Bradford Burying Ground, Bradford, Massachusetts; Carl(e)ton
This old burying ground was used in the first settlement of the town, and remained the only cemetery until 1723, when the East parish (now the town of Groveland) burial ground was created.
Names below are from The Essex Antiquarian read in 1901. The following are all the stones with inscriptions bearing dates prior to 1800. For names who do not have a link the stone is no longer standing or is undecipherable. I have included the inscription from the 1901 reading.
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Aaron
Carlton
Mrs. Abigail Carlton memento mori in Memory of Mrs ABIGAIL CARLTON Relict of Deacon Thomas Carlton who died Septr ye 6th AD. 1789. Ætat. 77. Mrs. Abigail Carleton Mrs ABIGAIL CARLETON Consort of Dudley Carleton Esqr died Octr 23d 1799 Ætat 74. Abraham Carlton HERE LIES THE BODY OF ABRAHAM THE SON OF MR THOMAS AND MrS MARY CARLTON WHO DIED DECr 18 1762 AGED 1 YEAR 8 MONThs Benjamin Carlton HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF Mr BENJAMIN CARLTON WHO DECEASED MAY THE *3h 1772 IN THE 80h YEAR OF HIS AGE * Broken Edmund Carleton Memento mori In Memory of Mr EDMUND CARLETON who departed this life Octr the 6h AD 1792 Ætat. 34. Elizabeth Carlton HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF Mrs ELIZABETH THE WIFE OF Mr NEHEMIAH CARLTON WHO DIED MARCH THE 27th AD 1758 IN THE 53 YEAR OF HER AGE Mrs. Elizabeth Carlton HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF Mrs ELIZABETH YE LATE WIDOW OF Mr THOMAS CARLTON WHO DIED MAY THE 20th AD 1758 & IN THE 82d YEAR OF HER AGE
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Mrs. Elizabeth Carlton
Hannah Carlton HERE LIES THE BODY OF HANNAH THE DAUGHTER OF Mr THOMAS AND Mrs MARY CARLTON WHO DIED FEBr Ye 21t 1769. AGE. 3r YEAR Mary Carlton HERE LYES BURIED THE BODY OF MARY THE WIFE OF THOMAS CARLTON WHO DIED MARCH YE 19 1721 & IN THE 20 THERD YEAR OF HER AGE Mary Carlton HERE LIES THE BODY OF MARY CARLTON THE DAUGHTER OF Mr BENIAMIN & Mrs ELIZABETH CARLTON WHO DIED MARCH Ye 15th 1758 AGED IN 22th YEAR Mary Carlton HERE LIES THE BODY OF MARY THE DAUGHTER OF Mr THOs AND Mrs MARY CARLTON WHO DIED NOUr THE 3r 1771 AGED 10 MONTs Sally Carleton In Memory of Sally Carleton daughter of Mr Amos and Mrs Mary Carleton; who died Augft ye 23d 1787, Aged 1 year & 10 months. Happy the babe who privileg'd by fate To shorter labors and a lighter wight; Receiv'd but yesterday the gift of breath, Order'd tomorrow to return to death. Mrs. Sarah Carleton Memento mori, In Memory of Mrs SARAH CARLETON Consort of Mr Stephen Carleton who died June ye 16th AD 1791. Ætat.53.
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