Chester Village Cemetery
N 42° 57.494 W 071° 15.362
19T E 315986 N 4758646
Chester Village Cemetery - Chester
Waymark Code: WMA72
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2006
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The text on the marker reads "This graveyard, one of the oldest in the state, was purchased by Col. John Blunt for 70 pounds in 1751. Signed stones by the finest stone sculptors in New England are found here. Among these craftsmen are: Stephen and Abel Webster, John Marble, John Wright and Timothy Eastman. Revolutionary heroes rest here as well as two governors of the state, Samuel and John Bell, William Richardson, Chief Justice of the N.H. Supreme Court, Isaac Blasdel the clockmaker, and others."
Marker Name: Chester Village Cemetery
Official Marker Number: 139
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Chester
Date Marker Established: 1980
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