Shawsheen Cemetery is a historic
cemetery
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on Great Road and Shawsheen Road in
Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Bedford was 14,161 at th2022 United States census
History
''The following compilation comes from Ellen Abrams (1999) based on information from Abram Engl ...
. The cemetery is Bedford's second, opened in 1849 as its Old Burying Ground was filling up. The original ten acres, and a number of smaller additions between 1894 and 1959, were laid out in the
rural cemetery
A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeter ...
style made fashionable in the 19th century. The total size of the cemetery is , but not all of this has been developed.
The older sections of the cemetery were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2007.
Notable burials
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Dorothy Carolin Bacon (1902–1998) — American economist and college professor
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Ruth Elizabeth Bacon (1908–1985) — American foreign service officer
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Alexandra Carlisle
Alexandra Carlisle (born Alexandra Elizabeth Swift, 15 January 1886 – 21 April 1936) was an English actress and suffragist who settled in the United States. She was also known in the U.S. as Alexandra Carlisle Pfeiffer, adding the name of her t ...
(1886–1936) — American actress
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Charles H. Holbrow
Charles H. Holbrow (September 23, 1935 – December 19, 2023) was an American physicist.
Early life and education
Charles Howard Holbrow was born in Melrose, Massachusetts to parents Frederick Holbrow and Florence Louisa (Gile) Holbrow. His earl ...
(1935–2023) — American physicist and college professor
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Charles Wilson Killam (1871–1961) — American architect, engineer, and professor at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
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Herman H. B. Meyer (1864–1937) — American librarian for the
Library of Congress
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See also
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References
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Cemeteries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Bedford, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Rural cemeteries
1849 establishments in Massachusetts
Burials at Shawsheen Cemetery
Bedford, Massachusetts
Cemeteries established in the 1840s