James Perry was a yeoman farmer, son of James Perry and Sarah Adams Perry. He married Rebecca Brown (1778-1849) in 1798. After he died intestate in 1828, his property was divided up among his widow and the couple's daughters: Sally Perry (later Bullock), Rebecca Whitney (later Alexander), Mary Ann Brown, and Eveline Perry (later Locke).
The tomb in the West Cambridge burial ground is mentioned as an asset several times in James Perry's probate papers. (West Cambridge is now called Arlington.) Shares in the tomb went to Perry's heirs, but his daughters all wound up interred elsewhere. The style of burial site, set underground with a front opening, is known as a mound tomb. Permission was granted in 1810 to build this type of tomb in the northern part of the cemetery.
The tomb in the West Cambridge burial ground is mentioned as an asset several times in James Perry's probate papers. (West Cambridge is now called Arlington.) Shares in the tomb went to Perry's heirs, but his daughters all wound up interred elsewhere. The style of burial site, set underground with a front opening, is known as a mound tomb. Permission was granted in 1810 to build this type of tomb in the northern part of the cemetery.
James Perry was a yeoman farmer, son of James Perry and Sarah Adams Perry. He married Rebecca Brown (1778-1849) in 1798. After he died intestate in 1828, his property was divided up among his widow and the couple's daughters: Sally Perry (later Bullock), Rebecca Whitney (later Alexander), Mary Ann Brown, and Eveline Perry (later Locke).
The tomb in the West Cambridge burial ground is mentioned as an asset several times in James Perry's probate papers. (West Cambridge is now called Arlington.) Shares in the tomb went to Perry's heirs, but his daughters all wound up interred elsewhere. The style of burial site, set underground with a front opening, is known as a mound tomb. Permission was granted in 1810 to build this type of tomb in the northern part of the cemetery.
The tomb in the West Cambridge burial ground is mentioned as an asset several times in James Perry's probate papers. (West Cambridge is now called Arlington.) Shares in the tomb went to Perry's heirs, but his daughters all wound up interred elsewhere. The style of burial site, set underground with a front opening, is known as a mound tomb. Permission was granted in 1810 to build this type of tomb in the northern part of the cemetery.
Gravesite Details
Tomb with above-ground metal door on which the name JAMES PERRY appears. Located just left of the Seth Wyman tomb (as one faces the doors).
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