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 Portland Street Cemetery is on Agamenticus Road in South Berwick, Maine. This is the burial place of the famous 19th century writer Sarah Orne Jewett and her family. Several of the people here were used as the basis for characters in her books. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps. Index of Names

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Left Stone:
Sarah J.
daught. of
L.P. & M.O. Beal,
Died
June 9, 1872
Æ. 23 yrs.
O Mother dear weep not for me
But think how happy I shall be.

Right Stone:
"He give his beloved sleep."
Mary O.
wife of
Lyman P. Beal
Died
May 26, 1874,
Æt. 53 yrs.
Aunt Mary, thou hast gone to rest
From lifes care and sorrow free,
Mansioned now among the blest,
Christ the Lord thy Life shall be.
Weep not for me I am not weary now.