I am new to Massachusetts. I am fascinated by the history of pilgrims. The feeling of setting foot on a new continent for the first time.. I can relate to them.
If you can read The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, it gives you a history of ancient Native Americans who lived in North America from 1900BC-400AD.
Sophia and Lewis Holmes (the parents of Sophia Ann) were cousins and fourth great grandchildren of Mayflower passenger William Brewster. There are probably other Mayflower descendants on your list. I only looked into the Holmes family, since that name sounded familiar. Jedediah Holmes was also a fourth great grandchild of William Brewster.
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It’s a shame you did not make it to Plympton. It was once known as west Plymouth. My pilgrims are buried in Plympton and Carver, connected towns all once known as West Plymouth. Several are from the 1600’s some my Pilgrims. William Brewster is my 10 times great grandfather. I am genetically connected to 7 other Mayflower passengers.
@@schatzsucher There are also a few Smallpox cemeteries scattered about. They were afraid to bury them near any other graves. Some of the older graves will have headstones and foot stones. The foot stones will generally only contain initials.
I know, right? Compared to Europe the term "Ancient" seems like a stretch, although there is an "ancient" cemetery in every MA town I've realized. Still cool though. Thanks for watching :)
My 11 times great grandfather Thomas Harris died in winnisimit mass in 1631.. shortly after founding the first chartered transportation service on this continent.. a ferry that went from winnisimit to Charleston to Boston twice a day.. for almost 200 years..
My family says I’m too pretty to have such a strange hobby but I had a real fear of death and specifically cemeteries until I was a bit older I found out there was nothing to fear. Now I love visiting and reading about those in the historic cemeteries. I haven’t been visiting but it’s too hot in Arizona during the summer. It brings all my hobbies to a haunt and I just have to wait out the awful weather.
Thank you! I never knew that and am using that info right now as I make another cemetery video. I learn so much from my viewers, I really appreciate that :)
Me too... hard times for sure, but life was much more simple. I miss the basics like hunting and fishing for food, starting a fire, home cooked meals. Today we give all of our time to a boss to enrich their life whereas back then your day was filled with tasks that specifically benefited you, your family and your neighbors.
I think they are mostly replacements. The really old ones you can't usually read. I prefer seeing the original stones but it's also nice to be able to read them. I wonder how many of the original stones were stolen.
I know, right. I grew up in Vermont in the 80's and our family photos from back then show snow that was chest deep. We had a pretty good nor'easter here a few years ago, we got a few feet of that nice white fluffy stuff.
The peace and tranquility is disturbed with dreaded music which doesnt get connected to video at all. Were you trying to make a scary video ... should have made with sense of peace in mind when respecting the departed souls specially if it is vintage graveyard.
So, in Kansas, there is a tradition, where important people, are buried, and a honey locust is planted on their body. So, their soul will go into the tree, and become a part of it, and when you eat the seeds of that tree, you can recieve cultural information. How!
Of course you are only looking for cemeteries of the European immigrants. Suggest you make that clear. There are cemeteries of the native inhabitants that date back hundreds and thousands of years before the ones you found. Their decedents most likely will refer to them as burial grounds. Just as meaningful to them as these cemeteries are to you.
It was neglected for many years there were cattle roaming around the cemetery at one point. I imagine a lot of the original stones were lost or stolen.
I recall reading about a gravesite in southern Wisconsin, south of Madison, of a French explorer who died in the mid to late 1600s, but I can’t seem to find where exactly
Why the creepy music! It would’ve been an awesome video if you could stop to read some of the stones. We can see the graves but what about all the information and the dates we miss on them.
