Dennysville (Washington County) Cemetery info

Submitted by mama-moth t3_yqweuo in Maine

Does anyone know how I find out who takes care of or operates a cemetery? I’m doing some work on my family tree & recently discovered my great-grandmother is buried in the Dennysville (Washington County) cemetery. I found her grave on find a grave but it doesn’t give any more info than where she is. I’m looking for her cause of death. She was very young when she died & it left my grandmother an orphan at age 10. My grandmother either knows & won’t say or just doesn’t remember but it’s been bugging me. I live 800 miles away or I would just go there myself.

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Spirited_Meet_4817 t1_ivqlgm0 wrote

I think you need to find her death certificate. I don’t think a cemetery keeps those records.

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mama-moth OP t1_ivqomnw wrote

I know some will have it on the card they have on file for where their grave is located. I tried requesting her certificate but I only know the year she was born & died, I can’t find her full dates.

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kauaime t1_ivqt7xe wrote

The little town cemetery where my family is buried isn't even connected to the cemetery. The cemetery is a separate entity. The only thing on the " card " there is who owns the plot. The rest is only word of mouth ( small town ) and what has been recorded within the family, and or like said above, on the death certificate. That has been my experience anyway. And best of success, I spent countless hours digging.

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xach t1_ivsrboj wrote

In small towns only a handful of people die per year. If the town has paper records handy then checking an entire year is not too difficult. Call the town office and see if they can help.

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FriarRoads t1_ivsxmct wrote

Denny's River Historical Society

Lincoln Memorial Library

Colin Windhorst

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Waste-Bobcat9849 t1_ivr9d4k wrote

Cemeteries are usually poor sources for that kind of info. You might get lucky searching historic newspapers though.

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Lindarial t1_ivt9gat wrote

I would recommend calling the Dennysville town office. If she was a member of the Congregational church in town, they might also have some records, but I would start with the town office.

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