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Chebeague Island Cemetery

Town of Chebeague Island 192 North Road Chebeague Island, ME 04017 www.townofchebeagueisland.org

Chebeague Island Cemetery

Reclaiming Graves and Plots* The Town of Chebeague Island has requested that plot# 164 last burial date 1912 whose owner of record was William H. Dozois be reclaimed by the town in order to be added to the inventory of available cemetery plots. Should you feel that you have a lineal or collateral claim to the cemetery plot in question, please provide in writing, legal proof of lineal or collateral descent to the Superintendent of the Chebeague Island Cemetery, 192 North Road, Chebeague Island, ME 04017 on or before the 15th of March 2021. If on receipt of the documentation and approval of the Superintendent and payment of perpetual care at current rates, a deed will be issued. If no claimant comes forward, this lot will be added to the cemetery inventory. The Town may reclaim plots or graves that have been abandoned for interment for 75 consecutive years or more. This involves a “substantial search” by advertising for existing heirs or devisees. If no owner can be found, then the cemetery may use up to one-half of the unoccupied lots [Title 13 MRSA subchapter VI, sec. 1381].3 Administration 2 e … 1. If more than one person claims the lot through either lineal or collateral descent, all parties must prove their connection to the original owner of the lot by providing documentation. 2. Claimants must reach an amicable decision regarding use of the lot and file a written and signed agreement with the Town Clerk before a burial permit will be issued. 3. Should the parties not reach an agreement, the Town will not arbitrate, and the parties may pursue their claim through legal means. 3Though the Statute refers to “perpetual care and maintenance”, this is not the issue here; it is abandonment. Chebeague has always provided care and maintenance, whether the owner of the plot has paid for perpetual care or not. *Town of Chebeague Island Cemetery Rules and Regulations Administration 7 g. Reclaiming graves or plots.

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MARCH 2021 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR