Index to Locations BarnstableCobb's Hill CemeteryCenterville, BarnstableBeechwoodCemeteryCotuit, BarnstableMosswoodCemeteryOsterville, BarnstableHillsideCemeteryWest Barnstable, BarnstableWestBarnstable CemeteryBourneCataumet CemeteryBourneMassachusetts National VeteransCemeteryCentervilleSt. Francis XavierCemeteryWest Dennis, DennisWest DennisCemeteryWoods Hole, FalmouthWoods HoleVillage CemeteryHarwich Port, HarwichMt. PleasantCemeteryProvincetownProvincetown CemeterySandwichBay View CemeterySandwichOld Town CemeteryWaquoitUnknown locationYarmouthWoodside CemeterySouth Yarmouth, YarmouthQuaker BurialGroundYarmouth Port, YarmouthWoodsideCemetery
Cobb's HillCemetery
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  David Bursley (1803-1884) — of Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,November3, 1803.Postmaster atBarnstable,Mass., 1851-52.DiedNovember7, 1884 (age81 years, 4days).Interment at Cobb's Hill Cemetery.
BeechwoodCemetery
Centerville, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Augustus Davis Ayling (1840-1918) — also known asAugustus D. Ayling — of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Centerville, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 28,1840.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;AdjutantGeneral of New Hampshire, 1879-1907.Member,LoyalLegion;GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedMarch 9,1918 (age77 years, 224days).Interment at Beechwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William L. Ayling and Margaret (Hurley) Ayling; married1869 toElizabeth F. Cornish. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
MosswoodCemetery
Cotuit, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Founded 1819
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known asJohn T. Connor;Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1914.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiKappa Psi.President and CEO of the Merckpharmaceuticalcompany from 1955; chairman and CEO of AlliedChemical,1967-79.Died, ofcancer,at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October6, 2000 (age85 years, 338days).Interment at Mosswood Cemetery. | | Charles Laceille Gifford (1871-1947) — also known asCharles L. Gifford — of Cotuit, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Cotuit, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,March15, 1871.Republican.Schoolteacher;real estatebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-13; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1914-19; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1916;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1922-47 (16th District1922-33, 15th District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-47); died in office1947.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Cotuit, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August23, 1947 (age76 years, 161days).Interment at Mosswood Cemetery. | | Florence Gifford Claussen (1897-1975) — also known asFlorence G. Claussen;FlorenceGifford —of Wellesley Hills, Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Cotuit, Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,February12, 1897.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1948;member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Central Committee, 1949.Female.Congregationalist.Died in1975(ageabout78 years).Interment at Mosswood Cemetery.
HillsideCemetery
Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
West BarnstableCemetery
West Barnstable, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Otis (1725-1810) — also known as"Brigadier Otis" — of Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,March 6,1725.U.S.Collector of Customs at Barnstable, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-1810.Died in Barnstable,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,September21, 1810 (age85 years, 199days).Interment at West Barnstable Cemetery.
CataumetCemetery
Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) — also known asWilliam E. Rothery — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1851.Newspapereditor and publisher;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1888-95;manufacturers'agent;food broker.Germanancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Peter'sHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 8,1932 (age81 years, 105days).Interment at Cataumet Cemetery.
MassachusettsNational Veterans Cemetery
Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Francis Xavier Davoren (1915-1997) — also known asJohn F. X. Davoren — of Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Milford,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 27,1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1955-66;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1965-66;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1964;secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1967-74.Catholic.Member,Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August24, 1997 (age82 years, 28days).Interment at Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery. | | Nancy C. Cosgrove (1922-2017) — also known asNancy Carr — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio; South Orleans, Orleans,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,March24, 1922.Republican.Singer;performed, Republican National Convention, 1952.Female.Died in Massachusetts,July 22,2017 (age95 years, 120days).Interment at Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery.
St. FrancisXavier Cemetery
Pine Street
Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. (1915-2011) — also known asR. Sargent Shriver, Jr.;"Sarge" —Born in Westminster,CarrollCounty, Md.,November9, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;organized and directed the Peace Corps, 1961-66; U.S. Ambassador toFrance, 1968-70; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1976.Catholic.Germanancestry. Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died, fromAlzheimer'sdisease, in SuburbanHospital,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January18, 2011 (age95 years, 70days).Interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Sargent Shriver and Hilda (Shriver) Shriver; married,May 23,1953, to Eunice Mary Kennedy (daughter ofJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.; sister ofJohnFitzgerald Kennedy,PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; aunt ofKathleenKennedy Townsend andRobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.); father of Maria Owings Shriver (who marriedArnoldAlois Schwarzenegger) andMarkKennedy Shriver; nephew ofJamesCausten Shriver; grandson ofThomasHerbert Shriver; great-grandson ofThomasJohns Perry. | | | | Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Sargent ShriverElementarySchool, inSilverSpring, Maryland, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about R. Sargent Shriver: ScottStossel,Sarge:The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver — Mark Shriver,AGood Man: Rediscovering My Father, SargentShriver |
West DennisCemetery
Fork and Pond streets
West Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Hamilton Garfield (1858-1931) — also known asGeorge H. Garfield — of Brockton,PlymouthCounty, Mass.; West Dennis, Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in West Dennis, Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,July 18,1858.Republican.Grocer;meatmerchant;real estatebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1892-93, 1900-04; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Second Plymouth District, 1905-08; member,Massachusetts Fisheries and Game Commission, 1908-13.Died in West Dennis, Dennis,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,December19, 1931 (age73 years, 154days).Interment at West Dennis Cemetery.
Woods HoleVillage Cemetery
Woods Hole, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Richard Crane (1858-1939) — also known asCharles R. Crane — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Woods Hole, Falmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August7, 1858.President, Crane Company,valvesand fittings manufacturer; director, NationalBank ofthe Republic, Chicago; U.S. Minister toChina, 1920-21.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.DiedFebruary14, 1939 (age80 years, 191days).Interment at Woods Hole Village Cemetery.
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Harwich Port, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) — also known asThomas P. O'Neill, Jr.;"Tip" —of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,December9, 1912.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1937-52;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;Honorary Chair,1984;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1953-87 (11th District1953-63, 8th District 1963-87);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1977-87.Catholic.Irishancestry.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1991.Died, ofcardiacarrest, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January5, 1994 (age81 years, 27days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas P. O'Neill and Rose Anne (Tolan) O'Neill; married,June 17,1941, to Mildred Anne Miller; father ofThomasP. O'Neill III. | | | | The O'NeillTunnel(opened 2003), which carries Interstate 93, Highway 1, and Route 3,inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books by Thomas P. O'Neill:Manof the House : The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker TipO'Neill (1989) | | | | Books about Thomas P. O'Neill: JohnAloysius Farrell,TipO' Neill and the Democratic Century: A Biography —Chris Matthews,Tipand the Gipper: When Politics Worked | | | | Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1979-80 |
ProvincetownCemetery
Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Norman Kingsley Mailer (1923-2007) — also known asNorman Mailer — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.,January31, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;novelist,essayist,magazineeditor,Hollywoodscreenwriter,director,andactor;among the founders of theVillage Voicenewspapernewspaperin New York City; in November, 1960, whiledrunkat a party, hestabbedand wounded his wife, Adele; he wasarrestedand held for psychiatric evaluation, and eventuallypleadedguilty tothird-degreeassault;arrestedandjailedin 1967 in connection with anantiwarprotest; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1969.Jewishancestry.Won thePulitzerPrize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980.Died, fromacute renalfailure, in Mount SinaiHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November10, 2007 (age84 years, 283days).Interment at Provincetown Cemetery.
Bay ViewCemetery
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Fessenden (1845-1903) — of Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,May 28,1845.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1888.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January22, 1903 (age57 years, 239days).Interment at Bay View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Fessenden and Lucy Parker (Pope) Fessenden; married,November6, 1872, to Mary Morse; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminFessenden andCharlesBackus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin ofWalterFessenden andAustinWells Holden; third cousin once removed ofSamuelClement Fessenden (1784-1869) andJohnMilton Fessenden; fourth cousin ofWilliamPitt Fessenden,SamuelClement Fessenden (1815-1882),ThomasAmory Deblois Fessenden,WilliamFessenden Allen andJosephPalmer Fessenden; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesDeering Fessenden,HenryNichols Blake,FrancisFessenden,JoshuaAbbe Fessenden,SamuelFessenden (1847-1908) andOliverGrosvenor Fessenden. | | | | Political families:Fessenden#1 family of Maine and Massachusetts;Fessenden#2 family of Portland, Maine (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Old TownCemetery
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Nathaniel Freeman Jr. (1766-1800) — of Massachusetts. Born in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,May 1,1766.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1795-99 (5th District 1795-97,at-large 1797-99).Died in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,August22, 1800 (age34 years, 113days).Interment at Old Town Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Waquoit, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
WoodsideCemetery
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Quaker BurialGround
South Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Irving K. Taylor (died c.1939) — of Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1912;chair of Essex County Progressive Party, 1914.Died about 1939. Interment at Quaker Burial Ground.
WoodsideCemetery
Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Chandler Thacher (1858-1945) — also known asThomas C. Thacher — of Yarmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,July 20,1858.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1913-15;defeated, 1910 (14th District), 1914 (16th District); delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1916(HonoraryVice-President).Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April11, 1945 (age86 years, 265days).Interment at Woodside Cemetery. | | Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known asMorris Abram — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Fitzgerald,Ben HillCounty, Ga.,June 19,1918.Democrat.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served onprosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representativeto United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan forpostwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate fornomination forU.S.Senator from New York, 1968;presidentof Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil RightsCommission, 1984-86.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;American BarAssociation;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanJewish Committee;UrbanLeague;Council onForeign Relations.Died, from aviralinfection, in ahospitalat Geneva,Switzerland,March16, 2000 (age81 years, 271days).Interment at Woodside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married,December23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married,January25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married,August26, 1990, to Bruna Molina. | | | | Epitaph: He established "one man, onevote" as a principle of American law. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Henry Charles Thacher (1829-1900) — also known asHenry C. Thacher — of Yarmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.Born in Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,October6, 1829.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1892.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April28, 1900 (age70 years, 204days).Interment at Woodside Cemetery.
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