Revolutionary War Heroes in Marblehead Cemeteries

Many men from Marblehead fought in the American Revolution. Most were part of the 14th Continental, known as Glover’s regiment. There were also captains and sailors in Washington’s crucial privateer fleet. Rebels who fought back in other ways, such as serving on Committees and attending the early Continental Congress, were also part of the story. Many never returned home, dying on battlefields or at sea. But those buried in Marblehead’s graveyards help us remember our Town’s role in the nation’s fight for independence. Find out more about who lies where, and about what’s wrong with the 1930 Tercentenary sign at Old Burial Hill.

Pam Peterson is the Chair of Marblehead Historical Commission and served on Marblehead’s Cemetery Commission after 19 years at the Marblehead Museum, first as Director of Education and then as Executive Director, as well as designer of several exhibitions. She is a columnist for the Marblehead ‘Current’ newspaper, and has recently written a book about all of the cemeteries in Marblehead, which also includes stories about some of the people who were interred in them.