Your contributions help keep this site growing. Please consider a donation if you've found anything interesting here.

Union Cemetery View entire gallery Augusta W. ? d. 1857 Katie ? d. 1864 Katie Alice ? d. 1864 Mary Ann ? d. 180? Samuel S. ? d. 1805 Edward D. Abbot, stone 2 d. 1848 Frances L. Akerman d. 1878 Henry J. Akerman d. 1867 Olive H. Akerman d. 1877 Elizabeth Badger d. 1824 Franklin Badger d. 1833 John Badger d. 1831 Albert H. Bailey d. 1891 Charles W. Bailey, stone 2, d. 1884 Daniel Bailey d. 1826 Daniel Bailey d. 1874 Elizabeth A. Bailey, stone 2, d. 1905 George A. Bailey d. 1867 John E. Bailey d. 1895 Martha Bailey, photo 2 d. 1861 Martha A. Bailey, photo 2, d. 1850 Martha E. Plumer Bailey d. 1897 Nancy Bailey d. 1868 Olive C. Bailey d. 1846 Sarah Bailey d. 1847 Thomas A. Bailey, photo 2, d. 1825 Thomas D. Bailey, photo 2, d. 1870, grandfather of author Thomas Bailey Aldrich, "The Story of a Bad Boy", based on his childhood in Portsmouth while living at his grandfather's house. This book inspired friend Mark Twain to write "Tom Sawyer". Thomas T. Bailey d. 1853 Maria Louisa Bartlett d. 1850 Mary Bartlett d. 1849 John H. Bartlett d. 18?? Deborah Brewster d. 18?? John G. Brewster d. 1867 Mercy S. Brewster d. 1859 Annie E. Brown d. 1915 Annie M. Brown, stone 2 d. 1876 Arthur H. Brown, stone 2 d. 1887 Elisabeth Treadwell Brown, stone 2 d. 1835 F. Peabody Brown, stone 2 d. 1854 Harriet Louisa A. Brown, stone 2 d. 1838 James Brown, stone 2 d. 1849, died at sea. Thomas W. Brown d. 1914 Wallace H. Brown, stone 2 d. 1866 Walter H. Brown, stone 2 d. 1900 Benjamin Canney d. 1882 Emily Canney d. 1896 James Maderson Carter d. 1827 Elizabeth Ellen Chamberlain d. 1925 Charles Chapman d. 1812 Charles Chapman d. 18?? Elizabeth Chapman d. 18?? Elizabeth H. Chapman d. 18?? Mary Chapman d. 18?? Mary Chapman d. 1811 Moses Cutler Chapman d. 1822 Susan G. Chapman d. 18?? Thomas Chapman d. 18?? Alvin M. Clarke, photo 2, d. 1843 Eva Louise Clark, photo 2, d. 1854 Frank Adelberry Clark, photo 2, d. 1850 George Wallace Clark, photo 2, d. 1849 Capt. John Clark d. 1891 Lucy R. Clark d. 1873 Mary Elizabeth Clark d. 1857 Onsville M. Clarke, photo 2, d. 1845 James J. Comey d. 1876 Lucy A. Corneluis d. 1868 William H. Corneluis d. 1867 Gilman Dearborn d. 1857 Sarah S. Berry Dearborn, photo 2, d. 1877 Martha Ann DeMeritt d. 1872 Samuel M. DeMeritt d. 1890 Alexander Dennett d. 1923 Ann Eliza Dennett d. 1837 Catherine Dennett d. 1853 Catherine Dennett Jr. d. 1810 Daniel Emery Dennett d. 1855 Dolly Dennett d. 1819 G. Walker Dennett d. 1874 George Dennett d. 1864 George Franklin Dennett d. 1864, member of 19th Mass Regt., Civil War, held at Andersonville Prison and died at Andersonville Ga. Dr. George William Dennett d. 1919 J. Plumer Dennett d. 1867 Capt. John S.D. Dennett d. 1855, Died at sea on passage from New Orleans to Havre. Mary E. Dennett d. 18?? Nathaniel Dennett d. 1853 Nathaniel Dennett d. 1854 Nathaniel Dennett Jr. d. 1873 Nathaniel Dennett Jr. d. 1900 Robert O. Dennett, stone 2, d. 1882 Susan Davis Dennett d. 1873 Capt. Thomas Sims Dennett d. 1863, Quarter Master U.S.A., Civil War Died at New Orleans La. Samuel M. Dockum, d. 1872, a federal period furniture & cabinet maker. Annie B. Dodge d. 1902 Charles Henry Dodge d. 1833 James Dodge, photo 2, d. 1869 Jane Dodge d. 1867 Joseph Dodge d. 1849 Louisa Dodge, photo 2, d. 18?? Mary Abba Dodge d. 1853 Abby P. Downing d. 18?5 Bartholomew Downing d. 18?? Charles E. Downing, photo 2, d. 1844 Fred Downing d. 187? John H. Downing, photo 2, d. 1839 Sarah E. Downing, photo 2, d. 1844 Almenia B. Dwinel d. 1918 Herman P. Dwinel d. 1959 A. R. H. Fernald d. 1855 Albion W. Fernald d. 1883 Ellen P. Fernald d. 1892 Frederick A. Fernald d. 1907 Frederick W. Fernald, photo 2, d. 1855, this Victorian monument has a beautiful portrait carving. Harriet R. Fernald d. 1849 Herman Newton Fernald d. 1926 Menard Fernald d. 1844 Mrs. George Fitzgerald d. 1848 George K. S. Fitzgerald, photo 2, d. 1870 Benjamin Franklin Foster d. 1865 David C. Foster d. 18?? David E. Foster d. 18?? Lucy Maria Foster d. 1868 Charles W. Gerrish d. 1870 Elizabeth S. Knowles Gerrish d. 1854 Dolly Giles d. 1838 Josiah Giles d. 1813 Susan Giles d. 1831 Capt. ? Godfrey d. 1875, a sea captain. Benjamin Green d. 1840 David Foster Green d. 1853 Eliza J. Foster Green d. 1900 Mark Green, photo 2, d. 1851, a Revolutionary War soldier. Mark Green d. 1854 Nancy Green d. 184? Samuel S. Green d. 1901 Sarah C. Green d. 1863 Sophronia L. Green d. 1846 Albert W. Ham d. 1881 Albert W. Ham d. 1901 Edwin Ham d. 1831 Franklin Ham d. 1831 Harriet B. Ham d. 1831 Isabella G. Ham d. 1830 Louisa M. Ham, stone 2, d. 1881 Mary L. Ham d. 1839 Timothy Ham d. 1854 William Ham d. 1839 William F. Ham d. 1895 Zoah Hillard Ham d. 1872 Ann Lea Hanscom d. 1843 Mary Jane Hanscom d. 1886 Oliver Hanscom d. 1877 Ralph Augustus Hanscom d. 1849 Abigail Hart, photo 2, d. 1845 George Hart d. 1820 George Hart, photo 2, d. 1851 George Edward Hart, photo 2, d. 184? Lucy B. Hart, photo 2, d. 1884 Margaret Ann Hart, photo 2, d. 18?? Phebe Hart d. 1849 Phebe Ann Hart d. 182? Mary Jane Harvey d. 1872 Sarah Phipps Harvey d. 1887 Abigail Hill d. 1861 Henrietta Hill d. 1821 James Hill d. 1829 Brackett Hutchings d. 1865 Elizabeth M. Hutchings d. 1874 Priscilla H. Hutchings d. 1842 Mary F. Jackson d. 1877 Nathaniel Jackson d. 1898 Moses Noble Jenkins John E. Lyon d. 1878 Lucy Main d. 1841 Augustus C. Mann d. 185? Parker Manson d. 1871 John S. F. Martin d. 1848 Sarah F. Martin d. 1872 William Martin d. 1869 Adelaide ("Addie") M. McIntosh d. 1906 William A. McIntosh d. 1869 Hannah Mugridge d. 1886 John Mugridge d. 1871 Ann Noble d. 1837 Charles B. Noble d. 1931 Dorothea Noble d. 1834 Ella Ostrelenea Noble, photo 2, d. 1859 Jeremiah Noble d. 18?? Lucy A. Noble d. 1885 Moses Noble d. 1866 Robert Noble d. 1828 Sally Noble d. 1849 Sarah Austin Nobl, photo 2,e d. 1847 Victoria Noble, photo 2, d. 1847 Abigail Nutter d. 1823 Franklin Nutter d. 1823 George Nutter d. 1841 Elizabeth W. Palfrey d. 1878 George W. Palfrey, photo 2, d. 1851 Ida R. Palfrey d. 1898 Sarah D. Palfrey d. 1870 William W. Palfrey d. 1890 Sophia C. Parry d. 18?? Sarah Patten d. 1858 Mabelle Phipps Capt. R. F. Phipps d. 1820 Sarah Phipps d. 1848 James Place d. 1870 Frank W. Rand d. 1893 Margaret Wood Rand d. 18?? William Rand d. 18?? George Raynes d. 1855, a highly successful builder of clipper ships, including the Sea Serpent and the Witch of the Wave. Catherine S. Robinson, stone 2 d. 1901 John Smith Robinson, stone 2 d. 1859 Anne Marsh Rogers d. 18?? Frederick William Rogers d. 1837 Frederick W. Rogers d. 1894 George H. Rogers, stone 2 d. 1864 John Rugg Rogers d. 1848 Sophronia L. Rogers d. 1885 Susan P. Rogers d. 1885 Susie P. Rogers d. 1866 John Rugg d. 1834 Alexander T. Sand d. 1893 William G. Seaward d. 1825 Eliza Sheldon d. 1848mily Treat Sheldon d. 1856 Abraham Staples d. 1883 Sarah Staples d. 1881 Harriet Tarleton, photo 2, d. 1850 Capt. James Tarleton d. 1816, drowned at sea. John H. Torr d. 1847 Jonathan H. Torr d. 1881 Sarah McDuffee Torr d. 1878 Ann P. Treadwell d. 1903 Ann Passmore Treadwell, stone 2 d. 1855 Lydia Greenough Treadwell, stone 2 d. 1872 Thomas Treadwell, stone 2 d. 1860 Thomas P. Treadwell, stone 2 d. 1878 William P. Treadwell, stone 2 d. 1860 Hall Varrell d. 1877 Nancy W. Varrell d. 1880 Annie Waldron Daniel Waldron d. 1845 Dearborn Waldron Edmonds Waldron Willie Waldron Eliza W. Warren d. 1883 Ann Weymouth d. 1875 Clarrissa L. White d. 1854 Frank Herbert White, photo 2, d. 1877 James W. White d. 1875

More History in Portsmouth to Visit Historic Sites Around Portsmouth Gallery Benedict House Also known as Thomas W. Penhallow House 30 Middle St. a Jonathan Folsom building. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Black Heritage Trail walking tour through the downtown area Stops all over downtown at locations important to the early Portsmouth Black cultural history, extending back to the 1600's when the first slaves were brought here. For all the stops, visit SeacoastNH.com Daniel Pinkham House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Federal style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1815. Daniel Webster House Hancock Street Exterior viewing only. Daniel Webster lived in 3 different homes in Portsmouth. This is the last survivor, and is now part of the Strawbery Banke Museum. Fort Washington Peirce's Island built in 1775 under orders of Major General John Sullivan, overall commander of the Portsmouth harbor defenses, to command the Piscataqua River at "the Narrows" and to provide crossfire with Fort Sullivan directly across the river on Seavey's Island. Franklin Block 75 Congress St. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. General Porter House Also known as Matthew Livermore House 32--34 Livermore St. Georgian style. Private residence. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Once home to General John Fitz-Porter, a Civil War hero. George Rogers House 76 Northwest St. Private residence. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hart-Rice House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1756 by Samuel Hart. Haven--White House Also known as Joseph Haven House 229 Pleasant St. Federal style. Private residence. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Henry Sherburne House Also known as Richard Shortridge House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Isles of Shoals Some islands located in Maine, some in New Hampshire 10 miles off the coast of Kittery/Portsmouth/Rye. Tours to and around the island are available in Portsmouth, Rye, & Newburyport. Starting as a fishing community in the 16th century, and later a resort community popular during the Victorian era, it's most famous residents are Samuel Haley, the Smuttynose Murder victims and writer Celia Thaxter. More information and history. Jabez Fitch House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Built in 1725 by members of the North Church for their new minister. James Neal House 74 Deer St. Federal style. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jeremiah Hart House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1800. John Hart House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Gov. John Langdon Mansion 143 Pleasant St. Built 1784. John Langdon rose from modest origins to become a merchant, shipbuilder, Revolutionary leader, signer of the United States Constitution, and three-term governor of New Hampshire. His opulent home is now a museum and a beautiful example of New England architecture. Open: June 1 through October 15 Friday through Sunday. Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. John Paul Jones House Also known as Purcell--Jones--Langdon House 43 Middle and State Sts. Built 1758. Once home to John Paul Jones, father of the American Navy, now a museum and home to the Portsmouth Historical Society. Open June 1 - mid-October, 10-4 pm, Sun 12-4. Closed Tues & Wed. More on John Paul Jones. Gov. John Wentworth House Also known as John Fisher House 346 Pleasant St. Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Once home to the second and last Royal governor of New Hampshire, 1767-1775 who fled the colonies in 1775 with the passing of the Townsend Acts. Joshua Wentworth House 119 Hanover St. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Larkin--Rice House 180 Middle St. Private residence. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Liberty Pole Marcy St., Prescott Park Erected in 1913 to mark the spot where on January 9, 1766, the "Sons of Liberty" of Portsmouth placed the first "No Stamp Flag" raised in the American Colonies. MacPheadris--Warner House Also known as The Warner House Chapel and Daniel Sts. Built 1716. Georgian style home is the earliest brick urban mansion in New England. It features the oldest colonial wall painting still in place in the United States. Now a museum, open June 1 to October 31. Moffatt--Ladd House Also known as William Whipple House 154 Market St. Built in 1763 by Capt. John Moffatt for his son Samuel, this was once home to William Whipple, general during the Revolutionary War and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Open June 15 through October 15, Monday through Saturday :  11:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. (last tour is at 4:30 p.m.) Sunday :  1:00 p.m.--5:00 p.m. (last tour is at 4:30 p.m.) Group tours by appointment. School tours by appointment. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. New Hampshire Bank Building Also known as Portsmouth Savings Bank; First National Bank Building 22--26 Market Sq. Architect: Eliphalet Ladd. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. North Church Market Square First organized in 1671, the present structure was rebuilt in 1855. Some notable worshippers during its long history: General William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Langdon, signer of the U.S. Constitution, Daniel Webster, John Paul Jones, and President George Washington. Nutter--Rymes House 48 School St. Federal style, James Nutter architect. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1810. The house has what was an arched carriage way dividing it and was designed by architect James Nutter. It's now home to the Blue Mermaid Island Grill. Phoebe Hart House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Federal style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built in in 1812. The Pearl of Portsmouth Also known as Freewill Baptist Church--Peoples Baptist Church--New Hope Church 45 Pearl St. Italianate church that was the first Black church in Portsmouth. Martin Luther King spoke here in 1952 and his future wife, Coretta Scott was a solo in the choir. More about the Pearl. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Portsmouth Athenaeum 9 Market Sq. A non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817. Open to the public Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Portsmouth Cottage Hospital Junkins Ave., S side of South Mill Pond Colonial Revival. Architects Robert Coit, Harry B. Ball. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Portsmouth Garrisons Portsmouth Parade Historic District Along Deer and High Sts. Federal style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Portsmouth Plains Powder House Islington St. built in 1811 Portsmouth Public Library Also known as Portsmouth Academy 8 Islington St. Architect James Nutter. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Prescott Park Marcy St. Once Portsmouth's red light district, this street was lined with brothels until the Prescott Sisters came along. They razed all but one of the brothels and built this beautiful riverside park. Richard Jackson House Northwest St. Built 1660. Colonial home, now a museum. Open: June through October, First Saturday of the month. Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Rockingham Hotel 401 State St. Colonial Revival. Once owned by brewer/politician Frank Jones. Now condos and the Library Restaurant on the first floor. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Rundlet--May House 364 Middle St Built 1807. Federal style. Now a museum, open: June through October, First Saturday of the month. Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Samuel Beck House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Federal style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built ca. 1760. Samuel Gerrish House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Built in 1822 by architect James Nutter. Shapley Town House Also known as Reuben Shapley House 454--456 Court St. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Now part of the Strawbery Banke Museum. Sheafe Warehouse Prescott Park Built in 1705 for Thomas Sheafe, a local shipping merchant. It's now home to the Folk Art Museum. Simeon P. Smith House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Federal style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. South End Historic District Marcy st., Rte. 1B to New Castle and all cross streets This historic neighborhood is chock full of antique homes. Makes a great walk. Start at Prescott Park and make your way south towards New Castle. South Meetinghouse Marcy St. and Meeting House Hill Italianate, Greek Revival style, completed in 1866. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. South Parish Also known as South Unitarian Universalist Church 292 State St. Early Republic style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built 1824-26 possibly by Jonathan Folsom. St. John's Church Also known as Queen's Chapel 105 Chapel St. Built in 1736. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Features the oldest operative pipe organ in the United States, a marble baptismal font which was a prize of war captured from the French at Senegal and presented to the church in 1761, a Book of Common Prayer published by John Baskett, London, England, 1739, and an early churchyard. Strawberry Banke Museum Bounded by Court and Marcy Sts. and both sides of Hancock and Washington Sts. The earliest settlement in Portsmouth, this once nearly destroyed neighborhood is now a large museum featuring over 30 historic homes and buildings. Self-Guiding Season, May 1 through October 31 : Open seven days a week. Monday through Saturday 10am to 5pm. Sunday, Noon to 5pm. Guided Tour Season, November through April : Weekends, Christmas and Thanksgiving weeks. Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Sundays, noon-2pm. On the hour. Along with many events throughout the year. Sugar Warehouse The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Used to store sugar from which rum was made, the warehouse was originally built for commercial purposes in 1780. Tobias Lear House Mechanic and Gardner Sts. Birthplace of Tobias Lear, secretary to George Washington and home to the Lear family. Open Wednesdays in summer 1-4pm and by appointment. More information. USS ALBACORE, Portsmouth Maritime Museum 600 Market St. Tour a real life submarine. Built in Portsmouth, the USS Albacore served as the prototype for today's modern submarine fleet. Open Memorial Day-Columbus Day, 9:30am-5pm daily; Winter, 9:30am-4pm, closed Tues. & Wed. Wentworth--Coolidge Mansion Also known as Benning Wentworth Mansion 375 Little Harbor Road Built ca. 1750. Once the home of NH's first royal governor. Open mid-May through Labor Day, Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10:00am till 3:00pm (last tour at 2:00pm), and Sundays from 1:00pm till 5:00pm (last tour at 3:45pm). Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Wentworth--Gardner House 140 Mechanic St. Built c.1760 for Thomas Wentworth, brother of John Wentworth, the last royal governor of New Hampshire by his father Mark Hunking Wentworth, a prominent Portsmouth merchant. Open Tuesdays through Sundays 1-4pm June - mid-October. Listed on National Register of Historic Places.More about the house. Whidden-Ward House The Hill (corner of Deer & High St.s) Georgian style. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1720. Visit SeacoastNH.com for more Portsmouth history If you know of an historic place to visit in Portsmouth, please submit it to jenn@gravematter.com Find more museums in New Hampshire