In 1808, four years after its incorporation, the Town of Hope purchased land for two Town cemeteries. One of these became Morey Hill Cemetery, on land purchased from Ebenezer Whitcomb. The other became Pine Grove Cemetery, on land purchased from Archibald McLain, in Hope's McLain's Mills village. In 1843, the Maine State Legislature partitioned off the western third of Hope and added it to the Town of Appleton. That western third of Hope included the village of McLain's Mills and Hope's Pine Grove Cemetery '" which then became Appleton's Pine Grove Cemetery.

It is therefore reasonable to conclude that most, if not all, of the 88 or so burials that took place in the Hope Town Cemetery at Pine Grove before the 1843 date of partition and annexation were burials of Hope residents.

In order that this information not be lost to historians of the Town of Hope, we have extracted the following information from the 2006 edition of Dr. Royce Miller's excellent publication, Appleton Pine Grove Cemetery. Page numbers cited in the plot descriptions refer to the pages in that publication. The illustration on the cover is an original watercolour of early Pine Grove Cemetery at the Appleton Historical Society.

Please note that with only a few exceptions the entries extracted from Dr. Miller's work are for ONLY those who were buried at Pine Grove during 1843 and before, while it was still a Hope Town Cemetery. Many other family members of these people were buried in the same lots after 1843, when Pine Grove became an Appleton Town Ceme-tery. Readers should consult the Miller publication directly for information on other family members buried in the same lots as their people buried in 1843 and before. All 1843 burials are included, though transfer of jurisdiction took place early in 1843.
The primary exception, noted above, is the extensive comment on the leading citizen of the Mills, Fergus McLain, which has been included here. Though Fergus died in nine years after annexation in 1852, his wife Elizabeth died in 1836, was buried then at Pine Grove, and her information is included for his plot.

In the instances cited here, the primary stone on a lot may be for someone who died after 1843. When that is the case, after the pre-1844 deceased is listed, the lot will be identified by the principal name by which it is known and identifiable, even a post-1843 burial.

My editorial comments are in [bracketed italics, as here.]

Donovan A. R. Bowley North Appleton, September 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                               

Arnold, Ambrose. Page 3. Old Cem. Sec. D.

In Nancy (Gushee) Arnold Lot:


Ambrose Arnold, Jr. d. July 19, 1836, age 8. [July 17 in Register of Deaths .]


[Another] Ambrose, Son of Ambrose and Nancy, d. 1836, age 89, 5. mos.


[Another] Ambrose, Jr., d. Jan 6. 1871, age 24.





Other Arnolds nearby:


Thomas Arnold, d. Aug. 20 or 23, 1819, age 73, 3 mo.


Lois Arnold, Wife of Thomas, d. Oct. 11, 1822, age 35 [1st wife of Thomas?]


Nathaniel S. Thomas, son of Thomas, d. Mar. 1, 1842, age 25 yrs, 4 mo.


John Arnold, d. Jan., 1817, age 37. (on his stone is also wife Elizabeth, d. 8 July 1864.

Brown, Nathaniel. Page 7. No. 12 on Right, Old Cem., Ave. 3.

He d. Aug. 11, 1811, age 45, in Waldoboro.


Wife: Rebecca K., d. May 28, 1818 in Waldoboro.


[Back of stone says '_Father'_ and '_Mother.'_]


James Ormond, son of A.A. [A.A. stands for Alfred. [See entry in Deaths Register. ] He was b. 1-2-1838, d. 5-7-1839.


Also bur. there: Dau. of Alfred: Clara M. S. Brown, d. Jan. 9, 1877, age 32-7-10.


Alfred F. Brown, d. Jan 11, 1872, age 61-8-25.


Wife of Alfred: Barbara Ann Brown, d. Sept. 10, 1890, age 79-7-3

Burgess, Sarah E. Page 8. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Buried in lot of Edward Burgess, her father. Parents were Edward and Eliza (Hall) Burgess.


Sarah d. in 1840, age 2.


Also buried there: Elsey [sic.] Hall, dau. of George and Susan Burgess Hall, d. 1839, age 5 yrs. 8 mos.


Jonathan Hall, d. 1835, age 30.


Orinda Perry, dau. of Esther Burgess Perry and Mark Perry, d. 1833, age 4 mos.

Butler, Martha L. Page 9. Old Cem., Sec. D.

Buried in Levi Butler Lot. She was dau. of Levi Butler [Sr.] and his first wife. Martha d. Dec. 19, 1828, age 11 mo.


Also buried on this lot: Melea R. Butler, dau. of Levi Butler, Sr. and his first wife, d. 8-11-1822, age 2-7-11/


As well as Levi, wife Lucy, dau's. Lucy Ann, and a second Lucy Ann.

Carkin, Eurana Page 10. Old Cem. Sec. C.

1st [?] wife of Isaac; d. 1839, age 51.


Children: Cordelia, d. 1831, age 9.


Ambrose, d. 1825, age 11 mo., 2 da.

Perry, William, II. Page 10. Old Cem. Sec. D.

In Galusha Chapman Lot. He d. Aug. 8., 1843, age 43.


Also:


Nancy Chapman, wife of James Chapman, d. May 29, 1841, age 18.

Cochran, Sarah. Page 11. Old Cem. Section E.

She d. Oct. 22, 1841, age 20-10-4. [Several stones nearby damaged beyond repair.]

Conant, Nancy Page 13. Old Cem. Sec. D.

In Col. Isaac Conant Lot. Wife of Col. Isaac Conant; she d. Sept. 14, 1838, age 44.


Their Ch.: Andrew J., d. Apr. 15, 1829, age 4, and Rebecca H. [Same stone] d. Feb. 11, 1829, age 13, 6 mo. '_[Rebecca is wife of George Burgess]'_.


Dau. Celestia M., d. 1833, age 2.

Daggett Page 15. Old Cem., Sec. D.

Two Infant sons of Aaron and Bethiah Daggett: one, with no name, but a death date of 1810. (The other, Merrill Stafford Daggett, d. in 1849, aged 4. Also Isabelle A., dau., Mar 20, 1849, age 1-2-8, and dau. Oroville Daggett, d. Mar. 8, 1819 [or 1849?], age 7-10 mo. [This confused information suggests a worn or obscured stone; information needs to be checked.])

Davis, Jeremiah G. Page 17. Old Cem., Sec. D.

William Davis Lot. He was the son of William Davis and Anstress Gahan. (William was the first child born in Appleton.) Jeremiah d. 1841, age 23.

Fish, Willis. Page 21. Old Cem. Sec. D.

d. 1818, age 68.


Wife Susan d. 1817, age 44.

Fisk, Charles. Page 21. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Charles Fisk d. Feb. 23, 1825, age 46. [Gravestone says either '_M. Charles'_ or '_Mr Charles.'_] [Or 1835; he mar. Lucy Ann McLain in 1831.]

Fuller, Orlando Page 21. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Alexander Fuller Lot. Son of Alexander Fuller & Margaret Fountain. D. Jan. 2, 1838, age 7 mo., 18 da.

Fuller, Mary Jane (Smith). Page 22. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Jabez Fuller Lot. Wife of James Fuller, d. 1837, age 19, 5 mo. [This entry appears to duplicate one on page 23, line 14. At that spot, Miller notes that she mar. James '_[Hope Records]'_ Apr. 17, 1836, and that they had a daughter Rosannah, who d. at age 19 in 1856.]

G______, Charles I. Page 24. Old Cem. Sec. D.

'_C.I.G. [Marker] We assume G to be the initial of the last name, but cannot locate any G's buried nearby. Two children seem to go with the marker: Charles I. G ______, d. 1839, age 1+ (and Addie F., d. 1855, age 2+).]

Gurney, Olive Tubbs. Page 26. Old Cem. Sec. D.

d. 1812, age 30. Olive was the wife of Elisha Gurney, who d. 1852.


Also, son John Gurney, d. 1814, age 4.

Hall, Jonathan. Page 30. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Edward Burgess Lot. Jonathan died in1835, age 30. [See Entries under Burgess]


Elsey Hall, dau. of George and Susan Hall; d. 1839, age 5.


[See under Burgess, Sarah E.]

Hanley, Mary E. [as Handley; sic.] Page 31. Old Cem. Sec E.

John Hanley Lot. Mary d. Nov. 29, 1819, age 87, 8 mo. [Stone notes she was wife of John Hanley. Royce Miller notes that her dates as given do not allow her to be the wife of this John Hanley, b. 1787. Reverse of her stone includes James and Jane Weed, b. 1780 and 1782, respectively. This suggests that Mary's death date was perhaps misread and should be checked. Also, it raises the possibility that she was related to James Weed (who trained local troops in the War of 1812) or to Jane Weed. More information is needed here. There are also conflicting statements on p. 78,regarding the weeds, Keatings, and Arnolds. Stones need to be rechecked.]





'_Apparently included in the same grouping'_: John Keating, d. Apr. 27, 1839, age 44 yrs., 4 mo. (and Mary H. Keating, wife, d. July 30, 1882, age 88.) Mary Keating was nee Hanley.





Page 32. Also, Sarah Hanley, d. Dec. 24, 1837, age 75.

Hilton, Emeline. Page 33. Old Cem. Sec. E.

Edward Henry Hilton Lot. Inf. Dau., d. Dec. 20, 1839. [Royce Miller adds information from family records:The infant's name, Emeline, and age at death, 20 mo., 9 da.]

Keating, John '" see Hanley notes.



Keen, Robert S. Page 36. Old Cem. Sec. B. 3rd row from back.

Elisha Keen Lot. d. 1833, age 11 mo.


Almeda M. Keen, d. 1837, age 1 mo.

Keene, Robert S. Page 36. Old Cem. Sec. D.
Son of Benjamin and Caroline W. Keene, 1825 '" 1831, age 6.
Benj., Jr. 1829-1831
Robert S., II, 1836-1840
'_Record says [also] Mary [Keene ?] d. 1819, age 87 [Footstone says M.K.].

Keene, Caleb Page 36. No. 5 on Right, Ave. 10. [Old Cem. Ave. 2]
Robert S. Keene Lot. '_[13 small stones, monument in center]'_

Sons of Robert [1792- 1870] and Isabel [1804-1896]


Caleb B. Keene, 3-12-1823 to 9-23-1824.


Also, Edward, 7-29-1841 to 3-14-1842.





Also: Inf. of Robert and Cora B. and d. 1833.

Laughton, Ebenezer Page 37. Old Cem. Sec. B, Back Row.

Son of David and Mary, d. 1843, age 19.

McLain, Furgus Page 42. Old Cem. Sec. D.
Alexander McLain Lot. d. 3-26-1842, age 84, 3 mo. [making him born in 1757.]
Son, Furgus, d. 2-18-1833, age 2 yr. 3 mo.

McLain, Archibald Page 43. Old Cem. Sec. D.

d. 1826, age 50.


His Wife, Patty, d. Dec 28, 1823, age 49+.

McLain, Elizabeth Page 43. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On Fergus McLain Lot. Fergus was born on Bristol, Me., 3-2-1763, d. Appleton 11-4-[or 8] 1852, age 89 years, 8 mo. 2 da. He was a Rev. War soldier. He and his brother Archibald gave their name to McLain's Mills, the old name of the village, which was in Hope until 1842 [sic.; 1843], then in Appleton.





Wife, Elizabeth (Meservey) McLain, d. Jan. 30, 1836, age 71. Her dates on the stone are illegible in 2005.





The following inscription is on Fergus's gravestone.


He was one of the first settlers of the Town of Hope, gave name to the village of McLain's Mills, was one of the framers of the Constitution of Maine, acted as a Representative of his town in the Legislature at Boston 5 years and at Portland 3 years being the first elected in Hope, was the first of the Selectmen 22 successive years, when he declined further service, but always participated in public affairs till the time of his death.

Morang, Helen. Page 49. Old Cem. Sec. E.

Hannibal A. Morang Lot. Dau. of William and Rachel Morang, d. 1846, age 12.

Newbert, Love. Page 50. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Alden Newbert Lot. Wife of Alden Newbert, d. Oct. 21, 1839, age 35-6-20.

Newbert, John. Page 50. Old Cem. Sec. D.

d. May 1836, age 97. [Also on the stone is a note memorializing his father, Revolutionary War veteran Christopher Newbert. Other information places their actual burials on their former land on the shore of Sennebec Pond in present day Appleton.]

Oxton, William and John. Page 52. Old Cem. Sec. D.
Ages 32 and 25, respectively. Drowned Nov. 27, 1826 in the Georges River.

Pease, James. Page. 54. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Memorial Stone. James and Mary (Marchant) Pease are actually buried in a fieldstone-marked grave in Peasetown. James: 1725-1798. Revolutionary War soldier. Mary d. 1805.

Pease, James Page 55. Old Cem. Sec. D.
d. 8-3-1847, age 82.

Pease, Prince E. [Jr.] Page 56. Old Cem. Sec. D.

d. Nov. 21, 1826, age 72.


Buried with him is Sally, wife of Alexander Pease, who d. Feb. 16, 1821, age 20 or 29. Sally's dates are given elsewhere as Feb. 11, 1824, age 25.

Perry, Polly (Packard) Page 58. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Henry Perry Lot. Polly, his 1st wife, d. Sept. 1813, age 55, 9 mo. The broken stone next to Henry's may be hers. Henry m. (2nd.) Lowly Howe.


Willard Perry II, son of Henry and Lowly (Howe) Perry, d. Aug. 8, 1843, age 26.

Perry, Arad Page 59. Old Cem. Sec. B, 5 ½ Row from Back

Thomas Perry Lot. Arad Perry, son of Thomas and Sabra Perry, d. 1834, age 3.


Also, Wesley Perry, son of Thomas and Sabra, d. 1834, age 11 mo.

Robbins, Marcus Page 63. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Behind Simmons-Crabtree-Robbins graves, under trees.


Charles Robbins d. in 1830.

Robbins, Susan (Meservey) Page 63. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Jacob Robbins Lot. Susan Robbins d. 1843, age 72.

Robbins, Philip and Jesse. Page 63. Old Cem. Sec. D.

Jesse Robbins Lot. [Three gravestones under tree.] Sons of Jesse and Rachel (Robinson) Robinson. Philip, age 2, and Jesse, age 4.

Robinson, Moses Page 64. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On Benjamin Burton Robinson Lot. Moses, father of Benjamin, d. Feb. 22, 1836, age 78.

Rokes, Robert Page 65. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On Newbert Lot (wife's family.) Robert d. Aug 25, 1840, age 38.

Simmons, Hiram Page 67. Old Cem. Lot D.

On Capt. Benjamin F. Simmons Lot. Hiram d. 1827, age 2+.

Simmons, Mary Page 68. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On George Simmons Lot. Mary, dau., of George Simmons and Abigail Conant, d. Dec 25, 1832, age 9.

Smith, George, Esq. Page 70. Old Cem. Sec. D.

George d. 1842, age 56.


Dau. Eleanor F. Smith, d. 1842.

Sprague, Emeline Page 71. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On Nathaniel Sprague Lot. Emeline Sprague, dau. of Nathaniel Sprague, Sr. and


wife Nancy, d. May 27, 1836, age 16, 8 mo., 17da.

Sumner, Mary Page 73. Old Cem. Sec.D.

On Samuel Sumner, Sr. Lot. Mary, age 2, d. possibly 1811.


Also, Emily B. Sumner d. 1833, age 1+


Elizabeth A. Sumner d. Jan 23, 1841, age 24.

Waterman, Lorenzo D. Page 77. Old Cem. Sec. B Front Row

On Henry J. Waterman Lot. Lorenzo, son of Henry J. and Susan C. Waterman, died in 1842, age 20.

Wentworth, Almira Page 80. Old Cem. Sec. D.
On Artist Wentworth lot. Almira, Artist's wife, d. Mar. 1826.
Nearby: Olive Wentworth, d. Sep. 18, 1832, age 5 mo.
Charles Wentworth, d. Aug. 13, 1838, 5 mo.

Twin sons Albert V. Wentworth, d. Sep. 1819, age 7 weeks, and Herbert A. Wentworth, d. 1849, 4 mo. [Obviously, there is a problem with these two children's dates! Also need to check the mother's dates as she is listed as dying in 1826, yet had children born agter that date.]

Wiley, Margaret Page 82. Old Cem. Sec. D.

On Peleg Wiley lot. Margaret, dau. of Peleg and Margaret Wile, d. May 16, 1837, age 4, 1 mo.


Charles J. Wiley d. June 18, 1838, age 2, 10 mo.


Ephraim Wiley d. June 28, 1826, age 8 mo.