Powers cemetery |
| Powers cemetery is located on Maine highway 26 between Newry Corner and North Newry, about two miles from Newry Corner going toward New Hampshire. | |
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| Powers cemetery was established around 1816 following two years of laying out and contracting for the land, according to "Newry Profiles 1805-1980" by Paula Wight. It was one of two cemeteries established for the community around this time, this one on the Sunday River, the other (Wight cemetery) on the Bear River. The committee that was chosen to deal with this cemetery consisted of Capt. Isaac Powers, James Beatty and Jonathan Smith, according to Wight's book. | |
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| Descendents of Ithiel Smith | |
| Descendents of Isaac Powers | |
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