USGenWeb Lakeville, MA - Indian Graves on Betty's Neck

Graves on Betty's Neck ()
Location: Betty's Neck
Included in Cemeteries of Southeastern Massachusetts
Included in A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries

Listed below is a compilation gathered by Charles M. Thatcher in the late 1800s of some stones in the cemetery.

Please feel free to email in transcriptions or photographs of stones from the Graves on Betty's Neck to create a fuller collection.

GRAVES ON BETTY’S NECK

LANG:
Patty, an indian woman, died previous to 1850.
ROSIER:
John an indian, drowned in Assampsett Pond Feb. 1851, age 57 years, 4 mos..
These Two graves are close to the house now occupied by the "Mitchell Family" the descendants of old Chief “Tuspaquin" and situated in the woods a mile or more from the highway.
SASSAMON:
A grave on bank of the Pond in the same vicinity, probable that of John Sassamon the first indian missionary - was murdered & pushed under the ice Jan. 29th, 1675.

There are a few other unknown graves in this locality.

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