Chapter VIII
Cemeteries of Penobscot Maine
A huge debt of gratitude is due to Bertha Bowden, who for over 25 years, has tirelessly located,
organized and indexed, not only the sixty plus cemeteries in the Penobscot area, but also the names of
those buried. The results of her incredible time comsuming labor will become a permanent record of the
Penobscot Historical Society. Her husband of 55 years, Royden, ably helped her by acting as her guide,
repairer and mower of the bushes, until his timely death in 1981.
Bertha, whose maiden name was Hutchins, became interested in history, geneology and cemeteries as
late as 1960. And mainley because of curiosity concerning her own lineage, her efforts uncovered
information that traced the line back on her father's side, at least 8 generations to Charles Hutchings,
one of the first settlers of Penobscot, and his son, William, who came from Old York in 1768. William
Hutchings biography appears elsware in this publication.
Finding the graveyards and getting to them has not been an easy task. Many are away from the main
roads and few have been well cared for. According to her findings, the oldest burial ground is located
on Tills Point, just off the Wardwell Point Road on Rt. 199, West Penobscot. It is known as the old
Perkins Cemetery, but has no visible stones. Hosea Wardwell's diary reveals that the last burial took
place in 1834, and the deceased was Peggy Perkins.
To record all of the information reported by Bertha would be impossible to do in this publication,
however, the names of each cemetery, its location and the last names of the deceased people who
appear in great number may be helpful. Below is a list of last names which appear in greatest numbers at
each site:
Hillside Cemetery, North Penobscot
North Penobscot, Junction of Rt. 15 and 199
Blodgett, Bowden, Condon, Gray, Grindle, Hutchings, Haney, Leach, Lowell, Montgomery, Perkins,
Staples, Wilson, Wardwell
Hutchins - Hatch Cemetery, North Penobscot
North Penobscot, 300yrds North of Intersection of Rt. 199 and 15, Right hand side Blueberry field
Hatch, Hutchins
Wilson Cemetery, North Penobscot
North Penobscot, on Rt. 199, Wilson Hill
Wilson, Patten, Staples, Hutchins
Samual Groves Leach Cemetery, North Penoscot
off Rt. 199 aprox.100 ft on left going south, just below the cross road hill
Leach
Littlefield Cemetery, Rt. 199
Route 199, in Joe Ben-Littlefield's field
Littlefield, Carter, Leach
Bay Cemetery
Penobscot Town Cemetery on Rt. 199 above Post office
Bowden, Bridges, Grindle, Hutchins, Leach, Littlefield, Mitchell, Perkins, Sellers, Snowman
Varnum, Wardwell
Carpenter - Wardwell Cemetery
Rt. 175 across from Methodist Church, head of the Bay
Carpenter, Hutchings, Perkins, Littlefield, Wardwell
Littlefield Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175 located behind home of James Gross
Grindle, Littlefield, Varnum, Wardwell, Perkins
Thomas Perkins Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175 Located Across Street from No.Bay Mkt. , Behind home of Robertsons. just inside the
woods on the right side of the field, half way down the field.
Elijah Winslow Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175, Penobscot village, located behind No. Bay Mkt
Grindle, Bowden, Wardwell, Winslow
Grindle - Wight Cemetery, Western County
Rt.177, Western County Rd, on Right beyond Wights pond, overlooking Wight's Heath
Bowden, Bridges, Condon, Grindle, White, Wight, Wardwell, Staples
Old Bridges Cemetery, South Penobscot
South Penobscot, off Rt 175, beyond the old Marsten Howard Homestead
Bridges, Carpenter, Wescott
Old Carpenter Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175, nearly opposite Giles Wescott Road
Old Wescott Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175 on Gravel Island Road
Moore, Wescott
Perkins - Wescott Cemetery, South Penobscot
South Penobscot, Rt. 175, Close to Main Highway
Goodwin, Wescott, Perkins
Wescott Cemetery, So. Penobscot,
Rt. 175, End of the field behind Betty Gross house
Wight Cemetery, South Penobscot
Rt. 175, on Henry Gray Road
Wight
Perkins Point Cemetery, South Penobscot
Off Rt. 175, Near Wyland Perkins Homestead
Grindle, Herrick, Perkins, Eastman, Norton