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| Historical marker in the middle of the cemetery frontage on Dexter Street |
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| West entrance into Cumberland Cemetery as of March 2010 |
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| East entrance into Cumberland Cemetery as of March 2010 |
Scanned images of the handwritten notes and my transcription of the documents are provided below. The use of the letters N, S, E, and W indicate the compass directions of north, south, east and west respectively. The names that follow the compass directions are of lot owners in the direction indicated from the subject lot. Abbreviations such as N'ly, W'ly, S'ly, E'ly indicate northerly, westerly, etc. Carriageway, path, fence, and roadway refer to physical landmarks or structures existing on the cemetery site at the time of the notes and that were used to locate and identify lots that were sold. Abbreviations such as "unocc" and "vac" mean that a lot in an indicated direction from the subject lot was "unoccupied" or "vacant."
Nat C Dana N Ezra Kent -E- Thos A Jenckes - S Timothy Dexter W -
carriageway
Jan 25, 1877 10 X 22 $22.00 [1]
Sally Brown E - Lyndal Pike W 6 ft., N 13 ft.
Oct 14, 1881 6 X 13 7.80
Polly Chase N - unoccupied E Chas Hatfield S - Naaman Bishop W -
Simon Whipple
Oct 29, 1883 7 X 14 9.80
Chas Hatfield N - unocc E - East Av S - South Av W - Polly Chase
Oct 29, 1883 9 X 14 12.60
Susan N. Hastings N - unocc E Geo Derry -S unocc W - Eva Miller
June 14, 1883 7 X 20 14.00
Mrs. Sydney D.L. Jenckes N - 11 ft from North Av westerly 6 ft, thence
S 12 ft then E 6 ft, N - 12 ft
Oct 14, 1881 6 X 12 7.20
Freeman Studley - from Main Av 12'6" to stake, E'ly 21' to stake, S'ly
25' to stake, W'ly 21' to stake, N'ly 25'
Nov 4, 1878 ? 36.75
Sarah Patt W - Main Av E'ly 14' S'ly 14' W'ly 14" to Main Av
Oct 14, 1881 14 X 14 19.60
Thomas White N - Lyndal Pike & Sally Brown - 15" wide - S'ly 21'
June 30, 1884 315 ft2 31.50
William Lindsley S - Susan Hastings 7' wide - N'ly 8'
Dec 1, 188_ 56 ft2 5.60
Thomas Deardon in westerly portion of plot donated by JC Dexter
Jan 9, 1893 10 X 10 10.00
Mrs. Emma Lloyd on northerly portion of plot donated by JC Dexter
Jan 9, 1893 10 X 10 10.00
Jan 1889 --
Trustees to Confer w/ Town re property enclosing land east of
cemetery, said land having been deeded to the Town many
years ago for burial purposes by Capt. Elisha Waterman. Northerly
portion of cemetery within the enclosure property of Jas C. Dexter
who offered to donate the land & give deed provided that is
should be cared for in a proper manner & be considered
a part of the cemetery. Accepted.
Jan 1890 -- 21 persons present. Bal $1208.95 [2] Trustees, (JC Dexter - JC Fiske - Richard Waterman) empowered to have cemetery
surveyed and plat made.
1891 -- Bal $1257.85 Exp 26.27 (repairs)
1892 " $1243.16
1893 $10 from Thomas Deardon, 10 from Mrs. Emma Lloyd
(lots 10 x 10)
Labor to John Paul (average $12 - 13 several years)
1894 Interest 54.06 on +/- 1340 Bal $1392.49
1895 Bal (Oct 3, '94) 1434.37 Rc $24 lot Mrs. Cornelia C. Huling[3]
and 10 John Ainsworth
1898 Lot sold Clarence M. Cates $24.75 Bal 1493.10 -382.10
= 1111.00 Building fence (1897)
1901 Bal 789.84 ?? BF Waterman elected Sec - Treas.
1912 Notices reward 10.00 for defacing property. Bal $1262.01
To see if any money available from Peek Fund!
1916 Bal 1341.30 -- FINIS -- till June 29, 1939
5-17-01 Edward Ballou[?] 10 X 10
2-19-03 Annie Marden 10 X 10
1-23-03 John H. Haskins N - Stewart W fence E path S- unocc
10 X 10
12-30-03 Elvira A. Stewart 5 X 10 (7.50)
4-19-05 James Fogg in N.E. corner 10 N by 20 E-W
4-19-05 Wm. Deardon W side west fence bet. G Mowry on N. Elvira
Stewart on S -- 10 ft on path --
1-10-06 N - Deardon W fence S - Bishop E by path
20 running feet $30
6-26-06 Samuel E. Carpenter [4] N - Deardon S Wm Wright E path
W - fence
12-31-06 Geo. Baker (25 X 10 $20.00) W - vacant E - vacant
N Jas Fogg S - roadway
12-31-06 Millett E. Hill (10 X 10 - $10.00) N - Bound. S- Vac E - vac
W - vac
5-6-10 Eber Miller [5] (40 ft sq - $40.00) N - Daniel Miller [?] W- Sally
Whipple E Vac S Vac
5-4-14 Mrs Isabel House (10 X 16 - 25.00) adjoining lot of S.P. Dana
4-9-98 Clarence L. Roys 10 X 10 W'ly side of plat next S & adjoin
Clarence Cates
Jan 7, 1889
"The Trustees were instructed to confer with
the town authorities with reference to property enclosing
the land east of the cemetery, said land having been
deeded to the town many years ago for burial purposes
by Capt. Elisha Waterman."
Jan 7, 1890
"Trustees -- were empowered to have the cemetery
surveyed and a plat of said survey made",
" -- it was the sense of the meeting that but one
person should represent a family lot in the meetings
of the corporation!
Jan 11, 1892
"Mr. Fisk was re-elected President of the Board
and they were instructed to repair the fence of the
cemetery and make inquiry as to the bounds
of the disused burying grounds east of the tombs[?]."
Jan 9, 1893
"The Trustees were authorized to repair the cemetery
fence; to have cemetery surveyed and plat made, to re-establish
the lines and bounds of the disused burial ground lying
to the east of the cemetery."
Jan 15, 1894
"The trustees were authorized to continue their work
in the matter of surveying and making plat of cemetery
and re-establishing lines of disused burial grounds
outside of cemetery proper, with power to act."
Feb. 4, 1895
"The Trustees were instructed to attend the fence
around the cemetery, and to confer with the Town
authorities concerning the "public" burial ground
adjoining."
--- Jan 28, 1901 "Voted to place the funds of the Corporation in the
hands of the Trustees. Byron L. Waterman was elected Secy & Treas ---
Jan 7, 1904
"Matter (of) petitioning council for bank wall to prevent chapel from being undermined -- discussed"
Oct 16, 1905
"the appropriation by the Town Council of $75 from
the PECK (sic.) fund was approved, and decided to be used in
accordance with the "Will" i.e. fixing up graves etc."
May 20, 1912
" --- notices - offering a reward of $10.00 -- defacing property"
Mr. Huling would take steps to see if any money was available
from Peck fund --"
---- Sept 16, 1916 last record till June 29, 1939 ----
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Next in this series about Cumberland Cemetery . . . another plat of the cemetery site and evidence of income and expenditures by the corporation as well as evidence of use of the site for burial ground purposes prior to the incorporation of 1870.
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[1] $22.00 in 1877 would be worth approximately $514.00 in 2015 U.S. Dollars. See, https://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/?redirurl=calculators/ppowerus/
[2] $1,208.95 in 1890 dollars would be worth approximately $32,500 dollars in 2015 U.S. Dollars. https://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/?redirurl=calculators/ppowerus/
[3] Cornelia C. Huling (1833 - 1914) is Cornelia Crosby Miller, the sister of my 2X great grandmother -- Ruth A. Miller (1828 - 1893); Cornleia is thus my 2X great aunt. Ruth A. Miller married my great great grandfather, Samuel Carpenter (1828 - 1904). Cornelia married Christopher Harris Hurling (1831 - 1894).
[4] Samuel E. Carpenter is Samuel Eber Carpenter (1853 - 1929), my great grandfather. Samuel Eber is the son of Ruth A. [Miller] Carpenter and Samuel Carpenter. He is the grandson of Eber Miller.
[5] Eber Miller (1805 - 1877) is my 3X great grandfather. He is the father of Ruth A. [Miller] Carpenter and the grandfather of Samuel Eber Carpenter.
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Copyright 2016, John D. Tew
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Jan 11, 1892
ReplyDelete"Mr. Fisk was re-elected President of the Board
and they were instructed to repair the fence of the
cemetery and make inquiry as to the bounds
of the disused burying grounds east of the tombs[?]."
Could this reference to "tombs[?]" be referring to the large stone tomb structure that once stood towards the front of the cemetery? And what is meant by "the disused burying grounds east" would that be CU4?