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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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of Henry Cruger Boyd who died 25th March 1784 Aged 11 Years & 8 Months He was the beloved Son of George & Jane Boyd How bleis'd his state in innocence array'd in life unƒtain'd in death ƒecure from dread From human ills remov'd from evry woe Which hoary age as doom'd to undergo Compoƒ'd ƒerene, he gaines the happy shore. Where sickneƒs, pain and ƒorrow are no more.  M. S.
of Henry Cruger Boyd who died 25th March 1784 Aged 11 Years & 8 Months He was the beloved Son of George & Jane Boyd How bleis'd his state in innocence array'd in life unƒtain'd in death ƒecure from dread From human ills remov'd from evry woe Which hoary age as doom'd to undergo Compoƒ'd ƒerene, he gaines the happy shore. Where sickneƒs, pain and ƒorrow are no more.
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