The stone of Ebenezer Draper, his wife and a daughter is beside the mausoleum of his brother, George.
Ebenezer D. Draper, 1813 – 1887
Anna Mowry (Thwing) Draper, 1812 – January 3, 1870
Mary A. Draper, August 15, 1852 – November 7, 1892
The George and Hannah Draper tomb. Buried there are:
George Draper, August 16, 1817 – June 7, 1887
His wife, Hannah Brown (Thwing) Draper, January 1, 1818 – December 30, 1883
Their daughters, Georgianna Thwing Draper, June 30, 1844 – July 23, 1844
Helen Louise Draper, July 11, 1845 – August 10, 1847
The mausoleum of General William F. Draper. Buried there are:
General William F. Draper, April 9, 1842 – January 28, 1910.
His first wife, Lydia “Lilla” (Joy) Draper, August 31, 1843 – February 15, 1884.
Their son, Clare Hill Draper, October 4, 1876 – November 27, 1940.
Clare’s wife, Matilda Grace (Engman) Draper, August 19, 1878 – June 10, 1951.
Clare and Grace’s son, Harry Engman Draper, January 13, 1915 – July 10, 1969.
Their son, William Franklin Draper, December 14, 1912 – October 26, 2003.
General Draper’s second wife, Susan Christie (Preston) Draper, October 6, 1853 – June 22, 1919.
William and Susan’s daughter, Margaret Preston (Draper) Boncompagni, March 18, 1891 – August 28, 1974.
Plaques are from inside the General Draper mausoleum.
The Governor Eben Sumner and Nannie Bristow Draper mausoleum. Interred there are:
Eben Sumner Draper, June 17, 1858 – April 9, 1914.
His wife, Nancy “Nannie” (Bristow) Draper, January 15, 1858 – September 24, 1913.
Their son, Eben Sumner Draper, August 30, 1893 – April 17, 1959.
Their grandson, John Draper Gannett, son of Dorothy Draper Gannett Hamlin, October 12, 1915 – December 1, 1977. (Buried on hill outside the tomb.)
The mausoleum of George Albert and Jessie Preston Draper. Interred there are:
George Albert Draper, November 4, 1855 – February 7, 1923.
His wife, Jessie (Preston) Draper, December 5, 1855 – February 11, 1917.
Their daughters:
Jessie Preston Draper, December 25, 1892 – August 12, 1894.
Helen (Draper) Ayer, August 12, 1895 – July 27, 1933.
The Colburn tomb. Buried are:
Charles Henry Colburn, August 15, 1834 – July 17, 1896.
His wife, Frances Eudora (Draper) Colburn, July 26, 1847 – 1918. (Frances was the daughter of George and Hannah Draper.)
Their daughters:
Helen Louise Colburn, November 9, 1868 – November 29, 1898.
Alice Draper Colburn DeCartier DeMarchienne, January 7, 1875 – November 25, 1908.
Plaque on wall:
Emile DeCartier DeMarchienne, November 30, 1871. (Husband of Alice; he died in 1946 and is buried in England.)
Click here to see the Colburn family page.
Buried in the Osgood lot are:
Edward Louis Osgood, August 6, 1843 – June 10, 1911
Hannah Thwing (Draper) Osgood, April 11, 1853 – February 27, 1929.
(Hannah was the daughter of George and Hannah Draper.)
Their children:
Fanny Colburn Osgood, December 27, 1882 – May 3, 1929.
George Draper Osgood, April 25, 1888 – October 15, 1972.
Edward Dana Osgood, January 2, 1882 – May 25, 1951.
Laird (Branch) Osgood, July 17, 1878 – July 8, 1961. (Wife of Dana Osgood.)
Austin Branch Osgood, July 25, 1911, September 27, 1971. (Son of Dana and Laird Osgood.)
B.H. Bristow and Queena Draper tomb. Buried there are:
Benjamin Helm Bristow Draper, 1885 – June 4, 1944
His wife, Queena Sanford Draper, 1883 – August 13, 1949.
Their sons:
Eben S. Draper, 1910 – 1966 (Buried outside the tomb.)
B.H. Bristow Draper, Jr., 1908 – May 29, 1957. (Buried in the next lot, near the tomb.
The Bancroft tomb. Buried there are:
Joseph Bubier Bancroft, November 10, 1821 – November 25, 1909.
His wife, Sylvia W. (Thwing) Bancroft, June 26, 1824 – April 20, 1898. (Sylvia was the sister of Anna Draper and Hannah Draper. The Bancroft Memorial Library, given to Hopedale by her husband, was named in her honor.
Their sons:
Charles Fred Bancroft, May 1861 – September 1868.
Charles Bancroft, March 21, 1849 – March 28, 1849.
Eben Draper Bancroft, August 27, 1847 – April 6, 1925.
His wife, Lelia (Coburn) Bancroft, September 14, 1846 – October 25, 1915.
Eben and Lelia’s daughter:
Alice Coburn Bancroft, July 3, 1876 – July 30, 1942.
Triplets born March 12, 1851
Minerva Louise (Minnie) died March 12, 1851.
William (Willie) died March 18, 1851.
Walter died March 23, 1851.
Their daughters:
Lura Bancroft Day – d. 1914.
Lilla Bancroft Bracken Pratt – d. 1938.
Anna Minerva Bancroft, February 9, 1853 – April 30, 1942.
Howard and Lilla (Bancroft) Bracken
Charles and Lura (Bancroft) Day
Ballou, Draper and Bancroft Tombs
and Stones at
Hopedale Village Cemetery
Thanks to cemetery superintendent, John Foley, for his assistance with this page. Thanks also to Betty Butcher for her help, including sending the map.
Most of the families had children other than those listed here. The names above are only those who are buried in or near the tombs.
In addition to Ebenezer Draper, one of the principal members of the Hopedale Community, there are three Eben Sumner Drapers buried in Hopedale Village Cemetery. One is the governor and another was his son. The third was the son of Bristow and Queena Draper. Evidently at birth he was named Eben Sumner Draper, but at some point in his life he dropped his middle name. Perhaps to avoid confusion. I hope it helped.
