GRANARY BURYING GROUND

Founded in 1660, the 'Granary Burying Ground' on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts is the city's third-oldest cemetery. It serves as the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the five victims of the Boston Massacre.

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Notable burials

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Notable burials

★ Peter Faneuil (1700-1743), benefactor of Faneuil Hall

★ Samuel Adams (1722-1803), statesman, signer of the Declaration of Independence

★ Crispus Attucks (1723-1770), African-American victim of the Boston Massacre, in a common grave with the other 4 victims and a boy killed 11 days before

★ John Hancock (1737-1793), statesman, signer of the Declaration of Independence

★ James Otis (1725-1783), lawyer, Revolutionary War Patriot

★ Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814), signer of the Declaration of Independence

★ Paul Revere (1735-1818), silversmith, Revolutionary War Patriot

★ Members of Benjamin Franklin's family, but not Franklin himself, who is buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

★ Mother Goose (1665-1758), famous author of fairy tales and nursery rhymes (likely not the original Mother Goose, since some of her stories long predate the 17th century, but had many children and was well-known at the time for her knowledge of nursery rhymes)

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See also

★ Central burying ground

★ King's Chapel burying ground

★ List of famous cemeteries

★ List of cemeteries in the United States

External links

★ Boston National Historic Park website