Cemeteries in Mason, Michigan

Private Cemeteries in Mason, Michigan often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Mason, Michigan are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Mason, Michigan are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Our database contains records of burials from 8 cemeteries.

George Mason IV (1725–1792), a Virginia planter, statesman and one of the founders of the United States, is best known for his proposal of a bill of rights at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

An apparently conventional Episcopalian, he served for many years on the vestry of Truro Parish, whose members included his neighbor George Washington.

George Mason's body farm became operational in 2021, but has yet to get its first body. O'Toole said the pandemic, along with getting the proper paperwork together, led to delays, but she is hopeful the commonwealth will give them their first body “any day now.”

As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Mason refused to sign the Constitution and lobbied against its ratification in his home state, believing the document as drafted gave too much power to a central government and was incomplete absent a bill of rights to guarantee individual liberty.

Gunston Hall. George Mason's plantation home in Fairfax, Gunston Hall, is operated as a house museum.

A leader of the Virginia patriots on the eve of the American Revolution (1775–83), Mason served on the Committee of Safety and in 1776 drafted the state constitution, his declaration of rights being the first authoritative formulation of the doctrine of inalienable rights.

George Mason University is comprised of four campuses and seven sites that each have a specific focus. Additional information regarding our locations and offerings can be found at www.gmu.edu or on the location's specific website.

George Mason's body farm became operational in 2021, but has yet to get its first body. O'Toole said the pandemic, along with getting the proper paperwork together, led to delays, but she is hopeful the commonwealth will give them their first body “any day now.”