Burial Hill in the 1990s Plymouth, Massachusetts A six-year cemetery mapping project with descriptions, conditions and some photographs Barbara J. Bradford Robinson Howard E. Robinson Cynthia L. Robinson Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014 https://archive.org/details/burialhillin199000brad Burial Hill in the 1990s Plymouth, Massachuesetts A six-year cemetery mapping project with descriptions, conditions and some photographs. Barbara J. Bradford Robinson Member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Howard E. Robinson Historiographer of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon Member of Pilgrim Society & Cynthia L. Robinson Research Assistant 1999 Copyright 2000 by the Plymouth Public Library Corporation 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 508-830-4250 www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org Burial Hill in the 1990s Plymouth, Massachusetts A six-year cemeteiy mapping project with descriptions, conditions and some photographs Copyright © 2000 by the Plymouth Public Library Coiporation ISBN 978-0-9725513-2-8 Published by the Plymouth Public Library Corporation 132 South Street Plymouth, MA 02360 For customer service and orders call (508) 830-4250 Email Sales: [email protected] Visit us on the internet at www.plvmouthpubliclibrarvcorp.org g'S^v'ty J/J.fV3 dwty^ TABLE OF CONTENTS ix Title page i Dedication iii Aerial photograph by Tom Santiago vi Sketch of aerial photograph vii Appreciation & Special Thanks xi List of photographs xiii What are you doing and why? xv Explanation of abbreviations, terms and symbols xvii Comments Old and New xx School Street Monuments xxi Cemetery section map sketch xxiii Sections A 1 B 47 C-East 205 C-West 239 D 261 E 283 F 287 G 343 H 363 I 367 J 369 K 379 L 439 M 475 N 497 O 543 P 557 Name index 575 Place index 607 Cause of death index 611 Appendix A WPA Veterans Graves Project 613 (names, wars and section/numbers) Appendix B Stones no longer on Burial Hill 619 Alphabetical list of stones we did not find that were in one or both of the previous complete volumes Burial Hill. X Appendix C Notes for Sections A through P 633 Lists oldest and most recent death date (not necessarily age of stone) found in each section. Surname, most recent date of death and section number for each stone placed after 1896, as well as for stones not listed in either or both of previous books on Burial Hill. Addendum Index of persons on Title page through xxiii 648 • MAPS - I ncluded separately are done on 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. • They are NOT TO SCALE • Maps are hand drawn sketches meant to guide you. It is hoped that anyone knowing the location of any stones we missed will correspond with us so that we may make corrections. • Most section are in multiple parts, number of sheets hsted below. Section A 3 parts Section B 6 parts This section proved most difficult. Sloping downhill, numerous sunken areas and concentration of gravestones in the area east and toward the south of the Governor Bradford monument were problems. Section C-East 1 sheet Section C-West 1 sheet Section D 1 sheet Section E 1 sheet Section F 3 parts Section G 1 sheet Sections H & I 1 sheet includes both of these small sections. Section J 1 sheet Section K 3 parts Section L 1 sheet Section M 1 sheet Section N 3 parts Section O 1 sheet Section P 3 parts • Care should be taken when walking downhill or uphill in search of any gravestones. Section B can be especially hard on a person with poor knees or ankles and use of a walking stick would be wise. Sections C-East, L and P also have precarious areas where care should be take. Make notes of names on the way to the stone you are particularly interested in, include in your list the names of deceased two to each side and two behind so that you may reach your tlnal destination with less confusion. PLEASE DO NOT SIT ON OR LEAN ON ANY GRAVESTONE.