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Old Burying Point or the Charter Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Salem, and the second oldest known cemetery in the country, started in 1637. It is located on Charter St. next to the Witch Trials Memorial and contains many famous individuals such as Jonathan Corwin and John Hawthorne, who were Judges in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Bradstreet who was a Governor of Massachusetts and many more interesting historical figures. There are currently 347 entries for this cemetery. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps.
For those looking for the graves of the Witch Trial Victims, you can view the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. The many of the victims were not given gravestones and were buried in unmarked graves near the site of their hanging. 2 of the victims, Rebecca Nurse and George Jacobs are buried on the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. Index of names
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In memory of Mr. William Appleton who died Sept. 23, 1822. Aged 57 years, Also, his Wife, Mrs. Tamesin Appleton who died Jan. 27, 1850 Aged 81 years Right: HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF MR GEORGE FELT DECD FEBRY Ye 24TH 1729 IN Ye 74TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.  Left:
In memory of Mr. William Appleton who died Sept. 23, 1822. Aged 57 years, Also, his Wife, Mrs. Tamesin Appleton who died Jan. 27, 1850 Aged 81 years Right: HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF MR GEORGE FELT DECD FEBRY Ye 24TH 1729 IN Ye 74TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
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