Bio
I especially like photo-documenting cemeteries and working with the pictures. There are a few pro and amateur genealogists I work with here on FindAGrave volunteering and setting up memorials. I also enjoy doing light research on my memorials as time permits so others are able to build on this knowledge and hopefully find answers to the holes in their lineages.
I live on the North Shore of Massachusetts in Essex County. I have published 6 books and 1 pamphlet on area graveyards and was awarded the Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Award [2013] by the Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR]. I have several old graveyard tours that I perform in my area and I do lecturing in my area on a variety of historical subjects at Historical Societies.
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Cemeteries I have photographed all extant headstones in entirety or finished off remainder, all photos (excluding post-event burials):
Located in Essex County, Mass:
Wenham Cemetery -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Wenham).
Dodge Row Cemetery -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Beverly).
Abbott Street Burial Ground -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Beverly).
Highland/Old North -- old cemetery only incl. the terraced areas and woods (Ipswich).
Theological Seminary Burying Ground [Chapel Cemetery] at Phillips Academy (Andover).
St Augustine's Cem. (Andover).
West Parish Cemetery - old hill section (Andover) w/member Norman Dodge.
Boston St. Cemetery (Topsfield).
Averill Family Cem. (North Andover).
Old North Parish Burying Ground -- with help from others (North Andover).
Second Cemetery (North Andover).
Flint Cemetery (Middleton) – Barry has these memorials now for development.
Fuller Cemetery -- at Richardson's Farm (Middleton).
Sawyer Hill Burying Ground (Newburyport).
Lower Corner Cemetery (Merrimac).
Brookside Cemetery (West Boxford).
90% at Walnut Hill Cemetery (West Newbury).
Daddy Frye's Hill (aka Meeting House aka Searles Family) Cemetery (Methuen) – worked with Jack P. and others on this.
Old First Parish Burying Ground [Sandy Bay Cemetery] (Rockport).
Second West Parish Cemetery (Haverhill).
Located in Middlesex County, Mass:
South Burying Grounds (Tewksbury).
Fletcher Cemetery (Tyngsborough).
Swallow Cemetery (Dunstable).
Old North Cemetery (Billerica).
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Reading) – almost done – huge project took 6 yrs so far. Working with the Dodges on this - all photographed – we are working on memorials still.
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James Harris # 82439165
1770-1790
Old Burying Ground
Ipswich, Mass.
"So active once; the dust is now thy bed,
There, mortal thou must soon recline thy head,
And sleep, till He who holds deaths mass'y key,
Shall ope the grave & set his prisoners free."
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Simeon Fuller # 92379143
Died: 1806
Oakdale Cemetery
Middleton, Mass.
"Farewell my wife and children dear,
Why stand you gazing round my bed;
You all must die as will I,
And ly among the silent dead."
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Amos Perkins, shoemaker # 89221154
Died: 1894
Boston Street Cemetery
Topsfield, Mass.
"Rest aged saint, thy pilgrim staff lay down,
Now take the palm branch and the blood bought crown."
.
Rebecca (Mitchell) Blodget # 69165355
Died: 1839
Brookside Cemetery
West Boxford, Mass.
"Dear as thou wert, and justly dear,
We will not weep for thee;
One thought shall check the starting tears,
It is that thou are free.
And thus shall faith's consoleing power,
Our tears of love restrain;
Oh who that saw thy parting hour,
Could wish thee here again."
.
Capt William Harris # 84840597
Died: 1797
Old Hill Burying Ground
Newburyport, Mass.
"Alas grim death has shot thy fatal dart,
Which long seem'd pointed at their languid heart;
No more their voice a careless world can move.
They tell the wonders of redeeming love."
.
Mark Haskell # 82578476
Died: 1783
Old Burying Ground
Ipswich, Mass.
"This world's a shadow; Life a span
Toil, pain & death, the lot of man:
But grace substantial good supplies,
Hope here & endless bliss above the skies"
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TRANSFERS:
I only transfer memorials within FindAGrave guidelines. I cannot transfer anything to you if you do not provide me with your member number. If I don't respond to your request for a transfer that means I would prefer to keep the memorial.
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PERSONAL USE OF MY PHOTOS ON NON-PROFIT WEBSITES:
Indicate "© 2010-2022 John Glassford on Find A Grave" as source of photo. You MAY use my photo as long as proper credit is given.
Do not post my photos to other FindAGrave memorials. Just let me know and I will upload them to each additional memorial. You may contact me for this purpose by clicking the EDIT tab at the top right hand corner of each memorial page. You may use my photos on trees on Ancestry if you'd like with credit given to photos as stated above.
I especially like photo-documenting cemeteries and working with the pictures. There are a few pro and amateur genealogists I work with here on FindAGrave volunteering and setting up memorials. I also enjoy doing light research on my memorials as time permits so others are able to build on this knowledge and hopefully find answers to the holes in their lineages.
I live on the North Shore of Massachusetts in Essex County. I have published 6 books and 1 pamphlet on area graveyards and was awarded the Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Award [2013] by the Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR]. I have several old graveyard tours that I perform in my area and I do lecturing in my area on a variety of historical subjects at Historical Societies.
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Cemeteries I have photographed all extant headstones in entirety or finished off remainder, all photos (excluding post-event burials):
Located in Essex County, Mass:
Wenham Cemetery -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Wenham).
Dodge Row Cemetery -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Beverly).
Abbott Street Burial Ground -- utilizing names list and plot maps (Beverly).
Highland/Old North -- old cemetery only incl. the terraced areas and woods (Ipswich).
Theological Seminary Burying Ground [Chapel Cemetery] at Phillips Academy (Andover).
St Augustine's Cem. (Andover).
West Parish Cemetery - old hill section (Andover) w/member Norman Dodge.
Boston St. Cemetery (Topsfield).
Averill Family Cem. (North Andover).
Old North Parish Burying Ground -- with help from others (North Andover).
Second Cemetery (North Andover).
Flint Cemetery (Middleton) – Barry has these memorials now for development.
Fuller Cemetery -- at Richardson's Farm (Middleton).
Sawyer Hill Burying Ground (Newburyport).
Lower Corner Cemetery (Merrimac).
Brookside Cemetery (West Boxford).
90% at Walnut Hill Cemetery (West Newbury).
Daddy Frye's Hill (aka Meeting House aka Searles Family) Cemetery (Methuen) – worked with Jack P. and others on this.
Old First Parish Burying Ground [Sandy Bay Cemetery] (Rockport).
Second West Parish Cemetery (Haverhill).
Located in Middlesex County, Mass:
South Burying Grounds (Tewksbury).
Fletcher Cemetery (Tyngsborough).
Swallow Cemetery (Dunstable).
Old North Cemetery (Billerica).
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Reading) – almost done – huge project took 6 yrs so far. Working with the Dodges on this - all photographed – we are working on memorials still.
*******
James Harris # 82439165
1770-1790
Old Burying Ground
Ipswich, Mass.
"So active once; the dust is now thy bed,
There, mortal thou must soon recline thy head,
And sleep, till He who holds deaths mass'y key,
Shall ope the grave & set his prisoners free."
.
Simeon Fuller # 92379143
Died: 1806
Oakdale Cemetery
Middleton, Mass.
"Farewell my wife and children dear,
Why stand you gazing round my bed;
You all must die as will I,
And ly among the silent dead."
.
Amos Perkins, shoemaker # 89221154
Died: 1894
Boston Street Cemetery
Topsfield, Mass.
"Rest aged saint, thy pilgrim staff lay down,
Now take the palm branch and the blood bought crown."
.
Rebecca (Mitchell) Blodget # 69165355
Died: 1839
Brookside Cemetery
West Boxford, Mass.
"Dear as thou wert, and justly dear,
We will not weep for thee;
One thought shall check the starting tears,
It is that thou are free.
And thus shall faith's consoleing power,
Our tears of love restrain;
Oh who that saw thy parting hour,
Could wish thee here again."
.
Capt William Harris # 84840597
Died: 1797
Old Hill Burying Ground
Newburyport, Mass.
"Alas grim death has shot thy fatal dart,
Which long seem'd pointed at their languid heart;
No more their voice a careless world can move.
They tell the wonders of redeeming love."
.
Mark Haskell # 82578476
Died: 1783
Old Burying Ground
Ipswich, Mass.
"This world's a shadow; Life a span
Toil, pain & death, the lot of man:
But grace substantial good supplies,
Hope here & endless bliss above the skies"
*******
TRANSFERS:
I only transfer memorials within FindAGrave guidelines. I cannot transfer anything to you if you do not provide me with your member number. If I don't respond to your request for a transfer that means I would prefer to keep the memorial.
*******
PERSONAL USE OF MY PHOTOS ON NON-PROFIT WEBSITES:
Indicate "© 2010-2022 John Glassford on Find A Grave" as source of photo. You MAY use my photo as long as proper credit is given.
Do not post my photos to other FindAGrave memorials. Just let me know and I will upload them to each additional memorial. You may contact me for this purpose by clicking the EDIT tab at the top right hand corner of each memorial page. You may use my photos on trees on Ancestry if you'd like with credit given to photos as stated above.
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