Tiverton’s Historical Cemeteries

Jim Spears, co-Chair of the Tiverton Historical Cemeteries Commission (THCC), will join us to talk about:

The several phases of cemetery practices used from colonial times to the present
Some of the 91 known historical cemeteries in Tiverton
Some noteworthy examples of gravestones, including Elizabeth Rogers, a resident of Newport who came to Tiverton, died of unknown causes in 1704 and was buried in the Philip Cory Lot -- her well-preserved slate headstone is the oldest known memorial in town
Past, current and planned cemetery and gravestone restoration projects taken on by THCC

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