Cemeteries

Records
451
Report of committee appointed to renew the bounds of the Old Burial Ground, October 28, 1800
Report of committee appointed to renew the bounds of the Old Burial Ground, October 28, 1800... View Full Record
Report
469
Report of Committee to purchase land for new burying place, no date
Report of Committee to purchase land for new burying place, no date. Purchase recorded in Book 6, Page 188... View Full Record
Deed
884.1
Deed, Alfred Pierce to Town of Lexington for land on the lane to the cemetery and adjoining the Munroe School plot, March 23, 1909
Deed, Alfred Pierce to Town of Lexington for land on the lane to the cemetery and adjoining the Munroe School plot, March 23, 1909. With plot plan.... View Full Record
Letter
894.9
Circular letter, Massachusetts Commissioners of State Aid to the towns of Massachusetts concerning Chapter 279 of the Acts of 1896, which provides for the burial of indigent and friendless soldiers, sailors, and marines, April 23, 1896
Circular letter, Massachusetts Commissioners of State Aid to the towns of Massachusetts concerning Chapter 279 of the Acts of 1896, which provides for the burial of indigent and friendless soldiers, sailors, and marines, April 23, 1896... View Full Record
Envelope
1920
Envelope of documents related to cemeteries
Envelope of documents related to cemeteries DOCUMENTS RELATED TO JOHN MUZZEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR CONSERVATION AND CATALOGED SEPARATELY AS PP# 1920.6 AND 1920.7. In one small envelope: 1. Deed, John Milliken et alia to Town of Lexington for lan... View Full Record
List
1927
List of names headed "Colonial Cemetery"
- Lists of names headed "Colonial Cemetery," presumably persons buried therein, no date. Each name preceded by a grave number. Organized by section, including Sections A through F and "Simonds Section." - Typed version of same lists, with added bir... View Full Record
List
1928
List of names headed "Proprietor's Cemetery," no date
Lists of names headed "Proprietor's Cemetery" (presumably the Old Cemetery, a.k.a. Old Burying Ground), no date. Includes grave number, birth date, and death date... View Full Record
Plan
1929
Plan or map of the Robbins Cemetery
- Plan or map of the Robbins Cemetery with list of burials, no date. Oversize. Notation above the list is signed by "E.B.W.," most likely Edwin B. Worthen Jr., who was presumably the creator of the map - Copy (photostat) of plan... View Full Record
List
1931
List titled "Revolutionary Graves," 1967
List titled "Revolutionary Graves," compiled by Louis Cheever, May 1967. Includes graves in the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. the Old Burying Ground), in Munroe Cemetery, at the monument on the Common, in Westview Cemetery, and in Munroe Cemetery. Handwritten... View Full Record
List
1932
List titled "Graves of Civil War Veterans, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Buried in Lexington Mass," 1961
List titled "Graves of Civil War Veterans, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Buried in Lexington Mass.," compiled by George E. Foster, July 8, 1961. Two handwritten copies and one typed copy. Note: Some of those listed are apparently World War II veteran... View Full Record
Release
1933
Quitclaim and release for Lot 87 in Munroe Cemetery, 1899
Quitclaim and release for Lot 87 in Munroe Cemetery, George F. Hall et al. to Town of Lexington, June 8, 1899... View Full Record
Plan
1934
List (photocopied) titled "Plan of 'Robbins Cemetery' in East Lexington"
List (photocopied) titled "Plan of 'Robbins Cemetery' in East Lexington," no date. With diagram of cemetery. Two handwritten copies and one typed copy. Evidently based on document #1929, an oversized plan of Robbins Cemetery.... View Full Record
List
1935
List (photocopy) of 58 "burials of negroes" from 1731 to 1785
List (photocopy) of 58 "burials of negroes" from 1731 to 1785, no date. Also mentions "burial of 1 Indian" but does not give a name. The original of this document is in possession of the Lexington Historical Society.... View Full Record
Plan
1936
Plan or map of the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. Old Burying Ground)
Plan or map of the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. Old Burying Ground), no date. Oversize... View Full Record
Manuscript
1937
Manuscript notes re. the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. Old Burying Ground), no date
Manuscript notes concerning the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. Old Burying Ground), no date. Written on notepaper of Mrs. J. O. Tilton. Information about the sale of land for the cemetery and a list headed "the first dates in the yard."... View Full Record
Map
2049
Map or plan of Simonds Cemetery, no date
Map or plan of Simonds Cemetery, no date.... View Full Record
Deed
1920.6
Deed, John Munroe to inhabitants of Cambridge Farms, land for a burying ground, 1692
Deed, John Munroe to inhabitants of Cambridge Farms, land for a burying ground, 1692.... View Full Record
Deed
1920.7
Deed, John Muzzey to inhabitants of Lexington, additional land for the burying ground, 1747
Deed, John Muzzey to inhabitants of Lexington, additional land for the burying ground, 1747... View Full Record
Receipt
1922
Receipt for a burial lot known as the "Otis Munroe Lot" in the Old Cemetery
Receipt for a burial lot known as the "Otis Munroe Lot" in the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. the Old Burying Ground), Sophia Munroe and Rebecca M. Dugan as heirs of Otis Munroe, to Martha M. Harrington, March 16, 1905. With typed copy of same on Town of Lexin... View Full Record
Handbill
2037.11
Handbill, "Report of Committee on New Cemetery," August 25, 1894
Handbill, "Report of Committee on New Cemetery," August 25, 1894, 1 page... View Full Record
Report
2038.2
Report of committee on securing land for a new cemetery, circa 1893
Report of committee on securing land for a new cemetery, circa 1893, 5 pages. On verso, "Report of Committee on land for New Cemetery." Records 7 339, Volume 11 - 31... View Full Record
Report
2041
Report of the Fence Viewers, 1820
Report of the Fence Viewers concerning a partition fence between land of Eli Robbins and the town burial ground, October 23, 1820.... View Full Record
Map
2050
Map or plan of the Old Burying Ground, no date
Map or plan of the Old Burying Ground, no date.... View Full Record
Report
2153
Report concerning land for the Burial Ground, 1841
Report concerning land of Benjamin Muzzey and Abijah Harrington for the Burial Ground, 1841. On verso, "Report for the Burial Ground, Voted not to take Mr. Muzzey's land"... View Full Record
Petition
2191.1
Petition of Jonas Munroe and others to Selectmen, requesting a new road on the northwest side of "the new Burying Ground," no date
Petition of Jonas Munroe and others to Selectmen, requesting a new road on the northwest side of "the new Burying Ground," no date. On verso, "Petition of J. Munroe & other for a [illegible] town way and the minutes - report made March 4, 1843"... View Full Record
Report
2191.2
Report, response of the Selectmen to a petition requesting a new road on the northwest side of "the new Burying Ground," 1843
Report, response of the Selectmen to a petition requesting a new road on the northwest side of "the new Burying Ground," March 4, 1843. On verso, "Selectmens Report of the Laying out of A Road through the Burying ground 1843, Rejected"... View Full Record
Report
2269
Report of Selectmen concerning "measures to cause the avenues in the new burying ground to be graded," February 17, 1851
Report of Selectmen concerning "measures to cause the avenues in the new burying ground to be graded," February 17, 1851. On verso, "Report of the Selectmen on grading the avenues in the burying ground. Accepted March 7th 1851. Recorded Page 16, Misc... View Full Record
Report
2287
Report of committee on buying land adjoining the "new burying ground," November 14, 1853
Report of committee on buying land adjoining the "new burying ground," November 14, 1853. On verso, "Voted 'That the Report be recommitted with instructions to ascertain at what price the land adjoining the Burial Place can be obtained.' " and "$400"... View Full Record
Report
2339
Two reports concerning the Burial Ground, 1858
Two reports concerning the Burial Ground, 1858: 1. Report of committee appointed "to enlarge the Burial Ground, near this house" (that is, the Old Burying Ground), November 2, 1858. On verso, "Accepted by the Town November 3d, 1858" 2. Report o... View Full Record
Report
2375.2
Report of the Selectmen concerning the cemetery, March 4, 1861
Report of the Selectmen concerning the cemetery, March 4, 1861. On verso, "Report of the Selectmen in relation to the Cemetery. Submitted March 4. Voted 'That the report be accepted.' A. W. Bryant, Town Clerk."... View Full Record
Report
2375.1
Sexton's report on "the condition of the New Cemetery, and of the sales of lots," February 28, 1861
Sexton's report on "the condition of the New Cemetery, and of the sales of lots," February 28, 1861. On verso, "Sexton's Report to Selectmen."... View Full Record
Report
2467
Report of the committee chosen to consider a proposal to sell land "from the easterly portion of the burial ground," no date but presumed 1870
Report of the committee chosen to consider a proposal to sell land "from the easterly portion of the burial ground," no date but presumed 1870. On verso, "Rep. p. 46. Report of the Committee on selling a portion of the new Cemetery to J. S. Munroe. A... View Full Record
Report
2524
Report of the Cemetery Committee, March 2, 1874
Report of the Cemetery Committee, March 2, 1874. On verso, "Report of the Committee on Cemeteries. Accepted by the Town, March 2d, 1874. Leonard G. Babcock, Town Clerk"... View Full Record
Report
2669
Report of the committee on arranging the new burying ground, March 1, 1844
Report of the committee on arranging the new burying ground, March 1, 1844... View Full Record
Report
2670
Report of the Selectmen concerning fencing the two burying grounds, 1844
Report of the Selectmen concerning fencing the two burying grounds, 1844... View Full Record
Release
1921
Quitclaim and release for a burial lot known as the "Otis Munroe Lot" in the Old Cemetery
Quitclaim and release for a burial lot known as the "Otis Munroe Lot" in the Old Cemetery (a.k.a. the Old Burying Ground), Ellen R. Harrington to Clara W. Harrington, November 9, 1925... View Full Record