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;

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
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 3rd year.
  • Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of Mr. Aaron Blake,Jr., died March 1, 1839 in her 75th year.
  • Mr. Aaron Blake, son of Mr. Aaron Blake, died April 10, 1796 in his 34th year.
  • Mr. Aaron Blake, died 3 June 1789 in his 60th 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

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.

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

  • I.N. Lewis
  • Edward L. Shepard
  • Lewis L. Bowker
  • Eugene Bonney
  • Frank Bonney
  • Hands L. Jepson
  • William F. Ware

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
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
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 3rd great grandson of immigrant Samuel Morse (1576-1654) and his wife Elizabeth Jasper (1579/80-1655). Jotham Jr.’s wife Abigail (Gregory) was a 2nd 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 79th year
  • Abigail, widow of Jotham Morse, died Feb. 11, 1842 in her 91st year
  • Miss Hannah Morse, died March 29, 1829 in her 44th year.
  • Mrs. Comfort, wife of Jotham Morse, Jr., died April 29, 1839 in her 55th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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.