The Union Cemetery | South Carver, Massachusetts
Updated: Oct 20
(The following excerpt taken from "History of Carver, Massachusetts; historical review, 1637 -1910)
"The land for Union Cemetery was given from the Barrows estate. The oldest inscriptions are for the year 1777 in memory of Nathan who died Oct. 22nd and Bethuel who died Nov. 2nd of that year, both sons of Jonathan and Lydia
Barrows.
The west addition was made through a gift from Maj. Thomas B. Griffith, and the ground was cared for during the last half of the last century by William
Savery in an individual capacity.
In 1906 the cemetery was incorporated as "The Union Cemetery of South Carver" with the following incorporators:
Alfred M.Shaw
S. Dexter Atwood
Henry S. Griffith
Josiah W. Atwood
N. G. Swift
John Bent
Gustavus Atwood
Marcus Atwood
John F. Shaw
Mrs. Eldoretta McFarlin"
Nathan Barrows
Plot: Section B; Block 5; Row 3
Headstone Inscription
In Memory of
Nathan son of
Mr Jonathan &
Mrs Lydia Barrows
Died October
ye 29 1777 Aged
6 years 4 months
& 20 Days
Bethuel Barrows (1775-1777)
Plot: Section B; Block 5; Row 3
Headstone Inscription
In Memory of
Bethuel son of
Mr Jonathan &
Mrs Lydia Barrows
Died November
ye 2 1777 Aged
2 years 9 months
& 12 Days
Jonathan "John" Barrows (1745-1828)
Revolutionary War Veteran
Plot: Section B; Block 4; Row 1
Lydia (Perkins) Barrows Chandler
(b. 21 Feb1749; unknown death and burial location
Her mid-life, to end of life, remain a mystery.
to be continued...
UNION CEMETERY PHOTOS
Property photos as well as other family headstones who are buried there
ALSO BURIED AT UNION CEMETERY:
I. Peleg Barrows, SR (1707-1803)
wife: Hopestill (Darling) Barrows (1710-1793)
I.3 Ruth (Barrows) Tillson (1736-1820) Plot: Sect B; Block 11; Row 1
husband: John Tillson (1742-1820) Plot: Sect B; Block 11; Row 1
I.7 Jonathan Barrows, SR (1745-1828)
wife: unknown burial site
Their children:
(1) Nathan Barrows (1771-1777)
(4) Bethuel Barrows (1775-1777)
I.8 Peleg Barrows, JR (1745-1835)
wife: Jemima (Drew) Barrows (1746-1824)
Their children:
(1) Thomas Barrows, SR (1776-1839) Plot: Sect B; Block 5; Row 2
wife: Mary "Polly" (Washburn) Barrows (1779-1832) Plot: Set B; Block 5; Row 2
Their children:
(1.3)Thomas Barrows, JR (1804-1860) Plot: Sect C; Lot 16
wife: Tamson B. (Luce) Barrows (1810-1859) Plot: Sect C; Lot 16
(1.4)John Jay Barrows (1810-1880) Plot: Sect C Lot 16
wife: Lydia Clifford (Smith) Barrows (1818-1911) Plot Sect C; Lot 16(4) (4) George Barrows (1783-1843) Plot: Sect B; Block 5; Row 3
wife: Sophia (Washburn) Barrows (1786-1850)
Their children:
(1) Sophia Washburn (Barrows) Sturtevant)
(3) Lucy Barrows (1813-1817) Plot: Sect B; Block 5; Row 3
(6) Nelson Barrows (1787-1847)
wife: Nancy (Bisbee) Barrows (1798-1892) Plot: Sect C Lot 85
(8) Joseph Barrows (1792-1870) Plot: Sect C Lot 85
wife: Nancy (Bisbee) Barrows (1798-1892) Plot: Sect C Lot 85
Deborah Barrows (1818-1819) - buried at Union Cemetery but her parents were later burred at Lakenham Cemetery, down the road. Her parents were: John Barrows (1796-1837) and Deborah Cobb (Doten) Barrows (1798-1842)
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