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The "Old" Brooklyn Cemetery


Brooklyn Old Cemetery Located in Brooklyn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Researched in the summer of 1996 and finished in the spring of 1997. *per Debbie Gabriel
Williston K. Oakley
Died Nov. 5,1861
Aged 31 yrs.,4 ms.
     side
Bradford O. Watrous
Born Aug. 22,1824
Died May 15,1893
Polly
Wife of
Bradford O. Watrous
Died May 18,1864
Aged 39 yrs.,_ mos.
     back
Edwin B.
Died June 28,1867
Aged 5 yrs. & 9 ms.
Joseph B.
Died Jan. 12,1856
Aged 6 mos. & 14 ds.
Children of
Bradford O. & Polly
Watrous

Louesa D. 
Daughter of 
T. M. & Paulina 
Oakley
Died March 3,1881
Aged 24 yrs.,8 ms.,
15 ds.
She sleeps in Jesus.

T. M. Oakley
Died Feb. 29,1904
Aged 81 yrs.
Paulina Oakley
Wife of 
T. M. Oakley
Died May 20,1891
Aged 70 yrs.

Edwin J.
Son of 
Thomas M. & Paulina 
Oakley
Died Feb. 24,1845
Aged 2 years

Allie R.
Only child of 
Emery T. & Laura A. 
Oakley
Died April 11,1875
Aged 4 yrs.,5 ms.,
& 7 ds.
Our Little Alllile
I'll wait for you by the Golden Gate.
Do not let me idly wait.

Thomas Oakley
Died Sept. 4,1857
Aged 61 yrs.,3 ms.,14 ds.
I have found him of whom honor 
in the law and the prophets did pride.

Clarissa
Wife of 
Thomas Oakley
Died June 15,1834
In her 43rd year of age
That by which binds the human heart,
The closer drawn will sooner part;
Thus fades our swiftest prospects here,
Our dearest friends soon disappear.

Nancy
Daughter of 
Thomas & Clarissa Oakley
Died April 17,1845
Aged 18 yrs.,9 ms.,& 23 ds.
She's gone, she's gone to rest, 
Where trouble never comes, 
To meet with all the blest, 
In that eternal home.

Edwin Oakley
Died Feb. 24,1840
In the 21st year of his age
He's gone to rest, our brother dear, 
Thou why should we complain, 
or grieve, or sigh, or shed a tear, 
or wish him back again.

Harriet A.
Died Jan. 14,1840
Aged 15 yrs.,8 ms.
Filania 
Died June 8,1834
Aged 3 ms.
Children of James and Vashti Oakley
     side
Vashti Oakley
Wife of 
James Oakley
Died April 6,1869
Aged 75 yrs.,9 ms.
     front
James Oakley
Died November 29,1851
Aged 57 yrs.
Children and friends, seen here we lie,
remember we are born to die.
As you are now, so once was we,
as we are now, so you must be.

Infant Daughter
Pamela Sue Kinney
July 18-23,1957

	Kinney
LaVerne L.	Ruth N.
1903-1972	1909-1981

	            Kinney
Memories are like stars in the dark night of sorrow.
Perina Pisaneschi	Harold Laverne
Dec. 11,1931		Apr. 27,1932
			Dec. 15,1991
	Married Nov. 14,1953

Mother
Effie M. Nelson
1883-1962

Martha J. Sutton
1885-1950

Frank Maybury
Y. 2 U. S. Navey
World War II
Apr. 30,1911-Aug. 16,1992

Jessie B. Maybury
1912-1979

	Robinson
Father		Mother
Harry W.	Bessie M.
1873-1941	1886-1946

		Barnes
Grandmother		Grandfather
Frieda M. 		Guy H. 
1904-1967		1905-1978


	Wood
Paul A.		Marion M.
1896-1938	1896-1966


Sterling
Dorothy Nelson	Arthur Allen
1921-			1914-

Lana Vansteenburgh
1859-1946

Son 
Urban B. Craft
Dec. 19,1959-July 17,1975

Bradley J. Craft
Aug. 1,1965-Aug. 2,1965

	Packer
Harry N.	Elizabeth R.
1873-1954	1876-1950

	Thatcher
Clifford	Emily Gere
1899-1984	1907-

Stephens
1890-Shirley B.-1965
1894-Edith C.-1986

	     Jones
Glanmor H.	Ruth B.
7-16-1924	11-26-1919
		3-16-1976

	   Gere
Robert S.		Thelma Y. (Yeomans)
1899-1987		1903-May 12, 2000
up date per niece of Thelma S. Yeomans

	  Kelley
Richard M.	Cora M.
1887-1974 	1892-1970


	Whitman
Terrance M.	Anna M.
1868-1954	1867-1949

		Evans
Dorothy P.	Effie H.	Clarence L.
1918-1932	1896-1990	1891-1971

	Oleniacz
Alberta M.	Stanley J.
1931-		1924-1976

	Evans
Nathan W.	Angelia M.
1922-1983	1925-1961

McKinney   [large stone]
no names/no dates
nearby smaller stones

	McKinney
Charles J.	Alpha S.
1855-1926	1855-1936

C. E. Gere
1866-1946

May A. Gere
1873-1947

Ellis Fred Yeomans
Nov. 10,1912-Dec. 2,1981

Ellis F. Yeomans
U. S. Army
World War II
Nov. 10,1912-Dec. 2,1981

	Yeomans
Earl 		Lottie Byram
1880-1957	1878-1959
Father		Mother

	King
Belle S.	Elwyn P.
1909-1992	1905-1975

		Rosser
Elizabeth	Harold		Ada
1917-1998	1908-1991	1914-1942


Father
K. O. T. M.
Lee O. King
1876-1937

Mama
Bertha L. King
1875-1932

Mother 
Jessie E. Flowers
1880-1941

Delbert M. Nash
1904-1976

William Munro Quick
March 25,1869
October 12,1930

Carolina Maria Quick
March 27,1879
June 3,1959

Theodore Joseph Quick
Dec. 21,1898
July 19,1976

William Munro Quick, Jr.
March 31,1920

Ret. U. S. A. F.

	Yeomans
Homer B.	Edna E.
1902-1978	1900-1984

Lena M. Ring
1900-1942

Lillian C. Ring
1909-1927

	Welch
Elias G.	Lena B.
1891-1955	1887-1977

	Palmiter
LaVern W.	Blanche L.		WWII/emblem
1895-1954	1895-1973


	Ring
Charles Arthur Ring
1871-1966
Edith Forse   His Wife
1875-1920

Wilson Reich
1891-1944

Francis Reich Rogers
1903-1989

Jewett
R. T. Catterson
1833-1911
M. Jane   His Wife
1840-1934
P. L. Jewett
1868-1932
M. Jennie   His Wife
1871-1962

Curtis A. Stone
1900-1915

Ben C. Stone
1900-1925

Ethel P. Stone
1898-1980

Dan B. Stone
1894-1966

Mahala Corson
1839-1924

Elsie C. Stone
1858-1940

Samuel A. Stone
1849-1920

Schooley
Fred J.		Reva R.
1909-1976	1906-1994

Clarence E. Ring
1900-1971

	Ring
Kenneth D.	Bertha M.
1919-1989	1913-1980

Charles A. Palmiter
1870-1945

Geoigianna Gray Palmiter
1870-1949

Laverne Palmiter
Pennsylvania
Pvt. Co. L. 59 Pioneer Inf.
World War I
Sept. 26,1895-Aug. 3,1954

	Young
Stinson H.	Edna Ely
1879-1949	1883-1959

Sheldon Kingsman	[1861-1865]
Co. F. 53 D. Pa. Inf.	emblem

Eldridge
Edwin S. Eldridge
1852-1915
Helen Sterling   His Wife
1852-1948
   _____
Mizpah

Judith
Wife of
Thomas Garland
Born in Hartland, V.T.
July 5,1797
Died Feb. 4,1868
A beloved wife and mother.

Thomas Garland		[1861-1865] emblem
Born in Lebenan, York Co., Me.	
Sept. 23,1796
Died Jan. 22,1882
An affectionate husband, a kind father,
and devoted friend.

Helen M.
Wife of
Edward P. Garland
Died May 26,1852
Aged 26 yrs.
I am the resurrection and the life.

Edward P. Garland
Born in Brooklyn, Pa.
Feb. 25,1824
Died Feb. 14,1895

Sophia B.
Wife of
Edward P. Garland
Born in Brooklyn, Pa.
Feb. 11,1823
Died Dec. 23,1874

William B.
Son of
E. P. & Sophia 
Garland
Died Apr. 9,1865
Ae. 3 yrs.,8 mos.,
& 14 ds.
Gone but not forgotten

Willis G.
Beloved boy of
George W. & Lucy G. G.
Sterling
Died May 1,1864
Aged 8 yrs.,5 mos.,
& 18 ds.

B. T. Case
Private Signal Corps.
Discharged Aug. 3,1865
Died Feb. 1,1901
Aged 52 yrs.

Frances
Wife of
B. E. Case	[this should read, B. T. Case, but this is what is on the stone itself.]
1850-1933

Greenwood
Herbert L. Greenwood
Adopted son of
G. W. & L. G.
Sterling
1864-1894

Sterling
George W. Sterling
1828-1903
Lucy Garland   His Wife
1832-1919

Elbert L.
Son of
F. & A. 
Tewksbury
Died Jan. 30,1854
Ae. 3 yrs.,9 mos.,
& 21 dys.
     side
Mary L.
Dau. of
F. & A. 
Tewksbury
Died May 31,1866
Ae. 2 yrs.,7 mos.,
& 6 dys.

Maria
Wife of 
Solomon Kittle
Died May 16,1872
Aged 88 years

Malinda Lindsey
Wife of
Myron Lindsey
Born at Attleborough, Mass.
Oct. 16,1801
Died Dec. 16,1891
Aged 90 yrs.,2 mos.

Myron W. Lindsey
Died Jan. 16,1858
Aged 53 yrs.,1 mo.,
& 9 ds.
In such an hour as ye think not
the son of man cometh.

James E.
Son of 
Myron & Malinda 
Lindsey
Died March 4,1826
Aged 1 month & 4 days

Olney T.
Son of 
Myron & Malinda 
Lindsey
Died April 8,1840
Aged 5 years.

Mary Jane
Daughter of
Myron & Malinda 
Lindsey
Died May 4,1827
Aged 5 years

Warren
Son of 
Benj. & Laura R.
Lindsey
Died June 21,1839
Aged 1 yr.,9 mos.,
& 21 ds.

Absent but not forgotten
Ransford W.
Son of
Benjamin & Lura R.
Lindsey
Died Mar. 20,1872
Aged 20 yrs.,5 ms.,
& 14 ds.

Lindsey
Benjamin Lindsey
Mar. 4,1811
Feb. 9,1900
Lura R. Goss   His Wife
Oct. 8,1818
Dec. 4,1893

Angie F. Lindsey
Lawrence
1844-1926

Amherst Lindsey
Died Nov. 25,1856
Aged 83 yrs.,1 mo.,
& 19 ds.

Betsey
Wife of 
Amherst Lindsey
Died Oct. 30,1844
Aged 61 yrs.

Rockwell
Hiram Rockwell
Died May 3,1888
Aged 84 years
Rebecca Rockwell
Died Jan. 12,1877
Aged 69 years

Elizabeth S.
Daughter of
Hiram & Elizabeth
Rockwell
Died July 7,1851
Aged 19 yrs.,9 mos.,
& 7 ds.
Hail unto the sweet-thou dos't now sleep
And slumber in the dust.
While thy benign and sainted soul
Stands ranked amongst the just.

Conger Tiffany
1823-1914

Hannah
Wife of
Pelatiah Tiffany
Died
[no more can be read]

M. Elizabeth 
Wife of 
Conger Tiffany
Died Jan. 25,1879
Aged 56 years &
5 mos.

Eva A. Tiffany
1858-1930

George W. Morse  M. D.
Died June 9,1864
Aged 55 yrs.,9 mos.,
& 25 ds.
In service of U. S. as Post Hospital
Steward in Fort Hamilton
Spent 10 yrs. in the U. S. service.

Sara Maria Bissell
Wife of Dr. G. W. Morse
Died July 15,1893
Aged 79 yrs.,10 ms.,
& 25 ds.

Fanny J.
Dau. of
John H. & Louisa S.
Chapman
Died Oct. 16,1869
Aged 13 yrs. & 11 ms.

Anna
Wife of
Reuben E. Ring
Died Feb. 21,1866
Aged 62 ys.,10 ms.,
& 15 ds.

David J. Ring
1841-1921
Emugene Ring
1843-1929

Caroline
Blum Griswold
1878-1914

Earl B. Whalen
Aged 1 mo.
Budded on earth to
Bloom in Heaven

Maryett
Dau. of
Charles & Mary
Perigo
Died Mar. 5,1841
Ae. 22 years
Death has conquered me
By his dart I am slain
Christ shall conquer thee
When I shall rise again.

In Memory of
Mary
Wife of
Charles Perigo
Who died Mar. 25,1819
Ae. 30 yrs.

Henry Perigo
Died May 30,1894
Aged 61 yrs.
     side
Mary Tiffany
Wife of
Charles Perigo
Died Mar. 25,1819
Aged 29 yrs.,6 ms.,
& 10 ds.
Maryett
Their daughter
Died Mar. 5,1841
Aged 22 yrs.,4 ms.,
& 20 ds.
     back
Charles Perigo
Died Aug. 13,1867
Aged 83 yrs.,3 ms.,
& 10 ds.
Peddy Foster
His Wife died
June 2,1866
Aged 74 yrs.,8 ms.,
& 20 ds.

Here Lies		[This is no lie, it is exactly how the stone reads]
Dec'n' Noah Tiffany
Died July 19th,1818
Ae. 66 yrs.
When you, my friends, are paffing by
And this informs you where I lie
Remember you ere long muft have,
Like me, a manfion in the grave.

Willie F.
Son of
Wm. & Mary E.
Morgan
Died Aug. 26,1881
Aged 6 ms. & 15 ds.
 
Ida C.
Beloved dau. of
L. W. & M. E. 
Peters
Died Sept. 22,1882
Aged 5 mos. & 22 ds.

Allie R.
Dau. of 
E. B. & J. O. 
Whitney
Died Apr. 27,1880
Aged 1 yr.,4 mos.,
& 19 ds.

Mason C. Richardson
Born July 26,1841
Died Oct. 16,1918
Asleep in Jesus

Jennie O.
Dau. of 
Rev. G. B. & J.
Rogers
2nd Wife of
Frank R. Whitney
Died July 13,1882
Aged 30 yrs.

Lucella E.
Dau. of 
Rev. G. B. & J. 
Rogers
and Wife of 
M. C. Richardson
Died Aug. 12,1882
Aged 34 yrs.

Wm. S. Maryott
Died Sept. 27,1852
Aged 69 yrs., 5 ms.,
& 11 ds.
Trust Christ the same in the day
to day and forever.

Rebecca
Wife of
Wm. S. Maryott
Died June 12,1851

Wm. Champlin
Son of 
Wm. S. & Rebecca
Maryott
Died June 4,1828
Aged 17 yrs. & 6 ms.

Philander N.
Son of 
C. N. & Melissa
Griffis
Died July 9,1847
Aged 5 yrs. & 2 ms.

Francis A.
Son of
C. N. & Melissa 
Griffis
Died July 7,1856
Aged 16 yrs. & 8 ms.

Rev. Gurdon B. Rogers
Died Oct. 20,1910
Aged 88 yrs. & 20 ds.

Juliania
Wife of
Rev. G. B. Rogers
Died Nov. 18,1878
Aged 59 yrs.,2 mos.,
& 13 ds.

Silance B.   His Wife
Died Apr. 23,1840
Aged 42 yrs.
Andrew Rogers
Died Apr. 4,1879
Aged 88 yrs.

William A.
Son of
Rev. G. B. & J.
Rogers
Died Dec. 5,1850
Aged 4 mo. & 22 ds.

Bathsheba H.
Wife of 
Lyman Ely
Died Mar. 6,1876
In the 69th year
of her age.
There remaineth there fore is rest
to the people of God.

Lymay Ely
Died June 8,1873
In the 77th year
of his age.

In Memory of
Zelophehad Ely
Who died Feb. 18,1822
Ae. 52 y.

Lucy M.
Wife of
Henry Williams
Died Oct. 9,1856
Aged 21 yrs.,1 mo.,
& 26 dys.

Elizabeth M.
Consort of 
Zelophehad Ely
Died Apr. 18,1859
Ae. 90 years
Blessed are the dead
Who are in the Lord.

Asa Tewksbury
Died Jan. 19,1871
Aged 74 yrs. & 6 mos.
Let him rest in peace.

His Wife Mary
S. Kishpaugh
1836-1914

Henry J.
1832-1918

John J.
Son of 
James & Grace
Noble
Died Sept. 11,1825
Ae. 1 yr. & 10 m.

Sarah M.
Dau. of
James & Grace
Noble
Died Nov. 9,1828
Ae. 2 yrs.,3 mos.,
& 2 ds.

In Memory of
Jared Mason
of Zelophehad & Elizabeth Ely
Who died Mar. 9,1820
Ae. 7 yrs.
Jacob Ely was drowned in the river
Lehigh June 20,1817
Ae. 23 ys.

Amanda J.
Dau. of 
Lyman & Bathsheba
Ely
Died Oct. 29,1843
Aged 1 year, 9 mos.,
& 22 ds.
Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade,
Death come with friendly care,
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blosom there.

John
Son of God,
Samuel & Sally
Hand
Died July 28,1823
Aged 11 mos. & 21 ds.

Henry M.
Son of 
Lyman & Bathsheba 
Ely
Died Sept. 3,1846
Aged 1 year & 2 mos.
Sleep on sweet babe,
And take thy rest, God called thee
Home when he thought best.

Abigail Gere
Died Feb. 27,1849
Aged 68 years
Stephen Gere
Died Jan. 25, 1847
Aged 75 years &
4 mos.

In Memory of
Hezekiah Olney
Who died Dec. 29,1822
Ae 71 ys.
Be yeah, so ready for in such an
hour as ya think not, the son of man
cometh.

Rufus Augustus
Son of 
George & Lydia 
Eastman
Died Aug. 28,1859
Aged 10 mo.
____ is boy was mild of faithful truest trust,
But be resigned we must to leave him in the dust.

Albert O.
Son of
George & Lydia
Eastman
Died Sept. 20,1861
Aged 11 mos. & 1 day

Dr. Samuel Bissell
Died July 20,1829
In the 41st year of his age
Sally
His Wife
Died June 10 1873
In the 82nd year of her age.

Thomas Sterling
Died Nov. 26,1828
Aged 61 years
     also
Mehetabel
His Wife
Died Sept. 18,1827
Aged 60 years

Taphena L.
Wife of
Elisha Mack
Born March 17,1782
Died Aug. 31,1861

In Memory of
Elisha Mack
Died Oct. 19,1839
Ae. 71 yrs.5 mo.,
& 14 ds.

Mack
Marvin L. Mack
Born May 20,1803
Died Nov. 9,1884
Emeline P.
Wife of
M. L. Mack
Born Nov. 24,1805
Died Nov. 15,1866
     side
Ellen G.
Dau. of
M. L. & E. P.
Mack
Born May 17,1849
Died Oct. 1,1864

Harriet H.
Wife of
Amos Tukesbury	[actual spelling is Tewksbury,but not on this stone]
Died July 25,1842
Aged 39 years
Sweetly sleep my dear companion,
Till the Lord shall bid thee rise.
Then we'll meet in sweetest union,
And ascend to yonder skies.

B. F. Tewksbury
Died June 30,1860
Ae. 27 yrs.
A lover of life and friend of mankind,
though dead, he still lives
Honor be his memory
Peace to his ashes.
     side
Lucy Benson Woodworth
Wife of 
B. F. Tewksbury
Died Oct. 24,1902
Age 70 yrs.

Amos Tewksbury
Died Sept. 26,1864
Aged 66 years
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.

Hellen Frost
Dau. of 
Amos & Harriet 
Tewksbury
1838-1910

Betsey
Wife of
Silas P. Ely
Died Sept. 1,1865
Aged
no more can be read

Silas P. Ely
Died June 17,1865
Aged 81 yrs.

Mehiteble
Wife of
Silas P. Ely
Died July 1,1847
Aged 61 years

Teressa M.
Daughter of
Silas P. & Mehatable
Ely
Died July 26,1839
Ae. 19 ys.

Esther
Wife of
Isaac Gardiner
Died Apr. 2,1860
Aged 84 yrs. & 11 mos.
Blessed are the dead which die
in the Lord.

Edwin P. Gardner
of Co. B. 12 Reb. E. F. B. G.
Died Apr. 5,1862
In U. S. A. Hospital Phila., Pa.
Aged 20 yrs. & 11 mos.

Jane I.
Wife of 
Orin O. Ely
Died Sept. 21,1838
Ae. 31 ys. & 10 mos.

Isaac Tewksbury
Died 1813
Judith Sargent
His Wife Died 1824
Natives of Imesbury, Vt.

Jacob Tewksbury
Died in 1842
Ae. 74 ys.

Reuben Tewksbury
Died Mar. 17,1861
Aged
[stone broken at this point and unreadable]

Mary
Wife of
Jacob Tewksbury, Sen.
Died Aug. 18,1863
Aged 90 yrs.
Rest, dear mother, rest
In thy narrow house of clay,
Till the last trump of God,
Shall call thee from thy dusty bed,
To realms of brighter day.

Liza
Dau. of
Sargent & Nancy
Tewksbury
Died
no more can be read

In Memory of
Nancy Wife of
Sargeant Tewksbury
Who died Dec. 1,1824
Ae. 52 yrs.

In Memory of
Sargeant Tukesbury		[actual spelling is Tewksbury]
Who died Jan. 20,1843
Aged 68 years & 
6 months

Fanny
Wife of
Sargeant Tewksbury
Died Jan. 20,1848
Aged 56 yrs. & 
7 months

In Memory of
Bestey Consort of
Josiah Mack
Who died March 16,1825
Ae. 81 yrs.

Mary 
Wife of
Josiah Lord
Died June 29,1838
Ae. 67y.,4 ms.

Josiah Lord
Died Dec. 7,1845
Aged 78 years

Died 10 Nov. 1825
Betsey C.
Dau. of
Enoch & Polly
Mack
Ae. 13 ys. & 10 ms.

Joshua Jackson
Died Sept. 4,1842
Ae. 80 ys.,4 ms.,
& 10 ds.
A Soldier of the Revolution
He was to death resigned,
No terror in his look was seen.
His Savior's smile dispel'd the gloom,
And smooth'd his passage to the tomb.

Susanna
Relict of
Rev. Joseph Farrar
& dau. of
Joshua Jackson
Died July 6,1835
Ae. 51 yrs.,6 ms.,
& 18 ds.

Lydia E.
Wife of
Charles E. Crandall
Died Feb. 23,1861

In Memory of
Albert E.
Son of
Elisha & Lois
Mack
Who died Oct. 29,1843
Aged 18 years

In Memory of
Ellen A.
Daughter of Elisha &
Lois Mack 
Who died March 11,1837
Aged 2 yrs.

Elisha Mack
Died June 24,1872
Aged 72 yrs.,2 m.,
& 6 ds.

William
Son of
Josiah & Sally
Lord
Died March 28,1840
Ae. 22 ys.
His morning sun that shone so bright,
Is wilted in thickest shades of night. 
Farewell, my friends, submissive be,
Prepare to die and follow me.

Josiah Lord, Jr.
Montgomery's 
Pa. Mil. War 1812

Sally
Wife of
Josiah Lord, Jr.
Died May 3,1837
in her 37th yr.

Mary Ann
Dau. of 
Stephen & Lavina
Smith
Died Feb. 18,1826
Aged 6 years, 9 mos.,
& 14 ds.
     _____
James N.
Died Mar. 14,1829
Ae. 1 yr.,1 mo., 
& 15 ds.
     _____
Angeline
Died May 10,1832
Ae. 2 yrs. & 23 ds.

Richard F.
Son of
Asa & Nancy
Tewksbury
Died Feb. 23,1831
Ae. 7 ys. & 2 ms.
     _____
Cathorine
Died Aug. 20,1825
Ae. 1 yr. & 6 mos.
Suffer little children and,
by thou that must come
And forbid them not to come unto
Me for such is thy kingdom of heaven.

Arthur
Son of
Reuben & Martha
Tewksbury
Died 1837
Aged 2 yrs.,10 mo.,
& 11 ds.

Edwin G.
Son of 
Asa & Nancy 
Tewksbury
Died Oct. 26,1852
Aged 11 years
In this world of affliction
Oh, why should we stay
When the bright and lovely
are fading away.

Sargeant W. Tewksbury
Born Aug. 3,1831
Died Jan. 9,1866

Wm. Weston
Born Norwich, Ct.
Sept. 13,1791
Died Brooklyn, Pa.
Aug. 12,1853

Eliza
Wife of
Wm. Weston
Died Aug. 24,1836
Ae. 33 yrs.

Mary T. Miles
Died Jan. 28,1856
Aged 93 yrs. & 7 mos.

In Memory of
Andrew Tracy, Esq.
Who died Nov. 1,1801
Aged 59 years.

In Memory of
Dec' Joshua Miles
Died July 6th, 1815
Ae. 61 y.
Blessed are the dead
Who die in the Lord.

Harriet N. Miles
Died May 29,1840
Ae. 20 years
Asleep in Jesus! Oh! how sweet
to be for such a slumber meet.

In Memory of
John T. Giddings
Died Aug. 8,1840
Ae. 23 yrs.,1 mos., 
& 11 ds.
We loved him much; his cherished virtues
His filial love, his reverence for his God
Have left in fragrance more, no skies
Can dissapate of wash away
Precious is thy memory, it will stay
Fresh in our souls.
[He had been studying to be a minister.]

In Memory of
Re . C. T. Stanley
A member of the Oneida Conference
of the M. E. Church
Born May 22,1810
Died Jan. 17,1841

Our Father
Elisha Lord
Died Jan. 3,1868
Aged 77 years 
& __ mos.
Dearest father, thou hast left us,
And thy loss we deeply feel,
But tis God that hath bereft  us,
He can all our sorrows heal.

Sally M.
Daughter of 
Elisha & Matilda 
Lord
Died Apr. 26,1829
Aged 1 year.

Matilda
Wife of
Capt. Elisha Lord
Died Aug. 21,1829
Ae. 35 yrs.

Elza J.
Wife of 
Elisha Lord
Died July 30, 1831
Ae. 19 ys.,5 ds.
O' father of all that rends my breast
It's little thought so soon to part
That since it is ordered to be
Hope in Heaven to meet with thee.

Mary
Daughter of
Capt. David & Esther
Morgan
Died July 14,1832
Aged 11 yrs.
___ ___ ___ with
Grieve the departure of the soul
Let each one ask himself "Am I
Prepared", should I be call'd forth
Wm. Jay
Son of
David & Esther
Morgan
Died March 2,1857
Ae. 16 yrs. & 5 mos.

Barnard Worthing
Born at Amosbury, Mass.
Sept. 25,1744
Died July 13,1820

Esther Morgan
Born Aug. 10,1794
Died Nov. 29,1872
     side
Nancy
Wife of
David Morgan
Died Apr. 20,1817
Aged 29 yrs.
     side
Capt. David Morgan
Died Dec. 19,1866
In the 82nd year of his age.
One of the Pioneers

Edward Otto
Born July 27,1796
Died Apr. 3,1883
Miriam Worthing
His Wife
Born Nov. 15,1794
Died Jan. 14,1880

In Memory of
Amos Smith
Who died Aug. 29,1846
In the 67th year of his age.
When we view this stone we drop a tear,
For Amos Smith who's buried here,
He sleeps in silence never more to rise,
Till God's last trumpet thunders through the skies.

John T. Perry
Died Oct. 5,1872
Aged 62 yrs. & 11 ms.

Nancy
Wife of
John T. Perry
Died Apr. 28,1873
Aged 60 yrs. & 11 ms.

In Memory of
Bloomfield Milbourn
Who died Dec. 2,1839
Aged 68 years
     also
Hannah
His Wife
Died Aug. 15,1854
Aged 78 years.

In Memory of
Elizabeth Jones
Wife of 
John Jones
Who died Apr. 27,
1822 Ae. 76 yrs.,
5 mos.
Blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord.

Edward L. Gere
Died Sept. 6,1879
Aged 80 yrs.,3 ms.,
& 3 ds.

Mary F.
Wife of 
E. L. Gere
Died Jan. 12,1870
Aged 66 yrs.,5 mos.,
& 17 days
Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord.

Susan J.
Dau. of
Edward L. & Mary
Gere
Died June 15,1843
Ae. 7 yrs. & 1 mo.

Sarah A.
Dau. of
Edward L. & Mary
Gere
Died May 6,1826
Ae. 1 yr.,2 mo.,
& 15 ds.

Catharine A.
Daughter of
Edward L. & Mary
Gere
Died Jan. 12,1830
Ae. 8 mo. & 11 ds.

Jane O. 
Dau. of
Edward L. & Mary
Gere
Died Sept. 7,1834
Ae. 1 yr.,4 mos.,
& 7 ds.

Oliver Wade
Son of
Rev. Sylvester & Olivia W.
Cooke
Died Sept. 24,1830
Ae. 3 weeks

Emily
Dau. of
J. & S.
Peckham
Died Sep. 6,1822
Ae. 1 yr., 4 mos.

Joseph O.
Son of
J. & S. 
Peckham
Died Sep. 13,1822
Ae. 6 yrs.,2 ms.,
& 8 ds.

Isaac C.
Son of
J. & S.
Peckham
Died Sep. 11,1822
Ae. 4 yrs.,3 ms.,
& 11 ds.

Elias W.
Son of
J. & S. 
Peckham
Died Sep. 8,1822
Ae. 8 yrs.

Joseph Peckham, Jr.		GAR
Died Oct. 3,1860		1861-1865
Aged 78 ys.,6 ms.,
& 14 ds.

Sally   Wife of
Joseph Peckham, Jr.
Died March 5,18__
Aged
[the stone is deeply set and cannot be read further]

Rowena
Wife of
Belah Case
Died Jan. 4,1865
Aged 90 years

Capt. B. Case			GAR
Died April 25,1832		143
Aged 57 y's			Post

Frank
1873-1882

Martin
1893-1907

Freddie
1879-1879

Nancy
Wife of
John Austin
Died Aug. 3,1843
Ae. 54 ys.,2 ms.,
& 6 ds.

John Austin
Died Oct. 1,1865
Aged 81 ys.,3 ms.,
& 10 ds.

In Memory of
Leo N.
Son of Ferdinand & Mary Whipple
Who departed this life
Nov. 7,1841
Aged 2 years, 5 months, & 3 days.
Tender lov'd one rest thee here,
Christ thy life will soon appear,
Beauteous then thy dust arise,
Greet thy soul, ascend the skies.

Martha Ann
Daughter of
Charles & Teresa
Gere, died
May 12,1839
Aged 7 years &
10 months.

Jacob Wilson, Jr.
Died Feb. 26,1868
In the 84th year
of his age.
Selinda
His Wife
Died Feb. 11,1867
in the 75th year 
of her age.
There remaineth therefore a rest
To the people of God.

Here lies four infant Children of
Jacob & Selinda Wilson
Son	died Oct. 5,1812
Daught	Sept. 16,1813
Son	Mar. 24,1817
Son 	Feb. 28,1818
Sleep on sweet babes and take thy rest
God call'd the home, he saw it best.

In Memory of
Jacob Wilson
Died Sept. 30,1826
Ae. 76 ys.,6 ms.,
& 10 ds.

William H.
Son of
John C. & Ann
Clark
Died Feb. 9,1840
Aged 2 years, 9 mos.,
& 24 ds.

In Memory of
William Charlton
Who departed this life
Oct. 10,1846
Aged 39 yrs.,5 mos.,
& 10 ds.

Rev. E. Paine				Medal Cross
Died July 8,1820			A Methodist
Aged 43 years				Preacher
The righteous shall be in
___ ___ ____ long remembrance.

Little Eva

Caswell
Lucy M.
Wife of 
B. F. Van Fleet
Died May 7,1880
Aged 34 years
     side
Henry Caswell
Died Oct. 16,1886
Aged 67 yrs.
     back
Lydia W.
Wife of 
Henry Caswell
Died Feb. 5,1882
Aged 68 yrs.
     side
George E. Caswell
Died Feb. 19,1872
Aged 25 yrs.

Lathrop
     side
E. L. Lathrop
Born Apr. 20,1806
Died Jan. 29,1881
     other side
Jemima
Wife of
E. L. Lathrop
Born Oct. 18,1804
Died Mar. 31,1863

Elizabeth
Wife of
Elijah B. Mack
Died Nov. 19,1856
Aged 79 yrs.

Elijah B. Mack
Died Dec. 22,1861
Aged 89 y's

Amanda Mack
Born Aug. 25,1820
Died July 9,1861

Erastus Caswell
Died Feb. 1,1869
In the 82nd year
of his age.

Lucy
Wife of
Erastus Caswell
Died Oct. 9,1855
Aged 64 yrs.,8 mos.,
& 15 ds.

At Rest
     back
Allen C.
Died Sept. 24,1883
Aged 6 yrs.,3 ms.,
& 11 ds.
Hattie E.
Died Dec. 24,1873
Aged 3 y's.,10 m's.,
& 12 ds.
Children of
E. N. & I. F. McKinney

McKinney
E. N. McKinney
of Co. C. 22nd Reg. Ill. Inf. 3 yrs.
& of Co. K. 179th Reg. N. Y. V.
Mar. 31,1838-July 25,1911
Isadore F.   His Wife
Sept. 6,1848
Feb. 13,1902

Mack
Diadamia
Wife of
Nehemiah Mack
Died Sept. 24,1888
Aged 68 y's.,1 mo.,
& 21 ds.
     side
Nehemiah Mack
Born Jan. 12,1812
Died Dec. 16,1892

McKinney
Allen McKinney
Died Jan. 27,1864		GAR
Aged 57 yrs.			Post
     _____
Mary
Wife of
Alley McKinney
Died Oct. 7,1892
Aged 86 yrs.
     side
Chester A.
Son of Allen & 
Polly McKinney
Died Nov. 9,1863
In Knoxville, Hospital,
M. D., Aged 17 yrs.,& 11 mos.
The hero of Seven Ba-
ttles, Rappahannock,
Sulphur Springs, Ga-
insville, Mannassas,
South Mountain,
& Antietam.

Mother
Jane S. Northrop
1843-1924

Stephen S. Gavitt
Died Jan. 30,1894
Aged 66 ys. & 3 ds.
At Rest

Chester A.
Son of
Allen & Polly
McKinney
Died Nov. 9,1863
In Knoxville Hospital, Md.
Aged 17 yrs. & 11 ms.
The hero of seven battles
Rappahannock,
Sulphur Springs,
Gainesville,
Groveton,
Manassas,
South Mountain,
& Antietam.

Giles
Amanda
Wife of
Wm. C. Giles
Died Dec. 8,1884
Aged 72 yrs.,6 ms.,
& 8 ds.
     side
Wm. C. Giles
Born June 12,1810
Died Jan. 19,1901
Aged 90 yrs.

Eliza Davison
Wife of
Charles A. Giles
Died Dec. 25,
[stone broken, unreadable further]

Abby
Wife of
Isaac Tewksbury
Died April 2,1866
Ae. 68 yrs.

Ephriam Tewksbury		Rhoda
Died May 8,1829		His Wife
Aged 60 yrs. & 3 mos.	Died Nov. 12,1846
				Aged 75 yrs. & 6 mos.
	    There is a world above,	
	    Where partine is unknown,
	    A whole eternity of love,
	    And blessedness alone,
	    And faith beholds the dying here,
	    Translated to that happier sphere.

Isaac Tewksbury
Died Jan'y 28,1875
Aged 79 yrs.,10 mos.,
& 5 ds.

Rhoda
Wife of
Asa Crandall
Died Mar. 26,1865
Ae. 61 yrs.,11 ms.,
& 18 ds.
Asa Crandall
Died Sept. 24,1865
Ae. 63 yrs.,3 ms.,
& 2 ds.

Mary
Wife of
John Lindsey
Died Sept. 19,1850
Ae. 37 yrs.

Alpha E.
Died May 18,1864
Aged 4 yrs.,7 mos.,
& 23 ds.
Georgy E.
Died May 18,1864
Aged 2 yrs.,2 mos.,
& 5 ds.
They loved in life
In death they are not divided
     back
Children of
Francis & Margaret J. 
Lindsey

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