Dorchester North Burying Ground
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Dorchester North Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Dorchester, Massachusetts, notable as the resting place of prominent early New England figures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorchester North Burying Ground canonical | 3 |
| North Burying Ground | 1 |
| Old North Burying Ground (Dorchester) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T730580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorchester North Burying Ground Context triple: [William Stoughton, burialPlace, Dorchester North Burying Ground]
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A.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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B.
King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, known as one of the city’s oldest graveyards and the resting place of many prominent colonial figures.
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C.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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D.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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E.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dorchester North Burying Ground Target entity description: Dorchester North Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Dorchester, Massachusetts, notable as the resting place of prominent early New England figures.
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A.
Granary Burying Ground
Granary Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known as the resting place of several prominent figures of the American Revolution, including Paul Revere.
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B.
King's Chapel Burying Ground
King's Chapel Burying Ground is a historic 17th-century cemetery in downtown Boston, known as one of the city’s oldest graveyards and the resting place of many prominent colonial figures.
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C.
Trinity Church Cemetery
Trinity Church Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Manhattan, New York City, known as the resting place of many prominent figures from American history.
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D.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts, notable for its prominent early American burials and inclusion on the city's Freedom Trail.
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E.
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a historic garden cemetery and arboretum renowned as one of the first rural cemeteries in the United States and a significant cultural and natural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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colonial-era cemetery ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Puritan settlers of Dorchester
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history of Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ history of Dorchester, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category |
1630s establishments in Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Protected areas of Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 17th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | colonial New England ⓘ |
| established | 1634 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dorchester North Burying Ground
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surface form:
North Burying Ground
Dorchester North Burying Ground ⓘ
surface form:
Old North Burying Ground (Dorchester)
|
| hasFeature |
colonial-era funerary art
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gated entrances ⓘ historic gravestones ⓘ obelisks ⓘ perimeter stone wall ⓘ table tombs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
|
| heritageStatus | historic resource of the City of Boston ⓘ |
| inception | 1634 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | Dorchester Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Columbia Road ⓘ |
| location |
Dorchester
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surface form:
Dorchester, Massachusetts
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| maintainedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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| NRHPListingDate | September 18, 1975 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 75000290 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| partOf |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| significance |
important site of early Dorchester history
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one of the oldest cemeteries in Boston ⓘ resting place of prominent early New England figures ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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commemoration of early settlers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dorchester North Burying Ground Description of subject: Dorchester North Burying Ground is a historic colonial-era cemetery in Dorchester, Massachusetts, notable as the resting place of prominent early New England figures.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Burying Ground
this entity surface form:
Old North Burying Ground (Dorchester)