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Mason grave, Arlington Street Cemetery |
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Grave marker of Mrs. Ann Mills, inscribed “Here lyes buried ye body of Mrs. Ann
Mills who dec'd December 21st 1725 Aged 76
years By Her las will and testament she disposed of ye grater part of her estate to
charitable uses. Blessed is he who considereth ye poor.” |
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Parker family grave. Left side inscribed “Here lyes ye body of Mr. Stephen Parker
Aged 66 years and 2 mos Dec'd May ye 2nd
1718”. On right side, “Here also lyes ye body of Mrs. Susan (Susana?) wife to
Mr. Stephen Parker aged 58 yers & 2 mos Dec'd May ye 5 1718”. |
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Grave of Palgrave (also Palsgrave) Wellington, 1653 – 1715 in Old Burying
Ground, Arlington Street. Inscription: “The body of Doctr Palsgrave Wellington Lyes
here Buried who was very useful in his profession while he liv'd, & much lamented at
his death which was only ye 22nd of Octr
MDCCXV Aet. LXII”. |
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Grave of Capt. Richard Beers of Fresh Pond, killed near Nothfield by Indians Sept.
4, 1675 |
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Grave of Mehitabel (Hawkins) Garfield, 1650 – 1675, Arlington Street
Cemetery. “Mehetabel Gearfield the wife of Benjamin Gearfield aged 25 and deceased
the 9th day of the 9th month 1675” |
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Boston Massacre Monument in Boston: “The remains of Samuel Gray, Samuel
Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks and Patrick Carr. Victims of the Boston Massacre
March 5th 1770 were here interred by order
of the Town of Boston. Here also lies buried the body of Christopher Snider aged 12 years
killed February 22, 1770. The innocent first victim of the struggles between the Colonists
and the Crown which resulted in independence. Placed by the Boston Chapter S.A.R.
1906.” |
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Grave of Captain Hugh Mason, Selectman of Watertown, died 1678. |
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Grave marker of John Stone in Old Burying Ground, Arlington Street, inscribed,
“Here lyes the body of Deacon John Stone, whos life was much desired & whose
death is much lamented aged about 55 years. He went rejoycing out of this world and in to
the other the 26 day of March 1691.” |
