Tremont Cemeteries
Benson Cemetery

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 20 August 2016)



Location. Lopaus Point. UTM: 19T 0551049, 4898274; Lat./Long.: N 44°14′9.3″ x W 68°21′38.6″

Directions. From the intersection of Routes 3 and 102/198 at the north end of Mount Desert Island, go straight ahead (south) onto Routes 102/198. In approximately 5.2 miles (and at the south end of the village of Somesville), turn right onto Pretty Marsh Road (Route 102). Travel on Route 102 about 11.3–11.4 miles, and turn right onto the road leading to Bernard. In 0.4–0.5 miles (and shortly after the Bass Harbor Memorial Library, a brick building on the right), turn right onto Lopaus Point Road. The cemetery is on the left in about 0.4–0.5 miles.

History.

Notes. The cemetery is enclosed by a gated chain-link fence. The lawn is well maintained.

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers. (complete as of 30 May 1999)
B.
   C. B. [footstone only]
BALDWIN
   Bessie May (dau. of William and Josie [no stone]) - d. 28 June 1894 Æ 4 m., 10 d.
   Betsey (wife of James) - d. 6 July 1891 Æ 65 y.
   James (husb. of Betsey) - b. 1828; d. 1911
   William (husb. of Josie [no stone]) - d. 4 March 1903 Æ 46 y.
BEADLESTON
   [Emma - see PRAY]
BENSON
   Almira (HEATH; dau. of William HEATH [no stone]; wife of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4) - b. 6 September 1801; d. 12 March 1850
   Anna K. “Ann” (wife of Capt. Benjamin) - d. 12 October 1880 Æ 83 y., 8 m.
   Bartlett (son of Capt. Benjamin and Anna K. “Ann”) - d. 1 January 1833 Æ 12 m.
   Benjamin (Capt.; husb. of Hannah and Anna K. “Ann”) - d. 12 August 1859 Æ 87 y.
   Benjamin [Jr.]4 (Capt.; husb. of Almira (HEATH) and Jessie (GRAHAM)) - b. 10 July 1801; d. 23 September 1875 Æ 74 y., 2 m., 13 d.
   Benjamin [2nd]3 (husb. of Harriet M.) - b. 1816; d. 1897
   Caroline E. [wife of Daniel G.] - b. 1855; d. 1915
   Clara (dau. of Benjamin [2nd]3 and Harriet M.) - d. 16 December 1860 Æ 5 d.
   Daniel G. [husb. of Caroline E.] - b. 1858; d. 1931
   Eliza A. (dau. of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4 and Jessie (GRAHAM)) - b. 28 January 1862; d. 1 May 1865
   Eva M. (LAWSON; wife of James B.) - b. 1857; d. 1950
   Eva W. [wife of Ralph G.] - b. 1899; d. 1988
   Flora (dau. of Benjamin [2nd]3 and Harriet M.) - d. 15 August 1859 Æ 5 m.
   Franklin (son of Benjamin [2nd]3 and Harriet M.) - d. 23 November 1857 Æ 9 y., 3 m.
   Hannah (wife of Capt. Benjamin) - d. 7 September 1828 Æ 56 y.
   [Hannah - see GOTT]
   Hannah H. (dau. of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4 and Almira (HEATH)) - b. 15 May 1836; d. 30 July 1912
   Harriet M. (wife of Benjamin [2nd]3) - b. 1823; d. 1905
   Henry C. (son of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4 and Almira (HEATH)) - d. 30 August 1879 Æ 47 y., 10 m., 27 d.
   infants (4) (children of William H. and Lucy A. (NOONAN)) - [no dates]
   James B. (husb. of Eva M. (LAWSON)) - b. 1856; d. 1926
   Jessie (GRAHAM; dau. of Moses GRAHAM and Jane [no stones]; wife of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4) - d. 18 September 1870 Æ 48 y., 2 m., 25 d.
   John (son of Capt. Benjamin and Hannah) - d. 28 June 1825 Æ 21 y.
   Julia A. - d. 14 June 1910 Æ 72 y., 7 m.
   Lilly (dau. of Benjamin [2nd]3 and Harriet M.) - d. 4 June 1858 Æ 4 d.
   Lucy A. (NOONAN; wife of William H.) - d. 10 May 1905 Æ 74 y., 6 m., 10 d.
   Mary E. - b. 10 August 1845; d. 2 November 1915
   Matthew - b. 2 August 1830; d. 26 October 1890
   Ralph G. [husb. of Eva W.] - b. 1893; d. 1975
   Rosa E. (dau. of James B. and Eva M. (LAWSON)) - b. 16 May 1882; d. 7 May 1902
   [Rosamond - see PINCHETTI]
   Samuel P. (son of Capt. Benjamin [Jr.]4 and Almira (HEATH)) - d. 8 September 1875 Æ 30 y.
   William H. (husb. of Lucy A. (NOONAN)) - d. 14 October 1877 Æ 49 y., 9 m., 27 d.
   William M. (son of Benjamin [2nd]3 and Harriet M.) - d. 21 August 1864 Æ 14 y., 6 m., 12 d.
BOOTH
   Rhoda Ermina (dau. of Capt. George and Dorcas J. [no stones]) - d. 7 October 1851 Æ 2 y., 2 m.
COLLINS
   [Sarah - see LAWSON]
CONDON
   Hiram H. [husb. of Mabel L.] - b. 1871; d. 1957
   Mabel L. [wife of Hiram H.] - b. 1882; d. 1965
DALBY
   John K. - b. 1849; d. 1905
GOTT
   Almena (dau. of Capt. Daniel [no stone] and Hannah (BENSON)) - d. 19 November 1867 Æ 30 y., 6 m.
   Caroline (dau. of Capt. Daniel [no stone] and Hannah (BENSON)) - d. 2 January 1862 Æ 20 y., 9 m., 15 d.
   Hannah (BENSON; dau. of Capt. Benjamin BENSON and Hannah; wife of Capt. Daniel [no stone]) - d. 9 December 1871 Æ 65 y., 1 m.
   Lucy (wife of [Capt.?] Daniel [no stone]) - d. 14 February 1832 Æ 23 y., 1 m., 17 d.
   Lydia (dau. of [Capt.?] Daniel [no stone] and Lucy) - d. 19 February 1847 Æ 19 y.
GRAHAM
   [Jessie - see BENSON]
HANSCOM
   Mabelle - b. 1880; d. 1931
HARDING
   James - d. 5 April 1853 Æ 67 y.
HEATH
   [Almira - see BENSON]
HESSAY
   Ann E. (wife of William) - d. 11 June 1874 Æ 68 y.
   William (husb. of Ann E.) - d. 26 July 1867 Æ 71 y.
HINTON
   Harriet C. - b. 1904; d. 1984
JACKSON
   Ella May - b. 1856; d. 1923
   Fred B. - b. 1884; d. 1913
   Helen E. - b. 1890; d. 1919
   Mary Almira - b. 1851; d. 1884
   Thomas W. - b. 1848; d. 1919
LAWSON
   [Eva M. - see BENSON]
   Capt. George (husb. of Hannah B.) - d. 2 April 1870 Æ 44 y., 8 m., 18 d.
   Hannah B. (wife of Capt. George) - d. 9 December 1865 Æ 31 y., 5 m.
   infant [son of Capt. George and Hannah B.?]1 - [no dates]
   John (husb. of Sarah (COLLINS)) - b. 2 December 1796, Driffield, Yorkshire, England; d. 22 December 1856
   Leon M. (son of Capt. George and Hannah B.) - d. 12 September 1860 Æ 4 y., 8 m.
   Robert - b. 1839; d. 1913
   Sarah (COLLINS; wife of John) - b. 4 October 1803, Youlthrope, Yorkshire, England; d. 9 April 1884
LYFORD
   Joseph - b. 1918; d. 1992
   Philip [husb. of Ruth (PRAY)] - b. 1887; d. 1950
   Ruth (PRAY; [wife of Philip]) - b. 1894; d. 1977
MCRAE
   Lucy B. (wife of Capt. Colin [no stone]) - d. 4 September 1860 Æ 36 y., 5 m.
MITCHELL
   Benjamin - d. 30 June 1817 Æ 1[8?]2 y., 10 m., 1[...]2 d.
   Charles (husb. of Rhoda) - d. 25 September 1844 Æ 57 y.
   Charles (husb. of Marietta B.) - d. 18 March 1861 Æ 40 y., 10 m.
   Emma D. (wife of John B. [no stone]) - d. 13 August 1859 Æ 23 y., 7 m.
   Lucy (wife of William G.) - d. 17 November 1860 Æ 22 y., 4 m.
   Marietta B. (wife of Charles) - d. 21 February 1872 Æ 38 y.
   Rhoda (wife of Charles) - d. 25 April 1888 Æ 92 y., 6 m.
   Rhoda M. (dau. of Charles and Rhoda) - d. 20 January 1862 Æ 23 y., 7 m.
   William G. (husb. of Lucy) - d. 26 May 1861 Æ 31 y., 9 m.
NEWBURY
   Hannah (dau. of Benjamin [no stone] and Mary Ann) - d. 23 July 1853 Æ 17 m. [sic]
   Mary Ann (wife of Benjamin [no stone]) - b. 14 April 1833; d. 7 November 1859
NOONAN
   [Lucy A. - see BENSON]
PINCHETTI
   Irvin [husb. of Rosamond (BENSON)] - b. 1919; d. 2007 (headstone (front); headstone (back))
   Rosamond (BENSON; [wife of Irvin]) - b. 1929; d. 2012 (headstone (front); headstone (back))
PRAY
   Annie M. [wife of Franklin P.] - b. 1854; d. 1940
   Arthur - b. 1877; d. 1951
   Emma (BEADLESTON) - b. 1875; d. 1947
   Franklin P. [husb. of Annie M.] - b. 1853; d. 1918
   [Ruth - see LYFORD]
SAWYER
   Ahira - d. 16 May 1895 Æ 27 y.
THURSTON
   Eliza A. (wife of James) - b. 15 September 1824; d. 10 October 1857
   James (husb. of Eliza A.) - b. 10 November 1822; d. 12 July 1901
   James G. - d. 31 March 1879 Æ 33 y., 3 m., 24 d.
VAN HORN
   Marion - b. 18 February 1896; d. 29 January 1903
WATSON
   Barron Crowell, III - b. 22 July 1923; d. 6 July 1997
WEBSTER
   Hannah G. (wife of Capt. Sullivan [no stone]) - d. 29 October 1838 Æ 25 y., 9 m.
[…]
   infant - [b. and?] d. 1 January 1895

Notes:
   1This stone reads “brother” and is next to the stone of Leon M. (son of Capt. George and Hannah B.).
   2Stone worn.
   3Some stones omit “2nd”.
   4Some stones omit “Jr.”.



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