Essex County MA Archives History .....Oldest Burial Ground In Boxford, Mass. 
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THE OLDEST BURIAL GROUND IN BOXFORD, MASS.
  Situated about half a mile from the central village, on the most southerly
road to Middleton, a short distance beyond the corner of a road to Topsfield
village; close to a thicket of white birch trees on left hand side of the way.
Thirteen is the exact number of all the headstones. Copied
Sept. 6, A. M., 1860.       w. x.

Wood, Sarah, wife of Deacon Daniel,         Sept. 27, 1714.  In 57 yr.
Pabody, Hannah, wife of Nathan,             Dec. 3, 1718.    In 25 yr.
Peabody, John, Capt.                        July 5, 1720.    In 78 yr.
   "     David, Ens.                        Sept. 4,1726.    In 49 yr.
   "     Nathan, Dea.                       March 4, 1733.   In 50 yr.
Kimball, Hannah, wife of Richard,           March, 1748.     Abt 66 yrs.
   "     Richard,                           March 22, 1753.  In 80 yr.
Symonds, Samuel,                            July 29, 1775.   In 73 yr.
" In Memory of | Mr David Gould | who deceased Aug | the 1st 1778 |
           in the 22d year | of his age."
Curtice, John, Lieut.                       July 12, 1783.   In 43 yr.
Stickney, Peggy, wife of Lieut. Jacob,      March 25,1786.   In 51 yr.
   "      Jedediah, Lieut.                  April 8, 1809.   AE.73
Trask, Ruth, Mrs.                           March 22, 1829   AE. 85


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

THE NEW ENGLAND Historical and Genealogical Register,
Published Quarterly, Under the Patronage of the
New England Historic=Genealogical Society,
FOR THE YEAR 1861

VOLUME XV.

BOSTON: SAMUEL G. DRAKE, PUBLISHER,
13 BROMFIELD STREET.
1861.


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