This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
Jesse Harding Pomeroy
November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932Convicted 1874
Buried at:
North Weymouth Cemetery , Weymouth, Massachusetts · Single grave (ashes), between sister and mother. No visible marker.
Criminal History (Public Record)
Convicted of first-degree murder (and earlier assaults). He spent 53 years in prison, much of it in solitary at Charlestown State Prison. Died of heart disease at Bridgewater State Farm. His ashes were buried without ceremony in North Weymouth Cemetery.
Background
Jesse Harding Pomeroy was an American serial killer and child murderer. He committed his crimes as a teenager in the Boston area in the 1870s and was sentenced to life in prison at age 14.
Note: Ashes buried in single grave; no headstone or marker remains visible. Coordinates from cemetery memorial / Find a Grave.
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