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Ruby Family Cemetery
RUBY FAMILY CEMETERY
FOUNDED: 1828
ADDITONAL NAMES: N/A
AFFILIATION(S):
Durham Historical Society
Durham Historic District Committee
HISTORY:
The Ruby Family Cemetery, established in 1828, is located in Durham, Maine. It is the family cemetery of Samuel Ruby and his family, the first African American family to live in Durham, Maine.
In the 1800's, Durham was one of the few Maine towns to have a black preacher. Reverend Samuel Ruby and his family lived on the edge of town. Samuel was the brother of Portland's famous stagecoach driver and abolitionist Reuben Ruby (founding member of the Abyssinian Meeting House).
BCN Contact Information:
Emily Alexander
brown.bag.seminars@gmail.com