Oldest Gravestone at Valley Cemetery, Manchester, NH

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published by GISChief on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 22:01

Here is a photo to what I believe is the oldest gravestone in Valley Cemetery which dates from September 18th, 1748:

Oldest Gravestone at Valley Cemetery, Manchester, NH

The inscription reads: "Here lyes the body of Jenii Riddel wife to John Riddel She died Sept 18th 1748 Aged 30 years"

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Tue, 06/26/2012 - 13:25

According to a historian that I met over the weekend, this grave was actually moved to Valley Cemetery in order to make room for construction of a factory.