Edmeston, Otsego County, NY Read by Mrs. Leleah Smith for DAR Re-Typed by Annette Campbell |
Located on the highway from Robinson's Corners to Burlington Flats Condition: Very poor David Angel d. 1 Nov 1887 Age 89y9m Huldah Angel d. 16 Jun 1835 Age 35y Abigail Angel d. 2 Jan 1873 Age 69y10m9d Betsey Bates d. 1 Apr 1881 Age 73y (nee SOUTHWORTH) Emeline Bates d. 8 Oct 1832 Age 1y3m d/o Lory & Betsey Jonathan Bemiss d. 28 Nov 1813 Age 63y Mary Bemiss d. 26 Jun 1814 Age 67y w/o Jonathan Jonathan Bemiss d. 11 Oct 1858 Age 78y7m5d Charlotte Bemiss d. 28 Oct 1860 Age 70y w/o Jonathan (nee MILLER) Adelia Bemiss d. 4 Jan 1830 Age 4m d/o Jonathan & Charlotte Eliza Beth Bemiss d. 24 May 1845 Age 20y d/o Jonathan & Charlotte Lucinda Bemiss d. 17 Mar 1848 Age 27y d/o Jonathan & Charity Sally Bemiss d. 29 Sep 1821 Age 46y Gabriel Bilyea d. 16 Oct 1835 Age 72y Phebe Bilyea d. 11 Nov 1858 Age 88y w/o Gabriel Isaac Bilyea d. 11 Mar 1859 Age 68y Phebe Bilyea 20 Dec 1807-14 Jan 1876 w/o Isaac Edward Bilyea d. 13 Aug 1878 Age 68y8d Harriet A. Bilyea d. 15 Mar 1840 Age 3y3m15d s/o Edward & Emeline Dolly Ann Bilyea. Mrs. d. 12 Jul 1835 Age 21y w/o Jefferson Electa Bilyea d. 20 Aug 1838 Age 34y w/o Jefferson Rachel Blair d. 18 Aug 1868 Age 61y10m6d Asa Bly d. 5 May 1822 Age 65y Sally Bly d. 11 Mar 1816 Age 4y d/o Theron & Phebe Lodowick Brand d. 15 Sep 1859 Age 64y3m Nancy Brand d. 28 May 1843 Age 40y w/o Lodowick Louisa Brand d. 28 Mar 1850 Age 24y1m d/o Lodowick & Nancy Isaac P. Brown 9 Dec 1769-19 Jun 1849 Loricy Brown d. 12 Sep 1826 Age 49y3m w/o Isaac Lydia Brown d. 30 Aug 1827 Age 3y11m d/o Isaac & Loricy Miletus Brown d. 16 Sep 1895 Age 89y5m11d Freelove Brown d. 4 Dec 1866 Age 64y26d w/o Miletus Begordus Case 23 Apr 1810-20 Mar 1896 Lois Case 25 Feb 1808-24 Jan 1888 w/o Begordus AggyL. Case d. 20 Jan 1876 Age 4y d/o Amanda David Chapin, Esq. d. 6 Feb 1822 Age 50y Phebe P. Chapin d. 16 Mar 1807 Age 30y w/o David Lemuel H. Chapin d. 10 May 1856 Age 55y4m Cynthia Chapin d. 10 Apr 1864 Age 57y7m23 w/o Lemuel (nee DOW) Mary E. Chapin d. 12 Sep 1849 Age 2y6m d/o Laurentine & Rosina Belle Church d. 8m3d only d/o Charles & Cynthia Lucinda Clark d. 26 Jun 1844 Age 69y Formerly of Williamstown, MA Jason Colman d. 2 Feb 1834 Age 36y Zara Comstock d. 26 Aug 1871 Age 76y6m Lucinda Comstock d. 21 Oct 1881 Age 70y w/o Zara Pitman Cook No data Hannah Cook d. 17 Mar 1847 Age 54y w/o Pitman (nee PARKER) Rhoda Cook d. 27 Nov 1831 d/o Pitman & Hannah Caroline Cook d. 19 Jun 1832 Age 1y d/o Pitman & Hannah Halsey S. Cook 16 Sep 1824-7 Mar 1899 Hannah M. Cook 4 Apr 1835-3 Jun 1864 w/o Halsey S. John W. Curry d. 19 Feb 1862 Age 17y2m s/o Joseph & Joann Joseph B. Curry d. 2 Nov 1869 Age 22y2m s/o Joseph & Joann Lucretia Davis d. 30 Jul 1814 Age 37y w/o William Harriet A. Dickinson d. 8 Feb 1845 Age 36y w/o Azariah Emmer A. Donahe d. 9 Jun 1866 Age 1y1m1d Emmer A. Donahe d. 27 Jun 1862 Age 2y5m James Dupee d. 6 Oct 1830 Age 64y Samuel Gardner d. 28 Apr 1860 Age 83y10m Deidamia Gardner d. 21 Nov 1853 Age 78y7m w/o Samuel (nee JOSLYN) David Gardner, Col. 11 Oct 1802-11 Jun 1879 s/o Sam & Deidamia Maria J. Gardner d. Jun 1846 w/o David (nee COOK) born abt 1806 Martha Gardner 6 Jul 1816- 2nd w/o Davis (nee ENOS) formerly married to a JOSLIN was of Lester, VT Babies Gardner d. 13 Apr 1876 Children of Otis & Mary Maude L. Gifford d. 22 Dec 1879 Age 4m6d d/o D. M. & A. Jennett R. Gordon d. 16 Jun 1833 Age 7y7m23d d/o Samuel & Rebecca Rufus Graves d. 8 Jan 1817 Age 38y Betsey Graves d. 4 Feb 1838 Age 48y w/o Rufus Mary Caroline Graves d. 20 Oct 1816 Age 1m d/o Rufus & Betsey Augusta deF. Hatfield 1867-1942 w/o Ira L. (nee TAYLOR) Ellen Marie Taylor 19 Jun 1824-29 Apr 1896 w/0 John B. (nee HILL) Benjamin Hoag d. 19 Aug 1853 Age 87y6m25d Mary Hoag d. 16 Jul 1830 Age 60y10m w/o Benjamin (nee TEFFT) Bethiah Hoag d. 2 Apr 1849 Age 69y3m12d w/o Benjamin (GARRISON) Lovett Hoag d. 16 Nov 1869 Age 77y2m Perminna Hoag d. 13 Sep 1853 Age 58y w/o Lovett Melissa J. Holt d. 16 Aug 1849 Age 29y4m12d w/o Adam Harvey Hull 21 Oct 1825-30 Jul 1902 Mary Hull 17 Dec 1827-15 Feb 1901 w/o Harvey (nee SPENCER) [Cooperstown paper--married in Edmeston, NY 30 Nov 1851 Harvey Hull of Richmond Spa. to Mary Spencer & she dau. of Halsey & Polly] Florence Hitchcock d. 21 Apr 1886 Age 2m d/o A.D. & K. H. David F. Jennings d. 20 Oct 1873 Age 78y Susan Jennings d. 25 Dec 1863 Age 66y w/o David David F. Jennings, Jr. d. 16 May 1901 Age 82y Hannah Cornelia Jennings d. 31 Aug 1861 Age 8y10d d/o David, Jr.& Arline C. J. Joslin d. d. 28 Nov 1851 Age 26y w/o William [stone broken but 1850 census of Edmeston shows her as Celinda] Andrew Kennedy d. 11 Apr 1864 Age 86y4m Lydia Kennedy d. 8 Jun 1856 Age 74y9m w/o Andrew Jared Kennedy d. 10 Sep 1856 Age 25y9m9d Chauncey Kennedy 25 May 1861 Age 51y William Kennedy d. 3 Sep 1840 Age 61y Freelove Kennedy d. 16 Jan 1867 Age 68y w/o William David Kennedy d. 22 Mar 1830 Age 17y John Lee, Dea. d. 8 Jan 1832 Age 76y Anna Lee d. 2 Jul 1833 Age 7y w/o John Martin Lee d. 15 Sep 1843 Age 63y Sarah Lee d. 19 Oct 1822 Age 40y w/o Martin Emily Lee d. 23 Nov 1830 Age 16y d/o Martin & Sarah Sarah Ann Lee d. 20 Jun 1813 Age 1y6m d/o Martin & Sarah Sally Lusk, Mrs. d. 13 Mar 1818 Age 47y w/o Joseph Ignatius Lynes d. 10 Nov 1839 Age 83y Rev War Soldier Lucy May d. 7 Feb 1853 Age 31y10m17d w/o William Herman Eugene May d. 2 Jan 1852 Age 6m24d s/o William & Lucy Ida Cornelia May d. 25 Sep 1851 Age 1y11m d/o S.N. & E. [Edmeston Census 1850 shows parents as Samuel & Emily May] Harriet M. Peet d. 20 Aug 1826 Age 4y d/o Benjamin & Louisa Polly Phelps d. 21 Feb 1815 Age 38y w/o Aaron L.H. Price small stone no data H.E. Price small stone no data Sebrey Reid d. 28 Jul 1846 Age 72y Lydia Reid d. 29 Oct 1828 Age 28y2d d/o Sebrey & Mary Noble C. Reid d. 4 Nov 1838 Age 17y4m s/o Sebrey & Mary Joseph Rudd d. 2 Apr 1853 Age 75y11m19d Vernera Rudd d. 9 Feb 1851 Age 69y4m14d w/o Joseph [1850 Census of Edmeston has her name Vermelia] Curdon Sholes d. 7 Jun 1843 Age 32y William Simmons d. 18 Mar 1852 Age 11y1d s/o William & Lydia R. Gains Smith, Dr. d. 26 Sep 1819 Age 75y Keziah Smith d. 13 Mar 1819 Age 70y w/o Gains Daniel H. Smith d. 12 Aug 1859 Age 49y Sarah Smith d. 24 Feb 1860 Age 65y w/o Daniel H. Isaac Smith d. 12 Nov 1851 Age 82y Patty Smith d. 5 Sep 1851 Age 73y w/o Isaac Horatio St.Clairmson Southworth d. 19 Mar 1833 Age 2y8m s/o Schuyler & Sylvia Halsey Spencer, M.D. d. 26 Apr 1870 Age 80y Polly Spencer d. 28 Apr 1831? Age 42y w/o Halsey Abigail Spencer d. 30 Sep 1866 Age 77y w/o Halsey Julia Ann Spencer d. 28 Sep 1830 Age 8y5m1d d/o Halsey & Polly William Spencer d. 18 May 1818 Age 2y s/o Halsey & Polly Joseph Spencer d. 28 Apr 1853 s/o Halsey & Polly Caroline Spencer d. 26 Jan 1870 Age 39y d/o Halsey & Polly Mary Hull 17 Dec 1831-15 Feb 1901 w/o Harvey (nee SPENCER) D/o Halsey & Polly (Polly's death must have been 1834/7 not 1831-AC) Timothy Stiles d. 17 Dec 1810 Age 16y John Benjamin Taylor 3 Apr 1818-18 Apr 1888 Native of Lancashire, Eng. Ellen Marie Taylor 19 Jun 1824-29 Apr 1896 w/o John B. (nee HILL) Ellen Virginia Taylor 16 Jan 1850-28 Oct 1884 Willie Bayard Taylor d. 16 Dec 1860 Age 1y6m s/o John B. & Ellen Augusta deF. Harfield 1867-1942 w/o Ira L. (nee TAYLOR) Laura J. Thomas d. 11 May 1861 Age 33y Sarah Ann Vandenburgh d. 7 Oct 1836 Age 46 days Mary Ann Vandenburgh d. 10 Oct 1836 Age 49 days [Children of C.G. & Mary Ann Vandenburgh] Erastus Waldo 11 Nov 1782-14 Mar 1864 Hannah Waldo d. 1 Mar 1849 Age 47y w/o Erastus William White, Capt. d. 11 Nov 1819 Age 79y Clark Wilcox d. 10 Sep 1826 Age 9y6m s/o John & Gemina Transcription by Harry Bolton Re-Typed by Judy Morgan The following inscriptions were taken from a cemetery very near Robinson’s Corners
on the highway leading from there to Burlington Flats. Its is adjacent to the highway,
but in deplorable condition, being all overgrown. A David Angel died Nov 1 1887 age 89 yrs 9 months Huldah wife died June 16 1835 age 35 years Abigail wife died Jan 2 1873 age 69 yrs 10 mo 9 days B Betsey wife of Lory Bates died April 1 1881 age 73 years Emeline dau. of Lory and Betsey Bates died Oct 8 1832 age 1 yr 3 months Jonathan Bemiss died Nov 28 1813 age 63 years Mary wife of J. Bemiss died June 26 1814 age 67 years Jonathan Bemiss died Oct 11 1858 age 78 yrs 7 mo 5 days Charlotte Miller wife died Oct 28 1860 age 70 years Eliza Beth dau. of Jonathan & Charlotte Bemiss died May 24 1845 age 20 years Adelea dau. of Jonathan & Charlotte Bemiss died Jan 4 1830 age 4 months Sally Bemiss died Sept 29 1821 age 46 years Lucinda dau. of Jonathan & Charity Bemiss died March 17 1848 age 27 years Gabriel Bilyea died Oct 16 1835 age 72 years Phebe wife died Nov 11 1858 age 88 years Edward Bilyea died Aug 13 1878 age 68 yrs 8 days Harriet A. dau. of Edward & Emeline Bilyea died March 15 1840 age 3 yrs 3 mo 15 days Isaac Bilyea died March 11 1869 age 68 years Phebe wife Dec 20 1807 Jan 14 1876 Mrs Dolly Ann wife of Jefferson Bilyea died July 12 1835 age 21 years Electa wife of Jefferson Bilyea died Aug 20 1838 age 34 years Rachel Blair died Aug 18 1868 age 61 yrs 10 mo 6 days Asa Bly died May 5 1822 age 65 years Sally dau. of Theron & Phebe Bly died March 11 1816 age 4 years Lodowick Brand died Sept 15 1859 age 64 yrs 3 months Nancy wife died May 28, 1843 age 40 years Louisa dau. of L. & N. Brand died March 28 1850 age 24 yrs 1 month Isaac P. Brown Dec 9 1769 June 19 1849 Loricy wife of Isaac P. Brown died Sept 12, 1826 age 49 yrs 3 months Lydia dau. of Isaac & Loricy Brown died Aug 30 1827 age 3 yrs 11 months Miletus Brown died Sept 16 1895 age 89 yrs 5 mo 11 days Freelove wife died Dec 4 1866 age 64 yrs 26 days C Begordus Case April 23 1810 March 20 1896 Lois wife Feb 25 1808 Jan 24 1888 Aggy L. dau. of Amanda Case died Jan 29 1876 age 4 years Lemuel H. Chapin died May 10 1856 age 55 yrs 4 months Cynthia Dow wife of Lemuel Chapin born in the Spirit World April 10 1864
age 57 yrs 7 mo 23 days David Chapin, Esq. Died Feb 6 1822 age 50 years Phebe P. wife died March 16 1807 age 30 years Mary E. dau. of Laurentine & Rosina Chapin died Sept 12 1849 age 2 yrs 6 months Born in the Spirit World Little Belle dau. of Charles & Cynthia Church 8 mo 3 days only Lucinda Clark died June 26 1844 age 69 yrs formerly of Williamstown, Mass. Jason Colman died Feb 2 1834 age 36 years Zara Comstock died Aug 26 1871 age 76 yrs 6 months Lucinda wife died Oct 21 1881 age 70 years Pitman Cook Hannah Parker wife died March 17 1847 age 54 years Our Babies, Rhoda Cook died Nov 27 1831 & Caroline Cook died June 19 1832 age 1 year Halsey S. Cook Sept 16 1824 March 7 1899 Hannah M. wife April 4 1835 June 3 1864 Children of Joseph & Joann Curry Joseph B., Jr. died Nov 2 1869 age 22 yrs 2 months John W. died Feb 19 1862 age 17 yrs 2 months D Cynthia Dow wife of Lemuel Chapin died April 10 1864 age 57 yrs 7 mo 24 days James Dupee died Oct 6 1830 age 64 years Lucretia wife of William Davis died July 20 1814 age 37 years Harriet a. wife of Azariah Dickinson died Feb 8 1845 age 36 years Edward son died Feb 11 1845 age 6 days Children of Samuel & Alzada Donahe Emmer A. died Jan 9 1856 age 1 yr 1 mo 1 day Emmer A. died June 27 1862 age 2 yrs 5 months G Samuel Gardner died April 28 1860 age 83 yrs 10 months Deidamia Joslin wife died Nov 21 1853 age 78 yrs 7 months Col. David Gardner Oct 11 1802 June 11 1879 (Mr Gardner married twice as follows) 1st Maria J. Cook born about 1806 died June 1846 2nd Martha (Enos) Joslin of Lester, Vt. born July 6 1816 Our babe child of Otis & Mary Gardner died April 13 1876 Maude L. dau. of D.M. & A. Gifford died Dec 22 1879 age 4 mo 6 days Jennett H. dau. of Samuel & Rebecca Gordon died June 16 1833 age 7 yrs 7 mo 23 days Rufus Graves Jun. died Jan 8 1817 age 38 years Betsey wife died Feb 4 1838 age 48 years Mary Caroline dau. of Rufus & Betsey Graves died Oct 20 1816 age 1 month H Augusta F. Taylor wife of Ira L. Hatfield 1867-1942 Ellen Marie Hill wife of John B. Taylor June 19 1824 April 29 1896 Benjamin Hoag died Aug 19 1853 age 87 yrs 6 mo 25 days Mary wife died July 16 1830 age 60 yrs 10 months Bethiah wife died April 2 1849 age 69 yrs 3 mo 12 days Lovett Hoag died Nov 16 1869 age 77 yrs 2 months Perminna wife died Sept 13 1853 age 58 years Mellissa J. wife of Adam Holt died Aug 15 1849 age 29 yrs 4 mo 12 days Harvey Hull Oct 21 1825 July 30 1902 Mary Spencer wife Dec 17 1827 Feb 15 1901 Florence dau. of A.D. & K.H. Hitchcock died April 21 1886 age 2 months J David F. Jennings died Oct 20 1873 age 78 years Susan wife died Dec 25 1863 age 66 years David F. Jennings, Jr. died May 16 1901 age 82 years Hannah Cornelia dau. of David Jr. & Arline Jennings died Aug 31 1861 age 8 yrs 10 days C.J. wife of William Joslin died Nov 28 1851 age 26 years (stone broken hence the “C.J.” taken from foot stone) K Chauncey Kennedy died May 25 1861 age 51 years Andrew Kennedy died April 11 1864 age 86 yrs 4 months Lydia wife died June 8 1856 age 74 yrs 9 months Jared Kennedy died Sept 20 1856 age 25 yrs 9 mo 9 days William Kennedy died Sept 3 1840 age 61 years Freelove wife died Jan 16 1867 age 68 years David Kennedy died March 22 1830 age 17 years L Deacon John Lee died Jan 8 1832 age 76 years Anna wife of John Lee died July 2 1833 age 77 years Martin Lee died Sept 15 1843 age 63 years Sarah wife died Oct 19 1822 age 40 years Emily dau. of Martin & Sarah Lee died Nov 23 1830 age 16 years Sarah Ann dau. of M. & S. Lee died June 20, 1813 age 18 months Mrs Sally wife of Joseph Lusk died March 13 1818 age 47 years Ignatus Lynes died Nov 10 1839 age 83 years (A Revolutionary Soldier) M Lucy wife of William May died Feb 7 1853 age 31 yrs 10 mo 17 days Herman Eugene son of William & Lucy May died Jan 2 1852 age 6 mo 24 days Ida Cordelia dau. of S.N. & E. May died Sept 25 1851 age 1 yr 11 months P Polly wife of Aaron Phelps died Feb 21, 1815 age 38 years Harriet N. dau. of Benjamin & Louisa Peet died Aug 20 1826 age 4 years Two small stones are marked L.H. Price & H.E. Price R Sebrey Reid died July 28 1846 age 72 years Noble C. son of Sebrey & Mary Reid died Nov 4 1838 age 17 yrs 4 months Lydia their dau. died Oct 29 1828 age 28 yrs 2 days Joseph Rudd died April 2 1853 age 75 yrs 11 mo 19 days Vernera wife died Feb 9 1851 age 69 yrs 4 mo 14 days S Doctor Gains Smith died Sept 26 1819 age 75 years Kaziah wife died March 13 1819 age 70 years Daniel H. Smith died Aug 12 1859 age 49 years Sarah wife died Feb 24 1860 age 65 years William son of William & Lydia R. Simmons died March 18 1852 age 11 mo 1 day Gurdon A. Sholes died June 7 1843 age 32 years Horatio St. Clair son of Schuyler & Sylva Southworth died March 19 1833 age 2 yrs 8 months Isaac Smith died Nov 12 1851 age 82 years Patty wife died Sept 5 1851 age 73 years Mary Spencer wife of Harvey Hull Dec 17 1831 Feb 15 1901 Halsey Spencer M.D. died April 26 1870 age 80 years Polly wife died April 28 1831 age 42 years Abigail wife died Sept 30 1866 age 77 years Julia Ann dau. died Sept 28 1830 age 8 yrs 5 mo 1 day William son died May 18 1818 age 2 years Joseph son died April 28 1853 Caroline dau. died Jan 26 1870 age 39 years Children of Halsey & Polly Spencer Timothy Stiles died Dec 17 1810 age 16 years T John Benjamin Taylor April 3 1818 April 18 1888, a native of Lancashire, England Ellen Marie Hill his wife June 19 1824 April 29 1896 Ellen Virginia Taylor Jan 16 1850 Oct 28 1884 Willie Bayard Taylor son of J.B. Taylor died Dec 16 1860 age 1 yr 6 months Augusta F. Taylor wife of Ira L. Hatfield 1867-1942 Laura J. Thomas died May 11 1861 age 33 years V Daughters of C.G. & Mary Ann Vanderburgh Sarah Ann died Oct 7 1836 age 46 days Mary Ann died Oct 10 1836 age 49 days W Captain William White died Nov 11 1819 age 79 years Clark son of John & Gemina Wilcox died Sept 10 1826 age 9 yrs 6 months Erastus Waldo Nov 11 1782 March 14 1864 Hannah wife died March 1 1849 age 47 years