Lowell Cemetery

Lowell Cemetery Official page of the Proprietors of the Lowell Cemetery. A Garden Style Cemetery listed on the Natio

The Oliver Whipple Columbarium features Barre Grey granite niche fronts. They were cut in a curved pattern to follow the...
11/30/2025

The Oliver Whipple Columbarium features Barre Grey granite niche fronts. They were cut in a curved pattern to follow the exact radius of the curved walls. The open-air pavilion offers a space for services.

Hoyt Watson Hilton was born in Sandwich, NH, on August 30, 1814, and married Mary Woodman in Sutton, VT, on June 24, 183...
11/29/2025

Hoyt Watson Hilton was born in Sandwich, NH, on August 30, 1814, and married Mary Woodman in Sutton, VT, on June 24, 1838. The next year, Hoyt and Mary came to Lowell, MA, to work in the dry goods business in partnership with Benjamin Gerrish. Hoyt served for one year as a member of the Lowell Common Council and as deacon at the Paige St. Free Baptist Church. In 1840, Hoyt served on the committee to select the site for the Lowell Cemetery.

Hoyt and Mary celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 24, 1903. Hoyt died a few months later on this day. Ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren attended his funeral. Hoyt and Mary are buried on Mistletoe Path. Source: ‘The Boston Globe,” November 30, 1903.

Dr. John Wheelock Graves died on this day in 1873 at 63 years of age. After he graduated from the Medical University in ...
11/28/2025

Dr. John Wheelock Graves died on this day in 1873 at 63 years of age. After he graduated from the Medical University in Washington, D.C., he returned to Lowell, MA, to work in his father’s practice. In 1869, he became Director of the Lowell Hospital and played an important role in the city during the 1871 smallpox epidemic. Dr. Graves was a member of the Free Soil Movement, an influential Pre-Civil War political party that opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories. He served on the School Committee (1833-1835), and the Board of Aldermen (1842), and as State Senator (1850-1851). Dr. Graves was also a member of the Old Residents’ Historical Assoc. and participated in the Middlesex North District Medical Society.

Dr. Graves and his wife Anne are buried on Geranium Path near the Lawrence St. gate. Notice the beautiful palm leaves on the headstone symbolizing victory and immortality.

The Trustees and Staff of the Lowell Cemetery wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful to Kevin Harkins for t...
11/27/2025

The Trustees and Staff of the Lowell Cemetery wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful to Kevin Harkins for this seasonal photo.

Happy Birthday to Helen Mathers Waugh who was born in Jedburgh, Scotland, on February 16, 1794. She died on this day in ...
11/25/2025

Happy Birthday to Helen Mathers Waugh who was born in Jedburgh, Scotland, on February 16, 1794. She died on this day in 1869 and is buried on Lilac Path beside her husband John and Nellie, one of their daughters. Helen’s headstone is remarkable. It is a cross in a circle in the center of a steeply angled headstone with a high-relief carving of sheaves of wheat set against two Gothic arches. Two Corinthian-style pilasters frame her name and information on her life and death. The headstones of Helen and John are two of the Lowell Cemetery’s stand-out monuments.

Happy Birthday to Addison Putnam, who was born in Lowell, MA, on this day in 1824. Starting in 1861, Addison and his fam...
11/24/2025

Happy Birthday to Addison Putnam, who was born in Lowell, MA, on this day in 1824. Starting in 1861, Addison and his family lived at 194 Nesmith St. Their elegant residence, shown in the third photo, was built in 1841. The wrap-around porch was added by Addison, c. 1890. He and his son, Frank, ran Putnam and Son Co., Men’s and Boys’ Outfitters, located at 166 Central St. He was a member of Lowell’s Board of Alderman and a director of the Appleton Bank. The Putnam family graves occupy a large plot on Howard Ave.

On this day in 1894, the “Morning Mail” reported: “Something unique and not inappropriate has been erected for a monumen...
11/20/2025

On this day in 1894, the “Morning Mail” reported: “Something unique and not inappropriate has been erected for a monument on the lot of the late James Stratton.” This distinctive marker on Lotus Path is a natural water-worn stone. Stratton, who died in 1894, removed this from the River at the request of his employer, Oliver Whipple. The stone weighs more than three tons. It appears that someone is marking their visits to the Stratton by leaving small stones.

Robert Mulno was born on this day in 1847. He served as superintendent for the Lowell Cemetery for 37 years until his de...
11/18/2025

Robert Mulno was born on this day in 1847. He served as superintendent for the Lowell Cemetery for 37 years until his death in 1915. He was succeeded by his son, Harry O. Mulno (1915-1949); by his grandson, Harry S. Mulno (1949-1955); and his great grandson, Harry S. Mulno, Jr. (1955-1996). A remarkable legacy in one family. The detail on this monument is striking and includes the quote: “In my Father’s house there are many mansions.”

Henry Estes Wright was born on November 13, 1844. A , Henry died on April 24, 1906, and is buried on Varnum Ave. The...
11/17/2025

Henry Estes Wright was born on November 13, 1844. A , Henry died on April 24, 1906, and is buried on Varnum Ave. The marker for his grave is an on a pedestal, with a distinctive pointed top.

Barilla Taylor, born in Roxbury, ME, in 1828, came to work in the textile mills of Lowell, MA, at age 14. Just three yea...
11/17/2025

Barilla Taylor, born in Roxbury, ME, in 1828, came to work in the textile mills of Lowell, MA, at age 14. Just three years later, she died of "brown lung" disease on August 22, 1845. Barilla was buried on Alpine Path on this day in 1845. Click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoKNAw1T6Gg to listen to Lowell Cemetery Trustee Richard Howe Jr. explain why Barilla came to Lowell, how she lived and worked, and the reason for her tragic early death. Photo 2, by Kevin Harkins, shows the end cap of one of the walls Oliver M. Whipple Columbarium with an excerpt from Barilla’s epitaph.

This water feature is a design element in the Oliver M. Whipple Columbarium and Garden of Remembrance. The wide spout po...
11/16/2025

This water feature is a design element in the Oliver M. Whipple Columbarium and Garden of Remembrance. The wide spout pours water onto a large stone where the water depth is never more than a couple of inches. Its light sound creates a natural "white noise" that drowns out distracting sounds, allowing one’s mind to relax. The Columbarium provides niches for urns containing ashes of the deceased at the Lowell Cemetery.

Anstris Brown died on this day in 1834 when she was either 25 or 26 years old and is buried on Conant Ave. Her headstone...
11/16/2025

Anstris Brown died on this day in 1834 when she was either 25 or 26 years old and is buried on Conant Ave. Her headstone marks a change in attitude toward death that began in the 1780s in New England. Rather than emphasizing the fate of the deceased soul, a new era of remembrance arose that focused on the loss to the living. The drooping willow branches on Anstris’ headstone mourning and grief for the deceased. In classical tradition, urns were used to hold cremated remains and symbolized the body returning to dust. When combined with the willow, the urn represents the finality of earthly death, while the soul endures.

Because the Lowell Cemetery opened in 1841, practically all slate with willow and urn designs like Anstris’ are reburials.

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77 Knapp Avenue
Lowell, MA
01852

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