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James Whitcomb was born in Vermont in 1822. He died on October 8, 1879, and is buried on Washington Ave., with his first...
10/20/2026

James Whitcomb was born in Vermont in 1822. He died on October 8, 1879, and is buried on Washington Ave., with his first wife, Elizabeth. The obelisk marking their lot seems simple, but it actually has a surprising amount of detail work. One of its significant features is its chamfered edges, meaning that the typical 90-degree corners are beveled to create eight sides. The angled surfaces catch light differently than the flat faces, creating distinct highlights and shadows throughout the day.

The base is sculpted into a shield shape with an oval cartouche at its center. The birth and death dates for James and Elizabeth are carved into the shield. The half-moon shape below the shield is inscribed with the phrase “At Rest.”

Augustus F. Burbank died on this day in 1864, a casualty of the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia. He was 24 years old. ...
10/19/2026

Augustus F. Burbank died on this day in 1864, a casualty of the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia. He was 24 years old. That fall, in the Shenandoah Valley, Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early of the Confederate Army had been unsuccessful in slowing Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan of the Union Army. By mid-October, Early was determined to strike Sheridan’s army in its camps along the east bank of Cedar Creek. Early executed a surprise attack early on October 19 and drove three Union corps from the field. As Early paused to reorganize, Sheridan arrived after a dramatic ride from Wi******er in time to rally his troops and launch a crushing counterattack, from which Early’s forces could not recover.

Sheridan’s victory at Cedar Creek extinguished any hope of further Confederate offensives in the Valley and was one of the Union victories in late 1864 that helped ensure President Abraham Lincoln's reelection that November. While the numbers vary, about 569 to 644 Union soldiers were killed that day, with total casualties (wounded and missing) reaching an estimated 5,600. The number of Confederate soldiers killed that day was about 320, with total casualties estimated at 3,000.

Augustus is buried beside his parents on Washington Ave., close to the Lawrence St. Gate. Source: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/cedar-creek. Image of “Sheridan’s Ride”: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a520

Belated birthday wishes to Julian V. Keyes, who was born in Westford, MA, on October 8, 1830. He came to Lowell, MA, in ...
10/18/2026

Belated birthday wishes to Julian V. Keyes, who was born in Westford, MA, on October 8, 1830. He came to Lowell, MA, in 1845 to work as a dry goods clerk for Benthall and Hilton on Merrimack St. A few years later, he opened Keyes and Tucker Dry Goods Co., 134 Merrimack St. On June 1, 1915, Julian was elected Vice President of the Mechanic Savings Bank in Lowell, but he died on July 22.

During this time, local newspapers often provided rich, highly descriptive causes of death. Here’s the “Lowell Courier-Citizen’s” account of an accident Julian had at home, on July 17: “Just before retiring last Saturday evening about 9.30 (sic) o’clock Mr. Keyes while going down a flight of stairs at his home, missed his footing and plunged headlong to the foot of the stairway.”

Julian is buried on Kalmia Path, with family members. It looks like an urn has broken off the top of the Keyes monument. Sources: “The Lowell Sun,” July 22, 1915; “Lowell Courier-Citizen,” July 22, 1915.

Happy Birthday to George F. Scribner, born in Vermont on this day in 1830. George was a contractor in the Lowell Machine...
10/16/2026

Happy Birthday to George F. Scribner, born in Vermont on this day in 1830. George was a contractor in the Lowell Machine Shop in Lowell, MA. His job required him to lead a team of highly skilled mechanics and machinists who built and repaired machinery vital to Lowell’s textile industry. George died on this day in 1895 and is buried beside his wife, Abbie, on Franklin Ave., near the Whipple Columbarium. Their headstones are in the shape of unfurled scrolls with decorative leaves at the bottom. Source: “The Boston Globe,” October 14, 1895.

Jonathan Tyler was born in Massachusetts on January 17, 1790. Lowell Cemetery Trustee Richard Howe wrote the following a...
10/14/2026

Jonathan Tyler was born in Massachusetts on January 17, 1790. Lowell Cemetery Trustee Richard Howe wrote the following about Jonathan’s involvement in the early days of Lowell’s industrial development in a post on Lowell founders: “When the prospective mill owners showed up in November 1821, they found that all the land from the head of the Pawtucket Canal to the Concord River was owned by Nathan Tyler. Tyler sold the land, and his son, Jonathan Tyler, became a close associate of John Lowell Jr., Kirk Boott, and the other mill owners and managers.”

In addition to his work developing Lowell as a textile powerhouse, Jonathan served as a Trustee of Lowell Cemetery from 1841 to 1863. He died on this day in 1877 and is buried with his wife, Civil, and four of his five siblings on Chapel Ave. Source: https://richardhowe.com/2023/06/28/lowell200-founders-pt-ii/

Happy Birthday to John Andrew Grant Richardson, who was born in Lowell, MA, on this day in 1840. Earlier this year, Lowe...
10/13/2026

Happy Birthday to John Andrew Grant Richardson, who was born in Lowell, MA, on this day in 1840. Earlier this year, Lowell Cemetery Trustee Richard Howe Jr. included the following essay about Mayor Richardson in a series of blog posts he wrote for the city’s bicentennial.

“John A. G. Richardson was mayor in was mayor in 1878 and again in 1879. He was born in Lowell in 1840 and served with the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. He worked as a clerk and eventually opened his own retail store on Middlesex Street. After serving as mayor, he experienced ill health and moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to live with his son, who had established a thriving law practice there. Mayor Richardson died in Minneapolis in 1895 at age 55.”

John is buried with his wife, Harriet, and his parents on Lincoln Ave. Source: https://richardhowe.com/2026/06/14/lowell-politics-june-14-2026/

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