The Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA has a New Website Now

(Lawrence Street entrance, see Knapp Street entrance below.)

LOWELL CEMETERY

77 Knapp Avenue

Lowell, MA 01852

Phone: 978-454-5191

Email: staff@lowellcemetery.com

Website: https://www.lowellcemetery.com/

I don't have any ancestry roots in this city, but when I began my genealogy blog in 2009, I often went to the cemetery to take tombstone photos to post to my site. In addition to taking cemetery photos, I also took many of plants, shrubs, and trees, since this is known as a garden cemetery. At some point, I needed help, so I got a copy of their map and sometimes I would call or even stop in the office to find out where somebody was buried. I was often told the staff was working on getting the information online.

I recently discovered their updated website and a section called Genealogy and Veterans, with a database! Upon using it, I soon saw that it was for 1,074 Veterans only. I called the office and inquired about it, and was told they are working on all the other burials and at some time they will be posted.

Check out their website at: https://www.lowellcemetery.com/explore-visit/genealogy-veterans/.

The end of Knapp Avenue has the office and entrance to the cemetery.

Fall and Spring photos.

  

A familiar site on Lawrence Street

Copps Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts -- 4th Visit and Boy Did I Get Help

These three happy helpful men were on their lunch break and took me over to what I was looking for. This was their 2nd or 3rd year of doing cemetery repair work at this historic cemetery. My previous posts about my search and what I was looking for may be found at the link below.

They brought me to the white stick and explained they moved No. 414 a few inches from No. 413. Previously, they were almost back-to-back against each other.

My Number 414 had a stick in front of it, and the tombstone faced the opposite side. unlike most of the others.

You can only see the writing if the lighting is good.

Thomas Rand son of Robert & Elizabeth Rand, aged 15 weeks, Died on 18 Sep. 1711.

To Copp's Hill Burying Ground / Cemetery, Boston and the 3rd Time is Not a Charm  (There are maps, more photos, and information about this cemetery.)

When I walked along the path to the right, to get to where I thought my stone was, this is what I saw. If I had come before or after lunch, it probably would have been closed because of their job. When I took this photo I was almost on my stomach. It is a very small.

When I left, I took a parting shot of the three men. The photo below was just eight months before.

My September 2022 photo shows how crooked many of the stones were on this path.

A perfect day to check out the broken stones and those that have been repaired.

The cemetery is on the left and the Old North Church is straight ahead.

To Copp's Hill Burying Ground / Cemetery, Boston and the 3rd Time is Not a Charm

Views of Copp's Hill Burying Ground in September 2022 and January 2019.

I've been to this cemetery three times, but still haven't found the stone of my 6th great-granduncle.

The weather wasn't cold in January, but there was plenty of ice on the paths, so we decided to return another day.

Stonehill Street is in front, and Hull Street is on the left. You can barely see the Leonard P. Zakim Bridge.

Gate entrance (the only entrance).

Maps from the internet and several from the cemetery.

So, who am I looking for? Thomas Rand, son of Robert Rand and Elizabeth Welch. I first discovered his death from Inscriptions and Records of The Old Cemeteries of Boston, compiled by Robert J. Dunkle & Ann S. Lainhart, NEHGS. Pg. 317. Thomas was the second of seven children. Unfortunately, I don't know where his mother was buried, but know that the father drown in the Mystic River.

I found the location from another source, and this site was very useful. Unfortunately, I don't know where I got the maps that pinpointed the cemetery. My copy is in poor shape, but I'm sharing them anyway. At least I know he is in section A, site 414. The link below lists the known names and sites of those buried at Copp's Hill.

http://www.interment.net/data/us/ma/suffolk/copps-hill-burying-ground.htm 

The above nameplate is from Find-A-Grave. There is a photo, but it didn't seem to help me. And I didn't think I should post it here without permission. The photo was taken in 2007.

The above matches the layout to the one below. The Rand baby is in section A.

The granite stairs entrance is always closed on Charter Street. My Rand child is right at the down arrow. This is a group of seven stones.

This is where I first thought was the site, but never saw the Rand name, so I returned to the cemetery the following week. Then I thought he was on this side, and I couldn't read them because of the shadows.

Or maybe this group, since there are seven stones.

View of North Station.

View of the Charles River.

View of the only exit with the blue Skinny House in front.

Leaving the Cemetery, I took this photo of the Old North Church.

A quick walk past the Church brings you to the Paul Revere Mall with a statue of Paul Revere.

The photos shown below were taken in January 2019. The Paul Revere house is just a few steps away.

A drawing of what the Paul Revere Mall will look like.

Paul Revere's House on the left, closed on this day, January 2019.

He lived so close to Copp's Hill but was buried in the Granary Burial Ground Cemetery. See my link for photos. https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2014/06/paul-revere-and-other-notables-in.html