North Florence Cemetery

Rte. 285, Town of Florence

This inactive cemetery is just south of the Hayes Road in the town of Florence.  There
     are several stones that are broken and completely illegible, and several others that are
     only partially legible.  The cemetery does not appear to be maintained on a regular basis.
The tombstones in this cemetery were transcribed by Kathleen Last and Virginia
     Ackerman on September 20, 1999.
Updated June 2008

Copyright©1999
Kathleen Last and Virginia Ackerman
All rights reserved


Annis, Elizabeth, d. Jan 6, 1837, Aged: 22 Yr 2 Mo 16 Da, wife of Lury Annis.

Barnes, Amy, d. Aug 29, 1837, Aged: 43 Yr, wife of Horace Barnes.
Barnes, Edwin, d. Nov 17, 1834, Aged: 37 Yr 6 Mo 28 Da, died at Annsville, N: Reverend.
Barnes, Horace, d. Feb 13, 1835, Aged: 47 Yr.

Betteley, Mary, d. Dec 30, 1842, Aged: 72 Yr 5 Mo 5 Da, wife of William Betteley.

Bickley, Frances, dau of ....., (Note: rest of stone illegible).

Bolcum, Almira W., d. Feb 22, 1857, Aged: 10 Yr 2 Mo, adopted dau of L. E. & A. M. Bolcum.
Bolcum, Harriet, d. Feb 24, 1849, Aged: 1 Mo, dau of L. E. & A. M. Bolcum.

Burnham, Israel, d. Jul 18, 1837, Aged: 77 Yr.
Burnham, Sarah M., d. Mar 5, 1854, Aged: 5 Yr, dau of A. P. & S. Burnham.

Cain, John, d. Mar 14, 1865, Aged: 75 Yr.
Cain, Mary S., d. Jul 14, 1851, dau of Barney & Sylvia Ann Cain.
Cain, Rebeccah, d. Aug 24, 1863, Aged: 72 Yr, wife of John Cain.
Caine, Barney, d. Jan 20, 1855, Aged: 44 Yr, erected by his friends D. C. & W. C. Dorrance.

Castle, Margaret E., b. Aug 16, 1802, d. May 17, 1880, wife of William Castle.
Castle, William, b. Jun 3, 1808, d. Sep 23, 1880.

Cavanaugh, John T., b. 1881, d. 1902.
Cavanaugh, Sarah Smith, b. 1840, d. 1935.
Cavanaugh, Thomas, b. 1841, d. 1896.

Chase, Mary, d. Jun 8, 1870, Aged: 24 Yr, wife of John D. Chase.

Chatterton, Mary, d. Jun 18, 1858, Aged: 63 Yr, wife of Nathan Chatterton.

Cowles, Judson, d. Sep 16, 1863, infant son of H. J. & M. B. Cowles.
Cowles, Norman P., d. Apr 24, 1857, Aged: 4 Mo 3 Da, son of J. A. & E. G. Cowles.
Cowles, Stuart, d. Jan 25, 1856, Aged: 1 Yr 13 Da, son of J. A. & E. G. Cowles.

Downes, Beatrice, b. 1882, N: no date of death on stone.
Downes, Ella, d. Mar 12, 1880, Aged: 19 Yr, wife of William Downes.
Downes, Emma Louisa, d. May 18, 1857, Aged: 2 Mo 19 Da, dau of Thomas & Mary Downes, (Note: family stone has dod Jan 18, 1857 age 2 Mo 20 Da).
Downes, John, b. 1849, d. 1907.
Downes, John, d. May 18, 1862, Aged: 80 Yr, native of England.
Downes, John Jr, d. Mar 16, 1857.
Downes, Margaret, d. Jan 7, 1856, Aged: 74 Yr, wife of John Downes.
Downes, Mary, d. Jul 25, 1872, Aged: 49 Yr, wife of Thomas Downes.
Downes, Mary A., d. Aug 15, 1870, Aged: 16 Yr 7 Mo 2 Da, dau of T. & M. Downes.
Downes, Thomas, d. Feb 29, 1880, Aged: 69 Yr.
Downes, Thomas, d. Aug 13, 1851, Aged: 4 Yr 10 Mo 4 Da, son of J. & H. Downes.

Filer, Alanson, d. Sep 13, 1869, Aged: 70 Yr 3 Mo.
Filer, Jonathan, d. Oct 5, 1851.
Filer, Lydia, d. Aug 1, 1857, Aged: 78 Yr 3 Mo, wife of Jonathan Filer.
Filer, Sarah G., b. 1809, d. 1897.

Fuller, Edward C., d. Aug 4, 1849, Aged: 21 Yr.

Gibbs, Mary Jane, d. Mar 11, 1828, Aged: 2 Yr 1 Mo 21 Da, dau of Ozias & Sally Gibbs.

Green, Mary Fuller, b. Dec 17, 1798, d. Nov 17, 1888.
Green, Seymour, d. Mar 17, 1883, Aged: 89 Yr, died at Osceola.

Hoyt, Emme S., d. Sep 15, 1840, Aged: 16 Mo 15 Da, dau of George L. & Ellen Hoyt.

Hull, George, d. Feb 10, 1866, Aged: 39 Yr 9 Mo 17 Da.

Jackson, Francis Edward, d. Nov 6, 1859, son of J. & J. Jackson.
Jackson, Jane Elizabeth, d. Sep 18, 1854, Aged: 1 Yr 11 Mo 4 Da, dau of John & Jane Jackson.
Jackson, Mary Estella, d. Jan 21, 1859, Aged: 1 Yr 8 Mo 21 Da, dau of J. & J. Jackson.

Johnson, Albert H., d. Feb 18, 1846, Aged: 5 Yr 9 Mo, son of Sylvester & Sarah Ann Johnson.
Johnson, Eloisa D., d. Jun 4, 1856, Aged: 3 Yr 2 Mo 6 Da, dau of S. & S. Johnson.
Johnson, Melvin S., d. Jan 31, 1861, Aged: 2 Yr 11 Mo 23 Da, son of Sylvester & Cornelia
     Johnson.
Johnson, Melzo S., d. Feb 24, 1846, Aged: 9 Mo, son of S. & S. Johnson.
Johnson, Robert, d. Mar 13, 1893, Aged: 59 Yr, VETERAN: Co. A 10th NYLA.
Johnson, Sarah A., d. Feb 3, 1855, Aged: 36 Yr 5 Mo, wife of Sylvester Johnson.
Johnson, Sarah Marantha, d. Feb 6, 1846, Aged: 3 Yr 9 Mo, dau of Sylvester & Sarah Ann Johnson.
Johnson, Sylvester, d. Apr 23, 1877, Aged: 65 Yr.

Jones, Evan, b. 1842, d. 1862, VETERAN: Co. B 93rd Reg. NYSV.
Jones, John A., b. 1807, d. 1852.
Jones, Margaret E., b. 1812, d. 1896.
Jones, Thomas R., b. 1840, d. 1860.

Judd, A. C., d. Oct 20, 1863, Aged: 42 Yr, VETERAN: Co. A NY Hvy Art..

Kirkland, James, b. 1857, d. 1947.
Kirkland, Sarah L. Cavanaugh, b. 1874, d. 1952, wife of James Kirkland.

Kirkwood, Alexander, d. Feb 18, 1880.
Kirkwood, Betsy, d. Oct 26, 1881, Aged: 76 Yr, wife of Alexander Kirkwood.
Kirkwood, Betsy, d. Jun 25, 1848, Aged: 11 Yr 11 Mo 3 Da, dau of A. & B. Kirkwood.

Lament, Caroline, d. Oct 29, 1859, Aged: 37 Yr, wife of R. Lament.
Lament, Mary J., d. Oct 5, 1852, Aged: 9 Mo 24 Da, dau of Rensselaer & Caroline Lament.

Leonard, Josephine, d. Oct 22, 1864, Aged: 10 Yr, dau of Dr. H. W. & Jennie Leonard.

Near, John, d. Jun 9, 1877, Aged: 71 Yr.
Neer, Johnie A., d. Apr 7, 1869, Aged: 1 Yr 2 Mo 8 Da, son of James W. & Julia A. Near.

Parrey, Elizabeth, d. Apr 30, 1852, Aged: 64 Yr 3 Mo 19 Da, wife of William Parrey.
Parrey, William, b. 1790, d. 1887.
Parry, Jane, b. Apr 17, 1835, d. Feb 14, 1882, wife of John Parry.
Parry, John, b. Oct 8, 1829, d. Mar 12, 1874.
Parry, Junie, b. Jul 23, 1864, d. Mar 22, 1887.

Rider, infant son, d. Sep 25, 1851, infant son of Lewis & Celia Rider.
Rider, infant son, d. Oct 1, 1868, Aged: 1 Mo 6 Da, infant son of Lewis & Celia Rider.

Rutenber, George W., d. Dec 19, 1866, Aged: 77 Yr.
Rutenber, Tabitha, d. Mar 25, 1867, Aged: 79 Yr, wife of George W. Rutenber.

Simons, Abner, b. 1818, d. 1883.
Simons, Alice, b. 1853, d. 1879.
Simons, Lavina, b. 1829, d. 1886.

Smith, infant children of Joseph & Mary Smith, (Note: no dates/no names).
Smith, George, d. Jun 8, 1862, Aged: 89 Yr.
Smith, Irene, d. Nov 2, 1846, Aged: 44 Yr 5 Mo, wife of John Smith.
Smith, John, d. Jul 26, 1880, Aged: 80 Yr.
Smith, Joseph, d. May 30, 1887, Aged: 78 Yr.
Smith, Leva M. Castle, d. Oct 10, 1872, Aged: 30 Yr 8 Mo, wife of S. Smith, of Wm. & M.
     Castle.
Smith, Lucy M., d. Jun 15, 1875, Aged: 66 Yr 6 Mo, wife of John Smith.
Smith, Mary, d. Aug 6, 1856, Aged: 52 Yr, wife of Joseph Smith.
Smith, Mary P., d. Apr 27, 1914, Aged: 75 Yr, wife of Seymour Smith.
Smith, Seymour, d. Jul 1, 1893, Aged: 65 Yr, VETERAN: Co. K 189th Reg. NYV.
Smith, Thomas, d. Jun 14, 1864, Aged: 19 Yr, VETERAN: Co M 14th NY HA.

Sparrow, Francis H., d. Dec 25, 1855, Aged: 8 Mo, son of Robert & Mary H. Sparrow.

Tarpany, Catharine, d. Jun 18, 1857, Aged: 78 Yr.

Watson, Harriet, (Note: rest of stone broken & illegible).

Wescoatt, Rial J., d. Aug 11, 1863, Aged: 20 Yr 3 Mo, son of R. & A. Wescoatt.