Spring Grove Cemetery was purchased in 1881 and ready in 1883. The first burial was in April of 1883. The land belonged to Warner and Graves. There one was a holding tomb near the North Farm Road entrance.
There was once an older cemetery in Easthampton and it was across from the Williston Seminary. It started about the 1750s and lasted to about 1865 when it was moved into the Main Street Cemetery (Main Street Cemetery). Most of these are positioned around the holding tomb in the back of that cemetery. However, others are scattered around the cemetery with the other burials. The reason why is that the families were asked if they wanted to have their ancestor buried in a plot and if the family wanted to pay for one then they are found around the cemetery.
The East Street Cemetery is named as such due to the fact that East Street was the nearest street when the cemetery started. The land of the cemetery was donated by Eliakim Clark (FINDAGRAVE). CORBIN DATA
East Street Cemetery
“Gateway and Fence Erected by Jerome A and Margaret M Lyman
In Memory of Elijah Austin Lyman and Sophronia P Lyman 1935″
If you read through the death dates, you get the sense that all theses people were dead before 1935. Correct but the money that was donated was in the will of the last one Margaret.
First Burial
Parsons Janes is the first burial within this cemetery and does have a gravestone here. FINDAGRAVE He is the son of Jonathan Janes. His gravestone is 2 rows in to the east from the central path and 6 columns along. His footstone is slightly offline.
Samuel Janes
Samuel Janes is buried within the cemetery but has an extra memorial stone outside the cemetery. His gravestone is 5 rows in to the east from the central path and 11 columns along.
Eliakim Clark Gravestone
Eliakim Clark donated the land for this cemetery. He is right next to Samuel Janes.
The first meeting house was in use from 1716 to 1769. This second church is from 1768. It is now at 777 Longmeadow Street. It was moved in 1873 from the Green to its present location. The steeple is 75 feet to its pinnacle.
A chapel was built in 1853 at the site of the present white church. The chapel was often called a parish house and was used both for religious and social reasons. When the church was moved in 1873 the chapel at that point was moved slightly south to accomodate the church.
The Longmeadow First Church of Christ Community House at 735 Longmeadow Street is from 1921. The parsonage at that point was moved from the grounds of the community house to alongside the church. The chapel was moved to the backyard of the community house and at that point the chapel became a gymnasium. The town hall took its location in the 1930s and the chapel was taken out. A new parish house was attached to the church in 1949.
Florence Congregational Church is from October of 1861. The first pastor was T A Leete. The society to organize the congregation was formed on October 20 1860. This Pine Street church is quite gorgeous. The Florence Congregational Church is at 130 Pine and the chapel is at 132 Pine.
The minister was living at 110-112 Pine. This is the Florence Congregational Church Parsonage. It was most likely built at the same time as the church and chapel. The style is Italianate.
