Greenwood Cemetery (St. Albans, Vermont) Explained

Greenwood Cemetery is a burial ground located in St. Albans (city), Vermont. The entrance is on South Main Street (U.S. Route 7), between St. Albans State Highway and Upper Gilman Street. The facility has been active since 1802, was formally established in 1803, and contains more than 5,000 graves. It is owned and operated by the St. Albans Cemetery Association.^[1]

History

Greenwood Cemetery's oldest graves date from 1802.^[2] Burials include an individual who took part in the Boston Tea Party, veterans of the American Revolutionary War and American Civil War, and many individuals prominent in government and politics, business, and literature.^{[1] [3]}

Description

Greenwood Cemetery is long and narrow, with graves generally arranged in a linear fashion.^[4] It measures approximately 2200 feet long and about 450 feet wide.^[4]

Notable burials

• Asa Aldis, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[5]
• Asa O. Aldis, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and diplomat^[6]
• Bradley Barlow, U.S. congressman^[7]
• Herman R. Beardsley, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• Jeptha Bradley, Vermont Auditor of Accounts^[7]
• Lawrence Brainerd, U.S. senator^[7]
• Alexander Burgess, Episcopal bishop^[8]
• Stephen S. Cushing, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[9]
• Frank L. Greene, U.S. senator^[7]
• Walter F. Scott, Vermont State Treasurer
• Ann Eliza Smith, author^[10]
• Edward Curtis Smith, governor of Vermont^[7]
• John Smith, U.S. congressman^[7]
• J. Gregory Smith, governor of Vermont^[7]
• Worthington Curtis Smith, U.S. congressman^[7]
• Orlando Stevens, state legislator in Vermont and Minnesota
• Farrand Stewart Stranahan, lieutenant governor of Vermont^[11]
• Benjamin Swift, U.S. senator^[7]
• Bates Turner, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[12]
• Augustus Young, U.S. congressman^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: May 28, 2013 . Whispers From the Cemetery . The St. Albans Raid . St. Albans Historical Museum . St. Albans, VT.
2. Clemens . William Montgomery . May 1921 . Newly Discovered Records . Genealogy . Pompton Lakes, NJ . The Biblio Company . 3 . Google Books.
3. News: September 28, 2022 . 3 Vermonters recognized for participation in Boston Tea Party . WCAX-TV . St. Albans, VT.
4. Web site: Greenwood Cemetery (City of St. Albans, Vermont) . Wikimapia.org . November 13, 2023.
5. Book: 1871 . A Descriptive and Historical Guide to the Valley of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks . Burlington, VT . R. S. Styles . 70 . Google Books.
6. News: June 26, 1891 . Recent Deaths: The Late Judge Aldis . . Burlington, VT . 2.
7. Web site: Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans . VOCA58.org . Vermont Old Cemetery Association . Brattleboro, VT . September 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115040052/https://www.voca58.org/cemeteries/cemetery.php?Town=St.%20Albans&Name=Greenwood . November 15, 2023 . Wayback Machine.
8. Web site: Alexander Burgess 1819–1901 . October 5, 2023 . The Cyber Hymnal . November 13, 2023.
9. News: September 26, 1957 . S. S. Cushing Rites Held . . Rutland, VT . 12 . Newspapers.com.
10. News: July 5, 2019 . Accomplished in her own right . . St. Albans, VT.
11. News: July 16, 1904 . F. S. Stranahan's Funeral . The Barre Daily Times . Barre, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
12. Dutcher . L. L. . Hemenway . Abby Maria . 1871 . An Hour in the St. Albans Cemeteries . Vermont Historical Magazine . II, Part I . Burlington, VT . A. M. Hemenway . 365 . Google Books.