Tremont Cemeteries
Murphy-Gilley Burial Ground

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


(updated 15 July 2024)



Location. Behind a private residence on Kelleytown Road. UTM: 19T 0549156, 4902060; Lat./Long.: N 44°16′12.5″ x W 68°23′2.7″

Directions. From the intersection of Routes 3 and 102/198 at the north end of Mount Desert Island (just after you cross the bridge from Thompson 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). Follow Route 102 for 7.7–7.8 miles to the intersection on the left with Kelleytown Road. Turn left onto Kelleytown Road, and the cemetery is behind a residence on the left in […] miles.

History.

Notes. This burial ground is (2013) completely overgrown by shrubs.

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers. (complete as of 19 August 2013)
GILLEY (see Gilley genealogy)
   Almenia T. (wife of Benjamin [no stone]) - d. 23 December 1863 Æ 37 y., 11 m., 6 d. (gravestone)
MURPHY (see Murphy genealogy)
   Charlotte (wife of Joseph [no stone]) - b. 23 September 1806 Mount Desert; d. 10 September 1852 Æ 46 y. (gravestone)
   William E. (son of Henry and Louisa [no stones]) - d. 6 November 1860 Æ 1 y. (gravestone)



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