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St. Joseph Cemetery (West Roxbury, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°17′35″N 71°10′23″W / 42.293°N 71.173°W / 42.293; -71.173
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St. Joseph Cemetery
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Established1888 (1888)
Location
Size200 acres (81 ha)

In 1888 the directors of the Holyhood Cemetery Association purchased land in West Roxbury to develop St. Joseph Cemetery. At about 200 acres (81 ha), St. Joseph is one of the largest cemeteries in New England.

In 1950, the Directors of Holyhood 1950 opened a new section on VFW Parkway called St. James the Apostle. Extensive landscape improvements have been carried out over the last ten years, and the main cemetery is almost fully developed.[1]

The cemetery contains two British Commonwealth war graves of a Canadian Army Private from each of the two World Wars.[2]

Notable burials

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ History of Holyhood and St. Joseph Cemeteries
  2. ^ "West Roxbury (St. Joseph) Cemetery, and casualties list". Commonwealth War Graves Commission date accessed = 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ Staff Writer (2018-11-08). "Photos: 'Whitey' Bulger's funeral in South Boston". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ "2000 at funeral of Dever". Boston Globe. April 15, 1958.
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42°17′35″N 71°10′23″W / 42.293°N 71.173°W / 42.293; -71.173