Old Meeting House Cemetery - Pittsfield, NH
N 43° 18.216 W 071° 19.453
19T E 311489 N 4797153
An historic marker indicating the location of Pittsfield's Old Meeting House Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMF289
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2012
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The town's founder, John Cram, gave this land for a burial place, "in consideration of one ear of corn." Nearly 30 Revolutionary War soldiers are buried here, including Mr. Cram, Rev. Benjamin Sargent, Bradbury Green and "Jockey" Fogg. The cemetery contains the town's earliest dated tombstone, that of eight-year-old John Blake, who died 9-23-1792, and those of over a dozen children who died in the Spotted Fever Epidemic of 1813.
Marker Name: Old Meeting House Cemetery
Official Marker Number: Not Listed
Marker Type: Local/Unofficial
Marker Location: Pittsfield
Date Marker Established: Not listed
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