Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2022 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== History of the town of Shoreham, Vermont; from the date of its charter, October 8th 1761, to the present time. by Goodhue, Josiah F. pub. 1861 pg 98-99 CHAPTER XIX BURYING GROUNDS The first place in town where the dead were buried, was on the farm recently occupied by HIRAM RICH, on ground nearly opposite the Cream Hill school house. Quite early in the history of the town, there was a burying place on the land now lying east of the area between the two churches at the centre. Those interred here were removed to the yard now called the "Centre Burying Yard," in the year 1800. The small lot on the "Goodrich place," in the west part of the town, has been used for burial purposes from 1790 until the pre- sent time. MRS. L'HOMODIEU was the first person buried in it. Here GOVERNOR JENISON'S remains lie, near the monument erected by his family. The West or Birchard yard was laid out as a place for the dead near the beginning of the present century. The bounds have since been enlarged so that it now contains two acres. MRS. STEPHEN BARNUM was riding by this place as early as 1798; casting her eyes upon it she remarked, "What a beautiful spot this would be for a grave-yard." Subsequently it was selected for this use, and MRS. STEPHEN BARNUM was the first person whose grave was made in it. CAPT. SAMUEL HAND, ELDER CHAMBERLIN, - at an early day, a Baptist minister in town, - CAPT. LOT SANFORD, and ELI B. SMITH, D.D., for twenty-eight years Principal of the New Hampton Institution, and members of the BIRCHARD, LARRABEE, HUNSDEN and SIMONDS families are buried here. The grave yard at the centre began to be used as a place for the dead about 1800. It has been enlarged from the original dimen- sions. MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSON'S remains were the first interred here. AMOS STANLEY, an early settler, and ZEVIAH his mother, were buried near the monument erected by his widow. This is the burial place of the BASCOM, BLINN, CHIPMAN, BUSH, JONES, HEMENWAY, HUNT, MOORE, NORTH, NORTHRUP and TURRILL families. The east or "Cutting yard," was originally a lot given by ANDREW WRIGHT, and was long since used as a burying ground. It has been enlarged at two different times. Members of the BISSELL, CUTTING and WRIGHT families lie here. "Bowker yard" is a small burying ground in the south east corner of the town, and was used before 1800. There are several graves, made at an early day, on the beach, fifty rods north of Larabee's Point. There are several graves on the farm of ORVILLE SMITH, made before the public yards were laid out. Besides these public burying places, the RICH family have a tomb, and the ATWOOD, CALLENDER and RUSSELL families private burying grounds. ================================================================================