Burial Ground

This burial ground contains the graves of George Corwin, Jr., who died in 1696 and served as High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials; Jonathan Corwin, who died in 1718 and was a Salem Witch Trial judge; Capt. John Felt, who died in 1796 and played a key role in Leslie's Retreat; Jonathan Haraden, who died in 1803 and was a legendary privateer; Benjamin Goodhue, who died in 1814 and served as a United States Senator; Dr. Edward Holyoke, who died in 1828 at age 100 and was a physician and climatologist; Col. Timothy Pickering, who died in 1829 and was a Revolutionary War commander and statesman; John Prince, who died in 1836 and was a minister and inventor; Caroline Plummer, who died in 1854 and was a philanthropist associated with Plummer Hall, Plummer Home, and a Harvard University chair; and Frederick Lander, who died in 1862 and was a Civil War general.

Salem, Massachusetts · United States