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A Report on the Gravestones in
WEEKS CEMETERY for the Marlborough Historic Commission Submitted May 2008 by Peter B. J. Snyder as part of his Boy Scout Eagle Project
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
_________, Edmund _________, Hattie _________, Harold _________, illegible _________, Richard ADAMS, Charles A. ALLSTINE, Eliza AUSTIN, Charles AUSTIN, Jeremere AUSTIN, Lydia AUSTIN, Maria AUSTIN, Timothy BENDICT, Monson H. CAL____, Sarah C. “Mother” DARLING, Lovice DAY, Emily W. DAY, Fannie Parmenter DAY, Forrest Eaton DAY, Freeman H. DAY, Martha A. DAY, Mary Alice Day Louer DAY, Watson H. FAIRBANKS, Ephraim FAIRBANKS, Jonathan FAIRBANKS, Luman F. FAIRBANKS, Sarah W. FAIRBANKS, Susanna FOGG, Lucy Jane FREEMAN Barzilla S. FREEMAN, Ella Warren FREEMAN, Elizabeth S. H_______, H. H. H_______, L. W. H_______, M. F. H_______, M. T. H_______, R. H_______, R.L. H_______, T.S. HAYDEN, Jonathan HAYDEN, Lydia S. HAYDEN, Nahum HAYDEN, William HAYDEN, William C. HEMENWAY, Mary T. Smith HEMENWAY BELKNAP, Rebecca HEMENWAY, Richard L. HEMENWAY, Richard R. HOLT?, Bathsheba HOWE, Abigail E. HOWE, John A. HOWE, Lydia D. HOWE, Martha F. HOWE, Mary L. HUNT, Ann S. HUNT, Charles H. HUNT, Lucy W. HUNT, Lydia Ann HUNT, Thomas T. HUNT, Philomela LONDON, Cynthia MACOMBER, Clarence R.
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
MACOMBER, Florence O. McINTYRE, Lucy D. Parmenter McINTYRE, W.W. MILES, Bradford M. MILES, Charles MILES, George Washington Clapp MILES, Horatio S. MILES, Lucy S. MILES, Mary Musgrave MILES, Mary Sophia MILES, Robert B. MILES, Sarah M. MILES, Sophia J. MOORE, Alvin MOORE, George MOORE, Lucy MOURA, Mary L. Parmenter MUSGRAVE, Alexander W. MUSGRAVE, Alfred C. MUSGRAVE, Annie M. MUSGRAVE, Annie MacAskill MUSGRAVE, Florence M. MUSGRAVE, John R. MUSGRAVE, Jolena (Lena) MUSGRAVE, Sarah A. MUSGRAVE, William C. N_______, D. N_______, M.B. NEWTON, Ada NEWTON, Delia NEWTON, Evelyn NEWTON, Florence M. NEWTON, Helen NEWTON, Joseph NEWTON, Luceba NEWTON, Mary B. NEWTON, Silas Capt. NEWTON, Silas Jr. NEWTON, William S. PARMENTER, Abijah W. PARMENTER, Albert C. PARMENTER, Albin PARMENTER, Amory M. PARMENTER, Cora D. PARMENTER, Elbridge C. #1 PARMENTER, Elbridge C. #2 PARMENTER, Eleanor T. PARMENTER, Elizabeth PARMENTER, “father” PARMENTER, Francis C. PARMENTER, George B. PARMENTER, George D. PARMENTER, Lucas PARMENTER, Lucy E. PARMENTER, Lydia I. PARMENTER, Lydia M. PARMENTER, Marcus M. PARMENTER, Mark J. PARMENTER, Mary Abbie PARMENTER, Mary G. PARMENTER, “mother” PARMENTER. Olive Ann PARMENTER,“OurDarling Babes” PARMENTER, Sara PARMENTER, Virginia M. PARMENTER, W. George K.
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
PARMENTER, Willard PERRY, Dolly P. PERRY, Henry Gardner PERRY, Lyman PERRY, Mary Newton PERRY, Newton PERRY, Virginia M. Parmenter PLYMPTON, Edmund O. ROBINSON, Ada SAWYER, Caroline Temple Smith SEYMOUR, Charles SEYMOUR, Clifford SEYMOUR, Jennie A. SEYMOUR, Lewis T. SMITH, Abigail SMITH, Abner SMITH, Caroline B. SMITH, Charles Brigham SMITH, Mary E. TWITCHELL, Sarah W. W_______, M.A. WEEKS, Angelina WEEKS, Francis WEEKS, Hannah B. WEEKS, Mary Jane WEEKS, William L. WETHERBEE, Mary A. WETHERBEE, Silas WHEELER, Abel WHEELER, George H. WHEELER, Sarah E. WHITE, Hazel WHITE, Henry J. WILLIAMS, Chester M. WILLIAMS, Joseph WILLIAMS, Polly WITT, Abigail E. WITT, Charles A. WITT, Cordelia Susan WITT, Dwight WITT, Dwight (infant) WITT, Elizabeth WITT, Mary Isabella WITT, Porter WITT, Sammie WITT, Sarah Louisa WOOD, Abbie Hayden
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
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WEEKS CEMETERY – Marlborough, Massachusetts – 2008
Surveyed by Tom DiPersio, edited by Peter B. J. Snyder.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite SECTION 1 1-1 Parmenter, Elbridge C. (#1)Granite Parmenter, Eleanor T. Parmenter, George D. Parmenter, Lydia I. Parmenter, Albert C. Parmenter Lucy E. Parmenter, George B. 1-2 MILES, Mary Sophia Slate MILES, George W. C. 1-3 MILES, Lucy S. Slate MILES, Sarah M. 1-4 MILES, Horatio S. Slate 1-5 MILES, Sophia J. Slate Slate 1-6 MILES, Charles 1-7 ROBINSON, Ada Granite 1-8 PERRY, Virginia M. Par. Gran. 1-9 PARMENTER, Virginia M. Gran. Granite 1-10 PARMENTER, Mark J. 1-11 MOURA, Mary L. P. Granite 1-12 PARMENTER, Cora D. Granite 1-13 PARMENTER, Elbridge C.(#2)Gr. 1-14 PARMENTER, Francis C. Slate 1-15 PARMENTER, Mary Abbie Gran. PARMENTER, Marcus M. 1-16 LONDON, Cynthia Granite
SECTION 2 2-1 2- 2 2-3 2-4
FREEMAN, Barzilla S. Slate FREEMAN, Ella Warren Slate FREEMAN, Elizabeth S. Slate WITT, Dwight Granite WITT, Dwight (infant) WITT, Abigail E. WITT, Cordelia S. WITT, Sammie WITT, Charles A. WITT, Elizabeth WITT, Porter WITT, Sarah L. WITT, Mary Isabella
2-5 SAWYER, Caroline T.S. Slate 2-6 SMITH, Abner B. Slate 2-7 SMITH, [perpetual care] Slate 2-8 SMITH, Charles Brigham Slate 2-9 SMITH, Mary E. Marble 2-10 SMITH, Caroline B. Slate 2-11 SMITH, Abigail Slate 2-12 NEWTON, Delia Slate 2-13 NEWTON, Silas Capt. Slate Slate 2-14 NEWTON, Mary B. 2-15 NEWTON, Silas Jr. Slate 2-16 NEWTON, Luceba Marble 2-16a N______, M.B. Slate 2-16b N______, D. Slate 2-17 HUNT, Ann S. Marble HUNT, Philomela 2-18 HUNT, Charles H. Slate HUNT, Lydia Ann 2-19 HUNT, Cynthia Slate 2-20 HUNT, Nancy Slate 2-21 HUNT, T. Thaxter Slate 2-22 HUNT, Lucy W. Slate 2-23 HUNT, Thomas T. Slate 2-24 MACOMBER, Florence O. Gran. 2-25 MACOMBER, Clarence R. Gran. 2-26 CAL____, Sarah C. Slate
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite Slate
2-27 HOL[T], Bathsheba 2-28 FAIRBANKS, Luman F. 2-29 FAIRBANKS, Ephraim FAIRBANKS, Sarah W. 2-30 FAIRBANKS, Jonathan 2-31 FAIRBANKS, Susanna
Slate Granite Slate Slate
2-32 PARMENTER, Willard Granite PARMENTER, Olive Ann DAY, Freeman H. DAY, Forrest Eaton Day, Fannie DAY, Mary Alice Day Louer DAY, Emily W. DAY, Martha A. DAY, Watson H. 2-33 DARLING, Lovice Slate 2-34 WILLIAMS, Polly Slate 2-35 WILLIAMS, Joseph Slate 2-36 WILLIAMS, Chester M. Granite
SECTION 3 3-1 HAYDEN, William Slate 3-2 HAYDEN, Lydia S. Slate 3-3 HAYDEN, William C. Granite WOOD, Abbie Hayden PLYMPTON, Edmund O. HAYDEN, Nahum HAYDEN, Jonathan 3-4 ________, Edmund Marble 3-5 PERRY, Newton Marble 3-6 PERRY, Dolly P. Granite 3-7 PERRY, Lyman Marble 3-8 PERRY, Mary Newton Slate 3-9 PERRY, Henry Gardner Slate 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16
HOWE, John A. HOWE, Abigail E. HOWE, Mary L. HOWE, [perpetual care] HOWE, Lydia D. HOWE, Martha F. H____, M. F.
Marble Marble Marble Marble Marble Slate Marble
3-17 3-18 3-19 3-20 3-21
WEEKS, Angelina WEEKS, William L. WEEKS, Mary Jane WEEKS, Hannah B. WEEKS Francis
Marble Marble Marble Marble Marble
3-22 MILES, Robert B. Marble 3-23 MILES, Mary Musgrave Granite 3-24 MILES, Bradford M. Granite 3-25 MUSGRAVE, Florence Granite 3-26 MUSGRAVE, Alfred C. Granite MUSGRAVE, Sarah A. 3-27 MUSGRAVE, Annie M. Granite 3-28 MUSGRAVE, William C. Granite 3-29 MUSGRAVE, Alexander Granite MUSGRAVE, Jolena 3-30 MUSGRAVE,Annie Mac. Marble 3-31 MUSGRAVE, John R. Marble
SECTION 4 4-1 ALLSTINE, Eliza MOORE, Alvin MOORE, George MOORE, Lucy 4-2 AUSTIN, Timothy
Marble
Marble
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9
AUSTIN, Lydia AUSTIN, Maria AUSTIN, Charles AUSTIN, Jeremere WHEELER, Sarah E. TWITCHELL, Sarah W. WHEELER, Abel SEYMOUR, Lewis SEYMOUR, Jennie SEYMOUR, Charles SEYMOUR, Clifford BENDICT, Monson H.
Marble Granite Slate Granite Slate Slate Granite
SECTION 5 5-1 W_____, M.A. Granite 5-2 WETHERBEE, Silas Granite WETHERBEE, Mary A. 5-3 PARMENTER, Albin Granite PARMENTER, Mary G. 5-4 PARMENTER, “mother” Granite 5-5 PARMENTER, “father” Granite 5-6 FOGG, Lucy Slate 5-7 H_____, R. L. Marble 5-8 H_____, M.T. Marble 5-9 H_____, R. Marble 5-10 H_____, T. S. Marble 5-11 HEMENWAY, Richard R. Slate HEMENWAY, Rebecca Belknap 5-12 HEMENWAY, Richard L. Gran. HEMENWAY, Mary T. Smith Slate 5-13 ______illegible 5-14 PARMENTER, Amory M. Slate 5-15 PARMENTER, Elizabeth Slate 5-16 McINTYRE, W. W. Granite McINTYRE, Lucy D. Parmenter 5-17 PARMENTER, Sara Slate 5-18 PARMENTER, OurD.Babes Slate 5-19 PARMENTER, Abijah W. Slate
SECTION 6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6
WHEELER, George H. Slate _______, Richard Slate Granite H______, L. W. H______, H. H. Granite ________, Hattie Marble NEWTON, Joseph Marble NEWTON, Ada 6-7 NEWTON, Florence M. Granite NEWTON, William S. 6-8 _________, Harold Granite 6-9 NEWTON, Helen H. Granite NEWTON, Evelyn M. 6-10 WHITE, Hazel B. Granite 6-11 WHITE, Henry J. Granite 6-12 ADAMS, Charles A. Granite 6-13 PARMENTER. George K .Marble 6-14 PARMENTER, Lydia M. Marble 6-15 PARMENTER, Lucas Marble
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
FREEMAN – above are thee Freeman gravestones, with little three year old Ella Warren Freeman leaning against her father. PLOT POSTS – a few family plots are surrounded by these type of posts.
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
CHARLES & SOPHIA MILES’ gravestones and those of their children are the first stones that a visitor sees upon entering from the Sudbury Road side of Weeks Cemetery.
PARMENTERS abound at the Sudbury Road entrance with a tall Parmenter obelisk to the right [not in photo].
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
SECTIONING the cemetery and NUMBERING the stones helped in directing the volunteers to work in a certain area.
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY – Veterans’ Gravestone
VETERAN
WAR
FAIRBANKS, Luman F.
American Civil War (killed in action)
MACOMBER, Clarence R. MILES, Robert R.
Spanish American War World War I
DIED Died 1863 Died 1967 Died 1953
MUSGRAVE, John R.
World War II
Died 1971
NEWTON, Silas Capt.
(not indicated, but flag next to grave)
Died 1849
WHITE, Henry J.
World War I
Luman F. Fairbanks gravestone Memorial Day 2007
As identified by Peter B. J. Snyder, Eagle Project, November 2007.
Died 1956
WEEKS CEMETERY – Veterans’ Gravestone
HEMENWAY – The large stone is for Richard L. and Mary T. Smith Hemenway. The smaller stones have initials that all end in “H”. The Amory Parmenter family is in the background.
VOLUNTEERS – were invaluable in recording the information on the gravestones.
As identified by Peter B. J. Snyder, Eagle Project, November 2007.
Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Mary Sophia Miles & George Washington Clapp Miles “Farewell dear babes, thy sorrow’s ended: All thy mourning days below, Go by guardian angels tended, To the arms of Jesus go.”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Lovice Darling
Ella Warren Freeman
“She is where the weary rest, From toil care and pain; No sickness or destroying death Shall trouble her again.”
“Though in this grave, the casket lies The gem still sparkles in the skies.”
Lydia S. Hayden “Thou art gone to thy rest, Mother Thy toils and cares are o’er And sorrow, pain and suffering Shall ne’er distress thee more. Thou art gone to thy rest, Mother. Death had no sting for thee My dear Redeemers’ might hath gained For thee the victory. Farewell my children kind and dear Prepare for heaven, and meet me there.”
Lucy Jane Fogg “Fare thee well! My sweet companion dear, Fare thee well though thou hast left me here To mourn thy early death. Yet victory Thou hast won and why do I repine, Since ______ blessing will e’er be thine In a world of Immortality.”
Lucy Hunt “Kindred spirits soon shall meet thee, where the landscapes fade no more.”
Sophia J. Miles “HER CHILDREN RISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED.”
Mary Newton
Polly Williams
“Dearest partner thou hast left me Gone where sorrow is unknown And the hand that hath bereft us Bore thee to a peaceful home.”
“How still and peaceful is the grave Where life’s vain tumults past. Receives us all at last.”
Capt. Silas Newton “Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this!”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Abijah Parmenter
Joseph Williams
“Farewell, Abijah, thou has left us, And thy loss we deeply feel, But ‘tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal.”
“I know that my redeemer liveth.”
Caroline Temple Smith Sawyer “For her to live was Christ, To die was gain.”
Mary E. Smith “SO GENTLY AND SOFTLY SHE FADED AWAY, LIKE THE GLOW OF TWILIGHT AT THE BREAKING OF DAY. A JEWEL IS LOST FROM HER HOME HERE BELOW RE-SET IN HIS CROWN WHOSE ROBES ARE OF SNOW.”
Angelina Weeks “Rock of ages cleft for me Let me hide myself in thee.”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
THIS BOOK This book has been donated by me, Peter B. J. Snyder, as a result of my Boy Scout Eagle Project. This was not at all required by the Commission or even asked for, but I felt that it would be a great help to them. Because there were many more names of deceased in the graveyard than there were stones (since many stones had two or more names on them), I wanted a person-by-person list to give to the Historic Commission. Rather than just a short little index, I decided that each person in the graveyard should have a separate page with all the info and photo in an acid-free plastic pocket in a three ring binder. Section 1 – 16 stones Section 2 – 36 stones Section 3 - 31 stones Section 4 – 9 stones Section 5 – 19 stones Section 6 – 15 stones TOTAL stones we found were: 126 STONES in WEEKS CEMETERY TOTAL names or initials of deceased found on stones: 178 names There is an alphabetical listing of each name of a deceased person. There was also another index I created that listed people by stone and section, so that groups were kept together. There is a list of poems and verses taken from legible stones. This extremely thick book, along with a CD of all the photographs, has been donated by me to the Marlborough Historic Commission.
Form [designed by Peter B. J. Snyder] to record gravestones Index of graves & deceased 1. Alphabetical list 2. By Section/Stone 3. Veterans Surveyor’s map with sections labeled Poems on various stones
CHOSING A PROJECT: I called the City of Marlborough’s Pricilla Ryder for suggestions on a project for my Eagle Scout badge. She suggested Weeks’ Cemetery needed to be recorded. This particular project appealed to me probably because my homeschooling has included much history over the years, and I saw the value in recording this information for future generations. Pricilla Ryder directed me to Gracie Lyons (of the Marlborough Historic Commission). Mrs. Lyons sent me a large packet of information about Weeks Cemetery outlining its significance in the National Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Lyons was retiring in the summer of 2007 but she left me in the hands of her replacement, Gary Brown.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
I contacted a surveyor to come on the project day to measure the grass walk way and the perimeter, as the Historic Commissioned asked. Surveyor, Tom DiPersio, was very eager to help, as he was also a scoutmaster for his son’s Webelo troop. SELECTING A DATE FOR THE PROJECT: The project was done on November 4-5, 2007, and a short pick-up day to confirm a few details on April 24, 2008. I had the aid of a member of the Historic Commission, Joan Abshire, Boy Scouts and parents from Troop 303 Marlborough, as well as some Webelos. Despite some set backs due to rain and also my dislocated knee, the November project date was bright, sunny and dry. We were able to accomplish all the recording easily in one day. We took photos of each stone as well, this added enormously in “revisiting” each stone, being able to zoom in with the computer image and seeing verses and dates more clearly sometimes than even in person. ON PROJECT DAY: The first thing to do was to divide the cemetery into six sections (see attached map). I decided where the sections would go, pointing with my crutch, telling them where to lay down caution tape. They first hammered down wooden stakes to differentiate the sections. Then I directed them to put the caution tape on the stakes, low down to the ground so we could step over it. In order to let every one know which section was which. I had made some numbers on poster board and attached them to a stake which was then hammered into the appropriate section. I think it was pretty useful so it was easy to say, “Go to section 4,” as apposed to, “Go to that part that’s kinda north west-ish”. After the caution tape had been laid down, I directed the volunteers to put post-it notes on each gravestone. The post-it note system worked like this: each one was labeled with two numbers, the first number was the section of the cemetery, the second number was the individual gravestone itself. Thus a gravestone might be labeled, “3-14,” which means it is in section 3, and it is gravestone number 14. To make sure that the post-it notes did not fly away in the wind, duct tape was put on each one. As a precaution to protect the integrity of the stone, we attached these notes only to the very top horizontal part of each gravestone. Some sections had only 9 stones, some had over 30. Finally when the stone was recorded the person put a check mark on the post-it note of that stone to indicate that it had indeed been recorded so no repeats occurred. When a photo had been taken a “P” for photo would be marked on it so I’d know which stones still needed to have a picture.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery
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Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
RECORDING THE STONES: I told each person to write down what I had devised as needed on a form (see attached): Their own name (so I could double check with them if I had any questions) the gravestone number the stone type (circle one of 3 listed) the stone quality (on scale of 110) inscription quality (on scale of 110) design if any veteran, if indicated the name of the deceased or any inscription on the stone AS WRITTEN on the stone itself (e.g. other people on the stone, dates, poem if any) second side of the stone, using the back of the form if necessary. As each volunteer finished with their stones, they would bring their papers to me, and I put the forms in order by section and then by number of gravestones. That way when someone came up and wanted more to do, I knew which stones still needed recording. Some of the scouts worked together. But most of them found that working alone was sufficient. On a few very tricky-to-read obelisks I had several people go out and help each other try to read the faded engraving. The best part was that all the recording was done at once. The next day my Father and I returned to take just a few more photographs, as we’d run out of battery on the project day. We took down the caution tape, section signs, stakes, and post-it notes on that day as well. POST PROJECT DAY: Afterwards at home I started putting all the forms in alphabetical order. I typed a list of the people’s names in the computer. Each photograph was downloaded from the digital camera to my computer and labeled with the deceased’s name.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
Our surveyor donated his time and talent submitting a map of the area with trees, boundaries, and some of the gravestones (which have on them my own section/stone numbering system). I added in the sections I’d used on this map for reference The sections, due to family boundaries and all around less confusion, were altered after the project. For example section “3” became section “2”. This was because I found out that some families were split into different sections even though they were right next to each other. My suggestion to anyone else doing such a project would be to map the stones by adjoining families and section the cemetery first on one day, then have volunteers come on the next day. This will avoid much confusion when recording the information and making a map for the Historic Commission. MY RECOMMENDATION: After spending so much time looking at these stones, I urge the Historic Commission to consider restoring these few stones which are broken: ALLSTINE/MOORE in Section 4 HOL[T], Bathsheba in Section 2 HUNT, Ann S./Philomela in Section 2 MILES, Sophia in Section 1 PERRY, Lyman in Section 3 PERRY, Newton in Section 3 SEYMOUR, Charles in Section 4 SEYMOUR, Clifford in Section 4 SMITH, Abigail in Section 2 WILLIAMS, Joseph in Section 2
And these stones which are ground markers but are fading need to be raised or cared for: HUNT, Cynthia in Section 2 HUNT, Nancy in Section 2 HUNT, T. Thaddeus in Section 2 M.F.H. in Section 3
THANK YOU: I’d like to thank Priscilla Ryder for her suggestion of Weeks Cemetery. Thanks goes to Gary Brown, Grace Lyons, and the entire Marlborough Historic Commission for their support and such a great project opportunity. For the volunteers, without which this would not have happened, my thanks. To Mrs. Neubauer for her suggestions and direction and helping on project day. To thank Tom DiPersio for all the time and effort he put into measuring and recording the cemetery’s terrain. A special thanks to Hannaford’s and Price Chopper for donating gift cards so that we could purchase snacks for the volunteers - I love your food. And my mother, not only for doing some computer work, but also providing me great emotional and, most appropriately, grammatical encouragement.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
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Stone # ____________
name of the recorder(s)__________________________ __________________________
side 1 of stone CIRCLE ONE STONE TYPE. granite
marble
slate
STONE QUALITY (horrible) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (excellent) INSCRIPTION QUALITY (unreadable) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (easy to read) DESIGN (e.g. willow with an urn under it)
VETERAN
YES
NO / WHAT WAR?
INFO AS WRITTEN ON STONE (NAME(S), DATE OF BIRTH, DATE OF DEATH YES, THE POEM ON THE STONE TOO)
side 2 of the stone INFO, (IF ANY) IF NOTHING IS THERE WRITE N/A. (use back if necessary)
This form created by Peter B. J. Snyder for his Scout Eagle Project, Marlborough, MA.
November 2007.
Stone # ____________
name of the recorder(s)__________________________ __________________________
PARMENTERS – the parents, Amory and Elizabeth to the right, their three children to the left [close-up below]. The flat marker gravestone in the middle is for Lucy D. Parmenter McIntyre and her husband. These are located on the far side opposite Sudbury Road.
This form created by Peter B. J. Snyder for his Scout Eagle Project, Marlborough, MA.
November 2007.
WEEKS CEMETERY for the Marlborough Historic Commission Submitted May 2008 by Peter B. J. Snyder as part of his Boy Scout Eagle Project
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
_________, Edmund _________, Hattie _________, Harold _________, illegible _________, Richard ADAMS, Charles A. ALLSTINE, Eliza AUSTIN, Charles AUSTIN, Jeremere AUSTIN, Lydia AUSTIN, Maria AUSTIN, Timothy BENDICT, Monson H. CAL____, Sarah C. “Mother” DARLING, Lovice DAY, Emily W. DAY, Fannie Parmenter DAY, Forrest Eaton DAY, Freeman H. DAY, Martha A. DAY, Mary Alice Day Louer DAY, Watson H. FAIRBANKS, Ephraim FAIRBANKS, Jonathan FAIRBANKS, Luman F. FAIRBANKS, Sarah W. FAIRBANKS, Susanna FOGG, Lucy Jane FREEMAN Barzilla S. FREEMAN, Ella Warren FREEMAN, Elizabeth S. H_______, H. H. H_______, L. W. H_______, M. F. H_______, M. T. H_______, R. H_______, R.L. H_______, T.S. HAYDEN, Jonathan HAYDEN, Lydia S. HAYDEN, Nahum HAYDEN, William HAYDEN, William C. HEMENWAY, Mary T. Smith HEMENWAY BELKNAP, Rebecca HEMENWAY, Richard L. HEMENWAY, Richard R. HOLT?, Bathsheba HOWE, Abigail E. HOWE, John A. HOWE, Lydia D. HOWE, Martha F. HOWE, Mary L. HUNT, Ann S. HUNT, Charles H. HUNT, Lucy W. HUNT, Lydia Ann HUNT, Thomas T. HUNT, Philomela LONDON, Cynthia MACOMBER, Clarence R.
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
MACOMBER, Florence O. McINTYRE, Lucy D. Parmenter McINTYRE, W.W. MILES, Bradford M. MILES, Charles MILES, George Washington Clapp MILES, Horatio S. MILES, Lucy S. MILES, Mary Musgrave MILES, Mary Sophia MILES, Robert B. MILES, Sarah M. MILES, Sophia J. MOORE, Alvin MOORE, George MOORE, Lucy MOURA, Mary L. Parmenter MUSGRAVE, Alexander W. MUSGRAVE, Alfred C. MUSGRAVE, Annie M. MUSGRAVE, Annie MacAskill MUSGRAVE, Florence M. MUSGRAVE, John R. MUSGRAVE, Jolena (Lena) MUSGRAVE, Sarah A. MUSGRAVE, William C. N_______, D. N_______, M.B. NEWTON, Ada NEWTON, Delia NEWTON, Evelyn NEWTON, Florence M. NEWTON, Helen NEWTON, Joseph NEWTON, Luceba NEWTON, Mary B. NEWTON, Silas Capt. NEWTON, Silas Jr. NEWTON, William S. PARMENTER, Abijah W. PARMENTER, Albert C. PARMENTER, Albin PARMENTER, Amory M. PARMENTER, Cora D. PARMENTER, Elbridge C. #1 PARMENTER, Elbridge C. #2 PARMENTER, Eleanor T. PARMENTER, Elizabeth PARMENTER, “father” PARMENTER, Francis C. PARMENTER, George B. PARMENTER, George D. PARMENTER, Lucas PARMENTER, Lucy E. PARMENTER, Lydia I. PARMENTER, Lydia M. PARMENTER, Marcus M. PARMENTER, Mark J. PARMENTER, Mary Abbie PARMENTER, Mary G. PARMENTER, “mother” PARMENTER. Olive Ann PARMENTER,“OurDarling Babes” PARMENTER, Sara PARMENTER, Virginia M. PARMENTER, W. George K.
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
PARMENTER, Willard PERRY, Dolly P. PERRY, Henry Gardner PERRY, Lyman PERRY, Mary Newton PERRY, Newton PERRY, Virginia M. Parmenter PLYMPTON, Edmund O. ROBINSON, Ada SAWYER, Caroline Temple Smith SEYMOUR, Charles SEYMOUR, Clifford SEYMOUR, Jennie A. SEYMOUR, Lewis T. SMITH, Abigail SMITH, Abner SMITH, Caroline B. SMITH, Charles Brigham SMITH, Mary E. TWITCHELL, Sarah W. W_______, M.A. WEEKS, Angelina WEEKS, Francis WEEKS, Hannah B. WEEKS, Mary Jane WEEKS, William L. WETHERBEE, Mary A. WETHERBEE, Silas WHEELER, Abel WHEELER, George H. WHEELER, Sarah E. WHITE, Hazel WHITE, Henry J. WILLIAMS, Chester M. WILLIAMS, Joseph WILLIAMS, Polly WITT, Abigail E. WITT, Charles A. WITT, Cordelia Susan WITT, Dwight WITT, Dwight (infant) WITT, Elizabeth WITT, Mary Isabella WITT, Porter WITT, Sammie WITT, Sarah Louisa WOOD, Abbie Hayden
Alphabetical list of names on stones in Weeks Cemetery Recorded in 2007 by Boy Scout Peter Snyder & Troop 303, Marlborough, for his Eagle Project.
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5 2 Sudbury Road entrance
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WEEKS CEMETERY – Marlborough, Massachusetts – 2008
Surveyed by Tom DiPersio, edited by Peter B. J. Snyder.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite SECTION 1 1-1 Parmenter, Elbridge C. (#1)Granite Parmenter, Eleanor T. Parmenter, George D. Parmenter, Lydia I. Parmenter, Albert C. Parmenter Lucy E. Parmenter, George B. 1-2 MILES, Mary Sophia Slate MILES, George W. C. 1-3 MILES, Lucy S. Slate MILES, Sarah M. 1-4 MILES, Horatio S. Slate 1-5 MILES, Sophia J. Slate Slate 1-6 MILES, Charles 1-7 ROBINSON, Ada Granite 1-8 PERRY, Virginia M. Par. Gran. 1-9 PARMENTER, Virginia M. Gran. Granite 1-10 PARMENTER, Mark J. 1-11 MOURA, Mary L. P. Granite 1-12 PARMENTER, Cora D. Granite 1-13 PARMENTER, Elbridge C.(#2)Gr. 1-14 PARMENTER, Francis C. Slate 1-15 PARMENTER, Mary Abbie Gran. PARMENTER, Marcus M. 1-16 LONDON, Cynthia Granite
SECTION 2 2-1 2- 2 2-3 2-4
FREEMAN, Barzilla S. Slate FREEMAN, Ella Warren Slate FREEMAN, Elizabeth S. Slate WITT, Dwight Granite WITT, Dwight (infant) WITT, Abigail E. WITT, Cordelia S. WITT, Sammie WITT, Charles A. WITT, Elizabeth WITT, Porter WITT, Sarah L. WITT, Mary Isabella
2-5 SAWYER, Caroline T.S. Slate 2-6 SMITH, Abner B. Slate 2-7 SMITH, [perpetual care] Slate 2-8 SMITH, Charles Brigham Slate 2-9 SMITH, Mary E. Marble 2-10 SMITH, Caroline B. Slate 2-11 SMITH, Abigail Slate 2-12 NEWTON, Delia Slate 2-13 NEWTON, Silas Capt. Slate Slate 2-14 NEWTON, Mary B. 2-15 NEWTON, Silas Jr. Slate 2-16 NEWTON, Luceba Marble 2-16a N______, M.B. Slate 2-16b N______, D. Slate 2-17 HUNT, Ann S. Marble HUNT, Philomela 2-18 HUNT, Charles H. Slate HUNT, Lydia Ann 2-19 HUNT, Cynthia Slate 2-20 HUNT, Nancy Slate 2-21 HUNT, T. Thaxter Slate 2-22 HUNT, Lucy W. Slate 2-23 HUNT, Thomas T. Slate 2-24 MACOMBER, Florence O. Gran. 2-25 MACOMBER, Clarence R. Gran. 2-26 CAL____, Sarah C. Slate
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite Slate
2-27 HOL[T], Bathsheba 2-28 FAIRBANKS, Luman F. 2-29 FAIRBANKS, Ephraim FAIRBANKS, Sarah W. 2-30 FAIRBANKS, Jonathan 2-31 FAIRBANKS, Susanna
Slate Granite Slate Slate
2-32 PARMENTER, Willard Granite PARMENTER, Olive Ann DAY, Freeman H. DAY, Forrest Eaton Day, Fannie DAY, Mary Alice Day Louer DAY, Emily W. DAY, Martha A. DAY, Watson H. 2-33 DARLING, Lovice Slate 2-34 WILLIAMS, Polly Slate 2-35 WILLIAMS, Joseph Slate 2-36 WILLIAMS, Chester M. Granite
SECTION 3 3-1 HAYDEN, William Slate 3-2 HAYDEN, Lydia S. Slate 3-3 HAYDEN, William C. Granite WOOD, Abbie Hayden PLYMPTON, Edmund O. HAYDEN, Nahum HAYDEN, Jonathan 3-4 ________, Edmund Marble 3-5 PERRY, Newton Marble 3-6 PERRY, Dolly P. Granite 3-7 PERRY, Lyman Marble 3-8 PERRY, Mary Newton Slate 3-9 PERRY, Henry Gardner Slate 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16
HOWE, John A. HOWE, Abigail E. HOWE, Mary L. HOWE, [perpetual care] HOWE, Lydia D. HOWE, Martha F. H____, M. F.
Marble Marble Marble Marble Marble Slate Marble
3-17 3-18 3-19 3-20 3-21
WEEKS, Angelina WEEKS, William L. WEEKS, Mary Jane WEEKS, Hannah B. WEEKS Francis
Marble Marble Marble Marble Marble
3-22 MILES, Robert B. Marble 3-23 MILES, Mary Musgrave Granite 3-24 MILES, Bradford M. Granite 3-25 MUSGRAVE, Florence Granite 3-26 MUSGRAVE, Alfred C. Granite MUSGRAVE, Sarah A. 3-27 MUSGRAVE, Annie M. Granite 3-28 MUSGRAVE, William C. Granite 3-29 MUSGRAVE, Alexander Granite MUSGRAVE, Jolena 3-30 MUSGRAVE,Annie Mac. Marble 3-31 MUSGRAVE, John R. Marble
SECTION 4 4-1 ALLSTINE, Eliza MOORE, Alvin MOORE, George MOORE, Lucy 4-2 AUSTIN, Timothy
Marble
Marble
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9
AUSTIN, Lydia AUSTIN, Maria AUSTIN, Charles AUSTIN, Jeremere WHEELER, Sarah E. TWITCHELL, Sarah W. WHEELER, Abel SEYMOUR, Lewis SEYMOUR, Jennie SEYMOUR, Charles SEYMOUR, Clifford BENDICT, Monson H.
Marble Granite Slate Granite Slate Slate Granite
SECTION 5 5-1 W_____, M.A. Granite 5-2 WETHERBEE, Silas Granite WETHERBEE, Mary A. 5-3 PARMENTER, Albin Granite PARMENTER, Mary G. 5-4 PARMENTER, “mother” Granite 5-5 PARMENTER, “father” Granite 5-6 FOGG, Lucy Slate 5-7 H_____, R. L. Marble 5-8 H_____, M.T. Marble 5-9 H_____, R. Marble 5-10 H_____, T. S. Marble 5-11 HEMENWAY, Richard R. Slate HEMENWAY, Rebecca Belknap 5-12 HEMENWAY, Richard L. Gran. HEMENWAY, Mary T. Smith Slate 5-13 ______illegible 5-14 PARMENTER, Amory M. Slate 5-15 PARMENTER, Elizabeth Slate 5-16 McINTYRE, W. W. Granite McINTYRE, Lucy D. Parmenter 5-17 PARMENTER, Sara Slate 5-18 PARMENTER, OurD.Babes Slate 5-19 PARMENTER, Abijah W. Slate
SECTION 6 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-6
WHEELER, George H. Slate _______, Richard Slate Granite H______, L. W. H______, H. H. Granite ________, Hattie Marble NEWTON, Joseph Marble NEWTON, Ada 6-7 NEWTON, Florence M. Granite NEWTON, William S. 6-8 _________, Harold Granite 6-9 NEWTON, Helen H. Granite NEWTON, Evelyn M. 6-10 WHITE, Hazel B. Granite 6-11 WHITE, Henry J. Granite 6-12 ADAMS, Charles A. Granite 6-13 PARMENTER. George K .Marble 6-14 PARMENTER, Lydia M. Marble 6-15 PARMENTER, Lucas Marble
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
FREEMAN – above are thee Freeman gravestones, with little three year old Ella Warren Freeman leaning against her father. PLOT POSTS – a few family plots are surrounded by these type of posts.
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
CHARLES & SOPHIA MILES’ gravestones and those of their children are the first stones that a visitor sees upon entering from the Sudbury Road side of Weeks Cemetery.
PARMENTERS abound at the Sudbury Road entrance with a tall Parmenter obelisk to the right [not in photo].
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY Gravestones listed by Section, stone number and stone type: Slate – Marble - Granite
SECTIONING the cemetery and NUMBERING the stones helped in directing the volunteers to work in a certain area.
As recorded in November 2007 under the direction of Peter B. Snyder
for his Eagle Scout Project. Stones were numbered for this project, see map with sections listed.
WEEKS CEMETERY – Veterans’ Gravestone
VETERAN
WAR
FAIRBANKS, Luman F.
American Civil War (killed in action)
MACOMBER, Clarence R. MILES, Robert R.
Spanish American War World War I
DIED Died 1863 Died 1967 Died 1953
MUSGRAVE, John R.
World War II
Died 1971
NEWTON, Silas Capt.
(not indicated, but flag next to grave)
Died 1849
WHITE, Henry J.
World War I
Luman F. Fairbanks gravestone Memorial Day 2007
As identified by Peter B. J. Snyder, Eagle Project, November 2007.
Died 1956
WEEKS CEMETERY – Veterans’ Gravestone
HEMENWAY – The large stone is for Richard L. and Mary T. Smith Hemenway. The smaller stones have initials that all end in “H”. The Amory Parmenter family is in the background.
VOLUNTEERS – were invaluable in recording the information on the gravestones.
As identified by Peter B. J. Snyder, Eagle Project, November 2007.
Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Mary Sophia Miles & George Washington Clapp Miles “Farewell dear babes, thy sorrow’s ended: All thy mourning days below, Go by guardian angels tended, To the arms of Jesus go.”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Lovice Darling
Ella Warren Freeman
“She is where the weary rest, From toil care and pain; No sickness or destroying death Shall trouble her again.”
“Though in this grave, the casket lies The gem still sparkles in the skies.”
Lydia S. Hayden “Thou art gone to thy rest, Mother Thy toils and cares are o’er And sorrow, pain and suffering Shall ne’er distress thee more. Thou art gone to thy rest, Mother. Death had no sting for thee My dear Redeemers’ might hath gained For thee the victory. Farewell my children kind and dear Prepare for heaven, and meet me there.”
Lucy Jane Fogg “Fare thee well! My sweet companion dear, Fare thee well though thou hast left me here To mourn thy early death. Yet victory Thou hast won and why do I repine, Since ______ blessing will e’er be thine In a world of Immortality.”
Lucy Hunt “Kindred spirits soon shall meet thee, where the landscapes fade no more.”
Sophia J. Miles “HER CHILDREN RISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED.”
Mary Newton
Polly Williams
“Dearest partner thou hast left me Gone where sorrow is unknown And the hand that hath bereft us Bore thee to a peaceful home.”
“How still and peaceful is the grave Where life’s vain tumults past. Receives us all at last.”
Capt. Silas Newton “Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this!”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Poems/Verses on gravestones at WEEKS CEMETERY
Abijah Parmenter
Joseph Williams
“Farewell, Abijah, thou has left us, And thy loss we deeply feel, But ‘tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal.”
“I know that my redeemer liveth.”
Caroline Temple Smith Sawyer “For her to live was Christ, To die was gain.”
Mary E. Smith “SO GENTLY AND SOFTLY SHE FADED AWAY, LIKE THE GLOW OF TWILIGHT AT THE BREAKING OF DAY. A JEWEL IS LOST FROM HER HOME HERE BELOW RE-SET IN HIS CROWN WHOSE ROBES ARE OF SNOW.”
Angelina Weeks “Rock of ages cleft for me Let me hide myself in thee.”
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
THIS BOOK This book has been donated by me, Peter B. J. Snyder, as a result of my Boy Scout Eagle Project. This was not at all required by the Commission or even asked for, but I felt that it would be a great help to them. Because there were many more names of deceased in the graveyard than there were stones (since many stones had two or more names on them), I wanted a person-by-person list to give to the Historic Commission. Rather than just a short little index, I decided that each person in the graveyard should have a separate page with all the info and photo in an acid-free plastic pocket in a three ring binder. Section 1 – 16 stones Section 2 – 36 stones Section 3 - 31 stones Section 4 – 9 stones Section 5 – 19 stones Section 6 – 15 stones TOTAL stones we found were: 126 STONES in WEEKS CEMETERY TOTAL names or initials of deceased found on stones: 178 names There is an alphabetical listing of each name of a deceased person. There was also another index I created that listed people by stone and section, so that groups were kept together. There is a list of poems and verses taken from legible stones. This extremely thick book, along with a CD of all the photographs, has been donated by me to the Marlborough Historic Commission.
Form [designed by Peter B. J. Snyder] to record gravestones Index of graves & deceased 1. Alphabetical list 2. By Section/Stone 3. Veterans Surveyor’s map with sections labeled Poems on various stones
CHOSING A PROJECT: I called the City of Marlborough’s Pricilla Ryder for suggestions on a project for my Eagle Scout badge. She suggested Weeks’ Cemetery needed to be recorded. This particular project appealed to me probably because my homeschooling has included much history over the years, and I saw the value in recording this information for future generations. Pricilla Ryder directed me to Gracie Lyons (of the Marlborough Historic Commission). Mrs. Lyons sent me a large packet of information about Weeks Cemetery outlining its significance in the National Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Lyons was retiring in the summer of 2007 but she left me in the hands of her replacement, Gary Brown.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
I contacted a surveyor to come on the project day to measure the grass walk way and the perimeter, as the Historic Commissioned asked. Surveyor, Tom DiPersio, was very eager to help, as he was also a scoutmaster for his son’s Webelo troop. SELECTING A DATE FOR THE PROJECT: The project was done on November 4-5, 2007, and a short pick-up day to confirm a few details on April 24, 2008. I had the aid of a member of the Historic Commission, Joan Abshire, Boy Scouts and parents from Troop 303 Marlborough, as well as some Webelos. Despite some set backs due to rain and also my dislocated knee, the November project date was bright, sunny and dry. We were able to accomplish all the recording easily in one day. We took photos of each stone as well, this added enormously in “revisiting” each stone, being able to zoom in with the computer image and seeing verses and dates more clearly sometimes than even in person. ON PROJECT DAY: The first thing to do was to divide the cemetery into six sections (see attached map). I decided where the sections would go, pointing with my crutch, telling them where to lay down caution tape. They first hammered down wooden stakes to differentiate the sections. Then I directed them to put the caution tape on the stakes, low down to the ground so we could step over it. In order to let every one know which section was which. I had made some numbers on poster board and attached them to a stake which was then hammered into the appropriate section. I think it was pretty useful so it was easy to say, “Go to section 4,” as apposed to, “Go to that part that’s kinda north west-ish”. After the caution tape had been laid down, I directed the volunteers to put post-it notes on each gravestone. The post-it note system worked like this: each one was labeled with two numbers, the first number was the section of the cemetery, the second number was the individual gravestone itself. Thus a gravestone might be labeled, “3-14,” which means it is in section 3, and it is gravestone number 14. To make sure that the post-it notes did not fly away in the wind, duct tape was put on each one. As a precaution to protect the integrity of the stone, we attached these notes only to the very top horizontal part of each gravestone. Some sections had only 9 stones, some had over 30. Finally when the stone was recorded the person put a check mark on the post-it note of that stone to indicate that it had indeed been recorded so no repeats occurred. When a photo had been taken a “P” for photo would be marked on it so I’d know which stones still needed to have a picture.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Weeks Cemetery
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Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
RECORDING THE STONES: I told each person to write down what I had devised as needed on a form (see attached): Their own name (so I could double check with them if I had any questions) the gravestone number the stone type (circle one of 3 listed) the stone quality (on scale of 110) inscription quality (on scale of 110) design if any veteran, if indicated the name of the deceased or any inscription on the stone AS WRITTEN on the stone itself (e.g. other people on the stone, dates, poem if any) second side of the stone, using the back of the form if necessary. As each volunteer finished with their stones, they would bring their papers to me, and I put the forms in order by section and then by number of gravestones. That way when someone came up and wanted more to do, I knew which stones still needed recording. Some of the scouts worked together. But most of them found that working alone was sufficient. On a few very tricky-to-read obelisks I had several people go out and help each other try to read the faded engraving. The best part was that all the recording was done at once. The next day my Father and I returned to take just a few more photographs, as we’d run out of battery on the project day. We took down the caution tape, section signs, stakes, and post-it notes on that day as well. POST PROJECT DAY: Afterwards at home I started putting all the forms in alphabetical order. I typed a list of the people’s names in the computer. Each photograph was downloaded from the digital camera to my computer and labeled with the deceased’s name.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
Weeks Cemetery Report by Peter B. J. Snyder for Scout Eagle Project 2007-2008
Our surveyor donated his time and talent submitting a map of the area with trees, boundaries, and some of the gravestones (which have on them my own section/stone numbering system). I added in the sections I’d used on this map for reference The sections, due to family boundaries and all around less confusion, were altered after the project. For example section “3” became section “2”. This was because I found out that some families were split into different sections even though they were right next to each other. My suggestion to anyone else doing such a project would be to map the stones by adjoining families and section the cemetery first on one day, then have volunteers come on the next day. This will avoid much confusion when recording the information and making a map for the Historic Commission. MY RECOMMENDATION: After spending so much time looking at these stones, I urge the Historic Commission to consider restoring these few stones which are broken: ALLSTINE/MOORE in Section 4 HOL[T], Bathsheba in Section 2 HUNT, Ann S./Philomela in Section 2 MILES, Sophia in Section 1 PERRY, Lyman in Section 3 PERRY, Newton in Section 3 SEYMOUR, Charles in Section 4 SEYMOUR, Clifford in Section 4 SMITH, Abigail in Section 2 WILLIAMS, Joseph in Section 2
And these stones which are ground markers but are fading need to be raised or cared for: HUNT, Cynthia in Section 2 HUNT, Nancy in Section 2 HUNT, T. Thaddeus in Section 2 M.F.H. in Section 3
THANK YOU: I’d like to thank Priscilla Ryder for her suggestion of Weeks Cemetery. Thanks goes to Gary Brown, Grace Lyons, and the entire Marlborough Historic Commission for their support and such a great project opportunity. For the volunteers, without which this would not have happened, my thanks. To Mrs. Neubauer for her suggestions and direction and helping on project day. To thank Tom DiPersio for all the time and effort he put into measuring and recording the cemetery’s terrain. A special thanks to Hannaford’s and Price Chopper for donating gift cards so that we could purchase snacks for the volunteers - I love your food. And my mother, not only for doing some computer work, but also providing me great emotional and, most appropriately, grammatical encouragement.
As recorded by Peter B. J. Snyder for Eagle Scout Project
November 2007.
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Stone # ____________
name of the recorder(s)__________________________ __________________________
side 1 of stone CIRCLE ONE STONE TYPE. granite
marble
slate
STONE QUALITY (horrible) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (excellent) INSCRIPTION QUALITY (unreadable) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (easy to read) DESIGN (e.g. willow with an urn under it)
VETERAN
YES
NO / WHAT WAR?
INFO AS WRITTEN ON STONE (NAME(S), DATE OF BIRTH, DATE OF DEATH YES, THE POEM ON THE STONE TOO)
side 2 of the stone INFO, (IF ANY) IF NOTHING IS THERE WRITE N/A. (use back if necessary)
This form created by Peter B. J. Snyder for his Scout Eagle Project, Marlborough, MA.
November 2007.
Stone # ____________
name of the recorder(s)__________________________ __________________________
PARMENTERS – the parents, Amory and Elizabeth to the right, their three children to the left [close-up below]. The flat marker gravestone in the middle is for Lucy D. Parmenter McIntyre and her husband. These are located on the far side opposite Sudbury Road.
This form created by Peter B. J. Snyder for his Scout Eagle Project, Marlborough, MA.
November 2007.
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