Old Burying Point Cemetery
(aka Charter Street Cemetery)
Old Burying Point or the Charter Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Salem, and the second oldest known cemetery in the country, started in 1637. It is located on Charter St. next to the Witch Trials Memorial.

Burials

APPLETON, Tamesin, d. Jan 27, 1850 aged 81 yrs, w/o William

--William, d. Sep 23, 1822, aged 51 yrs

BOWDITCH, Capt. Thomas - d. Jul 29, 1808
--Capt. William - d. May 28, 1728- s/o Ebenezer

BRADSTREET, Gov. Simon - d. Mar 27, 1697, aged 94 yrs - Colonial Governor of MA 

BURRILL, Mrs. Anna, died Sep. 14, 1702, aged 46yrs, w/o Ezra

CROWNINSHIELD,  John, died Jun 1777, aged 49 yrs

--Mary. Crowninshield, died Jun 24, 1794, aged 66 yrs - w/o John

DODGE, Capt. George - d. 1808, ages 82yrs
--Lydia (Herrick) - d. Jul 10, 1798, aged 72yrs - w/o Capt. George

DOLBE, Barnard - d. Feb 27, 1689, aged  4mo 1 week - s/o Edmund & Sarah

GARDNER, Bartholomew - d. Dec 20, 1684, aged 24 yrs
--Sarah - d. Sep 5, 1682, aged 24 yrs - w/o Ebinezer

JOSEPH HART JR. - b. Aug 8, 1775. d. Oct 17, 1845, age 70y, 2m, 12d

Joseph Hart Jr (Joseph, Thomas, Adam, Isaac) was born in Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 8, 1775, oldest son of Joseph and Ann (Dix) Hart; m. at Salem, Mar. 18, 1798, Jane Simmons of Salem. She died in Lynn, Nov. 4, 1854, age 76 years, daughter of Mrs.Elizabeth Simmons. Mr. Hart resided in Salem and Reading, and finally settled in Topsfield, Mass., a painter by trade. He died Oct.17, 1845, age 70 years, 2 months, and 12 days. The Topsfield records say he was born in Fitchburg, son of Joseph and Anna_____ Hart.
Children: to Joseph and Jane (Simmons) Hart
~a daughter; lived in Lynn
~a daughter; lived in Lynn
~Simmons, b. in 1812; d. in Topsfield, Mass., Jan. 1, 1846,age 34 years; unmarried.
(Info supplied by Mrs. Carole Dick, www.myhartt.com )

MARY P. HART - d. Feb. 15, 1800, aged 4 months. - dau of Joseph & Jane Hart

HARRIDAN, Andrew - d. May 1, 1794, aged 4y 5mo, 18d  -s/o Andrew & Mary

HATHORNE, Justice John

HIGGINSON, Francis - b/d. Nov 29, 1705 - s/o John & Hannah
--Hannah (Gardner) - d. Jun 24, 1713, aged 38yrs - w/o John
--John - d. Apr 26, 1718, aged 42 yrs - m. twice

HOLLINGSWORTH, Elianor - d. Nov 22, 1689, aged 59 yrs - w/o William
--William, d. Nov 7, 1683, aged 33yrs

HOULD, Elizabeth, d. Aug 20, 1682, aged 16 months - d/o Thomas & Mary Hould
--Thomas, d. Aug 1, 1681, aged 16m - d/o Thomas & Mary Hould

JEFFRY, Elizabeth - d. Oct 22, 1797, aged 62 yrs
--James - d. Feb 13, 1755

Children of Capt. Abel & Abigail Lawrence:

-- Henry - d. Aug 13, 1798, aged 8 yrs
--Mary - Oct 29, 1796, aged 9 yrs
--Polly - d. Oct 14, 1785, aged 4 yrs

--Moses W. - d. Oct 7, 1826, aged 19 yrs - d/o Schuyler & Lucy

LINDALL, Caleb - d. Nov 13, 1751, aged 67 yrs
--James, Esq. - d. May 10, 1753, aged 77 yrs
--Mary (Verrin) - d. Jan 7, 1731, aged 83 yrs - w/o Timothy
--Mary - d. Jan 22, 1776, aged 70 yrs
--Rachell - d. Sep 6, 1714 - b. Aug 9, 1714 - d/o James & Mary
--Sarah - d. Jun 27, 1754, aged 60 yrs - w/o Caleb
--Timothy - d. Jan 6, 1698, aged 36 yrs 7mos - h/o Mary (Verrin)
--Infant - b/d Apr 25, 1714 - s/o James & Mary
--Infant Son - d. Jan 12, 170_ - s/o James & Elizabeth
--__ren - d. Apr 29, 1712 - child of James & Mary , b. May 14, 1711

LYNDE, Chief Justice Benjamin

MANSFIELD, Elizabeth - d. Jun 20, 1785, aged 55 yrs - w/o Jonathan
--Hannah - d. Sep 3, 1789, aged 45 yrs - w/o Joseph
--Hannah - d. Feb 11, 1799, aged 69 yrs - w/o Matthew
--Hannah - d. Dec 16, 1788, aged 17 yrs - d/o Joseph & Hannah
--Jonathan - d. Mar 9, 1791, aged 74 yrs - h/o Elizabeth
--Joseph - d. Jan 9, 1798, aged 21 yrs - s/o Joseph & Hannah
--Joseph - d. Feb 16, 1820, aged 76yrs 10m - b. Apr 17, 1743
--Lydia - d. Sep 31, 1794, aged 19 yrs - d/o Joseph & Hannah
--Matthew - d. Oct 29, 1800, aged 73 yrs - h/o Hannah

MATHER, Nathaniel - d. Oct 17, 1688, "an aged man"

MORE, Caleb - d. Jan 4, 1674, aged 34 yrs
--Christian - d. Mar 18, 1676, aged 60 yrs - w/o Richard
--Jane - d. Oct 8, 1686, aged 55 yrs - 2nd w/o Richard
--Capt. Richard - d. 1692, aged 84 - came on the Mayflower at the young age of 9 (or 11) as an indentured servant

ORNE, Alice - d. Nov 16, 1776, aged 30 yrs - w/o Capt. Josiah
--Benjamin - d. Sep 7, 1736, aged 9mo 8d - s/o Benjamin & Elizabeth
--Capt. Josiah - d. Jun 1789, aged 44 yrs
--Naomi - d. Oct 2, 1718, aged 57 yrs - w/o John
--William - d. ___ This is a tomb, erected 1797

PACKER, Hezhzibah - d. Jan 22, 1684 , aged 25 yrs 5mo - w/o Thomas
--Susana - d. Oct 21, 1683, aged 1 yr 2mo - d/o Thomas & Hepzibah

PAGE, Samuel - d. Feb 24, 1783, aged 36 yrs

PEELE, Betsy (Smith) - d. Dec 18, 1828 - w/o Robert; b. Aug 1768
--Daniel - d. Nov 18, 1774, aged 21 yrs
--Elizabeth - d. Aug 6, 1770, aged 27 yrs - w/o Robert Jr.
--Eunice - d. Jun 20, 1780 - w/o Robert
--Jonathan - d. Jan 1, 1782, aged 80 yrs
--Josiah - d. Jun 20, 1784, aged 20yrs - s/o Rob't Peele
--Margaret (Bartoll) - d. ______ - w/o Roger - b. Marblehead
--Mary - d. May 4, 1771, aged 58 yrs - w/o Robert
--Robert - d. Apr 29, 1773, aged 60 yrs
--Robert - d. Jun 12, 1792, aged 55 yrs
--Robert - d. Mar 21, 1842
--Roger - d. 1728, aged 52 - h/o Margaret (Bartoll)
--Sarah - d. Dec 10, 1736, aged 32 yrs
--Sarah (Brown) - d. Jan 20, 1834 - 2nd w/o Robert - b. Dec 4, 1770
--William - d. Mar 4, 1817, aged 78 yrs

PICKMAN, Capt. Joshua - d. Jan 24, 1750, aged 69 yrs

RICHARDSON, Joshua - d. Feb 26, 1774, aged 28 yrs

SANDERS,

Children of Capt. Alexander & Sally Story:

Alexander - d. Dec 31 1795, aged 1 yr 3mo
Elnor - d. Sep 1, 1794, aged 2 yrs
Sally - d. Jun 17, 1782, aged 2yrs 8mo

STOONE, Capt. Benjamin - d. Nov 30, 1703, aged abt 38 yrs

STOW, Mr. Thomas - d. 1793

SWINNERTON, Hannah - d. Dec 23, 1713, aged 71 yrs - wid/Dr. John
--Dr. John - d. Jan 6, 1690, aged 58 yr
--Mercy - d. Nov 3, 1727, aged 44 yrs

WHITE, Abigail - d. Aug 2, 1776, aged 50 yrs - w/o John, Jr
--John, Jr. - d. Oct 26, 1792, aged 70 yrs

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