Established in 1680, the Old Burial Ground is the final resting place of members of important Chebacco/Essex families like the Cogswells, Burnhams, Giddings, Storys, and Choates. Interred here are the first three ministers of Chebacco Parish, including Rev. John Wise, and many soldiers from the Revolutionary War.
28-36 Main Street, Essex, MA, USA
28-36 Main Street, Essex, MA, USA
More About Old Burial Ground / Old Graveyard
The inscription on Rev. John Wise’s memorial reads:
Underneath lies the body of the Rev. John Wise, A.M. First pastor of the 2nd Church in Ipswich, graduated at Harvard College 1673; ordained pastor of the said church in 1681; and died April 8, 1725. aged 73. For talents, piety and learning he shone as a star of the first magnitude. This monument repaired 1815. Restored 1883.
Located at 28-36 Main Street, opposite the First Congregational Church and behind the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.
