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Norfolk County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Norfolk County


Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • Braintree Blue Hills Cemetery
  • Brookline Holyhood Cemetery
  • Brookline Walnut Hills Cemetery
  • Brookline Walnut Street Cemetery
  • Canton Canton Cemetery
  • Dedham Old Village Cemetery
  • Dover Highland Cemetery
  • Foxboro Rock Hill Cemetery
  • Millis Prospect Hill Cemetery
  • Milton Milton Cemetery
  • Needham Needham Cemetery
  • Norwood Highland Cemetery
  • Quincy Hancock Cemetery
  • Quincy Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
  • Quincy United First Parish Church
  • East Walpole, Walpole Unknown location
  • Wellesley Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Weymouth Old North Cemetery


    Private or family graveyard
    Norfolk County, Massachusetts


    Blue Hills Cemetery
    Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known as Joe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 27, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1968, 1996; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001; defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001. Catholic. Died, of leukemia, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 2001 (age 74 years, 31 days). Interment at Blue Hills Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier


    Holyhood Cemetery
    587 Heath Street
    Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1857
    Politicians buried here:
      Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known as Maurice J. Tobin — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 22, 1901. Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1938-44; Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1948-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Foresters. Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 1953 (age 52 years, 58 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 19, 1932, to Helen Noonan.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      Books about Maurice J. Tobin: Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Boston Mayor Who Became Truman's Secretary of Labor : Maurice J. Tobin and the Democratic Party
      Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929). Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995; daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
      Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
      Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) — also known as Patrick A. Collins — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, March 12, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1892; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S. Consul General in London, 1893-97; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1902-05; defeated, 1899. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., September 13, 1905 (age 61 years, 185 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Hugh O'Brien (1827-1895) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Ireland, July 13, 1827. Democrat. Mayor of Boston, Mass., 1885-88; defeated, 1888. Catholic. Irish ancestry. First Irish Catholic mayor of Boston. Died August 1, 1895 (age 68 years, 19 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) — also known as Frederick W. Mansfield — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1877. Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1910, 1916, 1917; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1934-37; defeated, 1929. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus; Foresters; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 6, 1958 (age 81 years, 225 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield; married, June 29, 1904, to Helena Elizabeth Roe; father of Walter Roe Mansfield.
      John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) — also known as Foster Furcolo — of Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 29, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52; defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., July 5, 1995 (age 83 years, 341 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Cross-reference: Lawrence F. O'Brien
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      James Ambrose Gallivan (1866-1928) — also known as James A. Gallivan — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 22, 1866. Son of James S. Gallivan and Mary (Flynn) Gallivan. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1914-28; died in office 1928; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1917. Staunch opponent of alcohol prohibition. Died, from heart disease, in Ring Hospital, Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass., April 3, 1928 (age 61 years, 164 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Louise A. Burke.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Joseph Henry O'Neil (1853-1935) — also known as Joseph H. O'Neil — of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., March 23, 1853. Son of Patrick Henry O'Neil and Mary (Harrington) O'Neil. Democrat. Banker; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1878-82, 1884; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-95 (2nd District 1889-91, 4th District 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1918; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1925. Died in 1935 (age about 82 years). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, July 1, 1884, to Mary Anastasia Ingoldsby.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Francis Murray (1881-1918) — also known as William F. Murray — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 7, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1910; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14 (9th District 1911-13, 10th District 1913-14); resigned 1914. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 21, 1918 (age 37 years, 14 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John I. Fitzgerald (d. 1966) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1948. Died in 1966. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
      Daniel H. Coakley (b. 1865) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 10, 1865. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1925, 1929; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 4th District, 1933-36. Member, Knights of Columbus. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.


    Walnut Hills Cemetery
    Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1874
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Bacon (1860-1919) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 5, 1860. Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon. Republican. Financier; U.S. Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from infection following surgery for mastoiditis, in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 29, 1919 (age 58 years, 328 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Walnut Hills Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon; married, October 10, 1883, to Martha Waldron Cowdin; father of Robert Low Bacon and Gaspar Griswold Bacon. See Bacon family of Massachusetts.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Walnut Street Cemetery
    Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) — also known as Francis C. Barlow; "The Boy General" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 19, 1834. Son of David Hatch Barlow and Almira (Penniman) Barlow. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of New York, 1866-67; New York state attorney general, 1872-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from "the grip" (influenza), in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1896 (age 61 years, 84 days). Interment at Walnut Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of David Hatch Barlow and Almira (Penniman) Barlow; married, April 20, 1861, to Arabella Wharton Griffith (died 1864); married 1867 to Ellen Shaw (c.1847-1936).
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Canton Cemetery
    Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Elijah Adams Morse (1841-1898) — also known as Elijah A. Morse — of Canton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 25, 1841. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1876; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1886-87; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1888; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-97 (2nd District 1889-93, 12th District 1893-97). Died in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., June 5, 1898 (age 57 years, 11 days). Interment at Canton Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Old Village Cemetery
    Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      George Fred Williams (1852-1932) — also known as George F. Williams — of Massachusetts. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., July 10, 1852. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1890; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1895, 1896, 1897; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1913-14; Montenegro, 1913-14. Died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1932 (age 80 years, 1 days). Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Fisher Ames (1758-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., April 9, 1758. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1788; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-97 (1st District 1789-95, 6th District 1795-97); member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1798-1800. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1808 (age 50 years, 86 days). Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Edward Dowse (1756-1828) — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., October 22, 1756. Democrat. Shipmaster; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1819-20; resigned 1820. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 3, 1828 (age 71 years, 317 days). Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Frederick David Ely (1838-1921) — of Massachusetts. Born in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 24, 1838. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1885-87. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., August 6, 1921 (age 82 years, 316 days). Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Highland Cemetery
    Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Francis Williams Sargent (1915-1998) — also known as Francis W. Sargent — of Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born July 29, 1915. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1967-69; Governor of Massachusetts, 1969-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 (delegation chair). Died October 21, 1998 (age 83 years, 84 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      Mark John Dalton (c.1915-2004) — also known as Mark Dalton — Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., about 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Judge John C. Mahoney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; his intelligence report from Utah Beach, Normandy, paved the way for the D-Day invasion; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1954; aide to President John F. Kennedy. Died, of colon cancer, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., May 2, 2004 (age about 89 years). Interment at Highland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1949 to Barbara Higgins.


    Rock Hill Cemetery
    Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Bruce Barton (1886-1967) — also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising King"; "The Great Repealer" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886. Son of Rev. William E. Barton and Esther Treat (Bushnell) Barton. Republican. Author; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising agency. Congregationalist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1967 (age 80 years, 334 days). Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, October 2, 1913, to Esther M. Randall (died 1951).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Prospect Hill Cemetery
    Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) — also known as Christian A. Herter — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Millis, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Paris, France of American parents, March 28, 1895. Son of Adele (McGinnis) Herter and Albert Herter (1871-1950; artist). Republican. Personal assistant to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1921-24; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1931-43; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1943-53; Governor of Massachusetts, 1953-57; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1956; U.S. Secretary of State, 1959-61. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1961. Died December 30, 1966 (age 71 years, 277 days). Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Adele (McGinnis) Herter and Albert Herter (1871-1950; artist); married, August 25, 1917, to Mary Caroline Pratt (1895-1980); father of Christian Archibald Herter, Jr..
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier


    Milton Cemetery
    211 Centre Street
    Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      James Anthony Burke (1910-1983) — also known as James A. Burke — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1910. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-79 (13th District 1959-63, 11th District 1963-79); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 13, 1983 (age 73 years, 197 days). Interment at Milton Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Margaret Ethel Grant (c.1910-1964).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William P. Homans, Jr. (c.1922-1997) — of Massachusetts. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., about 1922. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1963-65. Persuaded Massachusetts' high court to strike down the death penalty. Died at a nursing home in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 7, 1997 (age about 75 years). Interment at Milton Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Henry Parkman, Jr.; cousin of Endicott Peabody. See Peabody-Parkman-Homans family of Massachusetts.


    Needham Cemetery
    Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      William Henry Carter (1864-1955) — also known as William H. Carter — of Needham Heights, Needham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Needham Heights, Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., June 15, 1864. Son of William Carter and Martha (Lee) Carter. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1906; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1915-19. Died in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., April 23, 1955 (age 90 years, 312 days). Interment at Needham Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 1, 1892, to Miss Taylor.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Highland Cemetery
    Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) — also known as Frank G. Allen — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 6, 1874. Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen. Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather and wool manufacturers; director of banks and insurance firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Union League. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 9, 1950 (age 76 years, 3 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen; married, December 2, 1897, to Clara H. Winslow (died 1924); married, November 26, 1927, to Eleanor H. Wallace.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Hancock Cemetery
    Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797). Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826 (age 90 years, 247 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church.
      Relatives: Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797); third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818; aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); third cousin twice removed of Erastus Fairbanks and Eli Thayer; grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin thrice removed of George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Franklin Fairbanks, Arthur Newton Holden and John Alden Thayer; second cousin twice removed of John Milton Thayer; first cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin; great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second cousin four times removed of Daniel T. Hayden and Arthur Laban Bates; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; first cousin four times removed of Arthur Chapin; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); first cousin six times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
      Other politicians named for him: John Adams HarperJohn A. CameronJohn A. DixJohn Adams FisherJohn A. TaintorJohn A. GilmerJohn A. PerkinsJohn Adams HymanJohn A. DamonJohn Adams LeeJohn A. SandersJohn Adams Hurson
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams — David McCullough, John Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
      John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818). Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed
      Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
      Politician named for him: John Q. A. Brackett
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)


    Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
    Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) — also known as "C.F.A."; "A Whig of the Old School" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 18, 1807. Son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1831; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1835-40; Free Soil candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856 (Convention Vice-President; speaker); U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1859-61; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1861-68; Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1876. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 21, 1886 (age 79 years, 95 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of John Adams; nephew of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams; brother of George Washington Adams; married, September 5, 1829, to Abigail Brown Brooks (sister-in-law of Edward Everett); father of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) — also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle Charlie" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866. Son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Quincy, Mass., 1897-99; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954 (age 87 years, 312 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      Relatives: Second great-grandson of John Adams; great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield; great-grandnephew of Jacob Crowninshield; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams; nephew of Brooks Adams; married, April 3, 1899, to Frances Lovering (daughter of William Croad Lovering); first cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Brooks Adams (1848-1927) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., June 24, 1848. Son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886). Lawyer; author; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; candidate for Massachusetts legislative seat. Died February 13, 1927 (age 78 years, 234 days). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
      Relatives: Great-grandson of John Adams; grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); nephew of George Washington Adams; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); brother of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894); married, September 7, 1889, to Evelyn Davis (daughter of Admiral Charles Henry Davis; sister-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge); uncle of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); granduncle of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Daniel O'Sullivan (c.1921-2000) — also known as Danno O'Sullivan — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., about 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1953-60. Died, in Quincy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 6, 2000 (age about 79 years). Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.


    United First Parish Church
    Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797). Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826 (age 90 years, 247 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church.
      Relatives: Son of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams (1699-1797); third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818; aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); third cousin twice removed of Erastus Fairbanks and Eli Thayer; grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); third cousin thrice removed of George Otis Fairbanks, Austin Wells Holden, Horace Fairbanks, Franklin Fairbanks, Arthur Newton Holden and John Alden Thayer; second cousin twice removed of John Milton Thayer; first cousin thrice removed of Edward M. Chapin; great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; second cousin four times removed of Daniel T. Hayden and Arthur Laban Bates; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; first cousin four times removed of Arthur Chapin; second great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); first cousin six times removed of Denwood Lynn Chapin; third great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
      Other politicians named for him: John Adams HarperJohn A. CameronJohn A. DixJohn Adams FisherJohn A. TaintorJohn A. GilmerJohn A. PerkinsJohn Adams HymanJohn A. DamonJohn Adams LeeJohn A. SandersJohn Adams Hurson
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams — David McCullough, John Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
      John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818). Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227 days). Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813; who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Cross-reference: John Smith — Thurlow Weed
      Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
      Politician named for him: John Q. A. Brackett
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)


    Unknown Locations
    East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Francis William Bird — also known as Francis W. Bird — of East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856, 1868; Liberal Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1872; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876. Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Father of Charles Sumner Bird (who married Anna J. Child); grandfather of Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.. See Bird family of Massachusetts.
      Anna Child Bird (b. 1855) — also known as Anna J. Child; Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird — of East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., January 12, 1855. Daughter of Elisha Norwin Child and Elizabeth Humphrey (Martin) Child. Republican. Chair, Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, 1917-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Daughter of Elisha Norwin Child and Elizabeth Humphrey (Martin) Child; married, October 19, 1880, to Charles Sumner Bird (son of Francis William Bird); mother of Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.. See Bird family of Massachusetts.


    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Wendell Arthur Garrity, Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Died, of cancer, in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass., September 16, 1999 (age 79 years, 88 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      William Russell Langdon (1891-1963) — also known as William R. Langdon — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, of American parents, July 31, 1891. U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1924; Tsinan, 1926; Mukden, 1927, 1938; Dairen, 1929-32; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1947. Died in 1963 (age about 71 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.


    Old North Cemetery
    Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Politicians buried here:
      Raymond Percival Palmer (1895-1959) — also known as Raymond P. Palmer — of Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Mass., December 27, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1939-43, 1947-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Congregationalist. Died March 28, 1959 (age 63 years, 91 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Margaret L. Campbell (1892-1963).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


     
       
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