Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Surnames/tags: Cemeteries Franklin, Massachusetts
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| Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Massachusetts |
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| Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Massachusetts |
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| Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Massachusetts |
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| Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Massachusetts |
CEMETERY NAME: Old Deerfield Burying Ground
ADDRESS: Old Albany Road, Deerfield, Massachusetts
GPS COORDINATES: 42.54500, -72.60970
Also known as the Old Albany Cemetery, this lovely, historic, tree-lined/shaded cemetery sits up on a hill, overlooking Deerfield Academy’s playing fields.
Like many British colonists in Britain’s American colonies, Deerfield Village suffered an attack from French and Indian raiding parties, at a time of year that they thought it was safe to let down their guard a little; in the winter. Disaster hit Deerfield Village on a cold day, February 29th, 1704, just two years after the very beginning of the second French and Indian War, called Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713).
The people of Deerfield Village were overrun by 200-300 French soldiers and Abenaki and Mohawk warriors, in an early morning raid, bringing a horrible, savage death to 56 men, women and children. The surviving 242 villagers were taken captive.
The remains of 56 men, women and children killed in this raid were put into a mass grave by the surviving townspeople allowed to stay. There is a stately marker on top of the mound, simply labeled, “The Dead of 1704”.
411 Memorials | Date Range: 1662-1944
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