Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine
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Eastern Cemetery is located at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in Portland, Maine. The cemetery was established as a public burying ground in 1668 and contains over 4,000 marked graves with another 3,000 people in unmarked plots. There are twelve sections, including special areas for Quakers and Catholics.
Notable burials include commander of the USS Enterprise William Ward Burrows II and rear admiral James Alden Jr.
Eastern Cemetery is the oldest historic site in Portland. It has been maintained since 2006 by the non-profit group Spirits Alive.
This free space page for Eastern Cemetery is part of WikiTree's Maine Cemeteries Project, and was created to document the life and times of our ancestors that are interred there. The Maine Cemeteries Project is a subproject of the larger U.S. Cemeteries Project.
Contact Information and Location
Address and Website
224 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101
http://www.spiritsalive.org
To Do List
Project members are needed to:
- Assist with data-gathering and photographs. Data and photographs will be listed in the Table of Interments.
- Link to existing WikiTree profiles or create new profiles for each person listed in the Table of Interments. When complete, everyone listed in the Table of Interments will be linked to their own WikiTree profile, and to a photo of their grave marker. The profile you create for a person can include other genealogical and biographical information, additional photos, and a listing of sources for documentation.
- Validate links and transcription information. Profile and photo links and transcribed information needs to be cross-checked to ensure accuracy.
- Add factual information to the cemetery space page. If you have any additional information about the cemetery, please feel free to edit the page!
Table of Interments
| Last Name | First/Middle Names/Initials | Born | Died | Notes | Photo (click for larger) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge | Benjamin | 1 May 1774 | 1 Jun 1838 | ||
| Dodge | Abigail Gilman | 31 Oct 1772 | 20 Jan 1807 | ||
| Holmes | John | 14 Mar 1773 | 7 Jul 1843 | ||
| Jenkins | Charles | 28 Aug 1786 | 29 Nov 1831 |
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Jo Gill
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