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 : Left: Here lyes buried ye Body of Mrs. Hannah Cheever Wife to Mr. Nathan Cheever who decd July 1 1724 aged 24 years 2 Mo. 15 Da's. For me to Live shee said is Pain, But for to Die is Grater gain Sence of My Losse, would call thee back again But out of love we bid thee thair remain Till wee yet left Behind our Corse Fulfil To Meet thee on ye toop of Zion hill.

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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Left:
Here lyes buried ye
Body of Mrs. Hannah
Cheever Wife to Mr.
Nathan Cheever who
decd July 1 1724 aged
24 years 2 Mo. 15 Da's.

For me to Live shee said is Pain,
But for to Die is Grater gain
Sence of My Losse, would call thee back again
But out of love we bid thee thair remain
Till wee yet left Behind our Corse Fulfil
To Meet thee on ye toop of Zion hill.