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Old Burying Ground, Watertown, MA

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:08:51 +0000

This cemetery dates from 1642. One of the most notable is a monument to Joseph Coolidge. On April 19, 1775, the farmer and tax collector received word of the fighting in Lexington. He left his plough in the field opposite the cemetery, shouldered his musket and left, never to return. Of 134 minutemen and volunteers from Watertown that day he was the only man killed. His descendents owned much land in the east end until recent years. Of the Coolidge descendents, Calvin became a President of...

King's Chapel Burying Ground

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:27:29 +0000

King's Chapel Burying Ground dates back to the early founding and settlement of Boston itself in 1630. Though the exact date of establishment is unknown, the earliest recorded interment is that of Governor Winthrop in 1649. The last known burial occurred in 1796.The burying ground contains the remains of many other Winthrops, as well as members of other leading Boston families of the time including the Mathers, Leveretts, and Wendells. Two more Massachusetts Governors...

Copp's Hill Burying Ground

Wed, 02 May 2007 21:52:16 +0000

Copp's Hill Burying Ground sits atop Cop's Hill, one of the three hills of Boston, in the North End. The hill and the grounds are named after William Copp, a local shoemaker, who was the original land owner.The burying ground is actually four different cemeteries, the first of which dates back to 1659.The most notable people interred are the preachers Increase Mather and Cotton Mather.Originally, the hill was known a "Windmill Hill" after the wind-driven corn mill was...