Page 689 of Edward E. Atwater’s History of the City of New Haven distinguishes the 1848 association, its first interment, the 1849 consecration and the 1856 expansion. The same page briefly identifies Fair Haven’s cemetery behind its Congregational church.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public domain in the United States: published in 1887. Complete page retained. Verified printed page 689; Internet Archive leaf 1185. The first burial must not be dated November 29 solely from the death date.
Source: Edward E. Atwater, History of the City of New Haven (1887), p. 689; Internet Archive scan
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Selected reading of page 689; editorial summary, not a complete transcription. The account dates the preliminary cemetery meeting September 15, 1848, describes thirteen acres bought from Nathan Peck and three hundred ten-dollar shares, and records the change from Washington Cemetery Association to Evergreen on October 19, 1848. Lewis Fisk (April 10, 1807–November 29, 1848) is identified as the first person interred, in lot 50, Myrtle Avenue. The date printed for him is a death date, not an expressly stated burial date. The grounds were consecrated June 29, 1849. The Peck Woods enlargement was purchased from Henry E. Peck on April 21, 1856 for $7,000. The page also identifies the Fair Haven cemetery behind the First Congregational Church as a Protestant burial ground.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, SGC-EVG-022, EVG-001, “Evergreen Cemetery’s founding and first interment.” Source: Edward E. Atwater, History of the City of New Haven (1887), p. 689; Internet Archive scan. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofn00atwa_0/page/689/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.