St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bernard Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
This cemetery, off Norfolk Street, originally contained about ten acres, but has been considerably enlarged. It was purchased on the twelfth of August 1850, from John Tolman by John Dolan and James Kelley and has been used for the interment of Roman Catholics.
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From its humble beginnings on May 24, 1851, when 215 original members incorporated the Catholic Cemetery Society in Dorchester, the Association is still performing the task it was mandated to do – provide a final resting place for our departed and beloved dead. Started in one small Cemetery in Dorchester, the Association now maintains four non-sectarian cemeteries of which two are in the area that was Dorchester when the town was annexed to the city in 1870: New Calvary Cemetery and St. Mary’s Cemetery.
I was flabbergasted when I went to visit this cemetery. It is in poor condition and it looks like the upkeep has definitely been neglected. Just looking through the gate I was in SHOCK to not see one American flag on any headstones. The entrances are both locked up, I’d love to hear the reasoning for this? For a first time visitor and one that has been to many cemeteries and I traveled a good distance to find it locked up. I will contact them to schedule a time to visit my ancestors graves. Wow