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Epitaphs in the Old Burial Place, Dedham, Mass. (Paperback)
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Epitaphs in the Old Burial Place, Dedham, Mass. (Paperback)
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In every old Massachusetts town, one of the most popular visitors'
sites is the early settlers' cemetery. Consecrated anew year after
year by the tears of love and sorrow, it becomes hallowed ground;
and as we bend over the low headstone and decipher its quaint
inscription, we are reminded of the affection which erected it, and
which still commends it to our respect and care. We are told by the
humblest stone that a loved one had died, and that loving ones
survived who desired to honor, and preserve, the memory of the
dead. It is indeed a brief story; but it is a story which we love
to read, though its age may be reckoned in centuries. So our old
cemetery is a record of human affection well fitted to improve the
heart and stir the imagination. It is not necessarily a gloomy
spot. It speaks rather of rest and peace after the labors and
turmoil of life are ended. For whatever reason, be it historical or
familial, there is a fascination with cemeteries, their tombstones,
and the people interned. Of interest to many, is an answer to the
question, When was the first person buried in this ground? Though
the earliest death mentioned in Dedham records occurred in 1637,
probably the first year of the settlement, which was in 1635, did
not pass before some succumbed to the hardships to which they were
exposed, and were buried in that ground. It would be reasonable to
assume that the death rate, especially among children, was large,
because of a lack of necessary care and comforts. The boundaries of
Dedham's "Old Burial Place" included an area of approximately one
acre and, for a period of one hundred years, was the only place of
burial in the town. Where a stone was not set up, the place of
interment was soon forgotten, and so received another occupant,
and, needless to say, that some parts of it were dug over several
times to furnish graves for successive generations. I think we
should be surprised to know how many bodies were buried in that one
acre of land. Paperback, (1888), 2010, 52 pp.
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