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Byfield Parish Church Burying Ground was established in 1702 and is located on Warren Street in Byfield (Georgetown), MA, just after the South Byfield Church. The church itself is now a private home and at the time of this visit was for sale. Get directions from Yahoo
Maps, or search on "Byfield Parish Church" lat=42.73861, lon=-70.93167 in Google Earth. The oldest part of the South Byfield Parish Cemetery is in Newbury on the north side of Elm Street at the Georgetown border. Also referred to as the Old Burial Ground, it is bounded by a dry laid stone wall. Within the cemetery are stones of marble and slate and a couple of obelisks. There is a substantial tree cover throughout the burial ground. A newer section is across the street. The inactive part of the cemetery is not well maintained. The meetinghouse at this location generally was referred to as Byfield Parish . The historic meetinghouse, adjacent to this older part of the burying ground, was converted to a residence and a new church building was constructed over the line in Georgetown. (ref.: http://www.essexheritage.org/heritagelandscapes/newbury.pdf byfield parish&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=18&client=firefox-a" target="_blank">Newbury Reconnaissance Report, Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Program) Click here for the full index of names Left: Mr. ISAAC NELSON of Winthrop, Maine died Aug. 12, 1840 Æt. 52. Mysterious fate! Relentless death! Thy warning voice attends us ever; Uncertain is our dying breath And soon from natures tie we sever. Right: DAVID NELSON Died Sept. 8, 1807, Aged 82. RACHEL SPOFFORD his wife Died Nov. 9, 1813 Aged 78. ________ They lived the life and died the death of Christians Long has the mortal slept beneath the soil, And the immortal rose to dwell with God. This humble stone although so long neglected In memory of their worth now erected, by their only surviing child, Jacob Nelson of Winthrop, Me. July 1855. Left: Mr. ISAAC NELSON of Winthrop, Maine died Aug. 12, 1840 Æt. 52. Mysterious fate! Relentless death! Thy warning voice attends us ever; Uncertain is our dying breath And soon from natures tie we sever. Right: DAVID NELSON Died Sept. 8, 1807, Aged 82. RACHEL SPOFFORD his wife Died Nov. 9, 1813 Aged 78. ________ They lived the life and died the death of Christians Long has the mortal slept beneath the soil, And the immortal rose to dwell with God. This humble stone although so long neglected In memory of their worth now erected, by their only surviing child, Jacob Nelson of Winthrop, Me. July 1855. Camera: Sony (Dsc-p10) |
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