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Sudbury’s Revolutionary Cemetery

Concord Road, Sudbury, MA

The Sudbury Revolutionary Cemetery is located within the Sudbury Center Historic District. The burial ground was first established with a town meeting vote in 1716. An estimated 47 Revolutionary War soldiers are interred in the cemetery, including two men who were killed at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775. Ezekiel Howe, the owner of the Wayside Inn and the Colonel of the Sudbury Militia and Minute Companies is another notable Patriot buried here. Other American Revolution soldiers are interred at the Sudbury North Cemetery and the Sudbury Old Town Cemetery.

The 22 known Patriot graves in this cemetery include:

Jonathan Bent • Daniel Bowker • Abijah Brigham • Hope Brown • Jotham Brown • Samuel Dakin • Benjamin Dudley • Daniel Goodenow/Goodnow Jr • Jotham Goodnow/Goodenow • Israel Haynes • Joshua Haynes • David Howe Jr • Samuel Jones • Josiah Langdon • Ebenezer Plympton • Thomas Plympton • James Puffer • William Rice • Benjamin Smith • John Stone • Asahel Wheeler • Hopestill Willis

This list was compiled from the SAR Patriot Research System. While our own research has identified discrepancies between various resources, we welcome your feedback should you notice something that should be revised.