Ancient Burying Ground

Also known as Center Church Graveyard

Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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Entrance on Gold Street

Added by: Jan Franco on 26 Feb 2005

Inscription:
THE APPROACH
TO
HARTFORD'S ANCIENT BURYING GROUND,
WHICH WA…

Added by: V. Nareen Lake on 02 Jul 2005

Added by: Cemetery Ridge Films on 26 Nov 2019

Erected By, The Society Of The Descendants Of The Founders Of Hartford…

Added by: The Guardian on 12 Aug 2006

African American Monument "In Memory". Hartford, CT. Ancient Burying G…

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Added by: history4sure on 07 Aug 2019

Look for the gold building to find it. Not far from the state capital.…

Added by: Patty & Anthony W on 09 Feb 2019

There is limited metered parking across the street. We visited about 3…

Added by: Patty & Anthony W on 09 Feb 2019

Added by: MIESSLER-RAPP on 10 Nov 2018

Erected by:
The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
A…

Added by: MIESSLER-RAPP on 10 Nov 2018

Added by: Jan Franco on 26 Feb 2005

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Ancient Burying Ground

Added: 22 Jul 2001
Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 640502

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Inscription:
THE APPROACH
TO
HARTFORD'S ANCIENT BURYING GROUND,
WHICH WAS SET APART IN 1640 AND
CONTAINS THE GRAVES OF THOMAS HOOKER
AND THE OTHER FOUNDERS OF HARTFORD
WAS COMPLETED IN 1952 BY THE GENEROSITY OF
EDWARD M. DAY
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FIRST
CHURCH OF CHRIST AND THE CITIZENS OF
HARTFORD, WHO BELIEVED THAT THE
FAITH AND COURAGE OF THOSE WHO
FOUNDED THIS CITY WOULD ENDURE
THE BETTER IN SURROUNDINGS WHICH
ADD TO THE BEAUTY OF THEIR LAST
RESTING PLACE AND TO THE CITY
THEY LOVED.

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Erected By, The Society Of The Descendants Of The Founders Of Hartford. AD 1986. To Commemorate The 350th Anniversay Of The City. The Stone Replaces The Original Sandstone Monument of 1837. Taken: August - 2006.

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African American Monument "In Memory". Hartford, CT. Ancient Burying Ground. August - 2006.

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Look for the gold building to find it. Not far from the state capital. Beautiful city to visit.

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There is limited metered parking across the street. We visited about 3 pm and found a place to park. Worth the trip to visit ancestors.

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Erected by:
The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
A.D. 1986
to Commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the City
this stone replaces the original sandstone monument of 1837

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