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ROW POSITION LOT NO SURNAME GIVEN NAME DATES MARKER ALT SURNAME MEMO
R1-168 STURGES! !STURGIS George! !Aug 30, 1795 - Sep 8, 1848! !born Aug 20, 1795!
TRAUSS?! Eliza! !died Oct 18, 1854! !"wife of E. TRAUSS?"!
R6-45 GOODRICH! Hannah! !Anna! !died Aug 4, 1855! BRACE! !age 40 years 9 months 11 days - "wife of A. J. GOODRICH"!
R6-59 COMFORT! William! !Franklin! died Aug 2, 1856 !age 8 months 14 days - "son of Rev. Wm. C. & Cornelia A."!
R12-17 EASTMAN! Sally! !died ? 28, 1839! !age 61 years 2 days!
R12-29 EASTMAN! Orlando! !died May 12, 1848! !age 4 months 12 days - "son of James M. & Sally"!
R12-26 EASTMAN! Laura A.! !died Oct 26, 1848! !age 2 years 3 months 17 days! - "dau of James M. & Sally EASTMAN"! - !age 2 years 3 months 19 days! - !age 19 years!
R12-22 EASTMAN! James M.! !died Mar 2, 1871! !age 61 years! 11 months! - !top of stone broken!
M.! H.! !footstone with broken stone!
R15-22 HARD! Clara M.! !died Aug 12, 1851! !age 3 years! 1 month 12 days - "dau of B. & Emily HARD"!
H.! C. M.! !footstone!
RICKARD! Bertha L.! !died Jan 3, 1862! !"dau of A. L. & E. G. RICKARD"! - age 2 years 1 month 21 days! - !"Lovely daughter how brief thy stay,
RICKARD! Bertha L.! ? and hasty was they day. ? soon thy journey here, ? and grief no more to bear"!
R15-83 HICKS! Lewis Cass! !died Dec 6, 1852! !age 4 years 6 months 23 days - !"son of John & Eliza"! - !age 1 year 6 months!
K.! W. Y.! !footstone!
R18-108 ROUSE! Collier! !Collin! !died Apr 26, 1859! !age 40 years! - !stone is broken!
R18-105 ROUSE! Myra N.! !died Mar 3, 1867! !age 44 years! - "wife of Collin ROUSE"! - !wife of Collier ROUSE!
R19-17 SKINNER! !died Aug 29, 1863! !age 11 days! - "infant son of D. & C. SKINNER"! - !"And He called a little child unto him"! - !son of Wm.D. & C.!
C.! S.! footstone
C.! Z.! foostone
R9-85 HAWKINS! Guy! H.! !died May 21, 1852! !age 1 year 5 months! - "son of W.(?) & Eliza"! - !son of W.R. & Elsie!
R8-81 ALLEN! Elizabeth! !died Dec 16, 1848! !1846! !age 26 years 3 months 6 days! - "wife of J. F." - stone down!
R19-153 BAKER! Mary A.! !died Feb 20, 1856! !age 4 years! 3 months 28 days - "dau of J.M. & M.J."! - !dau of J. R. & M.!
R19-157 BAKER! John J.! !died Apr 24, 1855! !age 1 year! 9 days? - "son of J. M. & M.J."! - !son of J.R. & M.!
R8-182 BEDELL! Emily A.! !died Jul 11, 1858! !age 39 years - "wife of Wm. R."!
R6-154 BRISTOL! Philander! !E.! !died Mar 27, 1859! !age 21 years! 2 months 25 days! - !stone down!
R8-52 BURGESS! Alice L.! !died May 8, 1866! !Aug 8, 1866! !age 10 months! 15 days! - !"dau of Thomas & Ada"!
R9-118 BUTLER! Virginia S. E.! !died Oct 21, 1846! !age 2 years 18 days - !"dau of W.K. & M.A."! - !age 3 years 10 days!
R9-121 BUTLER! Mary! !M.! !N.! !died Dec 2, 1858! !Mar 2, 1858! !age 1 year 5 months 23 days - "dau of W.K. & M.A.!
R12-157 COLE! Eliza Ann! !died Aug 23, 1853! !age 33 years 1 month 8 days - "wife of John"!
R17-147 GATE! James! !died Feb 26, 1855! CATE! !on same marker: James B., Almeda Young, Rodema, and Margaret Jane - rest of stone broken!
BRACE! E. Ranger! !died Apr 11, 1846! !age 5 weeks - "dau of A.J. & Ann E."!
R20-154 HARRIS! Edward! !died Dec 2, 1855! !age 8 months - "son of James & Harriet"!
R20-151 HARRIS! Amos! !died Dec 24, 1855! !age 2 years 6 months - !"son of James & Harriet"!
R20-157 HARRIS! !died Mar 15, 1852! !"infant dau of James & Harriet"!
R15-80 HICKS! Abrom M.! !died Mar 7, 1854! !May! !age 5 years 1 month! 12 days - "son of L.C. & Calisla"! - !son of E.B. & Calisle!
R2-43 HUGHS! John! !died Mar 6, 1849! !age 30 years! !age 36 years!
PLUMB! Sarah! !died Dec 2, ????! !age 27 years!
R8-110 LEIGHTY! Mary M.! !died Sep 2, 1852! !1853! !age 29 years 5 months 20 days - "wife of Michael"!
R7-115 LIVERMORE! Elizabeth! W.! !died May 11, 1848! !age 35 years - "wife of Nathaniel W."!
R19-146 MEARS! George! S.! !died Mar 2, 1856?! !Mar 24, 1856! !age 11 months - "son of Albert & ?"! - !son of Albert & Mary!
R12-115 MERRIMAN! Henry! !died Nov 22, 1863! MERRIFIELD! !age 22 years - 4th Mich Cav - "died Murfreesboro, Tenn"!
R11-137 OCOBOCK! Mary! !died Apr 30, 1851! !age 1 month - "dau of G. & M.A."! - !age 8 years 8 months!
R11-140 OCOBOCK! Alice! !died Jul 25, 1851! !age 2 years 1 month! - "dau of G. & M.A."! - !dau of D.C. & M.A.!
R11-142 OCOBOCK! Herbert! L.! !died Dec 31, 1861! !age 8 months! - "son of G. & M.A."! - !son of D.C. & M.A.!
R12-175 SOWLE! !SOULE! Henry H.! !died Oct 23, 1850! !age 12 years 22 days - !"son of A. & B."! - !age 3 months 22 days!
R12-182 SOWLE! !SOULE! Bridget! !died Jan 18, 1848! !Jan 8! !age 53 years 11 months! 21 days! - !"wife of Abner"!
R6-16 SPALDING! !SPAULDING! Coit! !died May 22, 1859! !age 87 years! 12 days!
R6-23 SPALDING! !SPAULDING! Jane F.! !Janet! !died Apr 13, 1856! !age 21 years! 2 months 26 days - (with C. D. WILCOX)!
R10-94 STURGES! Joseph B.! !died Dec 3, 1855! !in 43rd year! !age 93 years!
R16-175 TAYLOR! Flora A.! !died Sep 18, 1852! !age 3 years! 23 days! - !"dau of Franklin & Emeline"!
R6-12 WILCOX! Nancy! !died Oct 31 1865! SPALDING! !age 53 years! 10 months 19 days - "wife of C. D." - "dau of C. & B. SPALDING"! - !dau of C.D.!
R6-29 WILCOX! C.S.! !died Dec 22, 1860! !1866! !age 18 years! 3 months!
R10-85 WILLIAMS! Phebe A.! !Pheobe! !died Jan 19, 1857! !age 20 years - "wife of Randolph"!
1 1 stone on ground, had writing once, but gone
1 2 unmarked stone
1 3 R1-68 RANNEY Sheldon died Mar 28, 1848 "in the 31st year of his life"
2 1 R2-112 LABAR Sarah !M.! died Feb 27, 1863 "dau of L. & M.E." - age 7 years - poem, hard to read - stone broken in 2 pieces - !age 5 months!
2 2 R2-73 PLUMB Elizabeth died Jul 30, 1851 !1831! "wife of Antony" - age 42 years
3 1 R3-146 PIKE Rachel died Oct 28, 1848 !Dec! age 69 years 4 months 23 days - "wife of Jacob"
3 2 R3-59 HENNESSEY James Veteran Co C 3rd Mich Cav
3 3 R3-50 HENNESSY (sic) Mary died Sep 6, 1845 age 11 years 11 months 11 days - "dau of James & Mary" - "May she rest in peace" - !age 10!
4 1 "Twin infants" - lying on back on ground - rest of stone gone
4 2 R4-130 CURTISS Eliza died Oct 10, 1871 !Oct 19! !1854 age 24 years 8 months - stone on back on ground - !wife of E.!
4 3 R4-125 ELLIS Polly died Oct 4, 1854 !Oct 9, 1851! age 52 years 4 months - "wife of John" - !d. Oct 31, 1851! - !age 72 years! - !d. Oct 5, 1851 age 52 years 1 month!
4 4 R4-88 SUYLAND Helen L. died May 12, 1853 !1852! age 10 years - !10 months!
4 5 R4-91 SUYLAND Sarah Ann died Dec 20, 1853 age 42 years - "wife of Hiram" - stone lying face down - !age 72 years!
5 1 R5-150 STRONG Anna Martha !Maria! died Oct 7, 1859 age 30 years - "wife of S.F." - stone broken and face down - !age 36 years! - !wife of S.T.!
5 2 R5-146 UNDERHILL Harriette Y. !I.! !V.! died Jun 29, 1854 age 27 years - "wife of Henry B."
5 3 R5-141 FISH Anna died Sep 22, 1852 age 52 years - "wife of Moses"
5!6 1 R4-145 ENTRICAN Catharine died May 20, 1852 "dau of J.H. & H.C." - lying on ground - !dau of J.H. & H.I.! - !dau of J. & U.A.! - !dau of J.H. & D.A.!
5!6 2 R. H. lying on ground
5!6 2 R. D. lying on ground
5!6 3 B. P. E. lying on ground
5!6 4 HARRISON Mary date gone "dau of Wm. H. & M. B."
6 1 R6-185 RHODES Henry, Capt. died Mar 24, 1852 !Mar 21! age 69 years
6 1 R6-191 RHODES Dimaris died Feb 24, 1868 !Feb 21! !Feb 2! age 86 years - stone broken
6 2 unmarked stone at the base of the previous stone
6 3 R6-146 HAYES Charles died Jul 30, 1854 age 12 years 8 months - "son of E.R. & D." - stone lying on back on ground - !age 12 years 5 months!
6 4 R6-143 HAYES Delia died Mar 20, 1854 !1851! age 45 years - "wife of Edmund R." - !age 75 years!
6 5 R6-138 HAYES Azubia died Sep 19, 1853 age 86 years - "wife of Abner"
6!7 1 stone face down and broken, may have writing, but too heavy to move
6!7 2 R6-8 WILCOX C. S. !C.D.! died Dec 22, 1860 !Dec 30, 1866! age 18 years 3 months 2 days - carving of Methodist hand -
7 1 R7-111 BROWN Almira M. died May 4, 1846 age 38 years - "wife of Thomas F."
7 2 stone mostly buried, writing illegible
7 3 R7-94 DODGE Thomas M. Jan 15, 1809 - Jul 20, 1845 stone broken in 3 pieces
7!8 1 B. A. M.
8 1 WITTHOFER John C. died Aug 31, 1850 age 11 months - "son of C.H. & A." - stone lying on back on ground
8 2 foundation only
8 3 unmarked piece of stone
8 4 unmarked piece of stone
8 5 R8-175 BEACOM Emma A. !E.! died Oct 12, 1851 age 4 months 12 days - "dau of J.D. & Hannah R." - !age 14 months!
8 6 R8-167 BEACOM James D. died Aug 23, 1851 !Aug 24! age 26 years - carving of rose - stone lying on back - !age 20 years!
8 7 L. E. W.
8 8 R8-114 LEIGHTY Joseph L. died Feb 14, 1858 !Feb 11! age 7 years 6 months 2 days - "son of M. & M.M."
8 9 foundation only
8 10 top only, rest gone
8 11 R8-55 ENGLE Matilda died Aug 24, 1865 "in the 63rd year of her age" - "wife of Silas" - "Her dying word...!the last she spake. I go to sleep, never to wake. In Christ my comforter I trust, Who gives the weary traveler rest!" - carving of Methodist hand - !Our Mother!
8 12 R8-35 COON Mary A. died May 24, 1874 !1871! !May 2! age 40 years - "In memory of" - "At rest" - broken in 2 pieces
9 1 R10-180 SAMS Elizabeth died Oct 17, 1863 age 63 years - "wife of John" - "Our Mother" "She is not dead but sleepeth"
9 2 R10-177 SAMS John died Aug 18, 1856 !Aug 8! age 53 years - "Our Father" - "His record is on high"
9 3 R10-81 MATHEWSON Gurdon !Gordon! died Feb 11, 1857 !1852! age 63 years 3 months 8 days - stone broken in 2 pieces
9 4 R10-77 BOYD Hortance !Hortense! died Aug 13, 1844 !1841! age 9 months - "dau of Thomas & Elizabeth" - !age 9 months 22 days! - !age 9 years 27 days!
9 5 foundation only
9 6 R10-37 BITELY Joseph L. died Jul 23, 1858 age 74 years
10 1 R11-172 FOOTE Sophia T. died Oct 28, 1848 age 35 years - "wife of S. J."
11 1 age 33 years 11 months 27 days - rest of stone gone
11 2 foundation only
11 3 [CONGER?] "Rest dear Henry and thy conflicts o'ver, Thy labor done, Thy friends the angels, They home? the preacher? of the Holy one"
11 4 R12-111 CONGER Charles A. died Dec 12, 1851 !1854! age 3 months 25 days - "son of N.P. & E." - close to previous stone - !age 3 months 5 days, son of M.P. & E.! - !son of N.A. & E! - !son of N.E. & E.!
11 5 R12-43 SHANNON Milton B. !R.! died Oct 7, 1855 age 3 years 10 months 7 days - "son of ?. & S.J." - !age !2 years 10 months 7 days!, son of L.S. & S. J.! - !son of J.H. & J., age 2 years 10 months 5 days!
11 6 died Oct 26, 1848 age 2 years 3 months 19 days - rest of stone gone
11 7 age 61 years 11 months - rest of stone gone
11 8 R12-10 BARBOR John died Sep 4, 1838 !Sep 1! age 52 years - "rest in peace" - stone broken in 2 pieces
12 1 R13-137 MUNGER Clara E. died Apr 11, 1863 !1883! age 10 years - stone broken in 2 pieces - !age 10 years!
12 2 R14-77 MOFFATT Annette B. died Jan 20, 1845 age 26 years - "wife of E.R." - stone leaning against tree
12 3 R13-58 DARLING Cha's W. died Jul 24, 1865 age 34 years 7 months - "Brother of E.D. DARLING" - carving of Methodist hand - stone broken in 2 pieces - !born N. Adams, Mass!
12 4 Sally stone leaning against tree, rest of writing gone except for four illegible letter inscribed in ribbon at top
12 5 died Feb 28?, 1839 age 1 year 21 days - rest of stone gone, leaning against tree - only visible part of name is "tma"
13 1 R14-147 MATHER Charles N. !M.! died Jan 14, 1863 !1853! age 8 months 6 days - "son of Reuben & Calie" - stone on ground in 2 pieces - !son of Reuben & G.M.!
13 2 R14-143 WARD Mary M. died Aug 25, 1855 !Aug 23! age 86 years 26 days - "wife of T.D." - carving of wreath on top - poem, unreadable - !age 36 years 26 days!
13 3 R14-141 WARD Elizabeth A.! died Feb 5, 1853 age 31 years 6 months 19 days - "wife of T.D. WARD", rest of stone gone - broken in 2 pieces
13 4 R14-97 DOWNS Edward !died Jan 18, 1856! rest of stone has been recemented over the dates, last digit in year in 5, day had 2 digits - carving of scenery
13 5 Eliza S. "wife of" - rest of stone has been recemented over the dates
13!14 1 R14-60 LONGSTREET George died Sep !Sep 1, 1842! age !2! years 1 month 16 days - "son of Co'l A.J. & J." - stone in 2 pieces
14 1 foundation only - "We hope to meet her in heaven"
14 2 R15-108 HATHAWAY Ophelia H. died Nov 15, 1863 age 30 years - "wife of W. B." - stone in pieces against a tree - !wife of W.R.! - !wife of W.S.!
14 3 R16-60 STEWART Harriet L. died .......1839 !Oct 1! !Oct 24! rest of stone gone - lying against a tree - !died Oct 1, 1832! - !age 6 months 6 days! - !age 3 years 6 months 6 days! - !dau of Archibald & Eliza A.! - !We trust her spirit lives above, Where flowers forever bloom, Where all is peace & joy & love,
14 3 R16-60 STEWART Harriet L. And all in Christ are one!
14 4 unmarked piece of stone leaning against tree
14 5 R15-87 HICKS Asa Jan 21, 1796 - Jun 25, 1866 steeple stone - may have had writing on at least one other side, but no longer readable - !b. 1791!
14 6 R15-24 HARD Charlotte died Jul 22, 1847 age 6 months 23 days - "dau of B. & Emily H." - "Suffer little children and forbid them not to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of Heaven"
14 7 R15-12 HARD Bartholomew, M.D. died Aug 8, 1851 age 35 years 9 months - carving of willow tree - lying on ground in 2 pieces
14!15 1 H. C. M. lying at base of tree, appears to be footstone
15 1 R17-94 LORD Abigail died Apr 27, 1846 !1840! age 40 years - "dau of I. & M." - stone embedded in ground in 2 pieces
15 2 R16-34 COOLEY Fanny F. died Jul 29, 1859 age 30 years - "To my wife" by Elias COOLEY Jr. - at bottom of stone is inscribed "Winslow, Kal." -
15 3 R16-10 HALL Benoni died Mar 31, 1839 age 58 years 6 months 23 days - stone in 3 pieces
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS !SIMMONS! Howland died Apr 8, 1837 age 65 years !63 years!
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS Experience died Nov 11, 1853 age 79 years
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS Louisa M. died Aug 6, 1839 age 30 years
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS Elizabeth H. died Dec 6, 1853 age 47 years
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS Anson D. died Feb 1, 1837 age 22 years
15!16 1 R17-24 SIMONS Emeline T. died Jan 7, 1837 age 17 years !19 years!
16 1 R17-186 COOLEY Anthony H.
16 1 R17-186 COOLEY Anna May "children of D.C. & Angeline" - !children of B.O. & Angelina!
16 2 "one of first settlers of Kalamazoo, MI" - in a pile with 5 other items - (goes with Anthony Cooley 1793-1860)
16 3 R17-172 COOLEY Amanda died Sep 16, 1851 age 52 years - "wife of Anthony" - stone in 2 pieces - stone in pile with 5 other items
16 4 foundation only - in pile with 5 other items
16 5 foundation only - in pile with 5 other items
16 6 R. M. N. stone in pile with 5 other items
16 7 R17-169 COOLEY Anthony 1793 - 1860 stone in pile with 5 other items
16 8 R18-61 DYCKMAN Volentine W. Jul 22, 1833 - Aug 12, 1839 "son of E.R. & Harriet" - !age 12, son of E.B. & Harriet!
16 9 R18-49 DYCKMAN William Dec 9, 1761 - Sep 6, 1816(sic) DAR !SAR! this was a military stone placed later with an incorrect death year of 1816 - U.S. Army - with marker placed by Algonquin Chapter DAR: "a soldier in the American Revolution"
16 10 R18-49 DYCKMAN William Dec 9, 1761 - Sep 6, 1846 Veteran "a soldier in the Revolution"
16 11 R18-52 DYKMAN (sic) Almira !A.! died Sep 17, 1840 age 28 years - "wife of Evert B." - !wife of Evert R.!
16 12 R18-45 DYKMAN (sic) Maria !W.! died Feb 11, 1815 (sic) !1845! age 79 years - "wife of Wm. DYKMAN"
16 13 R17-18 DODGE Susan B. Dec 15, 1803 - Nov 9, 1866 !1836! "wife of D.O." - rest of stone buried and recemented - !Dec 13, 1803 - Nov 9, 1886! - !wife of Daniel O.!
17 1 R19-125 STEWART William !M.! died Jul 28, 1837!31!57 !1851! age 1 year 23 days - "son of Andrew & Ann" - some kind of carving on top - !age 1 year 25 days!, died Jul 28, 1852!
17 2 R19-33 CASE Zenas, Rev. Dec 7, 1794 - Nov 5, 1862 !1869! "born at Jamestown, NY" - "He shall abide before God forever" - steeple shaped stone with top down - !born at Johnstown, NY! - !born Dec 1, 1794!
17 3 R19-22 CRAM Sarah died Mar 14, 1861 age 48 years - stone embedded in ground in many pieces
18 1 R21-66 SNOW! Samuel died May 20, 1858 age 26 years 9 months !25 days! - last two letters of surname visible only being O!U W - carving of willow tree - stone in 3 pieces plus a foundation
18 2 R21-146 HARRISON died Sep 2(?), 1837? !Sep 25, 1857! age 8 weeks - "infant daughter of T.R. & J.E." - stone broken in 2 pieces - !died Sep 27, 1857! - !died Sep 25, 1852, age 8 years, ? of T.R. & J.D.!
18 3 R21-156 HARRISON Francis L.! !Frances! died Jan 2(8?), 1856 !Jan 29! age 6 months - "son of T.R. & J.E." - !died Jan 23, 1856!
18 4 R21-150 HARRISON Jane E. died Sep 13, 1857 DARLING age 30 years - "wife of T.R. HARRISON" - "born in North Adams, Mass." - stone lying on its back
18 5 R21-153 HARRISON William A. !E.! died Sep 29, 1854 !Sep 23! age 9 months - "son of T.R. & J.E."
18 6 R21-74 BALL Zebina !Sebina! died Jan 24, 1839 !Jan 21! age 51 years 9 months - "In memory of" - poem, hard to read
14 8 R15-16 HARD Julia Ann died Oct 19, 1845 WATSON age 21 years - "wife of B. HARD, M.D., dau of Hon. Chas. WATSON of Schoharrie Co, NY" - carving of tree
14 9 foundation only
R2-171 SMITHHOFER! John C.! !died Aug 11, 1860! !age 11 - son of C. H. & A.!
R4-24 !foundation only - believed bodies moved elsewhere!
R6-166 H.! A.!
R6-51 GOODRICH! Francis Idell! !died Apr 11, 1846! !age 5 weeks - dau of A. J.!
R6-26 !died Aug 1, 1843! !not legible!
R6-20 SPAULDING! Roda! !died Dec 6, 1857! !age 75 years!
R12-107 CRANE! Alonzo! !died Aug 25, 1846! !age 28 years - son of James & Polly!
R12-32 EASTMAN! Amos! !died Feb 28, 1839! !age 1 year 21 days - son of James & Sally!
R17-157 CATE! Charles C.! !died Sep 10, 1866! !son of E. & M.!
R17-154 CATE! Clarence H.! !died Dec 19, 186?! !age 14? - son of E. & M.!
R17-151 CATE! Charles W.! !Sep 14, 1860 - Sep 1, 1868! !son of E. & M.!
R17-14 DODGE! Daniel O.! !supposed to be Daniel O. DODGE!

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