FLAGGs in Granary Burying Ground Suffolk County , USA

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01 Flagg, Abiah 2082b. unknown d. Sep. 3, 1715

02 Flagg, Ebenezer 2b. unknown d. Aug. 27, 1708

03 Flagg, George W 107323 b. unknown d. Oct. 17, 1819

04 Flagg, Gershom 15b. unknown d. Mar. 23, 1771

05 Flagg, Hannah 208b. unknown d. Dec. 12, 1702

06 Flagg, Hannah 20828 b. unknown d. Jul. 19, 1830

07 Flagg, Henry 2082897b. unknown d. Feb. 28, 1843

08 Flagg, Infant 2082901b. unknown d. Jun. 22, 1737

09 Flagg, James R 20828b. unknown d. Sep. 3, 1833

10 Flagg, Martha 208289b. unknown d. Mar. 17, 1744

11 Flagg, Mary Elizabeth C. b. unknown d. Aug. 25, 1841

12 Flagg, Samuel Allen 2b. unknown d. Apr. 17, 1816

13 Flagg, Thomas 20 b. unknown d. 1713

01 Abiah Flagg Birth: 1675 Death: Sep. 3, 1715 Inscription: wife of John Burial: Granary Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Created by: The Guardian (inactive) Record added: Aug 07, 2007

Find A Grave Memorial# 20828940

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Husband was John Flagg, born in Wodburn, MA. Died in Boston. He married Abiah Komic (1675 – 1715)

7 children

02 Ebenezer Flagg Birth: unknown Death: Aug. 27, 1708 Inscription: 1yr, 6mos

Burial: Granary Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Created by: The Guardian (inactive) Record added: Aug 07, 2007

Find A Grave Memorial# 20828951

03 George W Flagg

Birth: 1796

Death: Oct. 17, 1819

Inscription: AE 23 y

Burial: Central Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Plot: THOMAS HOWE'S TOMB

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Mary & John Towne are related to the many Gershom Flaggs, especially the Gershom Flagg (1705 – 1771) who was buried in the Old Granary Burying Ground. That Gershom Flagg (1705 – 1771), is a great grandson of Thomas (1616 – 1692). Thomas left Scratby, England in 1637. He sailed in either the "ROSE" or the "JOHN and DOROTHY"— the two ships sailing in company. He is the father of the Flagg Family in America.

04 Gershom Flagg Birth: 1705 Death: Mar. 23, 1771 Inscription: Here Lies Buried The Body Of Mr. Gershom Flagg Who Departed This Life The 23rd Day of March MDCCLXXI Aged 66

Note: Remaining inscription illegible

Burial: Granary Burying Ground Boston Suffolk County Created by: Mark Alexander Oliver Record added: Aug 22, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 15464935

Born and Died in Boston.

Married Hannah Pitson (1716 – 1784)

7 children

05 Hannah Flagg

Birth: unknown

Death: Dec. 12, 1702

Inscription: 1yr, 8mos, daughter of John & O1 Abiah

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06 Hannah Flagg

Birth: 1757 Death: Jul. 19, 1830 Inscription: 73yrs

07 Henry Flagg

Birth: unknown

Death: Feb. 28, 1843

Inscription: 10days

08 Infant Flagg

Birth: 1737

Death: Jun. 22, 1737

Inscription: 4mos, daughter of Thomas & 10 Martha

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09 James R Flagg

Birth: 1832

Death: Sep. 3, 1833

Inscription: 1yr, 3mos

10 Martha Flagg

Birth: 1708

Death: Mar. 17, 1744

Inscription: 36yrs, 4mos, wife of Thomas

11 Mary Elizabeth C. Flagg

Birth: 1840

Death: Aug. 25, 1841

Father: Samuel G Flagg

Inscription: AE 1 y, 1 m

Burial: Central Burying Ground

12 Samuel Allen Flagg

Birth: 1816

Death: Apr. 17, 1816

Inscription: 3mos, 15days

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13 Thomas Flagg

Birth: 1713?

Death: 1713

Inscription: 1yr, 2mos, son of John & 01 Abiah

Granary Burying Ground Also known as: The Old Granary

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The Granary Burying Ground was established in 1660. Town officials set aside for burials part of what was then the to help alleviate overcrowding in the near-by King's Chapel Burying Ground.

The Granary Burying Ground took its present name in 1737 when a granary, a small building used to store grain, was moved to the site presently occupied by the .

All interments ceased at the Granary in 1880. The Granary Burying Grounds contains approximately 2,345 gravestones and tombs, although it is estimated that 5,000 people are buried at this site.

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The grave markers are predominantly slate, with a few in greenstone or marble. The gravestones' original haphazard configuration was rearranged into straighter rows over to the years to accommodate both nineteenth-century aesthetics and the modern lawnmower. During the mid-nineteenth century, many landscaping projects were undertaken in the Granary, including the installation of pedestrian walkways and the planting of shade trees and shrubbery.

The remains of thousands of Boston citizens and notables lie within the walls of the Granary. Along with Massachusetts governors, mayors and clergymen, you will find the graves of three signers of the Declaration of Independence: , , and ; , benefactor of the

Boston landmark; patriot and craftsman Paul Kings Chapel Burying Ground also on Tremont Revere; James Otis, Revolutionary orator and lawyer; and five victims of the . Near the center of the ground, a 25- foot-tall obelisk commemorates the tomb of 's parents.

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