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conveyance shows that each of these purchasers was to have and 

 hold a lot one half-rod in width by six rods in length " after the 

 following manner, that is to say : " Beginning W., the first lot to 

 Jonathan Pratt ; the second to Israel Whitconib, etc. Then fol- 

 low the usual conditions of a warranty deed. Acknowledged Dec. 

 5, 1737, before Benjamin Lincoln, Justice of the Peace. 



The tract of land thus conveyed for burial purposes is the older 

 part of the present Beechwood Cemetery. Additions to this pur- 

 chase have been made at different times since, so that the grounds 

 now embrace about one and a half acres. It is situated on Beech- 

 wood and Doane streets, and is accessible from both streets. 

 Within the past fifteen years it has been greatly improved and 

 beautified in various ways. Two substantial iron entrance-gates 

 have been erected, upon which the name of the cemetery and 

 date of its incorporation (1874) are wrought, and its tablets and 

 monuments are creditable specimens of the sculptor's art. 



Among the older and noticeable inscriptions in this ground are 

 the following : — 



Jsrael Whitcom, 



son of M r 



Jsrael & M:s 



Hannah Whitcom, 



who Died 



March y e 29 



J737- Aged 



10 Weks. 



Elizabeth Whitcom 



Davghter of M r 



Jsrael & Ms 



Hannah Whitcom 



Died March y e 26 



1737 Aged 



3 years 



Job Whitcom 



son of M r Jsrael 



& M r s Hannah Whitcom 



Died March y e 27 1737 



In y e 6 th year 



of his age 



CATHOLIC CEMETERY. 



The ground upon which this burial-place is located was pur- 

 chased of Mrs. Catherine Roche, widow of John A. Roche, March 

 3, 1877, by the Most Reverend John J. Williams, Archbishop of 

 Boston. Rev. Peter J. Leddy was at that time pastor of St. Paul's 

 Catholic Church in Hingham, and through him the land was se- 

 cured. It was consecrated the 13th of November following. The 

 lot contains about three acres, and is approached by an avenue 

 leading from Hcrsey Street. Situated as it is on high table 



