Granary Burying Ground
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Founded in 1660, the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts is the city's third oldest cemetery. It serves as the final resting place for may notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and many victims of the Boston Massacre.
Notable burials
- Samuel Adams (1722-1803), statesman
- Crispus Attucks (1723-1770), slave, Boston Massacre Victim
- John Hancock (1737-1793), statesman
- James Otis (1725-1783), lawyer, Revolutionary War Patriot
- Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814)
- Paul Revere (1735-1818), silversmith, Revolutionary War patriot
- Members of Ben Franklin's family, but not Ben Franklin himself; he is buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Declaration of Independence
Of these, three signed the Declaration of Independence:See also
- Central burying ground
- King's Chapel burying ground
- List of famous cemeteries
- List of cemeteries in the United States
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