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gravematter > The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
gravematter > First Parish
Burying Ground
Newbury
Settled 1635
gravematter > There are several unlettered fieldstones to mark graves.  These were one of the earliest ways our ancestors marked their graves.  It was also commonly used throughout the 17th & 18th century for those too poor to afford a professionally carved gravestone.
gravematter > Newbury
1635
This burying ground was laid out in 1635 by the first town selectmen and restored in 1929 by William I. and Jane Dole Moore in memory of Richard Dole and the first settlers.
gravematter > First Parish Burying Ground est. 1635 photo
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
gravematter > The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
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