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St. John's Cemetery
Photo courtesy of
SeacoastNH.com Early Images.
The Churchyard lies adjacent to the 1775 building for use as a burying ground with "tombs, vaults and monuments". Apparently, there had been some previous burials, as one headstone bears an inscription of the death of John Bradford in 1745. There are about 100 marked graves in this yard. It is seldom used now and only by expressed permission of the vestry. There are 10 underground vaults which are accessible from the streets. Six are located on Bow and 4 on Chapel. Many prominent persons of the Colonial period were buried in these vaults, such as Royal Governor Wentworth Benning (1741-1766), Reverend Arthur Browne the first rector of Queen's Chapel (1736-1773). Reverend Browne's residence is still standing on Court Street near Pleasant, identifiable by an historical marker. -- From St. John's web site
HOURS: Dawn to dusk
WEBSITE: http://www.stjohnsnh.org
ADMISSION: Exteriors free to see, private church site
PHONE: (603) 436-8283
ADDRESS: 101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth, NH Portsmouth, NH 03802
DIRECTIONS: From Market Street extension (coming into Portsmouth off Rte 95) turn left off Market onto Bow St and curve right on oneway at the top of the hill onto Chapel Street. The cemetery is above ground in the Y of the road.
LINKS:
1969 Essay on the Graves,
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