Gravestone Restoration Project, Turkey Hill Graveyard, Merrimack, New Hampshire

These tombstones were photographed at the Turkey Hill Graveyard in Merrimack, New Hampshire

Back view of the restoration project of the Pratt gravestones

The Turkey Hill Graveyard located at 3 Meetinghouse Road in Merrimack, New Hampshire was mentioned in the town history when in 1754 the community set aside land for the meetinghouse and burying ground.  The meetinghouse used to stand next door, and is now marked with a plaque.  The oldest grave in this cemetery is for Hugh McInnes, dated 1771.  The cemetery is now closed to burials. According to Find A Grave there are over 360 tombstones in the Turkey Hill Graveyard.

Some of the surnames you will find here are ALLD, AIKEN, BUXTON, BARRON, BLOOD, BARNES, CARLTON, CUMMINGS, DANFORTH, FIELDS, FOSTER, GAGE, GIBSON, HAY, HOGMAN, LONGA, McCALLEY, McGILVERY, PRATT, SPAULDING, STEVENS, and WILKINS.

There is a good description of this cemetery, with links to epitaphs, and other interesting information at the New Hampshire Search Roots website:   http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Merrimack/turkeyhill-cemetery.html 

Restoring the tombstone of Catherine Pratt, who died in 1877

Two views of the Wilkins tombstones, which are toppled and broken

More toppled gravestones, some are broken into multiple pieces

This plot is undergoing restoration, too

The Barron Family Plot photographed in 2012

The Barron Family Plot photographed in 2020, the stones have been cleaned

For the truly curious:

A previous blog post about Turkey Hill Graveyard:

The Barron Family Plot:  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2012/10/tombstone-tuesday-barron-family-plot.html

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Cite/Link to this post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Gravestone Restoration Project, Turkey Hill Cemetery, Merrimack, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 15, 2020, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2020/09/gravestone-restoration-project-turkey.html: accessed [access date]).