Christ Church Burial Ground (Quincy, Massachusetts) Explained

Christ Church Burial Ground
Location:54–60 School St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.2442°N -71.0025°W
Built:1737
Added:September 20, 1989
Mpsub:Quincy MRA
Refnum:89001372

The Christ Church Burial Ground is a historic cemetery at 54–60 School Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the cemetery of the Anglican Christ Church congregation, the second to be established in colonial Massachusetts. It is the site of the congregation's first church building, completed 1727, of which only a foundation element survives. The site's oldest grave marker is dated 1737; there may be older, unmarked graves. There are about 75 marked graves.[1]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Christ Church Burial Ground. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-05-29.