Left: Elizabeth Cook Obt. Aug. 15, 1799 Aged 51 Right: In Memory of Capt. Caleb Cook who died June 1, 1837 Aged 66 Alƒo Capt. Caleb Cook Jr. who died at Pulo Penang Prince of Wales Island March 19, 1837 Aged 39. - A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA

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Old Burying Point or the Charter Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Salem, and the second oldest known cemetery in the country, started in 1637. It is located on Charter St. next to the Witch Trials Memorial and contains many famous individuals such as Jonathan Corwin and John Hawthorne, who were Judges in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Bradstreet who was a Governor of Massachusetts and many more interesting historical figures. There are currently 347 entries for this cemetery. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps.
For those looking for the graves of the Witch Trial Victims, you can view the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. The many of the victims were not given gravestones and were buried in unmarked graves near the site of their hanging. 2 of the victims, Rebecca Nurse and George Jacobs are buried on the Rebecca Nurse Homestead.

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Left:
Elizabeth Cook
Obt. Aug. 15, 1799
Aged 51

Right:
In Memory of
Capt. Caleb Cook
who died June 1, 1837
Aged 66
Alƒo
Capt. Caleb Cook Jr.
who died at Pulo Penang
Prince of Wales Island
March 19, 1837
Aged 39.