http://boston.povo.com/Granary_Burying_Ground Granary Burying Ground The Povo Community 42.3573 -71.0617 This wiki page represents an area in Boston, MA called Granary Burying Ground http://static.povo.com/img/logos/povo32.png http://static.povo.com/img/logos/povo_text.png Portions Creative Commons Licensed via cc-by-sa-3.0. Terms of use: http://world.povo.com/Povo:Terms%20of%20Use. Geographic location data is NOT Creative Commons, but copyright TeleAtlas. 2008-11-09T03:01:54.9470000-05:00 Granary Burying Ground 2008-11-09T03:01:54.9470000-05:00 http://boston.povo.com/Granary_Burying_Ground
Founded in 1660, the Granary is the third oldest burying ground in Boston and is one of the stops on the Boston Freedom Trail. Granary Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the greatest names in American History. John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams all share shady plots alongside the victims of the Boston Massacre.
Also the site of Elizabeth "Mother" Goose's grave. Believed by some to be "Mother Goose." It is unclear whether or not her body is buried under this stone or elsewhere in the cemetery. She married Isaac Goose in 1693 and she died in 1758. Historians argue she was never from Boston in the first place. Others claim no one knows just who this Mother Goose person was. The issue has ruffled many feathers.