Famous Graves on Cape Cod

[lildebcaiprs]

Below is a short listing of some of the famous graves on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Go to www.findagrave.com for more information on any of these, or to see who might be buried in your neighborhood.



Hopkins, Giles b. 1607 d. 1690
Original Mayflower passenger.
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Rogers, Joseph b. 1607 d. 1678
Original Mayflower passenger. Commissioned to Plymouth Colony Militia in 1667.
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Snow, Constance Hopkins b. 1608 d. 1677

Original Mayflower passenger, wife of Nicholas Snow, first Clere of Eastham (1646-1662).
Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA



Percival, John 'Mad Jack Percival' b. April 3, 1779 d. September 17, 1862

"Mad Jack Percival" was a well known sea Captain who Sailed The USS Constitution around the world. (Bio by: Kevin Murphy)
West Barnstable Cemetery, West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA



Bates, Katherine Lee b. August 12, 1859 d. March 28, 1929

Poetess, Author, Educator. The author of the lyrics to "America the Beautiful", she was born in the town of Falmouth on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, and her father died only a month after her birth from a spinal tumor. A precocious child, it has been related that "Katie" helped her mother survive the first years of widowhood by being a source of endless joy. Keen with words, she kept a little journal and was regularly making entries by age nine.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA


Kelley, Johnny b. September 6, 1907 d. October 6, 2004
Marathon Runner. He was a two-time Boston Marathon champion who became a beloved figure in the history of the race by running it a record 61 times. A former Olympian and member of the USA Track & Field, National Distance Running and Road Runners Club of America halls of fame, he won America's oldest marathon in 1935 and 1945 and finished second a record seven times. He was 84 when he ran his last Boston Marathon. In all, he completed 58 Boston Marathons, also a record, and had 18 finishes in...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Quivet Neck Cemetery, East Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA


Sullivan, Mary b. 1944 d. January 4, 1964
Murder Victim. Only nineteen at the time of her death, she was known to have an easy going, sweet nature that was familiar to friends and family in the tourist mecca of Cape Cod where she grew up. She moved to Boston to pursue a career and an education, getting an apartment in the city with two roommates and was looking to work toward a college degree. Originally identified as the last victim of the " Boston Strangler", new evidence collected in 2001 proved that there was no presence of Alber...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati)
Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery, Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA


Belushi, John A. b. January 24, 1949 d. March 5, 1982

Actor. Comedian. Born John Adam Belushi in Chicago to Albanian immigrant parents. As a boy, his family moved to Wheaton, where John played on the high school football team and was homecoming king. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater where he co-founded an acting troupe. Belushi then auditioned for and won a spot with Chicago's famous Second City ensemble. In 1973 John moved to New York City and landed a role off-Broadway in National Lamthingy’s “Lemmings". The part led to a job...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Overdose of cocaine and heroin
Abel's Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: At the entrance of the cemetery.

[tomydactnfigure]

John Belushi, eh?

[lildebcaiprs]

Hmm, didn't you know that he was buried on the Vineyard? Next time we go over there, we'll have to look him up.

[cassandra79]

This is an awesome website!! Thanks!

[lildebcaiprs]

Here is another 'semi-famous' grave on Cape Cod.



WOODS HOLE CEMETERY, CAPE COD, MA
HANS ALBERT EINSTEIN May 14, 1904 - July 26, 1973

He was a professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California at Berkeley and the first son of the renowned Albert Einstein.

[erino]

Snow White is buried in the cemetery on the corner of Old Bass River Rd & 6a in Dennis.

[lildebcaiprs]

Really?? Well, you know that I'm just going to have to go over there tomorrow and check that out. LOL

[davidfritzcaiprs]

Been to Belushis grave on the Vineyard, I know right where it is. Problem is he isnt there, its just a head stone. They moved him to another location in the cemetary because to many kids were partying on his grave sight. If you go to the stone now you will usually see a couple broken beer bottles and some things layed at the stone.

[lildebcaiprs]

I finally found the grave of 'Snow White'!



At first glance, it does look like a person's name; however, this is a dual-family plot. One surname is SNOW and the other surname is WHITE. But, it does make you wonder when you first see it.

Thanks for the tip erino!

[balefire]

Hey all Belushi's grave is indeed in an unmarked corner of the graveyard, this was done at the behest of the widow Belushi as well as the town due to all the carousing done at the original grave site. I have also been informed by a source at the disinterring that unfortunately while the casket was being removed (At night so as to not attract an audience) Mr Belushi in fact fell partially out and gave everyone a fright.
I have visited both sites with several people and i must say the publicly known site is just as Belushi would have wanted it but at the same time the private plot is beautifull as well

Cheers

[lildebcaiprs]

Now I'm even more curious about seeing Belushi's 'graves'. Looks like a trip to the Vineyard is in order this coming summer!

[morganelizabeth]

According to the book Weird New England, the cemetery in Dennis is the "Ugliest graveyard in the East". I guess that counts as fame of a sort.

[lildebcaiprs]

I have that book, which mentions the grave of Joseph Hall. Do you know if this story is regarding the Hall Cemetery, off the beaten path, on 6A near the Cape Playhouse?

[balefire]

Which cemetery in dennis is that East Dennis? there is also a cemetery that overlooks swan lake which always had a for sale sign in front of it.
One cemetery which i always liked was the Chestnut hill Cemetery in Exeter RI where the grave of Mercy Brown lies (The Famed Rhode Island Vampire) you can also see the nearby rock where they burned her hear in the late 1700's

[lostsoul]

CAIPRS has been to that cemetery in Exeter a few times...we even brought Rosemary Ellen Guiley there last year so she could get photos of Mercy Brown's grave for one of her books.