Smith - Pine Grove Cemetery - Manchester, NH
N 42° 57.593 W 071° 27.821
19T E 299054 N 4759305
"Pine Grove is the City's only active municipal cemetery. It comprises approximately 175 developed and 100 undeveloped acres, and is home to the City Mausoleum and Cemetery Maintenance Operations."
Waymark Code: WM4YDM
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2008
Views: 13
"History
The original cemetery dates back to 1851, with additional land purchases made in 1855, 1883, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1970.
The Ursula Chapel was dedicated on August 15, 1905 and entombs the remains of Fanny and Ursula Riddle. The Chapel building also serves as the administrative center.
The City Mausoleum was built in 1980 and has crypts of all sizes as well as numerous niches.
Former Manchester Mayors buried at Pine Grove include Moses Fellows, Theodore Abbott, James A. Weston, Isaac W. Smith, Person C. Cheney, John P. Newell, Horace B. Putnam, George H. Stearns, Edgar J. Knowlton, Eugene E. Reed, Edward C. Smith, Charles C. Hayes, and Charles R. Stanton."
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Headstone/Monument Text:
EHS 1830-1870
ASS 1837-1909
Smith
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