Winslow Cemetery, also known as the Old Winslow Burying Ground, is a historic cemetery on Winslow Cemetery Road in

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. Established about 1651, it is the oldest cemetery in Marshfield. Notable burials in the cemetery include founders and early residents of the

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, and 19th-century politician

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. The cemetery, now owned and maintained by the town, was listed on the

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in 2018.

History

The Green Harbor area of southern Marshfield was settled in 1637 by

Edward Winslow Edward Winslow (18 October 15958 May 1655) was a English Separatist, Separatist and New England political leader who traveled on the ''Mayflower'' in 1620. He was one of several senior leaders on the ship and also later at Plymouth Colony. Both ...

, who had arrived in the

in 1630, and the town of Marshfield was incorporated in 1640. In that year a parcel of land including the cemetery site was granted to William Thomas, a Welsh immigrant who had also arrived in 1630. Thomas donated land to the town for the establishment of a burying ground, adjacent to where its first

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was erected. Thomas died in 1651, and his is believed to be the oldest grave in the cemetery. William Thomas's estate was acquired in 1832 by politician and lawyer

, who is also buried here. There is a substantial

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to "The Settlers of Green Harbor Marshfield", naming

Resolved White Resolved White (c. 1615 – after September 19, 1687) was a passenger on the Pilgrim ship ''Mayflower''. In 1620, he accompanied his parents, Pilgrims William and Susanna White, on the journey. He married Judith Vassall, daughter of William Vassa ...

and his wife Judith, as well as Resolved's brother, Peregrine, and his wife Sarah. Also named on the monument is White's mother Susanna, and her second husband, Edward Winslow. Susanna's date of death is uncertain – sometime between 1654 and 1675, with burial in Winslow Cemetery. Edward Winslow died during an

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expedition in the

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in 1655, and was

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. A memorial to Edward Winslow also stands in the cemetery.

Notable burials

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and his wife Judith (Vassall) White * Susanna White (Mayflower passenger) *

Peregrine White Peregrine White ( ) was the first boy born on the Pilgrim ship the ''Mayflower'' in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the ''Mayflower''s historic voyage, and the first known English child born to the Pilgrims in America. ...

and his wife Sarah *

Fletcher Webster Daniel Fletcher Webster (July 25, 1813 – August 30, 1862) was an American diplomat and Union Army officer. He was the son of Daniel Webster, the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State. Biography The son of Daniel Webster and Grace Fletch ...

Josiah Winslow Josiah Winslow ( in Plymouth Colony – 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony) was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward. He was b ...

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* {{Find a Grave cemetery
Winslow Cemetery Nominated to National Register, The Coastal Mariner
Cemeteries in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Plymouth Colony Marshfield, Massachusetts Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts Burial places of Mayflower passengers Cemeteries established in the 17th century 1651 establishments in Plymouth Colony

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Notable burials

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