A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA- powered by SmugMug

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The Old North Cemetery is on Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth next to the train yard and across from the Portsmouth Herald building. It was established in 1753 on land purchased from John Hart and is the second oldest burying ground in the city. Many historically significant people for the state of New Hampshire and the Revolutionary War rest here including General William Whipple (a friend of George Washington and General during the Revolutionary War), Hall Jackson, Prince Whipple, and Governor John Langdon. There are currently 468 entries for this cemetery. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps. Index of Names

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Here are deposed the remains
Of the Honorable William Whipple
who departed this Life
on the 16th day of November 1785.
in the 55th year of his Age.

He was often elected
and thrice attended
the Continental Congress
was Delagate
for the State of New Hampshire
particularly in that memorable year
in which
America declared it all independant in
of Great Britain
He was its ????????????????
a Judge
of the Supreme Court of ???
In ??
a firm and ardent Patriotism
was ?? with
universal benevolence
and every social Virtue
replaced by the
Rockingham Bicentennial committee
Oct. 10, 1976.