Tremont Cemeteries
Murphy Hill Cemetery

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


(updated 30 July 2011)



Location. UTM: 19T 0547574, 4903102; Lat./Long.: N 44°16′46.6″ x W 68°24′13.7″

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 7.9–8.0 miles, and turn right onto a private driveway. Inquire at the house for permission to visit the cemetery and directions to it.

History. The cemetery is on land that was part of lot #19, a 108-acre parcel, according to the 1808 Salem Towne Jr. map.

Notes. As of 23 October 1999, this cemetery was in very poor condition. Some stones were broken or laying on the ground, covered with moss and/or almost buried in duff, and a large tree fallen into the cemetery. There were remnants of barbed and non-barbed wire along part of three sides. Subsequently (before 5 October 2008) much cleaning (cutting trees and brush, raking, and propping up stones) was done.

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers. (complete as of 13 December 2008)
DOW
   Hannah S. (dau. of Capt. Wills C. and Rhoda A.) - d. 11 Septmeber 1870 Æ 2 y., 9 m.
   infant (son of Capt. Wills C. and Rhoda A.) - [b. &?] d. 14 October 1871
   Joshua M. (son of Capt. Wills C. and Rhoda A.) - d. 10 December 1869 Æ 2 m.
   Rhoda A. (wife of Capt. Wills C.) - d. 24 July 1894 Æ 54 y., 20 d.
   Stephen B. - b. 5 September 1879; d. 15 March 1903
   Wills C. (Capt.; husb. of Rhoda A.) - d.2
GOTT
   B. F. (Rev.; husb. of Ermina E.) - b. 24 May 1861; d. [no date]
   Elizabeth - b. 1897; d. 1970
   Ermina E. (wife of Rev. B. F.) - b. 25 January 1871; d. 13 January 1917
   infant [“baby brother” of Elizabeth?] - b. 1903; d. 1903
   John M. (husb. of Nancy T.) - b. 1813; d. 1907
   [Lydia - see MITCHELL]
   Nancy T. (wife of John M.) - d. 29 July 1888 Æ 68 y., 3 m.
MERCHANT
   Arthur M. (son of Llewellyn M. and Cora Arletta) - d. 7 September 18[…]1 Æ 3 m.
   Cora Arletta (wife of Llewellyn M.) - d. 4 February 1890 Æ 28 y.
   Hannah M. (wife of Llewellyn M.) - d. 16 October 1923 Æ 50 y., 5 m.
   Llewellyn M. (husb. of Cora Arletta and Hannah M.) - b. 1858; d. 1937
   Mary Elizabeth - [b. and?] d. 9 June 1942
   Sandra Rae - [b. and?] d. 2 October 1938
MITCHELL
   Lydia (GOTT; wife of Robert [no stone]) - d. 2 June 1883 Æ 86 y., 5 m.
MURPHY [includes MURPHEY]
   George (husb. of Hannah C.) - d. 27 March 1842 Æ 82 y.
   Hannah C. (wife of George) - d. 16 June 1863 Æ 96 y., 3 m.
   Harvey F. (son of Isreal [sic] and Mercy [no stones]) - d. 1 September 1861 Æ 23 y.
   Jacob V. (son of Isreal [sic] and Mercy [no stones]) - d. 10 September 1847, “at sea on board Brig Neptune”, Æ 17 y., 9 m., 10 d.
   Thomas V. (son of Israel and Mercy [no stones]) - d. 3 July 1847, “at sea on board Nasau”, Æ 20 y., 1 m., 15 d.
RICH
   Albion K. P. (Capt.; husb. of Hattie L.) - d. 8 December 1895 Æ 59 y., 8 m., 18 d.
   Hattie L. (wife of Capt. Albion K. P.) - d. 18 November 1890 Æ 42 y., 17 d.
   William H. - b. 5 February 1844; d. 10 June 1907
YOUNG
   Harriet A. (wife of Francis [no stone]) - d. 20 May 1857 Æ 31 y., 6 m., 14 d.

Notes:
   1Stone broken.
   2No date given.



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