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Rest Haven Cemetery

Memorials : 34
Location : Winthrop, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate : 42.3547935, -70.9588699
Description : The Rest Haven Cemetery at Deer Island contains the graves of several hundred Irish immigrants who died at the quarantine station after fleeing the Irish Famine in the late 1840s and trying to reach America. Irish ships had to stop here and each passenger was examined by the port physician before coming ashore. Most quarantined Irish suffered from typhus fever or cholera as well as physical ailments induced by hunger and trauma.

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Rest Haven Cemetery?

    Rest Haven Cemetery is located at Tafts Avenue Winthrop, Suffolk County ,Massachusetts , 02152USA.

  • Rest Haven Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    33 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Rest Haven Cemetery?

    Latitude: 42.3547935
    Longitude: -70.9588699

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