Mary E. Hart

AKA:

Midnight Mary

Birth Name:

Mary E. Hart

Birth Date:

December 16, 1824

Birth Place:

New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date:

October 15, 1872

Place of Death:

New Haven, Connecticut

Age:

Cause of Death:

Unknown

Cemetery Name:

Evergreen Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

The Odd and the Interesting

As the story goes, at 48 years old Mary E. Hart, as she was known in life, “just drops to the floor” one day at midnight. Believing her dead, her family had her buried at Evergreen Cemetery the very next day. However, one night her aunt has a terrible nightmare that Mary’s not actually dead. The aunt eventually convinces the family to exhume the body, and when they open the coffin, they find Mary’s nails bloodied from scratching and a petrified look on her face as if she died of asphyxiation. Legend has it that she may of just suffered a stroke when she fell to the floor, her family not realizing she was still alive. So now urban legend has it that Midnight Mary haunts Evergreen Cemetery and will curse anyone with certain death if they are found in the graveyard at midnight or caught desecrating her grave.

Fun Facts

While there is evidence that some people have been buried alive, there is absolutely no evidence that Mary Hart suffered this fate during the mid 1800s. But hey … who am I to pee on your corn flakes and ruin a perfectly good haunted grave.

There is no known photograph or drawing of Mary E. Hart.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Evergreen Cemetery

769 Ella T Grasso Blvd

New Haven, Connecticut, 06519

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut

Grave Location:

Section 50, Plot 4

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery off Hwy 10, drive straight until the road ends and then turn left. Continue following this road through the cemetery and follow it around to the right until you come to Winthrop Avenue. Continue with the black metal fence on your left. Drive about 200 feet and look for “50” engraved on a stone on the curb. Park here and walk to the second row of memorials for the allegedly haunted gravestone of Midnight Mary.

Grave Location GPS

41.3034853,-72.9453110

Visiting The Grave:

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FAQ's

Mary E. Hart was born on December 16, 1824.

Mary E. Hart was born in New Haven, Connecticut.

Mary E. Hart died on October 15, 1872.

Mary E. Hart died in New Haven, Connecticut.

Mary E. Hart was 47.

The cause of death was Unknown.

Mary E. Hart's grave is in Evergreen Cemetery

Videos Featuring Mary E. Hart:

Forbidden Place People Regret Going - Midnight Mary

Haunted History - Midnight Mary and The Dancing Lady of the Lake

Urban Legend | Revisiting Midnight Mary Paranormal Investigation

Haunted Grave of Midnight Mary and More at Evergreen Cemetery

Watch YouTube video titled Does this ghost kill you at midnight? The legend of Midnight Mary

Mary E. Hart