King's Chapel Burying Ground
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King's Chapel Burying Ground
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King's Chapel burial ground
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| Location | Tremont and School Streets, Boston, MA |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′29.7″N 71°3′35.4″W / 42.358250°N 71.059833°WCoordinates: 42°21′29.7″N 71°3′35.4″W / 42.358250°N 71.059833°W |
| Part of | King's Chapel (#74002045) |
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| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1974 |
| Designated CP | October 9, 1960 |
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic cemetery at King's Chapel on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest cemetery in the city and is a site on the Freedom Trail.
King's Chapel Burying Ground was founded in 1630 as the first cemetery in the city of Boston. According to custom, the first interment was that of the land's original owner, Isaac Johnson. It was Boston's only burial site for 30 years (1630–1660). After being unable to locate land elsewhere, in 1686 the local Anglican congregation was allotted land in the cemetery to build King's Chapel.
John Winthrop's Tomb (died 1649)
Tombstone of Dr. Comfort Starr and wife Elizabeth.
Mary Chilton Winslow's burial spot in the Winslow Tomb (died c. 1679)
Elizabeth Pain marker (died 1704)
William Dawes tomb marker (died 1799)
King's Chapel (right) and Burying Ground (left), 19th century
c. 1898, looking toward Tremont St.
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