Rte. 285, Town of Florence
This cemetery is on Rte. 285 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 readable.
The cemetery does not appear to
be maintained regularly but is in fair condition.
The tombstones in this cemetery
were copied by Kathleen Last and Virginia
Ackerman on September 20, 1999.
Copyright©1999
Kathleen Last and Virginia Ackerman
All rights reserved
Barnes, Rev. Edwin, died at Annsville Nov.
17, 1834 age 37 yrs 6 mos 28 dys
Barnes, Horace died Feb. 13, 1835 age 47
yrs
Barnes, Amy, wife of Horace Barnes, died
Aug. 29, 1837 age 43 yrs
Betteley, Mary, wife of William Betteley, died Dec. 30, 1842 age 72 yrs 5 mos 5 dys
Bickley, Anges, dau of (illegible) Bickley, died (rest of stone broken)
Bolcum, Harriet, infant dau of L. E. &
A. M. Bolcum, died Feb. 24, 1849 age 1 mo
Bolcum, Almira, adopted dau of L. E. &
A. M. Bolcum, died Feb. 22, 1857 age 10 yrs 2 mos
Burnham, Israel died Jul 18, 1837 age 77 yrs
Burnham, Sarah M., dau of A. P. & S.
Burnham, died Mar. 5, 1854 age 5 yrs
Cain, Mary S. dau of Barney & Sylvia Ann
Cain, died Jul. 14, 1851
Cain, John died Mar. 14, 1865 age 75 yrs
Cain, Rebecca, wife (of John Cain), died
Aug. 24, 1863 age 72 yrs
Caine, Barney died Jan. 20, 1855 age 44 yrs, erected by his friends D. C. & W. C. Dorrance
Castle, William born June 8, 1808 died Sep.
23, 1880
Castle, Margaret E., wife (of William Castle),
born Aug. 16, 1802 died May 17, 1880
Cavanaugh, Sarah Smith 1840-1935
Cavanaugh, Thomas 1841-1896
Cavanaugh, John T. 1881-1902
Chase, Mary, wife of John C. Chase, died June 8, 1870 age 24 yrs
Chatterton, Mary, wife of Nathan Chatterton, died June 18, 1858 age 63 yrs
Cowles, Norman P., son of J. A. & E. G.
Cowles, died Apr. 24, 1857 age 4 mos 3 dys
Cowles, Stuart, son of J. A. & E. G.
Cowles, died Jan. 25, 1856 age 1 yr 13 dys
Cowles, Judson, infant son of H. J. &
M. B. Cowles, died Sep. 16, 1863
Downes, John 1849-1907
Downes, Beatrice 1882-(no date)
Downes, Margaret, wife of John Downes, died
Jan. 7, 1856 age 74 yrs
Downes, Thomas, son of J. & H. Downes,
died Aug. 13, 1851 age 4 yrs 10 mos 4 dys
Downes, Ella, wife of William Downes, died
Mar. 12, 1880 age 19 yrs
Downes, John Jr. died Mar. 16, 1857
Downes, Emma Louisa, dau of Thomas &
Mary Downes, died May 18, 1857 age 2 mos 19 dys
Downes, Mary, wife of Thomas Downes, died
July 25, 1872 age 49 yrs
Downes, Thomas died Feb. 29, 1880 age 69
yrs
Downes, Emma L. died Jan. 18, 1857 age 2
yrs 20 dys
Downes, Mary A. died Aug. 15, 1870 age 16
yrs 7 mos 2 dys
Downes, John, native of England, died
May 18, 1862 age 80 yrs
Downes, Margaret, native of England,
died Jan. 7, 1856 age 74 yrs
Downes, (illegible), wife of William Downes,
died Mar. 12, 1880 age 19 yrs
Filer, Sarah R. 1809-1897
Filer, Lydia, wife of Jonathan Filer, died
Aug. 1, 1857 age 78 yrs 3 mos
Filer, Alanson S. died Sep. 13, 1869 age
70 yrs 3 mos
Filer, Jonathan died Oct. 5, 1851 (stone
broken)
Fuller, Edward C. died Aug. 4, 1849 age 21 yrs
Gibbs, Mary Jane, dau of Ozias & Sally Gibbs, died Mar. 11, 1828 age 2 yrs 1 mo 21 dys
Green, Hon, Seymour Green died at Osceola
Mar. 17, 1883 age 89 yrs
Green, Mrs. Mary Fuller born Dec. 17, 1798
died Nov. 17, 1888
Hoyt, Emme S., dau of George L. & Ellen Hoyt, died Sep. 15, 1840 age 16 mos 15 dys
Hull, George died Feb. 10, 1866 age 39 yrs 9 mos 17 dys
Jackson, Francis Edward, son of J. & J.
Jackson, died Nov. 6, 1859
Jackson, Jane Elizabeth, dau of John &
Jane Jackson, died Sep. 18, 1854 age 1 yr 11 mos 4 dys
Jackson, Mary Estella, dau of J. & J.
Jackson, died Jan. 21, 1859 age 1 yr 8 mos 21 dys
Johnson, Robert, Co. A 10th NYHA, died Mar.
13, 1893 age 59 yrs
Johnson, Sarah Marantha, dau of Sylvester
& Sarah Ann Johnson, died Feb. 6, 1846 age 3 yrs 9 mos
Johnson, Albert H., son of Sylvester &
Sarah Ann Johnson, died Feb. 18, 1846 age 5 yrs 9 mos
Johnson, Sylvester died Apr. 23, 1877 age
65 yrs
Johnson, Melzo S., son of S. & S. Johnson,
died Feb. 24, 1846 age 9 mos
Johnson, Sarah A. wife of Sylvester Johnson,
died Feb. 3, 1855 age 36 yrs 5 mos
Johnson, Eloisa, dau of S. & S. Johnson,
died June 4, 1856 age 3 yrs 2 mos 6 dys
Johnson, Melvin S., son of Sylvester &
Cornelia Johnson, died Jan. 13, 1861 age 2 yrs 11 mos 23 dys
Jones, Evan, Co. B 93rd. Reg. NYSV 1842-1862
Jones, Thomas 1840-1860
Jones, John A. 1807-1852
Jones, Margaret E. 1812-1896
Judd, A. C., Co. A (?) NY Hevy Art., died Oct. 20, 1863 age 42 yrs
Kirkland, James 1857-1947
Kirkland, Sarah L. Cavanaugh, wife (of James
Kirkland), 1874-1952
Kirkwood, Alexander died Feb. 18, 1880 (stone
broken)
Kirkwood, Betsy, wife of Alexander Kirkwood,
died Oct. 26, 1881 age 76 yrs
Kirkwood, Betsy, dau of A. & B. Kirkwood,
died June 25, 1848 age 11 yrs 11 mos 3 dys
Lament, Caroline, wife of R. Lament, died Oct. 29, 1832 age 37 yrs
Laments, Mary J., dau of Rensselaer & Caroline Laments, died Oct. 5, 1858 age 9 mos 24 dys
Leonard, Josephine, dau of Dr. H. W. & Jennie Lenoard, died Oct. 22, 1864 age 10(rest illegible)
Near, John died June 9, 1877 age 71 yrs
Near, Jonnie A., son of James & Julia
Near, died Apr. 7, 1869 age 1 yr 2 mos 8 dys
Parrey, William 1790-1887
Parrey, Elizabeth, wife of William Parrey,
died Apr. 30, 1854 age 64 yrs 3 mos 19 dys
Parry, John born Oct. 8, 1829 died Mar. 12,
1874
Parry, Jane, wife (of John Parry), born Apr.
17, 1835 died Feb. 14, 1882
Parry, Junie born Jul. 23, 1864 died Mar.
22, 1887
Rider, infant son of Lewis & Celia Rider,
died Sep. 25, 1851 age 4 weeks
Rider, infant son of Lewis & Celia Rider,
died Oct. 1, 1868 age 1 mo 6 dys
Rutenber, George W. died Dec. 19, 1866 age
77 yrs
Rutenber, Tabitha, wife (of George W. Rutenber),
died Mar. 25, 1867 age 79 yrs
Simons, Lavina 1829-1886
Simons, Abner 1818-1883
Simons, Alice 1853-1879
Smith, Thomas, Co. M 14th NYHA, (no dates)
Smith, Thomas died June 14, 1864 age 19 yrs
Smith, George died June. 8, 1862 age 89 yrs
Smith, Seymour, Co. K 189th Reg. NYV, died
July 1, 1893 age 65 yrs
Smith, Mary, wife of Seymour Smith, died
Apr. 27, 1914 age 75 yrs
Smith, Leva M., wife of S. Smith & dau
of Wm. & M. Castle, died Oct. 10, 1872 age 30 yrs 8 mos
Smith, infant children of Joseph & Mary
Smith, (no names no dates)
Smith, Joseph, died May 30, 1887 age 78 yrs
Smith, Mary, wife (of Joseph Smith), died
Aug. 6, 1856 age 52 yrs
Smith, John died Jul. 26, 1880 age 80 yrs
Smith, Lucy M., wife of John Smith, died
June 15, 1875 age 66 yrs 6 mos
Smith, Irene, wife of John Smith, died Nov.
2, 1846 age 44 yrs 5 mos
Sparrow, Francis H., son of Robert & Mary H. Sparrow, died Dec. 25, 1855 age 8 mos
Tarpany, Catharine died June 18, 1857 age 78 yrs
Watson, Harriet (rest of stone broken)
Wescoatt, Rail, son of R. & A. Wescoatt,
died Aug. 11, 1863 age 20 yrs 3 mos