Howard Street Burial Ground, with spire of former Essex County jail upper right. Salem, Massachusetts

Gate to Howard Street Burial Ground, Howard Street, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. In background is the former Essex County Jail.

Tabular granite blocks mark a row of tombs.

There are two rows of tombs along a ridge on the north end of the cemetery. The tombs are placed approximately 7 feet apart.

When standing on the street on the north end of the cemetery and facing the cemetery, the tombs from left to right on the higher, rear row are:

William Stickney, 129240589; and Mary Sawyer, 128149777.

John Adam Phipps, 128149772; and Lott Alden, 128149732.

Unknown (broken & missing marker), 167054445.

Unknown (missing marker), 167054590.

Moses Townsend, 34557695

Benjamin Upton, 34557815

Unknown, 167055109.

Unknown, 167055133.

John Brooks, 128149741; and Isaac P. Foster, 128149749.

Joseph Winn, 129378778.

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When standing on the street on the north end of the cemetery and facing the cemetery, the tombs from left to right on the lower, front row are:

T. Devereaux, 128149746; H. Hubon, 128149757; and J. C. Very, 128149785.

James Moody, 128149763; and John Jamison, 167115630.

Asa Wiggin, 167057822; Temple Hardy (1828);.

Unknown 54 Unknown, 167057863. – Needs rubbing

Unknown (missing marker), 167057890.

Joel Bowker (Tomb #6,1830), 128149738.

Unknown (missing marker), 167057961.

Unknown Bray, 129380432.

Asa Lamson, 128149760; Amos Sawyer, 128149776; and Ebenezer Stone, 129379600.

John Parnell, 128149768; and J. M. Ives, 128149759

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There are three markers leaning against a nearby tree that have obviously been moved there from their original locations.

Unknown , 167055214. (Unknown 45 Unknown)

Benjamin Balch, 128149735; and Elijah Fuller, 85655879

Abram Brown, 128149742; Henry Hill, 128149754; Jonathan Becket, 128149737; and James Stocker, 128149781; all on one marker.

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There is a row of mostly upright markers above the tombs on the spine which divides the cemetery roughly in half. This listing starts from roughly center, starting with the Howard-Brown white obelisk and heading north:

Joseph Howard, 128149756; and Ephraim Brown, 128116521.

Joseph Beadle Webb, 154356624; and Penn Townsend, 128149782.

Epes Cogswell, 128144368; Elizabeth Cogswell, 138082547; Emma I. Cogswell, 138082572; and Nathaniel Appleton, 128149734.

Five or more members of the Beadle family. See John Beadle’s marker, 129026744, for the specifics.

John Clark, 128149743; and Samuel Simonds, 128149779.

Unknown, Unknown, 167769818 (This marker is completely missing.).

Peter E. Webster, 164240680; and Hardy Phippen, 128149771.

Unknown, Unknown (broken stone), 164123083.

Unknown, Unknown, (This marker is snapped-off at ground level and is completely missing.), 164123855.

Six or more members of the Bates family. See William Bates’ marker, 164123707, for the specifics.

Jonathan Archer, 164123116; and Joseph Collines, 128149744.

C. E. Hutchinson, 128149758; H. Creesy, 164899204; and Benj. George, 128149751.

Levi Wiggin, 128149788; and John Masury, 129217883.

Unknown, Unknown, (an unusual square marker with initials only), 164122661.

Nath’l Safford, 165957490; and Joseph Sibley, 128149778.

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[This information was compiled on 26 Oct 2016. The “Unknowns” may become known at a later date and those updates may not be reflected in this list. See the individual memorials for the latest information.]