Funeral Homes in Charlestown, MA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Howie Long (american football player and actor).

Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Native Americans, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor. Charlestown was laid out in 1629 by engineer Thomas Graves, one of its early settlers, in the reign of Charles I of England. It was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Charlestown became a city in 1848 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874. With that, it also switched from Middlesex County, where it had been located since 1643, to Suffolk County. It has had a substantial Irish American population since the migration of Irish people during the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s. Since the late 1980s the neighborhood has changed dramatically because of its proximity to downtown and its colonial architecture. A mix of Yuppie and Upper-middle class gentrification has overtaken much of the area, as it has in many of Boston's neighborhoods, but Charlestown still maintains a strong Irish American population and "Townie" identity.

Charlestown Obituaries

It was reported by Providence Journal on February 2nd, 2021 that Mario Costa Silva died in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  Silva was 93 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mario Costa's life.

It was noted on June 7th, 2020 that Patricia Ann Whitting died in Tampa, Florida.  Whitting was 69 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Patricia Ann's life.

It was noted by Providence Journal on November 11th, 2017 that Theresa A Supple (McCarthy) passed away in N Smithfield, Rhode Island.  Ms. Supple was 91 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Theresa A's life.

It was reported on July 27th, 2017 that Mary Ransdell (Williamson) passed away in Richmond Hill, Georgia.  Ms. Ransdell was 87 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary's life.

It was revealed on July 12th, 2014 that Patricia Marie Raynes (Bowes) died in Palm Harbor, Florida.  Ms. Raynes was 87 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patricia Marie's life.

It was written by San Mateo County Times on February 24th, 2014 that Bernard Francis Hurley perished in Los Altos, California.  Hurley was 91 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Bernard Francis's life.

It was written by San Mateo County Times on February 23rd, 2014 that Bernard Francis Hurley died in Los Altos Hills, California.  Hurley was 91 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Bernard Francis's life.

It was written on March 8th, 2013 that Christopher C Bradshaw died in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  Bradshaw was 45 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Christopher C's life.

It was reported by The Macon Telegraph on December 12th, 2012 that John T "Jack" Rooney perished in Centerville, Georgia.  Rooney was 77 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John T "Jack"'s life.

It was disclosed by Knoxville News-Sentinel on November 5th, 2012 that Robert Lee Higgins died in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Higgins was 90 years old and was born in Charlestown, MA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Robert Lee's life.

History

Thomas Walford, acting as an interpreter with the Massachusetts Indians, negotiated with the local Sachem Wonohaquaham for Endicott and his people to settle there. Charlestown's McLaughlin Brothers were involved in a gang war with neighboring Somerville, Massachusetts Winter Hill Gang, during the Irish Mob Wars of the 1960s. In the late 1990s, additional gentrification took place, similar to that in neighboring Somerville. The territory of Charlestown originally included what is now Stoneham, Massachusetts (until 1725), Somerville, Massachusetts (until 1842), Medford, Massachusetts Malden, Massachusetts Everett, Massachusetts Woburn, Massachusetts Burlington, Massachusetts and parts of Arlington, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts On June 17, 1775 the Charlestown Peninsula was the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Drawn to its proximity to downtown and its colonial, red-brick, row-house housing stock, similar to that of Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts Hill, many upper-middle class professionals moved to the neighborhood.