Saint Anthony's Cemetery
Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Shirley, Massachusetts 01464 United StatesCoordinates: 42.53745, -71.64671 - www.stanthonychurchshirley.org/Index.html
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Father Joseph Cote was the first priest sent to Shirley and soon after the construction of the church building and the acquisition of the Rectory, he set out to purchase land for a Cemetery in order to complete the parocial center. The 6+ acres on Shaker Rd. were purchased from Elder John Whitely of the United Society of Believers, more commonly known as the Shakers. The cost was $100. According to the St. Anthony of Padua history the land had been a horse race track.
The cemetery sits on 6.14 acres. The earliest death date is 1906. The first adult to be buried in the Catholic cemetery was John Bulger. The cemetery continues to serve as the final resting place of the local Catholic families.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as SRL.802 Saint Anthony Cemetery.
Father Joseph Cote was the first priest sent to Shirley and soon after the construction of the church building and the acquisition of the Rectory, he set out to purchase land for a Cemetery in order to complete the parocial center. The 6+ acres on Shaker Rd. were purchased from Elder John Whitely of the United Society of Believers, more commonly known as the Shakers. The cost was $100. According to the St. Anthony of Padua history the land had been a horse race track.
The cemetery sits on 6.14 acres. The earliest death date is 1906. The first adult to be buried in the Catholic cemetery was John Bulger. The cemetery continues to serve as the final resting place of the local Catholic families.
The Massachusetts Historical Commission refers to this cemetery in MACRIS as SRL.802 Saint Anthony Cemetery.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 91549
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