Carer and Plympton, Ma., I decided next to search in the nearby towns
of Middleboro and Rochester. I was especially hoping to find the grave
of my 5x great parents Caleb Benson and Deborah (Barrows) Benson.
The day I set out to search, though, I left my list of cemeteries in the towns
at home. When I realized it, I decided it was a nice day for a ride and I'd
just wing it. I took the roundabout route, driving down Rte 58 and then
across to drive up Rte 105 in Middleboro and watching for cemeteries
along the way until I spotted the South Middleboro Cemetery by the
South Middleboro United Methodist Church.
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| My third cousin 4x removed. |
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| I'm not sure how I'm related to these folks yet. |
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| Benson Burial Plot |
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| The gate to the plot. |
into the cemetery I spotted a number of Benson headstones. Since
the Benson branch of my family tree has a lot of blanks I didn't recognize
most of the family members buried there so I made sure I took pictures
of every Benson grave.
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| Grave of Consider Benton, brother of my ancestor Caleb Benton |
The church was founded in 1748, which was the same period that my
ancestor Caleb Benson had lived. Yet I hadn't found his headstone there.
So where was Caleb Benson's grave?
1 comment:
Even though you didn't find the ancestor you were looking for, this sounds like a fun day to me. I'm just itching to get in the car and hit some cemeteries!
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