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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Left Stone:
Elizabeth ?????????
daughter of Peter Coues
and wife of
Lyman Spalding M.D.
Born 16 December 1779
Died ?? ??? 1838

Right Stone:
Lyman Spalding M.D.
an eminent physician
of Portsmouth and
of the city of New York
Born in Cornish N.H. 5 June 1775
Died 30 October 1821.