The Cemeteries of Chesterfield

The Cemeteries of Chesterfield
Chesterfield, Massachusetts

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As of September 29, 2007, there are about 1,904 images of headstones from the 12 Chesterfield cemeteries listed here. This includes every existing headstone known to be in the town. On some pages, the carvings on the headstones have also been transcribed, either by myself or from the work of Mrs. Max Lederer. These pages remain a work in progress.

Along with the original pictures and transcriptions, the works of Mrs. Max (Inez Stevens) Lederer - "Tombstone Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of Chesterfield, Massachusetts 1773 - 1940 (compiled by Mrs. Max Lederer - presented by Submit Clark Chapter, DAR, Easthampton, Mass., Mrs. Max Lederer, Regent - Southhampton, Mass." were used extensively to complete identification of worn headstones. Notes on the Lederer Transcriptions. Also, information from the Walter E. Corbin collection was used to complete cemetery information.

Also, thanks goes to Tom Wetherell, Wade Collier, Walter Beall, Barbara L, Kevin Macomber,Patti Perry, David Bisbee, Brian Holt Hawthorne, Sylvia Eddy, Karen Weeks and Loisann B for their contributions to these pages.

Dave Torrey

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Town Hearse of Chesterfield
1850
now on display at the Bisbee Mill Museum

Click Here for an Index to the individuals listed on the pages below.

Torrey Cemetery (complete - 15 headstone images)
"Engram Burying Ground" in the Walter Corbin records;
"Private Cemetery on Huntington Road" in Lederer's 1940 transcription
"Private Cemetery (Old Huntington Road)" in Lederer's 1962 transcription.
Includes transciptions of all the stones.

Center Cemetery (complete -1,093 headstone images)
"The Center" in the Walter Corbin records;
"The Center Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's transcriptions.
Some transcriptions of the stones.

Witherell Cemetery (complete - 3 headstone images)
"Witherell Burying Ground" in the Walter Corbin records;
"Witherell Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's 1962 transcriptions
Includes transciptions of all the stones.

Robinson Cemetery (complete - 9 images)
"Dodge Burying Ground" in the Walter Corbin records;
"Robinson Hollow" in Mrs. Lederer's transcriptions
Includes transciptions of all the stones.

Damon Cemetery (complete - 22 headstone images)
"Torrey Burying Ground" in the Walter Corbin records;
"Old Cemetery on Huntington Hill Road" in Lederer's 1940 transcriptions.
"Huntington Hill Cemetery (Old Huntington Road)" in Lederer's 1962 transcriptions.
Includes transciptions of all the stones.

Mount Cemetery (complete - 297 headstone images)
"Mount Cemetery" in the Walter Corbin records;
"The Mount" in Mrs. Lederer's transcriptions.
Some transcriptions of the stones.

Bofat Cemetery (complete - 220 headstone images)
"Bowfat" in the Walter Corbin records;
"Bofat Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's transcriptions.
Some transcriptions of the stones.

Relocated Bofat Stones

Gate Cemetery (complete - 92 headstone images)
"The Gate" in the Walter Corbin records;
"First Highland Street Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's 1940 transcriptions.
"First Ireland Street Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's 1962 transcriptions.
Some transcriptions of the stones.

Moses Damon Cemetery (complete - 9 images)
"Damon Burying Ground" in the Walter Corbin records
"Moses Damon Cemetery" in Mrs. Lederer's 1962 transcriptions.

Includes transcriptions of all the stones

Ireland Street Cemetery (complete - 152 images)
"The Street (Hiland)" in the Walter Corbin records
"Second Highland Street Cemetery" in Lederer's 1940 transcriptions.
"Second Ireland Street Cemetery" in Lederer's 1962 transcriptions.
Some transcriptions of the stones.

Cole Cemetery (complete - 1 image)
Includes transcription of the stone.

Fuller Road Cemetery (complete - 1 image)
Includes transcription of the stone.

Damon Homeplace Cemetery (complete - 13 images)
Includes transcriptions of all the stones

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