Southborough historical commission finalizes research on Revolutionary War burials in Old Burial Ground

Sally Waters, a volunteer researcher working with the Southborough Historical Commission, presented a revised roster of Revolutionary War veterans connected to burials in the Old Burial Ground, saying her current count is 68 names: 32 in marked graves and 36 in unmarked graves.

The list is the product of months of research using published compilations and primary sources, Waters told commissioners, and she said it removes people earlier researchers had included in error while identifying at least one veteran who should receive a flag but does not currently have one. Commission members said they would seek peer review, consult veterans’ groups and return with vendor and design options for a marker.

The work began after contact from the Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution, which specialists told the commission lacked funds to cover a large plaque for Southborough because of the number of names. Waters said she cross-checked the historical-society pamphlet published in 1985, pension and service records on Fold3, the New England Historic Genealogical Society (American Ancestors)…