Old Burying Place (AKA: Arlington Street Cemetery) - located in the city of Watertown, Massachusetts. This first documented internment occurred in 1642.
Cemetery Notes[]
- Location: 264 Arlington St. (near Mount Auburn St.) Watertown MA 02472; 617-972-6420. Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Official DPW Website
- Open: Mon- Fri 7:30AM - 2:30PM
- Complete List of Internments at this Cemetery - includes plot # and date of internment.
- Arlington Street Cemetery Epitaphs - Collected in 1869 by William Thaddeus Harris LLB.
The Watertown DPW Cemetery Division is responsible for maintenance of over 30 acres of cemetery at three separate locations, sale of grave plots, preparation of graves and oversight of funerals at town cemeteries.
- Ridgelawn Cemetery is located on Highland Avenue
- Arlington St Cemetery ( Old Burial ground ) is located at Mt. Auburn St at Arlington St, and Grove St
- Watertown Common Street Cemetery is located at Mt. Auburn St and Common St
Notable Monuments and Landmarks[]
Watertown Founders Monument[]
Watertown Founders Monument
Several of those listed here area also found on the nearby Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.
Notable Burials[]
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- John Livermore (1604-1684) - English immigrant / Watertown Founders Monument
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- Hugh Mason (1606-1678) - English immigrant / Watertown Founders Monument
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External Links[]
References[]
- OneGreatFamily.com -Search Adams Family Records
- Massachusetts Military Records - compiled by Fold3.com
- Tour Historic Middlesex County - Notable Families and Landmarks.
- Watertown Old Burying Place - FindAGrave
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