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The entrance to Stepney Cemetery in 2007
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Stepney Cemetery in 2007
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Stepney Cemetery in 2007

Stepney Cemetery is an old burial ground located in Monroe, Connecticut, in a village called Stepney. It was started way back in 1794, next to a place known as Stepney Green. Many of the first people who settled in the area are buried here. The oldest gravestone belongs to Nathaniel W. Knapp, who passed away in 1787. You might also hear this cemetery called Birdsey's Plain Cemetery or Beardsley Plain Cemetery. Close by, there is a church named Our Lady of The Rosary Chapel.

Famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are also buried in this cemetery.

Mysterious Stories and the White Lady

Ed and Lorraine Warren were well-known investigators of spooky and unexplained events. They believed that a "White Lady ghost" haunted Stepney Cemetery. This ghost is said to appear as a woman dressed in white.

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