Join us at Burial Place Hill in Rehoboth, MA on Friday August 4th, 2023!
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This event is cohosted by Rehoboth Cemetery Commission

Burial Place Hill
39 Peckham St Rehoboth, MA 02769
8/4/2023 9am-3pm

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The land for the cemetery was first owned by John Martin of Swansea. John willed it to his son Ephraim. Ephraim gave it to his son Benjamin who sold it to his brother Samuel.  Samuel separates his land from the Cemetery in a deed in 1755. It should be noted that the Martin family belonged to the Baptist Church in Swansea up until 1733. In 1732 a Baptist Church was formed in Rehoboth.  There are many elders and ministers from the Baptist Churches buried in this Cemetery.

     Our most famous stone is that of Simeon Martin. Simeon Martin has a table stone which is said to have the longest epitaph in America. The table stone was repaired and preserved in 2013 by Jonathan Appell. 

     The earliest proven burial is that of John Ormsbee who died in 1716.  It has been reported through family histories that Robert Wheaton is buried here. Robert Died in 1696, though there is no marked stone for him. He is said to be buried near his son Ephraim Wheaton.

      Another possible early burial is that of Daniel Ormsbee, son of Thomas, who died in 1689. There is no marked stone for young Daniel.

The land the cemetery is situated on is not suitable for farming. It is surrounded by a deep gorge .  A farmer would have to move his plow down the road to access the land to farm it.  The land was formed by a glacier when it melted and deposited the mound of earth.

*all info above and photos below are provided by our local event cohost Bev with the Rehoboth Cemetery Commission*