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"The Old Granary Burying Ground dates from 1660, and
contains the graves of many famous people, including eight governors of the
early days:
Richard Bellingham,
William Dummer,
John Hancock,
Samuel Adams,
James Bowdoin, James
Sullivan,
William Eustis, and
Increase Sumner. Also buried here are the Wendells, Lydes, Checkleys, and
Byfields;
Peter Faneuil, Uriah
Cotting,
Judge Samuel Sewall,
John Hull,
James Otis Jr.,
Thomas Cushing,
Paul Revere,
Dr. John Jeffries,
Robert Treat Paine;
the Reverend Doctors Eckley, Stillman, Lathrop, and Baldwin; the parents of
Benjamin Franklin; and also the victims of the
Boston Massacre. Mary Goose,
publicized falsely as the real
Mother Goose, is also buried at Granary.
The territory was once a part of Boston
Common; and the old town granary [grain storage building], which
formerly stood where the Park Street
Church now stands. It is protected by a substantial iron fence, with an
imposing gateway in its center. Inside the enclosure, are many fine trees;
and they contribute much to the picturesque appearance of the old burying
ground with its winding narrow paths, and its graves and somber tombs.
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