#acushnet

On the Horizon 25D: The Town of Acushnet, Massachusetts

The Town of Acushnet is located on Martha’s Vineyard on Dukes County, Massachusetts. At the western extreme of the county, Acushnet is largely determined by maritime life and just a few lighthouses and mostly private property located within.

2023-10-31

A Tombstone Tuesday offering. This is the tombstone of Lt. Jonathan Delano who settled in Fairhaven, MA (then Dartmouth) in the 1600s. He was the son of Philippe de Lanoy, who arrived in Plymouth in 1621 on the Fortune, and cousin of John Cooke, a passenger on the Mayflower. Delano was an ancestor of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who frequently visited his grandfather's home in Fairhaven.

Lt. Jonathan Delano died in 1720 in his 73ed year. He was buried in Acushnet Cemetery

#TombstoneTuesday, #Massachusetts #Fairhaven #NewEngland #genealogy #History #Acushnet

An old slate tombstone carved with the winged face of an angel. The words read, "Here lieth ye Body of Leut Jonathan Deleno, died Decemr ye 28, 1720, In ye 73rd year of his age."

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