Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Welcome to our collection of audio recordings featuring the biographies of renowned patriots buried in the Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Explore their inspiring stories and learn about their contributions to history. Enjoy listening and discovering the heroes who shaped our nation.
This cemetery is located in the north of Amherst, New Hampshire, on the boarder with the town of New Boston. It was a private burying ground on land owned by the Harvell family for many years. In 1830 Joseph Harvell sold it to the Town of Amherst (Hillsborough County, NH, Deed 166:134). Conditions recorded in the deed were that it would be kept forever as a burying place and that inhabitants in the vicinity, including certain farms in New Boston, would be permitted to bury their dead here.