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Byfield Parish Church Burying Ground was established in 1702 and is located on Warren Street in Byfield (Georgetown), MA, just after the South Byfield Church. The church itself is now a private home and at the time of this visit was for sale. Get directions from Yahoo
Maps, or search on "Byfield Parish Church" lat=42.73861, lon=-70.93167 in Google Earth. The oldest part of the South Byfield Parish Cemetery is in Newbury on the north side of Elm Street at the Georgetown border. Also referred to as the Old Burial Ground, it is bounded by a dry laid stone wall. Within the cemetery are stones of marble and slate and a couple of obelisks. There is a substantial tree cover throughout the burial ground. A newer section is across the street. The inactive part of the cemetery is not well maintained. The meetinghouse at this location generally was referred to as Byfield Parish . The historic meetinghouse, adjacent to this older part of the burying ground, was converted to a residence and a new church building was constructed over the line in Georgetown. (ref.: http://www.essexheritage.org/heritagelandscapes/newbury.pdf byfield parish&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=18&client=firefox-a" target="_blank">Newbury Reconnaissance Report, Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Program) Click here for the full index of names Front: ROOT MARTIN ROOT, M.D. Born 1802 July 8. Died 1880 Oct. 28. Aged 78 yrs. Filled with a childlike faith and humility he served God and man faithfully in his generation ??? he is ??? for God took him __________ JERUSHA his wife Born Aug. 17, 1803 Died July 1, 1890 Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Side: MARY came to us Feb. 6, 1831 and in her 16th summer June 27, 1846 she went Home. __________ MARTIN NELSON ROOT, M.D. Born in Byfield Dec. 14, 1829 Died in Charleston, N.H. July 25, 1893 "Lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom." Front: ROOT MARTIN ROOT, M.D. Born 1802 July 8. Died 1880 Oct. 28. Aged 78 yrs. Filled with a childlike faith and humility he served God and man faithfully in his generation ??? he is ??? for God took him __________ JERUSHA his wife Born Aug. 17, 1803 Died July 1, 1890 Whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Side: MARY came to us Feb. 6, 1831 and in her 16th summer June 27, 1846 she went Home. __________ MARTIN NELSON ROOT, M.D. Born in Byfield Dec. 14, 1829 Died in Charleston, N.H. July 25, 1893 "Lead kindly light amid the encircling gloom." Camera: Sony (Dsc-p10) |
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