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Old Hill Burying Ground est. 1729 : Index of Names

The Old Burying Hill (or Old Hill Burying Ground) is found by the Bartlett Mall, in between Auburn Street and Greenleaf Street off of High Street in Newburyport. When this cemetery was established in 1729 the town was still part of Newbury. Newburyport formed a seperate town in 1764. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps.

Old Hill Burying Ground est. 1729

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Nathaniel Tracy 1751 - 1796
Financier of the American Revolution
One of the wealthiest merchants in Newburyport at the start of the Revolution. His father built a house for him on State Street now the Public Library. He sent large sums to equip ships as Privateers and Letters-of-Marque for the Revolution.

Memorial
to the
First Settlers of Amesbury
1654
Richard Currier
Thomas Barnard
Orlando Bagley
Anthony Colby
Thomas Macy
John Bailey
John Hoyt
John Colby
Philip Challis
Willaim Barnes
George Martin
William Huntington
Valentine Rowell
Henry Blaisdell
William Sargent
Edward Cottle
Jarret Haddon
John Weed
and their first burying ground
Golgotha
Amesbury Improvement Association 1903

Here lyes ye Body of
Mr NOAH WINSHIPP son
of Deacon JOHN & Mrs
ELIZABETH WINSHIPP
Who Departed this Life
[Octbr. 18th 1759 in ye
25th year of his age].

Sacred
To the Memory of
John Wendell Esq.
& Family

Capt
E. Greenleaf
1798
E. Greenleaf
1797

In Memory of
Sarah
wife of
Matthew Currier
who died Augst 7, 1814
aged 58 years.

In Memory of
Mrs.
Abigail Pettingell
Relict of Mr.
James Pettingell
who died
Januy 21, 1792
in the 71st year
of her Age.

In Memory of
Capt. Hezekiah Goodhue
who departed this Life
July 14th, 1810
Aged 57 Years

Memento Mori
In Memory of
Mrs. Tamezin Goodhue
wife of
Capt. Hezekiah Goodhue
who departed this life
Augst Ye 5th, 1787 in the
35 Year of her Age.
Life is uncertain, Death is ure
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John
Dummer Esq.
1770

HERE LYES INTERRED
THE BODY OF COLONL
SAMUEL APPLETON, ESQR
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
OCT 30 MVCCXXV
AETATIS SUAE LXX1

HERE LYETH BURIED
Ye BODY OF
COLO SAMUEL APPLETON
AGED 70 YEARS
DECD MAY Ye 15TH
1696

MEHETIBLE
Ye DAUGHTER
OF Ye REVEREND
Mr BENJAMIN
ROFE WHO
DIED AUGUST
Ye 29 1708
AGED 2 YEARS &
25 DAYS

MEHETIBLE Ye WIFE
OF Ye REVEREND
Mr BENJAMIN ROFE
WHO WAS BARBAR
OUSLY MURDERED
BY ENEMIES ON
AUGUST 29 1708
IN Ye 46 YEAR
OF HER AGE

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ROLFE ECCLESI?T ?????
?W?? EST IN HAVERHILL
PAS CORIS FIDELISSIMM???
DOMI SUAE A?? HOSTISUS
BARBARE TRUCIDATUS
CABORIB?? SUIS R????
MAN?? ?? SACR??? ???????
QUIETUS ??? XXIX ANNO
DOMINI ??????
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HODIE MIHI CRAS TIBI
CHRISTIAN WIFE
TO RICHARD MORE
AGED 60 YEARS
DECd MARCH Ye 18
1676

In Memory of
Fortune
a faithful servant
who died July 16th, 1804.
This stone is erected by
Tristram Dalton

Joseph H. Jewett
died in New Orleans
Aug. 23, 1855
Aged 70
-*-
Phebe
his wife, died
Aug. 18, 1865
Aged 70
-*-
Joseph H.
their son, a member
of Co. I 30 Reg. Mass.
Vol. died in Baton
Rouge Aug. 1, 1862
aged 26.

Harriet Haskell
died
Sept. 24, 1845
Aged 52.

Mrs. Ednah
relict of
Mr. Caleb Haskell
died
July 29, 1844;
Aged 80.

In memory
of
Caleb Haskell
who died
May 9, 1801
Æt. 77
????

In memory
of
Mr. Abel Greenleaf
who departed this life
Januy 27, 1799
in the 66 year of
his age.

This Marble is erected in
Honour to the Memory of
Daniel Farnham Eq.
Barriter at Law
who died the 18th of May
1776
Ætatis 56
Also of
Mrs. Sybill Farnham
the venerable relict of
Daniel Farnham Er
who died 13 June 1797
Ætatis 79

John Ela
Died
Aug. 16, 1794
in the 10 year
of his age

Timothy Ela
Died
Aug. 16, 1794
in the 8 year
of his age
Sons of Daniel & Sarah Ela

Benjamin Ela
died Sepr 5, 1796
aged 14 years
Daniel Ela
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In memory of
Mr. William Coombs
who slept in Jesus
May 28, 1814, Æt. 78
???????????

In Memory of
Miss Lydia Coombs
Daughter of Mr William and
Mrs Jane Coombs
who Died May 3d 1783
Aged 21 Years

Sacred
to the Memory of
Mr. Elias Cook
Ob. Sept. 7th 1828
Aged 72.
Earth's ??? last station ends in
there he lies
And dust to dust concludes her
noblest songs

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