Harmony Grove Cemetery

Harmony Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Salem, Massachusetts. It was established in 1840 and is located at 30 Grove Street.[1]

The cemetery includes the Gothic revival Blake Memorial Chapel of 1905.[2]

Contents

Notable burials

Monuments

There are several monuments in Harmony Grove.

Old burial ground

An old burial ground, called Gardner Hill, was situated a little west of Harmony Grove.[3] When the area of Boston Street and Grove was developed in the 1840s, one hundred fifty graves were moved from Gardner Hill to the cemetery. One of the graves was that of Thomas Gardner (1592–1674) who came to the area, from Cape Ann, with Roger Conant in 1626. Thomas' daughter, Seeth, and grandson, Abel, were also moved to Harmony Grove.

One of the stones moved from the old burial ground was for Robert Buffum who arrived in 1634, from Yorkshire, England, and was buried in 1669. His is the oldest grave in Harmony Grove.

Sources

References

  1. ^ http://salem.essexcountyma.net/HarmonyGroveCemetery.htm
  2. ^ Chapel for Harmony Cemetery, Boston Globe, Mar 2, 1903
  3. ^ Gardner, Frank A MD [1907] Thomas Gardner Planter and Some of his Descendants Essex Institute, Salem, MA (via Google Books)