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Old Indian Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Massachusetts, United States

Summary

Historic cemetery in Massachusetts, United States

Field	Value
name	Old Indian Cemetery
image	WestBrookfieldMA_IndianCemetary.jpg
location	West Brookfield, Massachusetts
coordinates
locmapin	Massachusetts#USA
built	1710
added	May 17, 2006
refnum	06000400

The Old Indian Cemetery or "Old Cemetery" is a historic cemetery at 50 Cottage Street in West Brookfield, Massachusetts.

The cemetery was established in 1710 and was an active burial ground until 1849. The cemetery "is the resting place of 16 French and Indian War soldiers, 11 Revolutionary War soldiers, and 6 men who were killed in 1710 by Indians and became known as the Haymakers. It is also the resting place for Jedediah Foster, his wife and daughter, and Diederick Leertouwer." The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

References

{{NRISref. 2008a
"West Brookfield Historical Commission".

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