A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA : photos : Rumney Marsh Burial Ground : HERE LYES ye BODY OF ENSIGN JOHN CENTER AGED 46 YEARS & 8 MO. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DECEMBR ye 31ST 1706 THE STRONGEST MAN ALIVE IN TIME MUST YEILD HIS BREATH; ITS GREATEST WISDOM IN YE WORLD FOR TO PREPARE FOR DEATH.

The Rumney Marsh Burial Ground is found on Butler St. in Revere, MA. It was established in 1693 and is Chelsea and Revere's oldest burying ground. Revere was part of Chelsea well into the 19th century. All photos donated by and copyright © of Bill Boyington.

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HERE LYES ye BODY
OF ENSIGN JOHN
CENTER AGED 46
YEARS & 8 MO.
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE DECEMBR ye 31ST
1706
THE STRONGEST MAN ALIVE
IN TIME MUST YEILD HIS BREATH;
ITS GREATEST WISDOM IN YE WORLD
FOR TO PREPARE FOR DEATH.