PATRIOTS DAY 2024 / April Deaths and Burials at the Grand Trunk Cemetery

      On this April 15th, 2024, Patriots Day is celebrated in recognition of the actions that propelled colonists into a great war for independence; the Revolutionary War.  In honor of their service, five Veterans who are interred at the Presumpscot/Grand Trunk Cemetery, had flags placed near their grave markers.

    Over the last several years, I have come to realize that Joseph Merrill, who we initially recognized for his participation in the War of 1812, at nearly sixty years of age, also served in the Revolutionary War as a young man.

 

   

    

    The stories of these Patriots lives can be found in the pages of this blog and I invite readers to search for them if you are so inclined.  The gesture of placing flags is a small one but I hope it serves to remind readers of the significance of the devotion to service of these Veterans.

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    There were five deaths of men and women who lived in the East Deering village and are interred at the Presumpscot/Grand Trunk Cemetery.  Among them, is also our Patriot Joseph Merrill who died in the month of April.

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Daffodils planted in the Fall are beginning to blossom and bloom!

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE

SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2024

1 PM - 3 PM

    Our Annual Spring Cleanup at the GTC will take place and all are invited to spend an afternoon beautifying this small, sacred burial ground.  It is shortly  before Memorial Day, so we will hold a mini ceremony to honor all our Veterans by reading their names and placing flags at their markers. 

   I hope those of you who are local, willing and able will come.  I will keep you posted with more details soon.