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WALNUT STREET CEMETERY
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BURIALS AND INSCRIPTIONS
IN THE
WALNUT . STREET CEMETERY OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
WITH HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE PERSONS BURIED THERE
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BURIALS AND INSCRIPTIONS
IN THE WALNUT STREET CEMETERY OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Historical Sketches of Brookline, Mass., by Miss Harriet F. Wood. A series of articles written under the title of "Brookline As It Was," and pub- lished in the Brookline Transcript during the years 1871-2. Marked H. F. W.
Address at the Opening of the Town Hall in Brookline on Tuesday, 14 October, 1845, and Historical Discourses by Rev. John Pierce, D.D. Marked Dr. Pierce.
The Brookline First Parish in My Time, 1873-1895, by Rev. Howard N. Brown, D.D. Marked H. N. B.
First Parish Church Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, for 100 Years, Brookline Historical Publication Society. Marked F. P. C. R.
Muddy River and Brookline Records 1634-1838. Marked M. R. R. Records in the Office of the Town Clerk. Marked B. R.
Records from Joseph D. Gutterson, undertaker. Marked J. D. G.
Report of the Cemetery Committee of the Town of Brookline for 1842. Written, not printed, in the Brookline Public Library. Marked R. C. C. Family histories.
Information obtained from individuals is so stated.
Unless lot or tomb is given, place of burial is unknown.
Grateful acknowledgment is made to Mr. Charles F. White, who has rendered valuable assistance in compiling these records. H. A. C.
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NAMES OF PROPRIETORS OF TOMBS New list - 1911
A - B
1 to 68 interpolating 44 indicated on 1842 map but not numbered, also 50A indicated on 1842 map as 50, a duplicate number.
69 to 77 inclusive, being indicated on 1842 map as duplicate numbers 1 to 9. 78 to 86 inclusive, being indicated on 1842 map A to I, duplicating A and B.
a. James Holden, Jonas Tolman.
b. J. H. Ward. 1860.
c. Jonathan Hammond. 1817.
d. Nathanael Murdock. 1817.
e. William Ackers, Henry K. Hancock. 1817.
f. Ebenezer Richards. 1817.
g. Aspinwall and Tappan. 1819.
h. Jonathan Jackson. 1823.
i. Caleb Crafts. 1824.
j. Ebenezer Heath. 1825.
k. Charles Stearns. 1825.
1. Elisha Penniman. 1832.
m. Unknown. (Perhaps Benjamin and Sarah (Aspinwall) White.
n. Daniel Perry and John Warren's Tomb. 1838.
o. Moses Andem, Hezekiah S. Kendall. 1836.
p. Joseph and Benjamin Goddard. 1808.
q. Capt. Timothy Corey's Family Tomb. 1808.
r. Capt. Henry Sewall, Edward Kitchen Wolcott.
8. Receiving Tomb. 1864.
t. Rev. John Pierce and Deacon John Robinson.
u. Deacon Thomas Gardner.
v. Samuel Croft. 1814.
w. Griggs-Coolidge Tomb. 1782.
x. Unknown.
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y. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston.
z. Deacon Joseph White and Deacon Ebenezer Davis. About 1773.
NAMES OF PROPRIETORS OF LOTS Old list, no date, about 1842
1. Capt. Isaac Cook Elijah Hersey
7. David Bryant
8. Harrison Bird
2. Abraham H. Lambert
9. Oliver Whyte
3. David R. Griggs
[ William W. Clement
( M. G. Payne
10. George S. Cushing
4. . Jerathmeel Davenport
Otis Withington
Oliver Cousens
5. . Moses Withington
6. George Tyler
11. Daniel Sanderson
12. George E. Sickles
13. Thomas Seaverns
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14. Bela Stoddard
44. William Pope
45. Samuel Goddard
46. Michael Mellen
Chancey Woodward
47. Charles Heath
17. Rebecca Gerry
18. Henry V. Poor
19. Patrick Dillon
20. Samuel Philbrick
21. John Howe .
22. Benjamin B. Davis
( Seth T. Thayer
23. William K. Melcher 24. Harvard Cong'l Society
25. First Parish
26. Baptist Society
27. Dea. Thomas Griggs
28. Dea. Thomas Kendall
29. A. H. Newell
58. John Shepard
30. No lot
59. Mrs. Lucy R. Craft
31. Widow Louisa Leverett
32. Miss Mary A. Irving
33. Harrison Fay
34. Dr. Samuel A. Shurtleff
62. James W. Edgerly
63. Catherine A. Church
64. Town of Brookline
65. Oliver B. Delano
66. Clark L. Haynes
39. Ansel H. Waterman
40. William P. Woodbury
41. Alfred and David Kendrick
42. William H. Leonard
43. Samuel Hutchins
B. John W. Sullivan
Ridge Avenue - North Side
1. Elisha Stone
6. John Dustin
2. Stephen Sharp Clark Jones
3. Albert W. Smith
4. Catherine M. Houlahan
5. Horace James
9. Eunice B. Clarke
South Side
10. Benjamin F. Baker
11. George Brooks
12. 1 James M. Edmonds
13. 3
14. F. Henry Corey
15. Catherine Aspinwall
16. Peter W. Pierce
17. Mrs. Abbie Barnett
18. J. R. Fairbanks
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Fergus B. Turner 49A. Warren White 50A. Rev. John Pierce, D.D.
50. Charles Stearns
51. Stearns and Dearborn
52. William Dearborn
53. 1
54. Amos Atkinson
55. William Barnard
56. Charles L. Palmer
57. Charles P. Trowbridge
36. William H. Brown
37. Lemuel Foster
38. David Whitney
67. 1 68. J Town of Brookline
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Charles W. Slack
7. Royal Woodward
8. Reuben A. Chace
60. Eben W. Reed
61. Thomas C. Quimby
35. Mrs. Jane M. Libbey
48. Sarah Hall
49. George W. Funk
15. Thomas Celfe
16. ( Thomas N. Woodward
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NAMES OF PROPRIETORS OF LOTS New list, 1911
1. Capt. Isaac Cook 36. William H. Brown
2. Abraham H. Lambert
37. Lemuel Foster
38. David Whitney
39. Ansel H. Waterman
40. William P. Woodbury
Otis Withington
D. A. Kenrick
5. Moses Withington
41. Miss Lucy A. Potter
6. George Tyler
42. William H. Leonard
7. David Bryant
43. Samuel Hutchins
8. Harrison Bird
9. Oliver Whyte
45. Samuel Goddard
46. Michael Mellen
47. Charles Heath
48. Sarah Hall
George W. Funk
49.
Fergus B. Turner
49A. Benjamin White, Heirs
50. Charles Stearns
51. Stearns and Dearborn
16. Thomas N. Woodward
l Chancey Woodward
17. Rebecca Gerry
18. Henry V. Poor
19. Mrs. Lydia Sprague
20 Samuel Philbrick
21. John Howe
22. Seth T. Thayer
23. Hugh W. Ogden
24 Harvard Cong'l Society
25· First Parish
60. Eben W. Reed
61. Mme. Jeanne Coeffard
62. James W. Edgerly
63. { Jonathan D. Long
Charles A. Henderson
30. No lot
31. Mrs. Louisa Leverett
Miss Mary A. Irving
66. Clark L. Haynes
67. Town of Brookline
68. Town of Brookline
A. Samuel Slack
Charles W. Slack
B. John W. Sullivan
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George S. Cushing
11. Daniel Sanderson
12. George E. Sickles
13. Thomas Seaverns
14. Bela Stoddard
Albert L. Lincoln
15. Thomas Celfe
52. William Dearborn 53 and 54. Amos Atkinson Between lots 54 and 55. Thaddeus Jackson, Jr.
55. William Barnard
56. Charles L. Palmer
57. -
Charles P. Trobridge
The Misses Pierce
58. John Shepard
59. Mrs. Lucy R. Craft
26. Baptist Society
27. Deacon Thomas Griggs
28. Deacon Thomas Kendall
29. A. H. Newell
64 Town of Brookline 65. Oliver B. Delano
32. ( W. H. Conway
33. Harrison Fay
34. Dr. Samuel A. Shurtleff
35. Mrs. Jane M. Libbey
Lot west of lot 35. John Woods
44. Charles Chase
William W. Clement
3. David R. Griggs
4. Mrs. M. G. Payne
4A. Jarathmeel Davenport
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Ridge Avenue
69. Elisha Stone
70. Stephen Sharp Clark Jones
78. Benjamin F. Baker
71. Albert W. Smith
79. George Brooks
72. Katherine M. Houlahan
80. James M. Edmonds
73. Horace James
81. James M. Edmonds
74. A. B. Smyth
John Dustin
82. F. Henry Corey
75. Royal Woodward
83. Catherine Aspinwall
76. Ruben A. Chace
84. Peter W. Pierce
77. Eunice B. Clarke
West of lot 77. Isaac M. W. Adams
86. J. R. Fairbanks
BURIALS AND INSCRIPTIONS IN THE CEMETERY, WITH HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE PERSONS BURIED THERE
Soldier of the Revolution.
In Memy of Mr. Robert Abell of Rehoboth who died Jan. ye 5th 1776 in ye 24th year of his age 1775.
Marker
S. A. R.
"More than one Revolutionary hero who died in Brookline barracks found his last resting-place in Brookline Cemetery. Lieutenant Robert Abell was one; and he and two soldiers of a Connecticut company were probably the men who assisted in the siege of Boston and were quartered in the Benjamin Davis house, much to the discomfort of the excellent house- keeper, who used to tell in after years of their cutting up their rations of pork on her front stairs. The soldiers were subsequently removed to the barracks on Parker's Hill." H. F. W., pp. 49 and 221.
William Ackers and H. K. Hancock. 1817.
Tomb e. William Ackers, bapt. Oct. 18, 1719. d. Oct. 9, 1794, aged 76 yrs. His wife.
Hannah (White) Ackers, dau. of Edward White, bapt. Feb. 12, 1727, d. Nov. 30, 1800, aged 74 yrs. Their chn:
85. Mrs. Abbie Barnett
North of tomb m. Leslie Boyd
Rear of lot 77. George B. Emerson
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Sarah Ackers Sharp, wid. of Robert Sharp bapt. April 24, 1757, d. Sept. 2, 1843, aged 87 yrs.
Susanna Ackers, bapt. Feb. 26, 1749. d. -
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Hannah Ackers Allen, bapt. Feb. 26, 1749. mar. 1st Henry Kelham. mar. 2nd Joseph Allen of Worcester. d. Feb. 24, 1832, aged 82 yrs.
Ann Ackers Hancock. See Belcher Hancock.
William Ackers,
b. at Brookline Aug. 21, 1765. R. C. C. d. at Brookline, July 14, 1841, aged 76 yrs. His wife
Mehitable Hyslop, dau. of Rev. Robert Abercrombie, b. at Pelham, Mass. 1768. d. at Brookline, Dec. 23, 1843, aged 75 yrs. Their chn:
David Hyslop Ackers, b. d. Jan. 25, 1833, aged 34 yrs.
Hannah Ackers, b. at Brookline, Feb. 5, 1800. d. at Cambridge, Oct. 26, 1882. (unmar.)
J. D. G.
Mehitable Ackers, b. at Brookline, March 6, 1804.
d. at Cambridge, March 11, 1886, aged 82 yrs. J. D. G.
John Ackers, bapt. Feb. 1, 1807. d. -
F. P. C. R. and Mr. S. S. Crosby, 21 Sacramento St., Cambridge.
"The names of John and William Ackers, and that of their father, appeared on the petition for the separation of Muddy River from Boston in 1704. In 1744 the Ackers built a fine large house on the corner of Brigh- ton and Boylston Streets, which was quite imposing for a farm-house in those days. In the Revolutionary times it was occupied as barracks for the colonial troops, but the family did not leave it, as many families left their houses but divided with the soldiers and bore the inconvenience. "Mr. William Ackers died in 1794, at a good old age. His son William,
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the third of the name, married the adopted daughter of Mr William Hyslop.
"Mr. Hyslop gave her a great wedding, which was a grand event in the town for those times, and was not only a theme for tea-table chat, but was remembered, talked of, and written about, long after. The sons of this marriage were outlived by their father, who died in 1841, the last male member of this ancient family."
H. F. W., p. 311.
"Esq. Gardner's Adam," a slave.
Soldier of the Revolution.
Abel Adams, Soldier of the Revolution. d. in Brookline of consumption, Jan. 16, 1782, aged 22 yrs.
"Mrs. Dr. Faulkner was the donor of the hospital that bears the name of her husband and adored step-daughter in Jamaica Plain. She then lived with her mother Mrs. Abel Adams, just over the town border."
H. N. B., p. 22.
Adams.
Small stone in the grove.
Effie daughter of Mathew and Mary A. Adams Died Apr. 19, 1876 Aged 2 yrs. 4 mos. 20 dys. Gone to Jesus
Adams.
Lot west of 77, or between 77 and lot 1.
In memory of Martha W. Hill wife of Isaac M. W. Adams who died June 3, 1830 aged 28 y'rs. We part to meet again Footstone M. W. H. A.
In memory of Isaac M. W. Adams who died Oct. 26, 1855 aged 62 y'rs. This life is a dream
Footstone I. M. W. A.
"Isaac Adams came to Brookline about the year 1815-16. The history of Master Adams and his methods is a chapter which will shed much light on the progress of Brookline during the last forty years.
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"He married Miss Martha Washington Hill of Portsmouth and after her death he had her name incorporated into his own by act of legislature, on this wise: 'Isaac Mahtra Wanshongtri Adams.'
"He was one of the first schoolmasters in the old brick school house on Walnut Street. William Hyslop gave to the town the triangular piece of ground in the fork of the roads, west of the church, for a site for the old brick school house in 1793.
" Requiescat in pace, Master Adams! We trust thou hast found the Great Master more lenient with thee, than thou wert to his little ones."
H. F. W., Chap. XII. Pub. 1871.
Henry A. Alger. (Town of Brookline) Lot 64
Bought by Henry A. Alger. His infant son was buried in the lot, after- wards the body was removed and the lot sold in 1864, when the family moved from Brookline. "Probably sold for single burials."
James M. Alger. (Town of Brookline) Lot 67
Deed of sale made to James M. Alger, July 1, 1857. Names affixed: James Bartlett, Marshall Stearns, Howard Williams, William Dearborn, Thomas S. Pettengill, signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of B. F. Baker, and legally acknowledged before William Aspinwall, Justice of the Peace.
On the outside of the Deed, in the handwriting of James M. Alger is written: "Sold to the Town of Brookline, Lot 67 - 1864." -
From James E. Alger, son of James M. and neph. of Henry A. Alger, 3 Mt. Vernon St., Reading, Mass., Sept. 12, 1911.
Baby Allen son of F. P. Allen Dec. 27, 1888.
Hannah Ackers Allen. See tomb e.
Rev. James Allen, First minister of the First Parish. See tomb u.
James Allen, son of James, pastor, b. Sept. 15, 1721. d. Oct. 6, 1721.
James Allen, son of the 1st minister, b. Sept. 20, 1723.
d. Dec. 1749, aged 26 yrs. H. U., 1741. Dr. Pierce.
Mary Allen, dau. of James, pastor. (My daughter.)
b. Oct. 25, 1725. d. Feb. 1750.
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"Mary Allen, dau. of the First Minister, presented a silver tankard to the First Church in 1750." H. F. W., p. 260. See tomb u.
Shepard Allen, son of James, pastor, b. Sept. 15, 1721. d. Oct. 6, 1721. Sybil Allen, wife of Elisha Penniman. See tomb 1.
Old stones In memory of Mrs. Mary Allford who died Oct". 12, 1815. Æt 67
Footstone M. A. 1815.
Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mrs. Mary Allin, widow To M'. Peter Allin who died Oct. 14th 1729 Aged about 70 yrs. Footstone Mrs. Mary Allin. Mehetable Allin Daughter to ye Rev. James and Mehetabel Allin Aged 9 months Died ye 24, Febry. 1828-9
Rev. James Allen, in his printed discourses, spelt his own name in two different ways: Allin, Allen. Dr. Pierce.
Moses Andem.
Hezikah S. Kendall. 1836. Tomb o.
James Andem, son of Moses, ordained minister of Dighton, Nov. 13, 1845. Dr. Pierce.
James Aspinwall Andem, son of James, d. July 1, 1839. "Boston Curier," July 1, 1839.
Catherine B. Andem, wife of James, dau. of David R. Griggs, d. Sept. 16, 1839, aged 24 yrs. "Boston Curier," Sept. 17, 1839.
Mrs. Andem d. in Brooklyn, N. Y. Buried in Tomb o. Jan. 19, 1884.
J. D. G.
"Andem Place was not opened until about 1850 and was named for Moses Andem, who lived for many years in the old Davis house." H. F. W., p. 61.
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Harry William Anderson died July 13, 1889 Aged 10 months 1 day Son of William and Sarah C. Anderson J. D. G.
Mary S. Edgerly Andrews.
See lot 62.
Thomazine Phillips Andrews Wife of Joseph Andrews Died Jan. 8, 1834 Aged 23 years Footstone T. P. A. 1834
Martha A. S. Ashmore. See lot 11.
Anna G. Aspinwall, wife of J. R. Fairbanks. Mary Aspinwall, wife of Joseph Goddard. See tomb p.
See lot 86.
Lucy Aspinwall, wife of Ebenezer Davis. See tomb z.
Susanna Aspinwall, wife of Lewis Tappan.
See tomb g.
Old stone Here lies ye Body of Capt. Samuel Aspinwall Died Sept. ye 6th 1727 In ye 65th year of His Age Footstone Capt. Samuel Aspinwall
In 1727, at the age of sixty-five, the Captain was drowned in Charles River, not far from his farm. One can imagine something of the sensation this event must have produced in this thinly settled town; the loss of so prominent a citizen, the search for the body, - the military procession, for he was buried under arms, - the long funeral sermon, probably in the little church then only ten years built, - the vacant seat in the square pew, "in the northwest corner," - the muffled drums, and the volley fired over the grave.
And how it was doubtless the topic of conversation among neighbors when they met for weeks after, and with what superstitious awe they looked upon the fore-runner or "warning" as they probably considered it, that he should have selected for his morning reading at family devotions the 27th chapter of the Proverbs, beginning, "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." H. F. W., p. 67.
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Lot 83.
Catherine Aspinwall.
James Edmond bought in 1862, south side, Lots 11 to 19 inclusive, in 1865 he sold Lot 11 to George Brooks, Lot 14 to F. Henry Corey, Lot 15 to D. H. Rogers, Lot 16 to Peter W. Pierce, Lot 17 to Mrs. Abbie Barnet. In 1879 D. H. Rogers sold to Catherine J. Aspinwall, Lot 15, south side (new number 83). Marker only in this lot.
Catherine Jane Aspinwall, dau. of George and Martha (Goode) Aspinwall,
b. 1840 at West Point, Orange County, New York. mar. Jan. 15, 1880 Charles F. Hunting of Brighton. d. July 24, 1887, aged 46 yrs. 6 mos.
Charles F. Hunting was a grocer in Brookline, he is now living with his cousin Horace E. Hunting in Stoughton. (Horace E. Hunting) Mar. 19, 1916.
Marker
John Smith Goode Aspinwall (unmar. bro. of Catherine), Brother.
b. at West Point, New York, June 26, 1833. Post 143, G. A. R. d. at Brookline April 16, 1879.
John S. G. Aspinwall (a descendant of Peter Aspinwall) served during the civil war in the United States Navy, enlisted March 8, 1861. Dis- charged Nov. 27, 1865, as Asst. Eng. on S. S. Minnesota.
Thomas Aspinwall, Brookline.
A great-grandson of the Colonel, and grandson of John, bearing his name, has kept up the military character of the family by good service in the War of the Rebellion, and daily walks our streets bearing trace of rebel shot or shell received in the fight at Hatteras Inlet where he served as engineer of the Minnesota. H. F. W. p. 69. (dated 1871)
Aspinwall and Tappan. 1819. Tomb g.
William Aspinwall, b. May 23, 1743. d. April 16, 1823.
Soldier of the Revolution .. S. A. R. Marker.
Susannah Gardner, wife of Dr. Willam Aspinwall, b. Feb. 28, 1754. d. June 2, 1814. Their chn:
Juliana Aspinwall, b. Dec. 25, 1779. d. Aug. 20, 1852.
William Aspinwall, b. Aug. 6, 1784. d. April 7, 1818.
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Augustus Aspinwall,
b. Dec. 14, 1787.
d. July 27, 1865.
Martha Babcock Higginson, wife of Augustus Aspinwall,
b. Oct. 15, 1801.
d. March 4, 1833. Their son,
Augustus Aspinwall, b. Jan. 15, 1859.
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d. Sept. 4, 1860.
Thomas Aspinwall. Soldier of the Revolution.
Son of Thomas and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, for whom the Johanna Aspinwall Chapter, D.A.R., was named, was born in Brookline Jan. 15, 1734, died in Brookline Aug. 1, 1799.
He served in the Revolutionary War, 'and held a Lieutenant-Colonel's commission, and at one time was in command of the fort at Sewall's Point. He married Oct. 4, 1762, Lucy Sparhawk, sister of the wife of his brother Samuel. She was born August 14, 1738, died June 15, 1815.
William Aspinwall. Soldier of the Revolution.
Son of Thomas (Capt. Samuel, Peter), and Johanna (Gardner) Aspinwall, youngest brother of the Revolutionary colonel. Born at Brookline, May 23, 1743; died April 16, 1823. He mar. Susannah, dau. of Capt. Isaac Gardner. He served throughout the Revolution.
"In 1775, Dr. Aspinwall was surgeon at St. Thomas' Hospital in Roxbury. In 1778 we find by his letters to his wife, that he was with the army under General Sullivan in Rhode Island." H. F. W. p. 72.
"Among the past inhabitants of this town who should be mentioned with distinction and respect, is the late Dr. William Aspinwall, M.D. of H. U. 1764, who spent a long life, as a distinguished physician of this town and vicinity, who was successively Representative, Senator, and Coun- sellor, under the Government of this Commonwealth; who watched over the interests of his native village with vigilance and fidelity; and, who in the times that tried men's souls, amid the political contests, which raged in our land, was greatly instrumental in preserving this people from those disgraceful abuses which prevailed in too many other places. In treating the smallpox, that dangerous and destructive malady, few, if any cotem- poraries had more extensive practice, or were more successful."
Dr. Pierce.
"William Aspinwall, M.D., son of Dr. William Aspinwall, H.U. 1804, died a practitioner of medicine, in his native town, aged 34 yrs."
Dr. Pierce.
Col. Thomas Aspinwall, A.M., son of Dr. William, lawyer in Boston, colonel in the army in the last war with England, consul at London, was buried in this tomb and latter removed to Walnut Hills Cemetery.
- Bruce, son of Benjamin Bruce, also buried in tomb 9.
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Amos Atkinson.
Stones Lots 53 and 54.
Caroline H. born July 6, 1856 died May 12, 1857 Lincoln born Apr. 19, 1865 died Aug. 12, 1865 Children of Edward and Mary C. Atkinson
Edward Atkinson born in Brookline February 10, 1827 died in Boston December 11th, 1905 "Who in Life's battle firm doth stand, Shall bear Hope's tender blossoms Into the Silent land!" "And now abideth Faith, Hope, Love."
"Edward Atkinson was one of the most useful and one of the best-known men of his generation." H. N. B., p. 19.
Mary Caroline Atkinson Born in Boston June 1st, 1830 Died in Brookline December 12th, 1907 "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."
Marian Atkinson born 10 Sept. 1858 died 11 Aug. 1874 "Her life had many a hope and aim Duties enough and little cares, And now was quiet, now astir Till God's hand beckoned unawares And the sweet white brow was all of her." "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Amos Atkinson Born 11 May, 1792 Died 26 June, 1864 Anna Greenleaf Sawyer Born 27 Oct. 1795 Died 29 Sept. 1871
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Elizabeth Parsons Atkinson Apr. 21, 1824 Mar. 1, 1903 Elizabeth Staigg Atkinson wife of George Atkinson Born in Leeds, England December, 1823 Died in Cambridge May 30, 1904
George Atkinson Jr., Died in Florida, Jan. 19, 1913 Aged 46 yrs. 8 mos . 10 dys.
James Sawyer Atkinson Born in Brookline 1860 Died in Colorado Springs 1883
Mary F. Babb. Susanna Backus. Abigail Baker, wife of Joshua Boylston. Benjamin F. Baker.
No Stones George Atkinson, Jr., died Jan. 19, 1919 aged 46 yrs. 8 mos. Chas. H. Atkinson died July 19, 1915 aged 55 yrs. George Atkinson died June 5, 1915 aged 74 yrs.
See lot 10. See tomb v. See tomb y. Lot 78.
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