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Founded in 1660, the Granary is the third oldest burying ground in Boston proper. In 1737, when grain was stored where the present Park Street Church stands, the burying ground was renamed the Granary. Located on Tremont Street, it is the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine along with Massachusetts Governors, Clergymen, and Mayors are buried here. Paul Revere and the five victims of the Boston Massacre. The cemetery has 2,345 graves, but historians estimate as many as 5,000 people are buried in it. For more information visit http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/visitor/granary.html
Samuel Adams d. 1803, Governor of Massachusetts, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, and ardent Patriot. Crispus Attucks d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre James Caldwell d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre Patrick Carr d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre Edward Carter d. 1742 Capt. John Decoster d. 1773 Peter Fanueil d. 1743, a wealthy American colonial merchant and philanthropist best known for his donation of Boston's Market and Town Hall, Faneuil Hall. Elizabeth Fenno d. 1713 Abiah Franklin d. 1752, mother of Benjamin Franklin Josiah Franklin d. 1727, father of Benjamin Franklin Capt. Nicholas Gardner d. 1782, "who was wounded by the Enemy of which he died" Samuel Gray d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre Mary "Mother" Goose d. 1690 Susana Goose d. 1687 Anne Hall d. 1745 John Hancock d. 1793, Signer of the Declaration of Independence Alexander Mackay d. 1787 Polley Burk Mackay d. 1783 Ellen Marion d. 1744 Samuel Maverick d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre Sarah Messinger d. 1697 Ebenezer Mountfort d. 1756 Paul Revere d. 1818, silversmith, bell and canon caster, grand master of the Masonic order, Revolutionary War Patriot and rider to warn American Colonists that indeed, the British were coming. Christopher Snider d. 1770, victim of the Boston Massacre, "The innocent, first victim of the Struggles between the Colonists and the Crown, which resulted in INDEPENDENCE"
