Old South Cemetery

I took a walk in Old South Cemetery which is about 1/4 of a mile away from my apartment this weekend. It is the oldest cemetery in Billerica, MA. Billerica was incorporated in 1655. The oldest grave I found was dated 1740. The thing that struck me the most after reading the headstones, was the ages of the people when they died were not that young. There were many graves where the people had lived long lifes. The oldest person I found was 92 when she died in 1785.

The grave's of the veterans were also interesting. I found one that was a Civil War vet and the others was all veterans of The Revolutionary War.



Makes one think.