FamilySearch added this wonderful collection of cemetery records on Dec 23, 2013! The records are not indexed but are sorted in alphabetical order so it's easy to look for your Maine Ancestor.
The cards contain names, location of the cemetery and others in a family. They also often also contain birth dates, death dates and relationships.
WeRelate that says that the records were kept at the Maine State Library in Augusta, Maine and were "compiled by the Maine Old Cemetery Association under the direction of Nathan Hale."
Thanks to Mr Hale and the team of folks that went out to these cemeteries for ensuring we have this source to review as we do genealogy research today!
Here's a list of some of the Shackford cemetery records which were found in the Sears, Louisa-Sharp, Lee section of the collection:
Image First Name Last Name Relationship Born Death Date Cemetery Town
1291 Abagail Shackford 1800 1895 Laurel Hill Saco
1291 Nathaniel Shackford hus 1800 1873
1292 Alice Shackford 1884 1969 Oak Grove-West Bath
1292 Roy F Shackford hus 1881 1948
1293 Benjamin Shackford 7/30/1899 Evergreen Alfred
1294 Celia Shackford 6/11/1867 Pine Grove W Kennebunk
1295 Christopher Shackford 1832 1860 Laurel Hill Saco
1296 Christopher Shackford 4/2/1870 Laurel Hill Saco
1296 Louisa Shackford wife 4/23/1891
1297 Christopher Shackford - - Laurel Hill Saco
1297 Mehitable Shackford wife - -
1297 Georgia Shackford dau 6/10/1882
1298 Dixie Shackford 9/6/1852 Western Portland
1298 Benjamin Shackford son? Mar 1854
1299 Elizabeth Shackford 5/30/1864 Elms Wells
1299 Richard Shackford hus 4/6/1895
1299 Elizabeth Shackford 2/24/1895 Pond Rd Standish
1300 William H Shackford hus 5/12/1905
1301 Elmira Shackford 6/17/1860 10/26/1949 Juniper Ellsworth
1301 Increase Shackford her hus 6/17/1855 3/8/1933
1301 Mabel A Shackford 5/30/1930
1301 Jeremiah Shackford 7/2/1887
1301 Sarah G Shackford wife of Jeremiah 12/25/1820 2/24/1903
Note: We'll add a list of more SHACKFORD cards from this collection at a later date
Sources:
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Source:Maine,_United_States._Nathan_Hale_Cemetery_Collection,_Surname_Index,_Series_One
(Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980), Family Search, digital images (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2241461 : accessed 26 December 2013), Jeremiah Shackford, image 1308; Nathan Hill Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980, Sears, Louisa-Sharp, Lee
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