Town History
	Bourn Cemetery Listing - submitted by Richard Bourne, 3/17/04 Bourn Cemetery is located on the east side of County Street between South and Bourn Streets. The cemetery area 150 X 150 bounded by a stone wall and a entrance gate that has a metal sign reading "BOURN". The cemetery is well kept with most of the head stones in good condition. There are about 10 stones that are missing. These were more than likely the graves of Jared I and Jared II and family. Across the street was once the location of Stephen Bourn's home. The Bourn family owned two parcels of land as indicated on a map found in the local library. According to the Will of Jared Bourn the family seemed to have some wealth. You can read this will in the Jared Bourn book published in 1875 by Agustus O. Bourn. Bourn Cemetery, Somerset, Massachusetts ROW NAME BIRTH DEATH YEARS COMMENTS 1-1-1 Francis Bourn 1758 Son of Jared and Elizabeth Bourn; Married February 3, 1718 Charity Weato 1-2-2 Charity Weaton Married Francis Bourn 1-3-3 Rachel Bourn Nov 29 1725 1811 Daughter of Francis and Charity W. Bourn 1-4-4 Sarah Bourn June 6 1721 1810 Daughter of Francis and Charity W. Bourn 1-5-5 Content Bourn Nov 9 1820 Daughter of Francis and Charity W. Bourn Missing Head Stones There were other grave sites with missing stones about 10 2-1-6 Samuel Dunn Nov 1833 2-2-7 Ruth Dunn Aug 20 1870 81 Years Wife of Samuel Dunn 2-3-8 William Dunn Sept 1 1825 Child of Samuel and Ruth Dunn 2-3-8 John Dunn July 7 1826 Child of Samuel and Ruth Dunn 2-4-9 Stephen Bourn Jan 24 1737 Nov 5 1822 Son of Stephen and Charity Chase Bourn and Grandson of Francis and Chari 2-5-10 Deborah Chase Bourn May 1 1759 May 13 1786 Wife of Stephen Bourn 2-6-11 Deborah Bourn Feb 26 1763 Oct 25 1822 Wife of Stephen; Daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Bourn 2-7-12 Deborah Bourn Mar 29 1800 Oct 8 1822 Daughter of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 2-8-13 Eliza Bourn May 4 1805 Oct 25 1822 Daughter of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 2-9-14 Sarah Bourn Jan 1 1788 May 3 1828 Daughter of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 2-10-15 Phebe Bourn Oct 11 1781 April 4 1832 Daughter of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 2-11-16 Hannah Bourn Mar 18 1835 16 Years Daughter of Capt. John and Abby Bourn 2-12-17 Eunice Bourn Feb 20 1831 16 Years Daughter of Capt. John and Abby Bourn 2-13-18 Capt John Bourn Dec 27 1828 58 Years 2-14-19 Abigail Bourn Feb 11 1843 64 Years Wife of Capt John Bourn 3-1-20 Francis Bourn 1792 82y 6mo 2d Son fo Francis and Charity Bourn 3-2-21 Elizabeth Bourn May 20 1726 Jan 29 1803 Wife of Francis Bourn 3-3-22 Betsy Bourn 1816 Daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Bourn 3-4-23 Col Samuel Bourn Nov 5 1810 40 Years 3-5-24 Sarah Chase 1815 Daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Bourn; Wife of Moses Chase William Chase May 5 1836 Son of Moses and Sarah Chase 3-6-25 Benjamin Chase May 10 1836 21 years 3-7-26 George Bourn Sept 30 1803 July 1805 Son of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 3-8-27 Stephen Bourn Jan 27 1786 Son of Stephen and Deborah Bourn 3-9-28 Mary Bourn Jun 15 1761 June 14 1869 Wife of Stephen Bourn 3-10-29 Martha L Bourn Feb 19 1836 11 Years Daughter of John and Abby Bourn 3-11-30 Abby Bourn Mar 18 1836 19 Years Daughter of John and Abby Bourn 3-12-31 John Bourn Sept 14 1801 May 26 1870 68y 8m 12d 3-13-32 Clarissa H Bourn May 20 1806 Feb 2 1868 61y 8m 13d Wife of John Bourn 3-14-33 Clarissa J Bourn Mar 6 1841 May 29 1860 19y 2mo 13d Daughter of John and Clarissa H Bourn; Wife of William H Blaisdell 3-15-34 Capt Job Collins 1802 1865 3-16-35 Hannah B Bourn 1818 1896 Wife of Capt Job Collins and Late Capt John Gibbs 4-1-36 Hannah Jan 6 1855 78y 10m Wife of Col Sam Bourn 5-1-37 Eunice Bourn Nov 10 1810 53y 1m Daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Bourn 5-2-38 Eunice Bourn Nov 8 1812 17Years Daughter of Col Sam and Hannah Bourn 5-3-39 D Robinson 1782 5-4-40 Eunice B Pierce Aug 27 1830 14 Years Daughter of John and Content Pierce 5-5-41 Francis Bourn May 26 1826 60 Years 5-6-42 Mary B Bourn Jun 29 1830 50 Years Wife of Francis Bourn 5-7-43 Mary Ann Bourn Oct 1 1822 18 Years Daughter of Francis and Mary B Bourn 5-8-44 Eliza Bourn Jun 30 1832 1 Year Daughter of John and Clarissa H Bourn 5-9-45 Clarissa H Bourn April 10 1838 Jul 6 1838 2m 26d Daughter of John and Clarissa H Bourn 5-10-46 Samuel B Collins May 17 1810 3 wks Son of Capt Job and Hannah B Collins 5-11-47 Eunice B Collins Oct 15 1815 11wks Daughter of Capt Job and Hannah B Collins 6-1-48 Samuel Bourn Oct 29 1889 38 Years 6-2-49 John H Pierce 1792 1829 6-3-50 Content Bourn Pierce 1797 1880 Wife of John Pierce 6-4-51 Content Pierce 1827 1906 Daughter of John and Content Pierce 6-5-52 David Read 1764 Jan 11 1836 Wife of Betsy; Buried in Reoboth 6-6-53 Betsy Read Sept 11 1816 Daughter of Jared and Elizabeth W Bourn 6-7-54 Anna Bourn 1781 May 28 1814 Daughter of Jared and Elizabeth W Bourn 6-8-55 Rachel Bourn Daughter of Jared and Elizabeth W Bourn 6-9-56 Elizabeth Weaton Aug 20 1728 Wife of Jared Bourn 6-10-57 Jared Bourn April 3 1718 1785 Son of Francis and Charity Bourn 6-11-58 David Robinson Aug 4 178_ 30 Years 6-12-59 Stephen Bourn Oct 27 1826 Nov 12 1895 of Sumerset, MA; Son of John and Clarissa H Bourn 6-13-60 Martha R Bourn Jan 1 1832 Feb 22 1894 of New Bedford, MA; Wife of Stephen Bourn