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Edmeston, Otsego County, NY Read by Mrs. Leleah Smith for DAR Re-Typed by Annette Campbell |
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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