Nemasket Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Middleborough, Massachusetts. It was set aside as a burial ground in 1662, and is the oldest in Middleborough. The oldest engraved headstone here (and within the town of Middleborough) is that of Elizabeth Vaughan, who died on June 24, 1693.[1]
| Nemasket Hill Cemetery | |
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 This is the primary entrance for Nemasket Hill Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1662 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°54′16″N 70°54′08″W / 41.9044°N 70.9022°W |
| Owned by | Nemasket Hill Cemetery Association |
| Website | https://www.nemaskethill.com/ |
| Find a Grave | Nemasket Hill Cemetery |
The cemetery conducts a "Stroll thru History" annually, in May.[2]
The Nemasket Hill Cemetery Association holds Annual Meetings on the third Saturday in April at the Middleborough Public Library. The meeting are open to the public.[2]
The cemetery has been in continuous operation since it was established. The cemetery was incorporated on March 24, 1885.[1] The Nemasket Cemetery Circle was a group that was active in the early part of the 1900s and they raised funds that financed various cemetery improvement projects. In 1919, a bridge was erected from North Street over the Nemasket River and connected to wooden stairs that ascended the hill to access the cemetery. The bridge is no longer present, but the stairs remain. During the 1920s, a Chapel was built. In 2009, the cemetery added a columbarium.[3]
Notable burials
edit- Rev. Samuel Fuller (1625–1695) – first minister in the Church in Middleborough and son of Mayflower passenger Samuel Fuller
- Charles Edward Grinnell (1841–1916) – clergyman, lawyer, and writer
- Mary Tomson (1625–1714) – daughter of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke
- Minnie Warren (1849–1878) – entertainer, sister-in-law of General Tom Thumb
- George Washburn (1833–1915) – educator, missionary, and second president of Robert College
References
edit- ^ a b Weston, Thomas (1906). History of the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Middleborough, MA: Houghton, Mifflin. p. 634.
history of middleborough ma.
- ^ a b Nemasket Hill Cemetery. "Friends of Middleborough Cemeteries". Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Nemasket Hill Cemetery". Nemasket Hill Cemetery. Retrieved 2020-06-08.