Aaron C. and Hepzibah (Everett).

Fisher, Joshua	11 August 1749	65 yrs. (16 June 1685, Medfield VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, John, Sr. and Hannah.
Fisher, Mary	11 March 1766 (Walpole VR’s)	76 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Joshua Full date unreadable on stone.

Gannett, Hannah	6 June 1839	19 July 1808	Section 5, left of east gate	Wife, John, daug. William Kingsbury and Susanna (Maxfield).

George, Charles	————–	————-
George, Dorothy	2 Nov. 1899, Arizona			Nee, Rowe. Interred 27 Nov. 1899.
George, Emily C.	8 March 1924	4 June 1874	Section 2, right of east gate
George, Robert	10 Nov. 1911	4 March 1904	Section 2, right of east gate	Son, William P.
George, William P.	26 August 1949	19 June 1870	Section 2, right of east gate

Guild, Abigail	7 Feb. 1906	19 Dec. 1826	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate
Guild, Alvan	16 March 1866	10 April 1792 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	“Alvin”, son Samuel and Keturah (Turner)
Guild, Augustus H.	1889	1837	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, George and Catherine (Smith).
Guild, Betsey F.	26 Nov. 1817	18 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate
Guild, Calvin		6 June 1831 (Walpole VR’s)	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate	Son, Horace and Clarissa (Wentworth)
Guild, Catherine E.	1893	1811	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Wife #2, George (1801-1883). Nee Lewis.
Guild, Charles Henry	16 Dec. 1907	15 Jan. 1830	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Alvan and Sally (Hayford).
Guild, Charles	30 April 1830	30 June 1817	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Alvan and Sally (Hayford).
Guild, Clarissa	20 Aug. 1904	18 April 1820 (Walpole VR’s)		Daug., Horace and Clarrisa.
Guild, Clarissa	4 Sept. 1881	8 Jan. 1792	Horace Guild monument, section 2, right of east gate	Wife, Horace. Nee Wentworth.
Guild, Eliza	1828	1803	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Wife #1, George (1801-1883).
Guild, Eunice	9 October 1838 (Walpole VR’s)	5 April 1838 (Walpole VR’s)	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate	Daug., Horace and Clarissa (Wentworth).
Guild, George	1883	1801 (1 Feb. 1801 Walpole VR’s)	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Samuel and Keturah.
Guild, George L.	1887	1830	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, George and Catherine (Smith).
Guild, Harriet	20 April 1904	3 June 1818 (Walpole VR’s)	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate	Daug., Horace and Clarissa (Wentworth).
Guild, Horace	9 Feb. 1880	14 Feb. 1794 (Walpole VR’s)	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate	Son, Samuel and Keturah (Turner)
Guild, Julia C.	1904	1832	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Daug., George and Catherine (Smith)..
Guild, Keturah	4 April 1855	90 yrs., 5 mos. (7 Nov. 1764 Walpole, VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Samuel, daug., John Cleaveland and Keturah (Turner).
Guild, Maria	27 Nov. 1918	20 Feb. 1839	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Charles (1830-1907), daug., Jacob Gay and Catherine (Clap).
Guild, Newell		3 Dec. 1821 (Walpole VR’s)	Horace Guild Monument, section 2, right of east gate	Son, Horace and Keturah (Turner)
Guild, Sally	16 May 1859	22 May 1795	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Alvah, nee Hayford.
Guild, Samuel	2 Dec. 1833 (Walpole VR’s)	67 yrs. (26 Oct. 1766 Walpole VR’s)	George Guild Monument, section 1, right of east gate	Son, Samuel and Mehitable (Clap).
Guild, Samuel E.	1857	1834	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, George and Catherine (Smith).

Hartshorn, Ebenezer		7 Sept. 1764 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, John and Mary (Fisher).
Hartshorn Fisher				Son, John and Mary (Fisher). Revolutionary War
Hartshorn, Jeremiah	20 Oct. 1891	69 yrs., 10 das. (10 Oct. 1822 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Ebenezer and Polly.
Hartshorn, Mary Ann		29 Sept. 1808 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Ebenezer and Polly.
Hartshorn, Polly “Patty”		20 Dec. 1796 (Foxboro VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Fisher, daug., Ezra Carpenter and Mary (Daniels).

Hawes, Benjamin	1 Nov. 1789	3 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate
Hawes, Chloe	Jan. 1789	39 Yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate
Hawes, Jonathan	11 Oct. 1796	28 Dec. 1742 (Wrentham VR’s)	Section 9, east of ledft gate
Hawes, Mary	4 Sept. 1793	91 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate	Widow
Hawes, Ruth	9 Dec. 1796	26 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate
Hawes, Sally	2 April 1832	49 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate

Henry, Lucy	1935	1888	Section 1, right of east gate

Hidden, Benjamin	1 Oct. 1789 (Walpole VR’s)	3 yrs. (29 Oct. 1787 Walpole VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Benjamin “Martin”, son, Jonathan and Chloe
Hidden, Chloe	1 Jan. 1789	39yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife #1, Jonathan
Hidden, Jonathan	11 Oct. 1796	53 yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Tavern owner.
Hidden, Ruth	9 Dec. 1796	21 Dec. 1770 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Jonathan and Chloe.
Hidden, Sally	2 April 1832	49 yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Brazillia

Holt, Artemus C.	28 March 1904	64 yrs., 10 mos.	Section 1, left of east gate	Civil War
Holt, Margaret J.	1927	1848	Section 1, left of east gate	Wife, Artemus C., nee Graham.

Hosley, Daniel C.	1958	1896	Section 1, right of east gate
Hosley, Gertrude	1954	1874	Section 1, right of east gate
Hosley, Milly	1883	1809	Section 1, right of east gate	Nee Wallace
Hosley, Willie			Section 1, right of east gate

Kerwin, Blanche	———–	1897	Section 1, right of east gate

Kingsbury, Asa	12 August 1840 (Walpole VR’s)	9 July 1751 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 1, left of east gate	Died in Boston.
Kingsbury, Betsey	4 Nov. 1826	6 July 1811	Section 5-6, left of east gate	Daug., William and Susanna (Maxfield).
Kingsbury, Daniel	9 July 1837 (Walpole VR’s)	62 yrs.	Section 1, left of east gate
Kingsbury, Fisher		8 Dec. 1794 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 1, left of east gate	Fisher “Allen” Kingsbury, son, Daniel and Miriam (Allen).
Kingsbury, Hannah			Section 6, left of east gate	Maybe daug. William L. and Susanna (Maxfiel)
Kingsbury, Harriet	8 Dec. 1870	8 Jan. 1800	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Daug., William and Susanna (Maxfield).
Kingsbury, Jacob	11 Dec. 1833	77 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate
Kingsbury, Julia	18 April 1860		Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Wife, E ———–, daug., Willam and Susanna (Maxfield).
Kingsbury, Miriam	23 Oct. 1815	92 yrs.	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Col. Seth (1720- 1800)
Kingsbury, Miriam	30 Sept. 1820	57 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Lt. Seth (d. 1833), nee Allen.
Kingsbury, Miriam	5 Dec. 1834 (Walpole VR’s)	62 yrs.	Section 1, left of east gate	Wife #2, Daniel, nee Allen (of Dover).
Kingsbury, Nathan	1839		Section 5-6, left of east gate	MAYBE Son, William and Susanna (Mayfield)
Kingsbury, Rebecca	3 August 1832	76 yrs.	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Lt. Seth,nee Pettee.
Kingsbury, Ruth	5 May 1741	12 yrs.	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Deacon Samuel and Joanna (Guild).
Kingsbury, Samuel	1 June 1744	54 yrs.(4 Nov. 1690, Dedham VR’s)	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument, section 8, left of east gate	Deacon. Son, John and Elizabeth (Fuller). Source for early Kingsburys: “Genealogy of The Kingsburys of Dedham, Mass” NEHGR 16:337-341 (1862) Compiled by John Ward Dean
Kingsbury, Samuel	4 August 1767 (Medfield VR’s)	22 yrs.	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Drowned in Charles River. Source: Kingsbury NEHGR
Kingsbury, Seth	25 Nov. 1800	80 yrs. (18 May 1720 Dedham Rec.)	Deacon Samuel Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Colonel. Son, Deacon Samuel and Joanna (Guild). Source: Kingsbury NEHGR American Revolution
Kingsbury, Seth	6 Jan. 1833	84 yrs.	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Lieut. American Revolution
Kingsbury, Susanna	3 Sept. 1865	17 Sept. 17–	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Nee Maxfield. Wife, William
Kingsbury, Susanna	5 Jan. 1792	18 yrs. (5 May 1773 Walpole VR’s)	Deacon Samuel Kingsbury Monument Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Daniel, daug., Oliver Clap and Susanna (Gay).
Kingsbury, William	22 April 1830	3 Sept. 1771 (Walpole VR’s)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Son, Nathan and Zerviah (Wyman).

Le Veya, Jessie	————-	————-		Nee George

Lewis, Sara			Section 7, left of east gate	MAYBE nee Fales

Luurtsema, Derktje	1933	1870	Section 1, left of east gate	Wife, Peter.
Luurtsema, Grace A.	1912	1889	Section 1, left of east gate
Luurtsema, Peter	1929	1852	Section 1, left of east gate

Mann, Galen	27 Oct. 1835	53 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate
Mann, Sarah			Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Galen

Mason, Eliza			Section 1, right of east gate	Daug., George Guild and Eliza —–

Mitchell, Bertha B.	1947	1912	Bock plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Daug., Henry G. Bock and Bertha.

Morse, C. Walter	6 Oct. 1937	15 Feb. 1889	Section 8, left of east gate
Morse, Mehitable	29 Nov. 1765		Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Timothy, nee Robbins
Morse, Timothy	19 May 1765 (Walpole VR’s)	27 Dec. 1687 (Meadfield VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Hamant)

Nevens, Catherine	13 Sept. 1836	25 yrs., 3 mos., 25 das.	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Wife, Ralph A., nee Bruce.

Partridge, Mary	21 Oct. 1756	17 August 1750	Section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Henry and Mary (Chamberlain) Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Curtis	22 Feb. 1816	27 yrs. (28 April 1789)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Frances (Kendall) Source for most Partridges: “John Partridge of Medfield, Mass and His Descendants” NEHGR 57:57 (1903).
Partridge, Eleazer	17 April 1775	82 yrs. (7 March 1693, Medfield)	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Eleazer and Elizabeth (Smith). Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Eleazer, Jr.	6 May 1752	35 yrs. (17 Nov. 1717, Walpole)	Section 9, east of left gate	Son, Eleazer and Sarah (Taylor) Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Eleazer	24 August 1818	36 Yrs.(16 March 1783)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Henry (b.1748) and Frances (Kendall). Source: Partridge NEHGR.
Partridge, Ezekiel	19 Sept. 1776	27 April 1758	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Mary (Chamberlain) Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Frances	5 Nov. 1825	72 Yrs. (19 Dec. 1753, Walpole)	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Henry, daug., Jonathan Kendall and Frances (Crumpton).
Partridge, Henry	7 March 1803	79 yrs. (6 Sept. 1724, Walpole)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Eleazer and Sarah (Taylor). Revolutionary War Source: Partridge NEHGR 57:57 (Oct., 1903)
Partridge, Henry	19 April 1859 (Medfield)	80 yrs. (5 June 1791)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Jabez and Anna (Bullard). Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Jonathan Kendall		25 Jan. 1785	Section 9, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Frances (Kendall)
Partridge, Mary	9 May 1808	85 yrs. (25 August 1723, Dedham)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Henry (1724-1803), daug., Moses Chamberlain and Mary (Clap). Source:Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Sarah	18 Feb. 1758	66 yrs.	Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Eleazer (1693-1775), nee Taylor. Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Sukey	15 Dec. 1818	24 yrs.(17 Feb. 1794)	Section 7, left of east gate	Daug., Henry(b. 1748 and Frances (Kendall). Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Thankful	14 March 1816	21 yrs.(29 Nov. 1795)	Section 7, left of east gate	Daug., Henry and Frances (Kendall). Source: Partridge NEHGR
Partridge, Thankful	29 Sept. 1756	11 Oct. 1752	Section 9, left of east gate	Daug., Henry and Mary (Chamberlain)
Partridge, William	30 March 1818	17 Yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate

Piper, Efner S.	17 April 1888	15 Jan. 1822	Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Simon F. and Sally.
Piper, Harriet Elizabeth	1890 (Providence, RI ??)	1822 (28 Jan. 1822)	Sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Efner, daug., Thurston Pond (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury) Source for most Ponds: DANIEL POND AND HIS DESCENDANTS, Edward Doubleday Harris (1873); searchable online database on NEGHS website.

Pond, Adalaide	19 March 1847	23 yrs. (1 November 1824)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Daug., Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury) Source: Daniel Pond And His Descendants, Edward Doubleday Harris (1873); searchable online database on NEGHS website.
Pond, Caroline	25 July 1851	20 yrs. (7 March 1831)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Daug., Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Daniel “Capt.”	13 Aug. 1877	44 yrs. (2 Oct. 1832)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Nathan (1763-1825) and Lucretia (Thurston) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Edward	17 July 1859	17 Dec. 1825	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	“Lewis Edward”, son, Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Ellen	14 Jan. 1846	20 yrs. (6 Jan. 1826)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	“Ellen Maria”, daug., Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury). Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Erastus	4 April 1859, Providence, RI	41 yrs. (15 Nov. 1818)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	“William Erastus”, son, Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury)
Pond, Frances	12 Jan. 1850	16 yrs.(8 Oct. 1834)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Daug. Thurston (1792-1839) and Susanna (Kingsbury) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Lucretia	1 March 1834	68 yrs. (24 June 1766, Wrentham VR’s)	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Nathan, Jr. (1763-1825), daug., Deacon Daniel Thurston and Elizabeth (Whiting). Source: pond Descendancy
Pond, Mary	1 June 1811	70 yrs. (24 Oct. 1732 Walpole)	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Nathan (d. 1804), daug., Daniel Smith and Mary (Mason) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Nathan	16 Sept. 1804	76 yrs. (27 Oct. 1728, Wrentham)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Ichabod and Milcah (Farrington) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Nathan, Jr.	2 June 1825	62 yrs. (23 May 1763)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Nathan (1728-1804) and Mary (Smith) Source: Pond Descendancy
Pond, Nathan	1816	1791	Section 7, left of east gate
Pond, Nathan	7 August 1876	27 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate
Pond, Thurston	10 Jan. 1839	47 yrs. (9 March 1792)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Nathan (1763-1825) and Lucretia (Thurston).
Pond, Thurston	17 July 1859	17 Dec. 1825	Unable to locate

Smith, Abigail	13 Feb. 1746/47	36 yrs. (23 Sept. 1711 Medfield)	Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Henry, daug., Joseph Clark and Abigail (Turner).
Smith, Addison	15 March 1823	20 yrs. (29 Nov. 1803, Medway)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Ama	7 May 1819	7 April 1765 (Medfield VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Samuel, “Anne” daug., Benjamin Boyden and Mehitable (Lovell). Source: Thomas Boyden Descendancy.
Smith, Amy	23 Oct. 1803	5 Oct. 1803 (Medfield)	Section 2, right of east gate.	Daug., Enos and Amy (Plimpton).
Smith, Artemas	10 Nov. 1826	25 yrs. (3 Dec. 1801 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Asa	22 April 1795	22 yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Asa.
Smith, Asa	20 May 1822	82 yrs. (4 Nov. 1740, Medfield)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Ruth (Barbour).
Smith, Catherine	1905	1811	Section 2, right of east gate
Smith, Deborah	30 Sept. 1809	74 yrs. (2 Jan. 1735/6 Walpole)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Daniel Smith and Mary (Mason).
Smith, Deborah	22 Dec. 1813	49 yrs. (14 June 1765, Wrentham VR’s)	Section 9, left of east gate	Wife, Moses, Jr. (ca. 1764-1828), daug., Matthew Smith and Deborah ( Smith).
Smith, Eliza	5 July 1808	24 yrs. (31 March 1785 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Oliver, “Elizabeth” daug., John Boyden and Thankful (Morse).
Smith, Enos	16 Oct. 1771	Unable to locate.	Section 2, right of east gate	Stone broken.
Smith, Eunice	29 May 1777	22 July 1740 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Wife #1 Seth, daug., William Fales and Elizabeth.
Smith, Henry			Section 10, left of east gate
Smith, Henry, Jr.	14 August 1810	75 yrs. (28 Jan. 1735/6)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Ruth (Barbour). American Revolution
Smith, Infant
Smith, Louisa	11 Sept. 1830	25 yrs. (17 March 1806 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Lydia	9 Dec. 1832	29 yrs.	Section 2, right of east gate	Wife, Royal of Dover, NH, daug.. Nee Lesure.
Smith, Marcus	8 Aug. 1790	2 yrs.	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Deboroah (Smith).
Smith, Mary	29 Nov. 1824	26 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Wiife, Artemus, nee Smith.
Smith, Miriam	7 June 1870	85 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Asa, Nee Kingsbury.
Smith, Moses	6 Jan. 1806	74 yrs. (2 April 1732 Medfield VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Ruth (Barbour).
Smith, Moses	30 May 1823	23 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Of Fitzwilliam, NH. “Died in this town” (Walpole, MA.)
Smith, Moses,	20 Nov. 1821	28 yrs. (4 Feb. 1794 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Moses	9 Feb. 1828	64 yrs.	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Patience (Hamment).
Smith, Nancy	27 March 1808	16 yrs. (29 May 1792 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Patience	30 Dec. 1780		Section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Moses. Nee Hamment of Medfield.
Smith, Patience	4 August 1790	4 yrs. (12 Feb. 1787 Walpole VR’s)	Section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Peres	15 June 1819	22 yrs. (22 Oct. 1797 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Moses and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Polly	26 Oct. 1797	8 yrs. (16 Sept. 1790 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Moses and Deborah (Smith).Stone destroyed, smashed into many pieces. It was removed and stored by Walpole Historical Society.
Smith, Rhoda	28 Jan. 1821	22 yrs. (26 Sept. 1799 Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Moses, Jr. and Deborah (Smith).
Smith, Royal	23 Feb. 1832	71 yrs. (14 April 1761 Walpole VR’s)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Barshabe (Blake). American Revolution
Smith, Royal	1852	53 yrs. (12 Nov. 1799, Medfield)	Section 2, right of east gate	Died in California. Son, Enos and Ame (Plimpton).
Smith, Samuel	25 Jan. 1842	14 Sept. 1764 (Walpole VR’s)	Section 8, left of east gate	Son, Samuel and Ann or Anna (Hartshorn).
Smith, Sarah	28 June 1813	68 yrs.	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Seth
Smith, Seth	29 Jan. 1814	84 yrs. ( March 1730-31 Medfield VR’s)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Henry and Abigail (Clark).
Smith, Silas	21 Aug. 1790	6 yrs. (30 June 1785?)	Section 10, left of east gate	Son, Asa and Miriam (Kingsbury)
Smith, Zilpha	3 Oct. 1851	94 yrs.(10 Feb. 1758 Walpole VR’s))	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Wife, Royal , daug., John Boyden and Prudence (Leach). Source #2: Boyden Descendancy

Tarbart, Richard	21 Dec. 1885	57 yrs.	Section 2, right of east gate

Terpestra, Effe	11 August 1938	26 Sept. 1854	Section 1, left of east gate	Wife, Maynard.
Terpestra, Maynard	??????	26 August 1861	Section 1, left of east gate

Thompson, Rachel	10 March 1862	61 yrs. (5 June 1800 Walpole VR’s)	Samuel Thompson Monument, section 8, left of east gate	Wife, Samuel H., daug., Daniel Kingsbury and Miriam (Allen)
Thompson, Samuel H.	8 July 1847	45 yrs.	Samuel Thompson, section 8, left of east gate

Turner, Abigail	2 Nov. 1848	1766	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, Samuel N.

Walsh, Emma M.	1973	1890	Section 8, left of east gate	Daug., Charles Guild and Maria (Gay)

Ware, Abigail	25 Aug. 1884	82 yrs.	Section 1, left of east gate	Wife, Newell, nee Parker
Ware, Albert F.	1853	2 April 1839	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate
Ware, Annie L.	1953	1891	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, William F., nee Howard.
Ware, Eunice	24 Jan. 1866	7 March 1785	Section 7, left of east gate	Wife, Nathan, daug. Seth Smith and Eunice (Fales).
Ware, Frank H.	1872	1871	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Lyman D. and Orra (Guild).
Ware, George H.	1860	1832	Section 7, left of east gate
Ware, George L.	1882	1863	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Lyman D. and Margaret (Strang).
Ware, Horace	28 March 1882	12 Dec. 1808	Section 2, right of east gate	Son, Capt. Nathan and Eunice (Smith).
Ware, Lillian A.	1953	1891	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Daug., William F. and Annie (Howard).
Ware, Lowell Davis	9 Feb. 1825	4 yrs., 2 mo., 28 das. (1 Nov. 1820 Walpole VR’s)	Section 7, left of east gate	Son, Nathan and Eunice (Smith).
Ware, Lyman D.	1900	1835	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Lyman S. and Sarah (Turner).
Ware, Lyman Smith	17 July 1877	23 Oct. 1803	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, Nathaniel, Jr. and Eunice (Smith).
Ware, Margaret A.	???????	1849	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife #2, Lyman D., nee Strang.
Ware, Mary J.	1909	1837	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife, George H., nee Guild.
Ware, Nathan	3 Dec. 1862	23 Oct. 1778	Section 7, left of east gate
Ware, Newell	10 May 1884	77 yrs.,11 mos., 11 das. (29 May 1806 Walpole VR’s)	Section 1, left of east gate	Son, Nathan and Eunice (Smith).
Ware, Orra Elizabeth	10 Dec. 1863	4 April 1834	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife #1, Lyman D., daug., Samuel Guild and Orra (Fisher).
Ware, Sarah	18 May 1868	1798	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Wife Lyman S., nee Turner.
Ware, W. Russell	———–	1897	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate	Son, William F. and Annie (Howard).
Ware, William F.	1920	1869	Lyman Ware plot, sections 3-4, left of east gate

Washburn, Carrie E.	19 August 1938	15 August 1869	Section 8, left of east gate	Maybe nee Guild.

Wentworth, Sally	7 Nov. 1841	50 yrs. (12 May 1791 Walpole VR’s)	Sections 5-6, left of east gate	Wife, Nicholas, daug., Aaron Clark Fales and Hepsibah (Everett)

Whebley, Corinne	1949	1877	Section 1, right of east gate

Whidden or Whitten			Section 1, left of east gate	Near curbing

Wood, Abigail “Nabby”	14 Sept. 1839	1752 (4 March 1754 Walpole VR’s.)	Holland Wood Monument, section 10, left of east gate	Wife, Holland, daug., Levi Cheney and Mehitabel (Morse).
Wood, Abigail “Nabby”	9 Oct. 1849	1788 (8 Jan. 1786 Walpole VR’s)	Holland Wood Monument, section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Holland and Abigail (Cheney).
Wood, Holland	30 May 1835	———-	Holland Wood Monument, section 10, left of east gate	American Revolution
Wood, Priscilla	15 August 1839	1783	Holland Wood Monument, section 10, left of east gate	Daug., Holland and Abigail (Cheney).

Maple Grove Cemetery

Maple Grove Cemetery
Kendall Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Location/Condition: Maple Grove is one of Walpole’s larger cemeteries. It is approximately 3 or 4 acres. The original part of the cemetery is located on a hill. There is a mortar and stone wall along the street side, with 2 entrance gates, and a tarmac road that parallels the street just on the inside of this wall. It is possible to drive up
the side roads, but it is not recommended as these side roads are narrow, and more like footpaths. There is a receiving tomb in this older section, which is no longer in use. This older section is dotted with ancient maple trees, which makes this cemetery one of the shadiest cemeteries in town. A newer section of Maple Grove was
added in the late 1800’s / early 1900’s. It has its own (a third) entrance. This section has larger roads that can handle cars. The Maple Grove Cemetery is owned and maintained by the town of Walpole, and it is in very good condition.

Usage: The first burial was 18 year old Hannah Allen in 1817, and Maple Grove is still being used today.

Stones: There are approximately 325 headstones contained in the oldest part of the cemetery, and there are about 800 people buried there too. There are a variety of stones in Maple Grove. Some of the older slate and marble stones are broken or eroded, but the newer granite stones are in very good condition.

Cemetery History: In an article published in the Walpole Star in April of 1884 said that “Maple Grove Cemetery was dedicated some 75 years ago” and mentions that the “first burials were of the family of Allen and Lewis.” This would make the dedication in about 1806, but the first burial is that of Hannah Allen in June of 1817. On her headstone if says: “She was the first hear laid, Her journey short in life she made. But she was brought to love the Lord. And clos’d her eyes to see her God.” The second burial was Abigail (Bullard) Lewis, (Dec. 1817) she was the wife of Isaac Lewis, who is believed to be a co-founder of this cemetery. In the late 1890’s or early 1900’s Isaac Newton Lewis organized and incorporated the Maple Grove Cemetery. Like his reorganization of the Plains Cemetery in 1905, his purpose must have been to prevent further decay, and to protect and maintain this Cemetery. The cemetery was enlarged in about the same time Isaac N. Lewis reorganized Maple Grove. There is an area at the top of the hill in the old section, that is designated as a Pauper’s Field. There are several people buried here in unmarked graves.

And One More Thing: In his own family plot, Isaac Newton Lewis has erected a memorial to the Revolutionary War Veterans who came from Walpole, and locals near by. Outlining the perimeter of his plot are 44 white marble, standard government issue marker stones. The names on these stones are: Ichabod Read, Sam’l Copp, Aaron Fales, John Lewis, Benoni Morse, Nichol Harris, John Dexter, Asa Clap, Sam’l Rhoades, Jonathan Dexter, William Dunbar, Jeremiah Dexter, Bezaleel Turner, David Walker, David Turner, John Evans, Aquilla Cheney, Abel Baker, Moses Chamberlain, Anthony Brackett, Geo. Bleu, Philip Bardins, Benj. White, Sam’l Thompson, Belling Clap, Aaron Beale, Jos. Tucker, John White, Amos Turner, Geo. Cleaveland, Timothy Walker, Aaron Clap, Christopher Smith, John Cleaveland, Thos. Howard, Elihu Lawrence, Levi Cheney, Stephen Dexter, John Ellis, David Farrington, Benj. Carryl, and Elisha Lawrence. (There are two more that were too eroded to read)

Morse Private Burial Ground (Mary M. Bates, Compiler)

Morse Private Burial Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

Location: This burial ground is on a hill on Norfolk Street near the intersection of West Street.

Ancestry: Jotham Morse, born 21 May 1749 in Walpole, died 2 March 1829 was a 3^rd great grandson of immigrant Samuel Morse (1576-1654) and his wife Elizabeth Jasper (1579/80-1655). Jotham Jr.’s wife Abigail (Gregory) was a 2^nd great grand daughter of immigrant John Guild (ca. 1616-4 October 1682) and his wife Elizabeth Crooke ( – 31 August 1669).

Interesting facts: According to an undated document prepared by Frank Larrabee of the Walpole Historical Society, the burial ground originally had corner posts and gate with a white fence enclosing it. The fence had been pulled down and laid on the ground. A large dead pine tree had fallen over the little plot. There appeared to be five graves but only four headstones.

In his paper, Mr. Larrabee emphasized the importance of copying information from ALL old gravestones for record keeping. Rationale: of the four gravestones in the Morse Private Burial Ground, only deaths of two people appeared in the book entitled WALPOLE, MASS. VITAL RECORDS TO 1850. Thus, the dates of deaths of Jotham, Jr. and his daughter Hannah are the only town records of their deaths.

Listing: Graves from left to right:

Jotham Morse, died March 2, 1829 in his 79^th year
Abigail, widow of Jotham Morse, died Feb. 11, 1842 in her 91^st year
Miss Hannah Morse, died March 29, 1829 in her 44^th year.
Mrs. Comfort, wife of Jotham Morse, Jr., died April 29, 1839 in her 55^th year.
Stone missing from grave #5.

Comments:

Jotham was in service during the American Revolutionary War.
Jotham married Abigail Gregory, daughter of John Gregory ( – 7 May 1799) and Abigail Guild (19 January 1722/23) on 24 May 1772 in Walpole. Abigail was born 18 March 1751 in Walpole.
Comfort was Comfort Thompson of Boston.
Buried in grave #5 could have been Hannah (Davis) Morse, widow of Jotham Morse, Sr. who died 1 January 1755/6 at Fort Lawrence in Canada. Hannah died 21 January 1757 in Walpole. This is pure conjecture. Who knows and are there more?

Mary M. Bates, Compiler
March 30, 2007

North Sharon Cemetery

North Sharon Cemetery
High Plain Street, Norfolk County, Sharon, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.14088 W 71.20965

Location: The North Sharon Cemetery is on High Plain Street in Sharon, just beyond the Walpole border. It is located about a half mile off of Route 1, and it backs up to Route 95. There is a small turn out to park a few cars and a tarmac path leads through the woods to the westerly gate.

Layout/Condition: This is a small cemetery; about 110’ by 140’. It is surrounded by a fieldstone stone wall. There are two entrances in this cemetery, one from what would have been Moose Hill Road, and one at High Plain Street. An “L” shaped carriage path runs through this cemetery, making a 90 degree turn, mid-way through, connecting both entrances. The North Sharon Cemetery is owned and maintained by the town of Sharon. It is in good condition.

Usage: According to the 1900 Mann transcription, the earliest burial is Ruth (Tisdale) Fuller in 1775 but her stone in gone. The earliest stand stone is Ester (Johnson) Fuller in 1799. The most rescent was Joseph A. Brown in 1904.

Stones: There are approximately 60 stones in this cemetery, and about 100 people buried here. Mostly of the headstones are slate and marble tablets, a few marble obelisks, and 2 newer granite family stones. Many stones are broken, eroded and it appears many are long gone. Very few of the headstones have their matching footstone.

Cemetery History: According to some documentation, this cemetery was established shortly before 1799. But according to a transcription that was done by Sharon residents in 1900, the stone of Mrs. Ruth Fuller, which was still in existence, puts the first burial in 1775. In 1900 this burial ground was referred to as “The Moose Hill Bural Ground”, as it was located on the corner of Walpole St. (Now called High Plain St.) and Moose Hill Road. When Route 95 was built, Moose Hill Road was divided, and there was no bridge built to connect it. Now Moose Hill Road begins in Sharon at High Plain Street, the section by this little cemetery was removed, and Moose Hill St. dead ends at Rt 95 on the Walpole side.

Families & Genealogy

Smith: The Smith families that settled in Sharon were originally from Dedham Some of the children of Isreal & Mary (Morse) Smith are buried here. He was the son of Ireal & Mary (Dean) Smith and She was the daughter of John & Mary (Guild) Morse. They married in Dedham July 12, 1753. Their first 3 children were born in Dedham, the rest were born in Sharon. They had: Mary (1754-1816), Sibel (1756), Lois (1758), Isreal (1761-1839), Levi (1763), Joel (1767), John (1771-1855), Nabby (1776) and Jacob (1778). (Mary, Isreal & John are buried here)

Mary never married.
John married (#1) Catherine Fisher and (#2) Susan Willams, they are buried here, as is John’s son John, Jr.
Jacob married Polly Leonard, they are not buried here, but 4 of their children are: Jacob Leonard, Emery, Emeline
Holmes and Sarah Bliss
Israel (III) married Zipporah Bullard, they became the parents of 12 children. At least 5 of their children are here. Ellis (1790-1810), Levi (1795-1842), Molly (1797-1819), Isreal (1802-1823) and Caroline (1804-1808)
- Levi married Annie Creighton, they are buried here along with several of their children.
- Daughter, Sibel, married Nehemiah Leonard, Jr, they are not buried here, but 8 of their children are.

Leonard: Nehemiah Leonard and his wife Deborah Clapp with their 7 children: Polly (1784-1865), Noah (1786), Nehemiah Jr (1789), Sophia (1789-1849), Fanny (1791-1826), Abiel (1793-1860) and Joseph (1797). Nehemiah (Sr.) was born in Norton to Abiel & Abigail (Elliot) Leonard. He married Deborah Clapp January 15, 1784 in Taunton. According to son Abiel death record she was from Hingham (or possibly Situate). They appear in the 1790 and 1800 censuses living in Mansfield. They moved to Sharon before 1810 then on to Boston by 1820, where they lived until their deaths in 1842 and 1826. They are buried here in Sharon.

Polly, married Jacob Smith; 4 of their children are here.
Nehemiah Jr, married Sibel Smith; 8 of their children are here.
Sophia, married Abner House; they are here along with 8 of their children
Fanny, married George Leonard; she is here along with her daughter, Elvira in the House lot.

Old Burial Ground

Old Burial Ground
Main Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Old Burial Ground Map

Location: This cemetery is located on the corner of Main Street and Kendall Street.

Layout/Condition: This is a small cemetery. It is approximately 70’ by about 70’. It is encircled by a rock wall. The walls along the 2 streets are mortar and stone retaining walls, and the other 2 walls which abut private property are traditional field stone rock walls. This cemetery is maintained by the town of Walpole, and it is in good condition. All but one or two stones have fallen over, the rest remain standing. There is one burial tomb in this cemetery, which has fallen in on its self, from age, burying its occupants. This cemetery is owned and cared for by the town of Walpole, and it is in very good condition.

Usage: The first burial was Mary Clap in 1714 and the last burials were in 1863; Joshua Stetson in February and Chloe Day in May.

Stones: There are approximately 152 headstones. Most still have their footstones. There is just under 200 people buried here. The majority of the headstones are slate tablets, and they are in very good shape. There are a few marble tablets, and one marble family stone. These stones are not in good condition, as they have eroded, and show signs of damage from pollution.

Cemetery History: On April 2, 1705, a “half-acre” of land was set off from the farm of Eleazer Clapp, in exchange for three acres of land on Major’s Plain, for the express purpose of using this land for a “Buryal Plas”. It is reported that in the early 1900’s after many years of neglect, an industrious cemetery care taker re-set and reorganized the headstones so they would “look better”, setting them in a largest to smallest fashion.

Families: In this cemetery rests the remains of many of the earliest settlers of Walpole; Allen, Robbins, Clapp, Hartshorn, Smith, Fales, Blake and Kingsbury are buried in this cemetery. In 1726 there only 45 families on the tax roll, by 1765 there were 785 people living here, and by the first census the the United States, the population had tipped the scales at a little over 1000 people. Most of the earliest families have ancestors who sleep in the Old Burial Ground.

Transcription Notes: This cemetery has been transcribed several times. The first known transcription was done in 1900 by Thomas A. Dickenson, which was published in the Dedham Historical Society’s Register, January 1901; vol. XII. The next known transcription was done in the late 1960’s / early 1970’s by Betty Cottrell and Frank Larrabee of the Walpole Historical Society. The third transcription was completed in 1998 by Derick Hartshorn. This fourth transcription, done in the Spring of 2006, by Laurie Kearney and Sandy Andressi, is not only a “transcription” but also included photos of each stone and corresponding notes. It compared all transcriptions, and includes notes where there are inconsistencies were found with any or all of the previous transcriptions. Also, noted were Derick Hartshorn’s “columns” delineation, which he used to help locate each stone. When standing in the cemetery, it is hard to “see” the columns, so this fourth transcription includes “grave numbers” counting from front to back, to “order” the stones. Hopefully, a visitor to this quaint cemetery, will be able to locate their ancestor!

Rural Cemetery

Rural Cemetery
Pemberton Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.15465 W71.24840

Location: The Rural Cemetery begins where Pemberton Street and North Street meet to form a Y, and continues up the hill on the Pemberton Street side.

Layout/Condition: This is a large cemetery. It is sort-of triangular-with-the-pointy-top-cutoff shape. The two sides that face a road, and the third side at the top of the cemetery have a mortar and stone wall, the fourth side is open to the private properties it abuts. There is a center carriage road that begins at the bottom of the hill and runs the length of the cemetery but does not divide the 5th and newest section of the cemetery, and then there are four carriage-roads that intersect the center road, cutting this cemetery into 9 distinct sections. The town of Walpole owns and cares for this cemetery. It is always well maintain, and in very good condition.

Usage: The first burial was Daniel Nason in 1793, although this could be a cenotaph, because the next two burials occurred in 1804, David Nason and 1805 Rebecca Day. This cemetery is still used today.

Stones: There are approximately 525 headstones listed in this transcription, and about 1030 people buried in the sections counted. Because this is such a large cemetery, there are many different kinds of headstones; from Slate and Marble tablets, and many marble and granite elaborate family monuments. They also run the gambit for condition, from very poor to excellent.

Cemetery History: The “North Burying Ground” was established in 1820 between North and Gill Streets. Although it appears there are a few who were buried here earlier. In 1842 a committee was formed to enlarge and improve the cemetery. In the same year they purchased 3 acres of abutting land for $75.00 from Joshua Stetson, and in 1850 they voted to complete the receiving tomb. More land was purchased in 1861 from Charles Hartshorn, Jason Ellis and E.W. Clapp, then in 1862, 1874 and 1876 the cemetery was enlarged again with 3 purchases of land from Ira Gill.

Transcription Notes: This appears to be the second transcription of the Rural Cemetery. The first being done in the early 1970’s by Betty Cottrell of the Walpole Historical Society. There is appear to be a transcription in Novemeber 2000 by Dorothy Ciriello, but her location references seem to be from Betty’s typed pages, not from where stones are really located. This second transcription, by Laurie Kearney and Sandy Andressi, starts at the base of the hill, were the earliest burials are located and goes up to the 4th entrance of the cemetery, directly across from Robbins Road. There are at least 200 more headstones, and probably close to over 1000 souls more.

Terrace Hill Cemetery

Terrace Hill Cemetery
South Street, South Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.10739 W 71.25827

Location: The Terrace Hill Cemetery is located on Washington Street and South Street, where South St. Y’s off of Washington Street in South Walpole, near the Boyden Elementary School.

Layout/Condition: The Terrace Hill Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in Walpole. The oldest section, which is the focus of this transcription project, sits on the South Street side of the road, behind the Jackson Memorial Chapel. It is encircled by a mortar and rock retaining wall. There are two carriage paths that provide an entrance to this part of the cemetery. One on the left, it totally over grown, mostly with poison ivy, it leads around to the back side of this cemetery. The right-side carriage path leads up the hill, and down the other side to the back of the cemetery. There are a series of foot paths that intersect these carriage paths. The cemetery well cared for, and is owned and maintained by the town of Walpole.

Usage: The earliest burials were Mary Smith and Hannah Bacon, in March and April of 1780. This cemetery has a large new addition which is still in usage today.

Stones: There are approximately 400 stones in the oldest part of this cemetery and about 860 people buried there. The oldest stones are slate or marble tablet stones, only a few still have their matching footstones. These stones are in fair condition, and show the signs of age due to weathering, erosion and pollution. There are a few marble family monuments, they too are quite eroded. At the top of the hill are many tall and elaborate granite family monuments, which are in excellent condition.

Cemetery History: Although the earliest burials occurred here in early 1780, this cemetery was not officially established until 1784 for those who lived in the village of South Walpole. Jonathan Boyden sold one-quarter of an acre on October 22, 1784 to some citizens of South Walpole for L1:15:0 to be used for a burying place. When the Methodist Church was established in South Walpole in 1830, they took an interest in this local cemetery and took care of it for many years. Many of their early members are buried there.

In 1808 Benjamin Mann sold one quarter of an acre to the South School District. This land is where, in 1905 the Jackson Memorial Chapel was built by Alfred Jackson as a memorial to his family. It seats 40 people and is heated by a fireplace. It is now boarded up and is not in use. Also constructed, about this same time (1904) (and not in this transcription) was the Blake Mausoleum.

This cemetery was privately operated until the early 1970’s when the town of Walpole took over ownership.

Walpole Plains Cemetery

Walpole Plains Cemetery
Plain Street, West Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.13815 W71.28311

Plains Cemetery photo

Location: The Plains Cemetery is on Plain Street which is off West Street in West Walpole.

Layout/Condition: This is the second oldest cemetery in Walpole. It is approximately 200′ long by 60′ wide. It is surrounded by a stone wall. On the street side, this wall is mortar and rock, with two entrance gates. The other three sides are field stone rock walls. This cemetery has two distinct sections, the old and the new. The Plains Cemetery is owned and cared for by the town of Walpole. The over all condition of this cemetery is good.

Usage: The first recorded burial is Deborah Smith, in 1731. (Although it is possible others were buried here before the 1731 date). This cemetery is still being used today, but very few interments have happened in the last 50 years. Mostly people who live in West Walpole request to be buried there.

Stones: There are approximately 150 headstones in this cemetery, and there is over 300 people buried here. In the oldest sections (10, and 9) near the receiving tomb, the headstones are mostly slate tablets. Only a very few of these stones still have their corresponding footstones. In the center sections (8, and 7) headstones are a mix of slate and marble tablets and a few elaborate family monuments too. They are mostly in fair condition, as they show the ravages of time through erosion. In the newest sections (6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1) most of the stones are large granite family monuments.

Cemetery History: The Plains is the second oldest cemetery in Walpole. A small section (section 10 and 9) is believed to have been set aside for a burial place as early as the 1720’s. Residents of West Walpole, either did not own plots in the Old Burial Place (on corner of Kendall and Main), or felt it was too far away, and requested land in West Walpole, the “Plains”. The piece of land that was chosen was located in a field between two main roads. Today’s Plain Street now connects those roads, and undoubtedly was the path cut into the ground by those heading to this cemetery.

In May of 1803, shortly after a new road had been agreed to be built from Thomas Clap’s to Stop River (Lincoln St.), this cemetery was enlarged, to meet growing demands. An addition of about 60 rods (sections 8, 7, 6 and 5) was made to the burial grounds on the southerly and easterly sides, but mostly easterly. Residents of West Walpole paid Seth Clarke $13.00 for this land. This “sale” is recorded in the Norfolk County Deeds on April 27, 1807 (bk. 28 pg 10). The names on the “bill of sale” are: Ezekiel Boyden, Samuel Boyden, John Boyden, Seth Clarke, Joshua Clap, Oliver Clap, James Dupee, Aaron Fales, Samuel Guild, Nathan Kingsbury, Jacob Kingsbury, William Kingsbury, Seth Kingsbury, Daniel Kingsbury, Otis Partridge, Henry Partridge, Nathan Pond, Jr. Asa Smith, Moses Smith, Jr., Henry Smith, Royal Smith, Samuel Smith, Sr., and Samuel Smith, Jr. On December 31, 1883, the estate of Jeremiah Hartshorn, sold to the town of Walpole for $1, ??? acres of land, to expand the Plains Cemetery (bk 553, pg 98). Bring the Plains Cemetery to its present size (Sections 4, 3, 2, and 1). However, this last land addition extends the size of this property to the edge of West Street, where the Revolutionary War Memorial is located.

In 1905, Isaac Newton Lewis concerned with the decay of this cemetery, formed the Walpole Plain Cemetery Association. He communicated with many of the descendants of those buried in the Plains, seeking their help, and in return, he offered to erect and donate a receiving tomb. A spot in the southwesterly section of the cemetery was selected for the receiving tomb. In addition to having the tomb built, Isaac Newton Lewis, donated 34 Maple trees that were planted around the borders of the cemetery. In April,1962, the Town of Walpole assumed total management of the Plains Cemetery.

Transcription Notes: Other names for this cemetery are “The Old Plain Cemetery,” “The Plains Cemetery”, and “West Plains Cemetery”. There have been several transcriptions over the years of this cemetery. The earliest, we have found, was done in the late 1920’s, called “The Records of the Old Cemetery on Walpole Plains,” and can now be found at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society. The second, was complied in the late 1960’s – early 1970’s by Betty Cottrell and Frank Larrabee of the Walpole Historical Society. The most current transcription was completed in the Fall of 2006, by Laurie Kearney and Sandy Andressi. Care was taken to compare other transcriptions. Also photos and descriptions were taken of all the stones.

And One More Thing: At the corner of West and Plain Streets, Isaac N. Lewis erected a circle of “memorial” stones to acknowledge American Revolutionary War soldiers. The soldiers were from the West Walpole neighborhood. (which also included some men from Franklin, now Norfolk), the names on these stones are: Lt. Alex Orr, Fisher Hartshorne, Corp. Increase Bliffin, Noah Cross, Pierre Bourde, John Acute, Alvin Clark, George Bleu, Corp. Jeremiah Fales and Sgt. Spencer Wood.

West Sharon Cemetery

West Sharon Cemetery
a.k.a. The Billings Cemetery
South Main Street, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.09494 W71.22168

Location: This cemetery is in the southwestern side of Sharon, near the Foxboro line. It is on South Main Street in Sharon, about ¼ mile from Rte 95, and across from a shopping plaza, and over-looking a cranberry bog.

Layout/Condition: This cemetery is surrounded by a stone wall, and is cared for by the Town of Sharon. The cemetery is basically rectangular in shape, except for one of the “sides” is a semi-circle. This is the oldest section (G & F), from this point, one can see that this cemetery was founded on top a steep hill. A newer section (A & B) was added in the early 1800’s. This section now serves as the main entrance to the cemetery via South Main Street. An iron gate is chained shut to prevent vehicles from drive into this burial ground, but one can easily access this cemetery on foot. This cemetery is owned and maintained by the town of Sharon, and it is in fair condition.

This cemetery is divided up into 6 sections, by a carriage path, and several foot paths. Sections A and B run front to back and are separated by a carriage path. All the stones in these two sections face the street. Section C runs parallel to South Main St, and Sections D, E, F & G are in the back in 4 “squares”, (Note: there appears to be no burials in Section E). All the stones in Sections C thru G face the carriage path. Most of front of Section A is the Morse Family Section, the back of Section A is Billings family relations. Most of the front of Section B is the Clapp family section, and the back of Section B has some Billings relations. Most of Sections C thru G are the Billings Family. (Although, there are several instances where Clapps married Billings and Morses married Billings, there are no direct burials here to link these families together.)

Usage: First burial was Ebenezer Billings, in 1717/8. The most recent burial was in 1913.

Stones: There are approximately 130 headstone in this cemetery, and about 160 people buried here. Most of the headstones are slate tablet, about half still have their corresponding footstone. There are a few marble tablets, and a very few granite family monuments. The majority of the stones in this cemetery are in fair to good condition. They show signs of damage from pollution, time and neglect.

Cemetery History: Ebenezer Billings gave the land for this burial ground, and he was the first person to be buried here. Although, this cemetery was originally referred to as “The Dudley Hill Cemetery” and in recent years as “The Billings Cemetery”, and there are many members of this family here, this cemetery is also the final resting place for several other early Norfolk County Families; Clapp, Fairbanks, Hewins, Holmes, Rhoads and Talbot.

Genealogy:
Billings: The first burial here is that of Ebenezer Billings (1655-1717/8). He was the son of Roger & Mary (?) Billings of Dorchester, Mass. He married Hannah Wales, daughter of Nathaniel Wales, about 1673. They were the parents of 13 children: Richard (1675), Ebenezer (1676), Zipporah (1679), Jonathan (1680), Elizabeth (1683), Hepsibah (1685), Mary (1687), Benjamin (1689), Samuel (1690), Beriah (1692), Bezaleel (1692) Elkanah (1694) and Hannah (1697). Four of their children, Ebenezer, Samuel, Beriah and Jonathan are buried in this cemetery along with their wives and several of their children and grandchildren.

Fairbanks: Brothers, Benjamin, Jr. (1765-1806) and Jeremiah (1767-1803) Fairbanks are both buried in Section G. They are the sons of Benjamin & Sarah (Kingsbury) Fairbanks. Benjamin married Sophia Leonard, she lays next to her husband. Jeremiah married Unity Fisher, she remarried after Jeremiah’s death, and is not in this cemetery. In Section B is Jeremiah and Unity’s son, Abner. He is buried with his wife, Polly Tilden, daughter Unity and his son Jeremiah and daughter-in-law Abigail Gay. Benjamin, Jr. & Sophia’s son, Benjamin, III is buried in Section A, along with his wife, Hannah Morse and their daughter Hannah. Just across the carriage path in Section B is Benjamin, III & Hannah’s son, Benjamin, VI and his family.

Morse: Brothers, Levi (1742-1816) and Nathaniel (1731-1822) Morse are both buried in Section A. They are the sons of John & Mary (Guild) Morse. Levi married Hannah Mann (1747-1816). Together they had 8 children, two of their sons, Jeremy (1786-1816) and Levi, Jr. (1770-1816) are buried next to them. Near by lay the remains of four of their grandchildren. Nathaniel married Susanna Bacon (1727-1809). Together they had 6 children, 3 of their children are buried near by with their spouses: Nathaniel (1770-1816) and Rebecca (Fisher) (1770-1828) Morse, Samuel & Hannah (Morse) Holmes, and Josiah & Susanna (Morse) Talbot. And many of their grandchildren are buried in this cemetery.

Clapp: Timothy(1733-1811) & Rhoda (Wetherell) (1739-1815)Clap settled in Sharon. Together they had four children; Hepsibah (1762), Thomas (1764-1851), Samuel (1769-1846) and Rueben (1772-1795). Timothy and Rhoda are buried in Section C, along with their son, Reuben. Samuel married Abigail Paul (1757-1869), they were the parents of 13 children. Jane (1806-1809) and Horace (1809-1809) lay near their grandparents, Timothy & Rhoda Clap. Samuel & Abigail are buried in Section B, with four of their children and their wives; Reuben & Lucy (Johnson) Clapp, Luther & Kezia (Estey) Clapp, Albert & Emily (Emerson) Clapp, and Horace Clapp. Also near by are five of their grandchildren.

Walpole Cemetery Transcription Project

Blake Private Burying Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

The Guild Cemetery
Common Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.1256544 W71.2333867

WALPOLE PLAINS CEMETERY
Walpole, Massachusetts

Maple Grove Cemetery
Kendall Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Morse Private Burial Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

North Sharon Cemetery
High Plain Street, Norfolk County, Sharon, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.14088 W 71.20965

Old Burial Ground
Main Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Rural Cemetery
Pemberton Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.15465 W71.24840

Walpole Plains Cemetery
Plain Street, West Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.13815 W71.28311

West Sharon Cemetery
a.k.a. The Billings Cemetery
South Main Street, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.09494 W71.22168

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Blake Private Burying Ground Walpole, Massachusetts

The Guild Cemetery Common Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N42.1256544 W71.2333867

WALPOLE PLAINS CEMETERY Walpole, Massachusetts

Maple Grove Cemetery Kendall Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Morse Private Burial Ground Walpole, Massachusetts

North Sharon Cemetery High Plain Street, Norfolk County, Sharon, Massachusetts GPS: N42.14088 W 71.20965

Old Burial Ground Main Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Rural Cemetery Pemberton Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N42.15465 W71.24840

Walpole Plains Cemetery Plain Street, West Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N42.13815 W71.28311

West Sharon Cemetery a.k.a. The Billings Cemetery South Main Street, Norfolk County, Massachusetts GPS: N 42.09494 W71.22168

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Blake Private Burying Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

The Guild Cemetery
Common Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.1256544 W71.2333867

WALPOLE PLAINS CEMETERY
Walpole, Massachusetts

Maple Grove Cemetery
Kendall Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Morse Private Burial Ground
Walpole, Massachusetts

North Sharon Cemetery
High Plain Street, Norfolk County, Sharon, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.14088 W 71.20965

Old Burial Ground
Main Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.14954 W 71.24060

Rural Cemetery
Pemberton Street, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.15465 W71.24840

Walpole Plains Cemetery
Plain Street, West Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N42.13815 W71.28311

West Sharon Cemetery
a.k.a. The Billings Cemetery
South Main Street, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
GPS: N 42.09494 W71.22168