Index to Locations AcushnetAcushnet CemeteryBerkleyBerkley Common CemeteryDightonDighton Town CemeteryDightonUnitarian Church CemeteryNorth Easton, EastonVillageCemeteryFairhavenRiverside CemeteryFall RiverNorth Burial GroundFall RiverOak Grove CemeteryFall RiverSt. Patrick's CemeteryNew BedfordGriffin StreetCemeteryNew BedfordOak Grove CemeteryNew BedfordPine Grove CemeteryNew BedfordRural CemeteryNew BedfordSt. Mary's CemeteryNorth AttleboroMt. Hope CemeteryNortonNorton Common CemeteryRaynhamPleasant Street CemeteryRehobothBurial Place HillTauntonChurch GreenTauntonMayflower Hill CemeteryTauntonMt. Pleasant CemeteryTauntonPlain Cemetery
AcushnetCemetery
Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Lemuel Williams (1747-1828) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,June 18,1747.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1799-1805;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1806; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford; elected 1806,1819, 1820, 1821, 1823.Died in Acushnet,BristolCounty, Mass.,November8, 1828 (age81 years, 143days).Interment at Acushnet Cemetery. | | Edward Pope (1739-1818) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,February15, 1739.Merchant;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Bedford, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-1808.Quaker.DiedJune 10,1818 (age79 years, 115days).Original interment atGriffin StreetCemetery, New Bedford, Mass.; reinterment at Acushnet Cemetery.
Berkley CommonCemetery
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Founded 1730
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Dighton TownCemetery
Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Baylies (1776-1865) — of Massachusetts. Born in Dighton,BristolCounty, Mass.,September15, 1776.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1808-09, 1812-13, 1820-21;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1809, 1813-17, 1833-35 (9thDistrict 1809, at-large 1813-15, 8th District 1815-17, 10th District1833-35); member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1825-26, 1830-31.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,September27, 1865 (age89 years, 12days).Interment at Dighton Town Cemetery.
Unitarian ChurchCemetery
Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hodijah Baylies (1756-1843) — of Dighton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Uxbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September17, 1756.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;iron worksoperator;U.S.Collector of Customs at Dighton, Mass., Massachusetts, 1789-1809;BristolCounty Probate Judge, 1810-34.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Died in Dighton,BristolCounty, Mass.,April26, 1843 (age86 years, 221days).Interment at Unitarian Church Cemetery.
VillageCemetery
North Easton, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Oliver Ames (1831-1895) — of North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February4, 1831.Republican.Shovelmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate; elected 1880;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1883-87;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1887-90.Died in North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,October22, 1895 (age64 years, 260days).Interment at Village Cemetery. | | Louis Adams Frothingham (1871-1928) — also known asLouis A. Frothingham — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 13,1871.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Rep.W.C. Lovering, 1897; served in the U.S. Marine Corps duringSpanish-American War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eleventh Suffolk District,1901-05;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1904-05;candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1905;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1909-12; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1911; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1916;major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1921-28; died inoffice 1928.Unitarian.Member,AmericanLegion.Died,onboard the yachtWinsone, at North Haven,KnoxCounty, Maine,August23, 1928 (age57 years, 41days).Interment at Village Cemetery. | | Oakes Ames (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,January10, 1804.Republican.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1863-73.He and his brotherOliverAmes, president of the Union Pacific Railroad, prime movers inconstruction of thefirsttranscontinentalrailroadline, completed in 1869; he was ascensuredby the House of Representatives in 1873 for his role in the CreditMobilierbriberyscandal.Died in Easton,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 8,1873 (age69 years, 118days).Interment at Village Cemetery; memorial monument atOliverand Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo. | | Oliver Ames Jr. (1807-1877) — Born in Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,November5, 1807.Shovelmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1852, 1857; president, Union PacificRailroad;he and his brotherOakesAmes were prime movers in construction of the firsttranscontinental railroad line.DiedMarch 9,1877 (age69 years, 124days).Interment at Village Cemetery; memorial monument atOliverand Oakes Ames Monument, Sherman, Wyo.
RiversideCemetery
Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Warren Delano Robbins (1885-1935) — of Fairhaven,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September3, 1885.U.S. Minister toEl Salvador, 1928;Canada, 1933-35.Died, frompneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 7,1935 (age49 years, 216days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | George Warren Weymouth (1850-1910) — also known asGeorge W. Weymouth — of Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Merrimac,EssexCounty, Mass.,August25, 1850.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1896; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1896;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1897-1901.Killed in anautomobileaccident near Bingham,SomersetCounty, Maine,September7, 1910 (age60 years, 13days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
North BurialGround
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Orin Fowler (1791-1852) — of Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.; Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Lebanon,New LondonCounty, Conn.,July 29,1791.Missionary;minister;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1848;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1849-52 (9th District 1849-51,2nd District 1851-52); died in office 1852.Congregationalist.Died inWashington,D.C.,September3, 1852 (age61 years, 36days).Interment at North Burial Ground; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
Oak GroveCemetery
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Stedman Greene (1841-1924) — also known asWilliam S. Greene — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Tremont,TazewellCounty, Ill.,April28, 1841.Republican.Auctioneer;realestate andinsurancebusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1880;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1880-81, 1886, 1895-97; resigned 1881;defeated, 1887, 1888, 1893; postmaster atFallRiver, Mass., 1881-85, 1898; general superintendent,Massachusetts state prisons, 1888-93;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1898-1924 (13th District1898-1913, 15th District 1913-24); died in office 1924.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,September22, 1924 (age83 years, 147days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | James Buffington (1817-1875) — also known asJames Buffinton — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,March16, 1817.Republican.Mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1854-55;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1855-63, 1869-75 (2nd District1855-63, 1st District 1869-75); died in office 1875.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,March 7,1875 (age57 years, 356days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Briggs Borden (1801-1865) — also known asNathaniel B. Borden — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Freetown (part now in Fall River),BristolCounty, Mass.,April15, 1801.Banker;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1831, 1834, 1851, 1864;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1835-39,1841-43; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1845-48;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1857-58.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,April10, 1865 (age63 years, 360days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Robert Thompson Davis (1823-1906) — also known asRobert T. Davis — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in County Down, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),August28, 1823.Republican.Physician;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1859-61; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1860,1904;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1873-74;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1883-89.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,October29, 1906 (age83 years, 62days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | William Johnson Bullock (1864-1920) — also known asWilliam J. Bullock — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,January31, 1864.Republican.Pharmacist;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1898-1903; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Third Bristol District, 1904-07;mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1908-09; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1912.Died in1920(ageabout56 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Grace Hartley Howe — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1936;postmaster atFallRiver, Mass., 1936-51 (acting, 1936-37).Female.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | David Pierce Keefe (1855-1922) — also known asDavid P. Keefe — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fitchburg,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,September29, 1855.Republican.Travelingsalesman; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Eleventh Bristol District,1904-06.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,January29, 1922 (age66 years, 122days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Spencer Borden (1872-1957) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,September8, 1872.Republican.Manufacturer;director, National ShawmutBank, FallRiver NationalBank, FallRiverGasWorks Co., Fall RiverElectricLight Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924(alternate),1928.DiedJanuary31, 1957 (age84 years, 145days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Effie A. (Brooks) Borden and Spencer Borden (1848-1921); married1901 toSarah Hildreth Ames. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
St. Patrick'sCemetery
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John F. Kane (c.1914-2007) — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass., about 1914.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;inventor;songwriter;mayorof Fall River, Mass., 1952-57; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1952,1956.Died, in St. Patrick's Manornursinghome, Framingham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,February24, 2007 (ageabout 93years).Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Kane and Ann (Mulligan) Kane; married to Mary M.Leddy. |
| | Francis John Fennelly (1860-1920) — also known asFrancis J. Fennelly;FrankFennelly —of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,February18, 1860.Democrat. Played for the Cincinnati and Philadelphia Athleticsbaseballteams, 1884-90;merchant;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1905-06.Died in Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.,August4, 1920 (age60 years, 168days).Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery. | | Charles McCloskey — of Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928.Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Griffin StreetCemetery
Griffin Street
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Founded 1804
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Edward Pope (1739-1818) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,February15, 1739.Merchant;U.S.Collector of Customs at New Bedford, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-1808.Quaker.DiedJune 10,1818 (age79 years, 115days).Original interment at Griffin Street Cemetery; reinterment atAcushnet Cemetery, Acushnet, Mass.
Oak GroveCemetery
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Dawes Eliot (1808-1870) — also known asThomas D. Eliot — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March20, 1808.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford, 1839; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1846;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1854-55, 1859-69.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,June 14,1870 (age62 years, 86days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Joseph Grinnell (1788-1885) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,November17, 1788.Whig.Banker;railroadpresident; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1839-41;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1843-51;president, WamsuttaCottonMills.Quaker.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,February7, 1885 (age96 years, 82days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pine GroveCemetery
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Leo Edward Joseph Carney (1899-1965) — also known asLeo E. J. Carney — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Pawtucket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,November16, 1899.Mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1937-40.Died, in St. LucksHospital,New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,March30, 1965 (age65 years, 134days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
RuralCemetery
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Founded 1837
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Henry Clifford (1809-1876) — also known asJohn H. Clifford — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January16, 1809.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford, 1835;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1849-53, 1854-58;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1853-54; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1862; president, Boston and ProvidenceRailroad.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January2, 1876 (age66 years, 351days).Interment at Rural Cemetery. | | Charles Sumner Ashley (1858-1941) — also known asCharles S. Ashley — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,September5, 1858.Democrat.Mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1891-92, 1897-1905, 1907, 1910-14,1917-21, 1927-36; postmaster atNewBedford, Mass., 1894-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died in1941(ageabout82 years).Interment at Rural Cemetery. | | Charles Sturtevant Randall (1824-1904) — also known asCharles S. Randall — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,February20, 1824.Republican.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1883;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-95 (1st District 1889-93,13th District 1893-95); defeated (Independent Republican), 1898.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,August17, 1904 (age80 years, 179days).Interment at Rural Cemetery. | | William Wallace Crapo (1830-1926) — also known asWilliam W. Crapo — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Dartmouth,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 16,1830.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives from New Bedford, 1857;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1875-83; memberofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1884; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1892.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,February28, 1926 (age95 years, 288days).Interment at Rural Cemetery. | | Walter Clifford (1849-1912) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,August11, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof New Bedford, Mass., 1889-90; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1892,1900;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1893.Died in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth,BristolCounty, Mass.,August23, 1912 (age63 years, 12days).Interment at Rural Cemetery. | | Antonio Zerbone (1832-1917) — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Flores,Azores,August5, 1832.Goldsmith;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inNewBedford, Mass., 1883-99.Portugeseancestry.Died, fromcerebralapoplexy, in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January5, 1917 (age84 years, 153days).Interment at Rural Cemetery.  | Francis Russell Hart (1868-1938) — also known asFrancis R. Hart — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January16, 1868.Engineer;vice-president, Cartagena-MagdalenaRailway;director, Costa Rica NorthernRailway;director, Boston and ProvidenceRailroad;director, MayanSteamshipCorporation director, RevereSugarRefinery;Vice-Consulfor Colombia inBoston,Mass., 1905-07;banker;president, UnitedFruitCompany, 1933-38.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died, from aheartattack, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January18, 1938 (age70 years, 2days).Interment at Rural Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Mandell Hart and Sarah Davis (Watson) Hart; married,June 4,1896, to Helen Bronson Hobbey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Boston Globe, January 19,1938 |
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St. Mary'sCemetery
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Walsh (1875-1946) — of Falmouth,BarnstableCounty, Mass.; New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December16, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives First Barnstable District, 1906;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1915-22;resigned 1922; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1922-46.Member,Eagles;Elks.Died in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January13, 1946 (age70 years, 28days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mt. HopeCemetery
North Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Joseph William Martin Jr. (1884-1968) — also known asJoseph W. Martin, Jr.;JoeMartin —of North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,November3, 1884.Republican.Newspaperreporter;insurancebusiness;newspaperpublisher; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1912-14; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Bristol District, 1915-18; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Massachusetts,1916,1936,1940(PermanentChair;speaker),1944(PermanentChair),1948,1952(PermanentChair;speaker),1956(PermanentChair;speaker),1960;Republican Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1921;secretaryof Massachusetts Republican Party, 1922-25;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-67 (15th District1925-33, 14th District 1933-63, 10th District 1963-67);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1947-49, 1953-55; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1937;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1940-42; derided byFranklinRoosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republicanopponents of his New Deal policies.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Grange.Died in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,March 6,1968 (age83 years, 124days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. | | Maud F. Tweedy (1872-1962) — also known asFannie Maude Fisher — of North Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,September16, 1872.Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1928,1932.Female.Died in Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,June 5,1962 (age89 years, 262days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Clarence Wakefield Fisher and Henrietta Maria (Franklin)Fisher; married1895 to JohnEdmund Tweedy. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Norton CommonCemetery
Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Laban Wheaton (1754-1846) — of Massachusetts. Born in Mansfield,BristolCounty, Mass.,March13, 1754.Lawyer;BristolCounty Judge; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1803-08, 1825;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1809-17 (9th District 1809-13,at-large 1813-15, 10th District 1815-17).Died in Norton,BristolCounty, Mass.,March23, 1846 (age92 years, 10days).Interment at Norton Common Cemetery. | | George Leonard (1729-1819) — of Massachusetts. Born in Norton,BristolCounty, Mass.,July 4,1729.State court judge in Massachusetts, 1784;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1789-91, 1795-97;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1792; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1801.DiedJuly 26,1819 (age90 years, 22days).Interment at Norton Common Cemetery.
Pleasant StreetCemetery
Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Josiah Dean (1748-1818) — of Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,March 6,1748.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1807-09.Died in Raynham,BristolCounty, Mass.,October14, 1818 (age70 years, 222days).Interment at Pleasant Street Cemetery.
Burial PlaceHill
Corner of Providence & Peckham Streets
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stephen Bullock (1735-1816) — of Rehoboth,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Rehoboth,BristolCounty, Mass.,October10, 1735.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1770;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-99.Died in Rehoboth,BristolCounty, Mass.,February2, 1816 (age80 years, 115days).Interment at Burial Place Hill. | | Simeon Martin — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1808-10, 1811-16.Interment at Burial Place Hill.
ChurchGreen
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March11, 1731.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1777;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1777-90;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 12,1814 (age83 years, 62days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; statue at Church Green;memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Paine and Eunice (Treat) Paine; married to Sarah Cobb;great-grandson ofRobertTreat; second great-grandfather ofRobertTreat Paine Jr.; second cousin ofGeorgeThacher (1754-1824); second cousin once removed ofGeorgeThacher (1790-1857); second cousin twice removed ofJohnCondit,EliThacher Hoyt,AureliusBuckingham,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland andHenryCharles Thacher; second cousin thrice removed ofSilasCondit,IraChandler Backus,JoshuaPerkins,EdwardGreen Bradford,PhiloBeecher Buckingham,BaileyFrye Adams,HenrySabin,LeeRandall Sanborn,AlansonB. Treat,CharlesM. Hotchkiss,ThomasChandler Thacher andDavidLeroy Treat; second cousin four times removed ofAlbertPierson Condit,EdwardGreen Bradford II,JamesL. Sanborn andWarrenWalter Rich; second cousin five times removed ofClarenceSidney Merrill,SimeonHarrison Rollinson,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr.,ElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard andJosephClark Baldwin III; third cousin twice removed ofGershomBirdsey,BenjaminHard andAlonzoSidney Upham; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,EliCoe Birdsey,LorenzoBurrows,NathanBelcher,RussellSage,GilbertCarlton Walker,JohnRansom Buck andBenjaminBaker Merrill; fourth cousin ofLutherWaterman; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman andJonathanBrace. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
Mayflower HillCemetery
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert G. Godfrey (1855-1922) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,August25, 1855.Republican.Real estatebroker; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourth Bristol District, 1904-05.Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,November13, 1922 (age67 years, 80days).Interment at Mayflower Hill Cemetery.
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Marcus Morton (1784-1864) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Freetown,BristolCounty, Mass.,December19, 1784.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1817-21;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1824-25;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1825, 1840-41, 1843-44;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1825-40.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February6, 1864 (age79 years, 49days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Marcus Morton (1819-1891) — of Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,April 8,1819.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1858; superior court judge inMassachusetts, 1858-69;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1869-90; resigned 1890;chiefjustice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1882-90.Died in Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,February10, 1891 (age71 years, 308days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.  | William Croad Lovering (1835-1910) — also known asWilliam C. Lovering — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February25, 1835.Republican.Cottonmanufacturer; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1874-75; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1880;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1897-1910 (12th District1897-1903, 14th District 1903-10); died in office 1910.Died inWashington,D.C.,February4, 1910 (age74 years, 344days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Henry Williams (1805-1887) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,November30, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1834; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1836-37;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1839-41, 1843-45 (10thDistrict 1839-41, 9th District 1843-45).Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 8,1887 (age81 years, 159days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Edmund Hatch Bennett (1824-1898) — also known asEdmund H. Bennett — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Manchester,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,April 6,1824.Lawyer;probate judge in Massachusetts, 1858-63;mayorof Taunton, Mass., 1865-67; resigned 1867;lawprofessor.Episcopalian.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January2, 1898 (age73 years, 271days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Darius Nash Couch (1822-1897) — also known asDarius N. Couch — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inPutnamCounty, N.Y.,July 23,1822.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;naturalist;merchant;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1865;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1866-67.Died in Norwalk,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,February12, 1897 (age74 years, 204days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Francis Sanford Babbitt (1843-1917) — also known asFrancis S. Babbitt — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,December22, 1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1882-83;mayorof Taunton, Mass., 1891-93; defeated (Democratic), 1889.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,August22, 1917 (age73 years, 243days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Samuel Leonard Crocker (1804-1883) — also known asSamuel L. Crocker — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,March31, 1804.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1849;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1853-55;president, TauntonLocomotiveManufacturing Company, 1862-83.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February10, 1883 (age78 years, 316days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | George Henry Babbitt (1819-1893) — also known asGeorge H. Babbitt — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.BornJune 14,1819.Mayorof Taunton, Mass., 1874-76.DiedNovember23, 1893 (age74 years, 162days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Abraham Briggs (1823-1887) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.BornMarch24, 1823.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1865.DiedMarch 4,1887 (age63 years, 345days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
PlainCemetery
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Baylies (1783-1852) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,October16, 1783.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1821-27 (10th District1821-25, 12th District 1825-27); member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1827-32, 1835; U.S. Charged'Affaires toArgentina, 1832.Member,Freemasons.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,October28, 1852 (age69 years, 12days).Interment at Plain Cemetery. | | David Cobb (1748-1830) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.; Gouldsboro,HancockCounty, Maine.Born in Attleboro,BristolCounty, Mass.,September14, 1748.Physician;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; commonpleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1784-96; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1789-93;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1789-93;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1793-95; memberofMassachusettsstate senate, 1802;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1809-10.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,April17, 1830 (age81 years, 215days).Interment at Plain Cemetery. | | James Leonard Hodges (1790-1846) — also known asJames L. Hodges — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,April24, 1790.Postmaster atTaunton,Mass., 1810-26;lawyer;banker;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1823-24;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1827-33.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,March 8,1846 (age55 years, 318days).Interment at Plain Cemetery. | | Nicholas Tillinghast (1767-1818) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,January24, 1767.Postmaster atTaunton,Mass., 1797-1803; Federalist candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1804, 1806.DiedApril24, 1818 (age51 years, 90days).Interment at Plain Cemetery. | | James Hodges (1765-1810) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,December3, 1765.Postmaster atTaunton,Mass., 1804-10.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,October10, 1810 (age44 years, 311days).Interment at Plain Cemetery. | | Nicholas Tillinghast (1726-1797) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,May 26,1726.Merchant;postmaster atTaunton,Mass., 1792-95.Died in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,February26, 1797 (age70 years, 276days).Interment at Plain Cemetery.
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