Would a fellow rooter please give me the names and addresses of the old cemeteries in the town of Easton MA Thanks much, snowy

Snowy: & List Found the following list in the History of Easton, by William L. Chaffin book: Regards Barbara Tourtillott Names & Descriptions taken from book: (which was written in 1886) The Old Burying Ground: - Oldest Cemetery in Easton, situated on Church Street once called the Cynthia Drake Road. The Thomas Manley Cemetery: - The level plain east and southeast of the Old Philip Willis place always went by the name of Lathrop's Plain in the last century. East of that plain is a small hill, the summit of which is a plateau; this is the location of a now unused graveyard, one of the oldest in town. It is about one hundred yards from Lincoln Street, and about two hundred yards southeast of Lincoln Spring. The Lieut. John Williams Burying-Ground: On the south side of Prospect Street, a few rods from the Bay Road, is a small cemetery, which is second or third in order of age among the burying- grounds of Easton. The Ferguson Burying-Ground: At the foot of a lane leading to the Picker field in North Easton Village, close by the stream and upon a small natural mound, there is a cemetery now over one hundred and twenty years old. The Old Bay-Road Cemetery: Previous to 1772 several interments had been made on the undivided land on the east side of Bay road just south of Joseph Randall's place. The Elijah Howard Cemetery: Not many rods east of the Asa R. Howard place and on the south side of the road is a burying-ground, fifty by eighty feet in dimensions. The Pine-Grove Cemetery: January 4, 1796, Joseph Hayward presented to the inhabitants of Easton forty-two rods of land "to be occupied by them as a burying-field," they to "keep the same well fenced," etc. Washington Street Cemetery: on Washington Street.... purchased of Thomas Drake, October 13, 1795, by the trustees of the Methodist Society. The Isaac Lothrop Cemetery: On Purchase Street, near the corner by Joseph Towne's, is a burying-ground. The Col. John Williams Graveyard: On the north side of Prospect Street, nearly opposite the old Williams Graveyard. The Seth Pratt Cemetery: South of the Pratt homestead in South Easton on the east side of the road, was the gift of Leiut. Seth Pratt The Central Cemetery: north of the Centre, land owned by Benjamin Bates. The Oliver Howard Burying-Ground: On the south side of Short Street, east of the railroad track, it is a small family cemetery. The Wilbur Graveyard: In the extreme northwest corner of town, on the farm-land of Peter McDermott, and about fifty rods northeast of his house is a small graveyard. The Keith Graveyard on the Bay Road: Just south of Thomas Keith's, and a little distance north of Beaver Street, on the east side of the Bay road. The William Dean Cemetery: Opposite the Archippus Buck place in Poquanticut is a small cemetery, fifty by eighty feet in dimensions, which is well laid out and carefully walled in. The Dr. Edward Dean Cemetery: On a gravelly knoll at the Furnace Village, just south of the schoolhouse and on the south side of the road. The Elijah Copeland Graveyard: South of the old Copeland place on the Bay road, just opposite the end of Beaver Street and some distance from the road is a small family graveyard. The Nehemiah Howard Graveyard: Just north of the Horace Howard Place is a cemetery which was set apart by Nehemiah Howard. The Capt. Jedediah Willis Graveyard: In the southeast corner of the field, next south of the Sheperd house on the Bay road, is a small cemetery which seems to be entirely devoted to a Branch of the Willis Family. The Asa Newcomb Graveyard: On the north side of Maple Street, in the extreme southwest corner of the town. The Asaph Howard Burying-Ground: On the west side of Pine Street, a short distance south of High Street. The Apollos Clark Burying-Ground: Abt fifty rods south of the Littlefield road, now named Summer Street, and a little west of Abiel Littlefield's there is a small burying-ground. The Record Cemetery: On the street running west from Macey Record's is a small cemetery. The John Selee Cemetery: on the west side of Mill Street, a few rods from Rockland Street. The Silas Phillips Graveyard: On the north side of Depot Street, west of the old Silas Phillips place. The Almshouse Burying-Ground: a lot of land three hundred yards southwest of the present site of the Almshouse. The Furnace Village Cemetery: Lincoln Drake gave to Daniel Belcher & others a piece of land on the east side of south Street in the Furnace Village. The Easton Cemetery (South Easton): above South Easton village on the west side of Washington Street. The Roman Catholic Cemetery: on the north side of Canton Street, just west of the old Ferguson place. The Village Cemetery (of North Easton): near the Unity Church. Mentions 2 abandoned burying grounds. One of them was just west of a large boulder on the Alonzo Marshall (now O.A. Day) place, not far east of the railroad-track. A graveyard in the field owned by E.W. Gilmore, near where his hinge factory stands. -----Original Message----- From: George D. Snow [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MABRISTO] Easton MA cemeteries Would a fellow rooter please give me the names and addresses of the old cemeteries in the town of Easton MA Thanks much, snowy ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a list of the Easton, MA cemeteries that have been closed to new burials as of 1985; this is not a list of ALL Easton cemeteries. Name Year Founded Location Old Burying Grounds 1705 Church Street - south side Cynthia Drake 1714 Church Street - north side Thomas Manley 1736 Rear 112-118 Lincoln Street Lt. John Williams 1739 Prospect Street-South side of Bay Rd. George Ferguson 1764 End of Picker Lane Old Bay Road 1772 Opposite #159 Bay Road Elijah Howard 1775 Opposite #123 Prospect St. Captain Elisha Harvey 1775 Rear of #17 Elm St. Pine Grove - Private 1796 Entrance of #227 Foundry St. Isaac Lothrop 1796 Opposite #395 Purchase St. Washington Street 1796 Opposite #198 Washington St. Colonel John Williams 1797 Prospect St. - North Side of Bay Rd. Seth Pratt - Private 1801 Opposite S. Easton Cemetery - S. side Central 1803 Center St. next to #367 Oliver Howard 1803 Short St. opposite #25 Ichabod Manley 1805 Southwest of Water Tank - Route 138 George Wilbur 1807 Borderland near Massapoag Ave. Thomas Keith 1812 Bay Rd. beyond #297 William Dean 1815 Rockland St. - opposite #144 Dr. Edward Dean 1816 Highland St. - opposite #23 Elijah Copeland 1817 Bay Rd. opposite Beaver Dam Rd. Neheimah Howard 1818 Turnpike St. next to #252 Captain Jededick Willis 1820 Bay Rd. next to #123 Asa Newcomb 1827 On right Red Mill Rd. Asaph Howard 1831 Pine St. (Moved to S. Easton Cem.) Apollos Clark 1832 Black Brook Rd. opposite #120 Macey Record 1834 Chestnut St. opposite #82 John Selee 1836 Mill St. opposite #18 Silas Phillips 1842 Depot St. opposite #214 Almshouse 1845 Rachel Circle rear of #34 Furnace Village - private 1849 South St. opposite #69 South Easton - private 1851 Washington St. (Rt. 138) opposite #490 Immaculate Conception-priv. 1857 Canton St. opposite #100 Village Cemetery-private 1877 Rear of Unitarian Church, Main St. Perez Packard 1878 Lincoln St. opposite Easton Lincoln Nursing Home Stonehill College-private 1950 S. from Moreau Hall Elementary School (Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers) Hope this helps. I obtained the list from the caretaker of the Furnace Village Cemetery. carolyn in rhode island "George D. Snow" wrote: > > Would a fellow rooter please give me the names and addresses of > the old cemeteries in the town of Easton MA > Thanks much, > snowy > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237