LAKENHAM CEMETERY, CARVER MA., 26APR 2012

Lakenham Cemetery in Carver, Ma. sits a little bit further south on Rte 58
from Plympton, I haven't found a date for when it was established but many
of the  headstones date from the early 18th century. It sits on a hill on a
sidestreet overlooking Rte. 58 with a view of the cranberry bog on the other
side of  the highway. There are more of my distant Barrows, Dunham and
Ellis cousins buried  there but again the headstones, many of which are the
work of George  Soule and his family,  are weathered and difficult to decipher.
I was however, able to find the gravestones of my 6x great grandparents
George Barrows and Patience Simmons, and of George's second wife, Hannah
Ransom.

A monument to some Dunham cousins at the cemetery entrance.

Gravestone of Patience Simmons Barrows.1672-1723

Hannah Ransom Barrows 1671-1758

George Barrows.1670-1758

The view down to Rte.58 and a cranberry bog beyond.

THE CEMETERY AT THE GREEN, MIDDLEBOROUGH MA, 25APR 2012

After my visits to the Hillcrest and Congregational Cemeteries on Rte 58 in
Plympton, I drove over to Middleborough to the Cemetery on The Green. It's
located on Rte 105 across the street from the First Congregational Church
and has also been known as the Parish Burial Grounds. The first burial
there was in 1717 and as at Hillcrest, there are cousins from my Barrows,
Benson, and Ellis lines buried there.

The view across Rte 105 towards the First Congregational Church

Some of my Barrows cousins.

And some Ellis cousins

As in most cemeteries the older graves are at the front and the newer ones at the
rear. But this new monument seems out of place, almost like the black monolith
at the start of the 2001:A Space Odyssey movie:

My favorite modern gravestone

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CEMETERY, PLYMPTON MA., 25APR 2012

Across the street from Hillcrest Cemetery in Plympton is the First Congregational
Church. Behind the Church is a cemetery that was established in 1834. It's quite
a bit smaller and shadier than Hillcrest and there are a few Ellis cousins buried
there.