SHERIDAN CENTER CEMETERY

SHERIDAN, NY

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NOTE:  In some cases I have consulted the Fredonia Censor Death Notice Index and added information when available and sure that this was the same person. - Donna M. Mills

SEE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS AT END OF READING!!!

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Name & Family                       Dates, age

Starting at northerly end of Association plot, next to highway and going NORTH.

BUSH                  Asahel   died 2 Feb 1855  age 71
                      Sabra   w/o Asahel died 7 Sep 1851  age 59
                      Nancy     died 1852  age 69
                      Sally  d/o Stephen & Elenor d 15 July 1825 15m
                      Stephen  died 18 May 1842 age 85
                      Zilpha  w/o Stephen died  2 Oct 1815 age 54

L.H.T.                    (no other identification)

KNIGHT        Anna  w/o/William   died  6 May 1845
 

BROWNELL        Emma L.  d/o Franklin & Angeline  died 1846  age 2 yrs.

STANLEY         Sheldon    died  1835
                    (from Fredonia Censor obit d. 7 April 1835)
                Eliza   d/o S. & G. Stanley    died  4 May 1846  age 26
                Sarah A.  d/o/ S & C Stan;ey   died  4 Nov 1851  age 30
 

DELAND           Elijah    born 1779;  died 2 Oct 1848  age 69y 10m
                 Sally  w/o Elijah       died 19 Feb 1818  age 36y 5m
                 Emma  w/o/Elijah  born 1795  died 3 Apr 1872  age 78.
 

PROUTY          Hannah  w/o Asa  born 1774;  died 30 Nov 1839  age 64
 

BALL           Jonathan                died  31 July 1854  age 61.
               Lydia F.   widow of Jonathan   died 12 June 1856  age 67
 
 WHITLOCK     Edgar  (data obliterated)
              (from Fredonia Censor obit died 1 Feb 1845 s/o Seth C.
                                       & Lydia P. Whitlock)

BUTLER    Jonathan   born 1781;  died 19 Feb 1839  age 58  (War of 1812)

HYDE      Newton  s/o Orsemus & Permelia   died 12 Aug 1840  age 6mo 8d.

RICE      Sally  w/o Benona Rice  died  21 June 1826  age 26

GIFFORD   Oliver   died 11 Feb 1852  age 35
          Susan,  his wife  died 15 July 1884  age 68
          Marvin  s/o O. & S. Gifford  died 3 Nov 1847  age 9mos.

MINER                  Eddie   1767 - 1870
                       Perry    1877 - 1916

RUSH    (possibly BUSH)  William        (data obliterated)
                         Lydia Ann       “        “
                         Myrtie            “         “
                        (no obits found under Rush or Bush)

SMITH                 William  H.          died 1851
                      Richard              died  1860,  age 74 yrs.
                      Mary A.      d/o Charles - ?

KNIGHT              Prudence   d/o/Wm & Anna -  died 2 Mar 1846

BUSH                William X.  s/o Asahel died 16 July 1857  age 25yrs
                    Willie L.     s/o William & Mary   died 1856

(going south row 2)

HILL               Mary Jane   died 1847  (?1817)

CLARK             Andrew        died 27 Aug 1837  age 74yrs 1mo 17dys.

GRAVES           Abigail  w/o/ Retire   died 1816  age 57yrs.

MALLETT         Priscilla  w/o Abraham  died 1852
                Laura A.  d/o Priscilla & Abraham  died 1846 age 36y 10m
 

GRAY              John       born 1769  died 24 Apr 1859
                  Diantha   born 1776  died 1 Oct 1813
                  Sarah     w/o Elijah  died 24 Dec 1829  age 65
                  Reuben   born 23 Aug 1782  died 15 Sep 1860
                  Rebecca  w/o Reuben  - Rebecca BELCHER  born
                  Preston, CT on 18 Apr 1782   died  20 July 1853.

PLUMB   Mary Kennedy  w/o Marenus Plumb  (date obliterated)
        Marenus        died 1826  (Fredonis Censor obit Dec 25 1826)
 

MCDOWEL   Dorcas A.  w/o J.S. McDowell  died 8 Nov 1848  age 35

EACHER     Elizabeth        died 8 June 1836  age 79y  5m  22d

SHELLEY    Lydia J.  w/o Hartwell J. Shelley and dau of Andrew
             and Eunice Rice - died 17 Mar 1846  age 17yrs.
 

DOTY       Phillip             died 1 Jan 1850  age 52 yrs.
           Seth S.             died 5 Aug 1813  age 25yrs
           William             died 3 Oct 1849  age 73 yrs.
           Lucinda  w/o Wm.   died 17 Dec 1843  age 63yrs.

MEAD       Edmund       born 10 Jan 1809     died  24 Feb 1900
           Susan (DOTY)  born 27 Mar 1812   died 22 Feb  1890
                        Caroline A.        1853 - 1906

PRATT      Daniel       died 17 Nov 1814  age 42 yrs.
           Polly  w/o/ Daniel   died 5 Sep 1854  age 82.
           Isaac        died 3 Mar 1883  age 79 yrs.
           Amiel Jr.             no dates (no obit found)
           John                 died 1819 age 10yrs. (no obit found)
           Daniel               died 1827  age 22yrs. (no obit)

BRAINARD   Almira  w/o Nathaniel & dau of Chester & Electa Tolls
                died 8 June 1838  age 22 yrs.

HASKIN     F.C.  1817 -1907  (died 15 Dec 1907 - age 90)
           Sarah K.  his wife   1816 - 1882  (from obit 11 Nov 1882)
           (from obit born Hoosick, Rensselaer Co,NY 22 May 1816
            father Abraham KEACH- hsb. Fernando C. Haskin.)

going north - 3rd Row

ROBSON          Jefferson J.    1827- 1894
                Harriet N.      1833 - blank
                Eva,  daughter  1855-1876
                Lydia  dau      1860-1874
                James O. son    1868-1872
                Byron E. son    1852-1858
                Mason P. son    1871- infant
                George W. son died 3 July 1852 age 2yrs 2mos.

SHAW            Salome          died 5 July 1852  age 82 yrs. (no obit)

MEAD         (children of Edmund and Susan) - see above
                Brockholst L.         died 1 Oct 1840  age 3yrs 5mos.
                Brockholst 2nd        died 3 Nov 1844 age 3yrs 7mos.
                Edmund J.             died 1851  age 6mos.

MEAD            Benjamin               died 1833  at 1 month
                Abigail E.             died 1830  at 2 months

REED            Louisa  w/o Levi     died 18 Dec 1843  age 52
                Mary Ann  w/o Levi  died 1810 age 25yrs.

TOOKE           George A.   (no other data on stone) (no obit found)

CROUCH          Horace          died 19 Oct 1840  age 33yrs.

FURMAN          Emeline  w/o Russel   died 7 Feb 1841 age 21y 5m 11d
                Emeline  d/o Russel & Emeline died 2 May 1842 age 8y.
                  (obit gives date died as 23 Aug 1852  age 8y 6m)
                Caroline d/o Russel  & Emeline  died 1819?

FEATHERLY   Faett    adopted son of Moses & Fedella  died 24 Oct 1842

ALDEN       John     died  8 Sep 1813  age 43yrs 6mos 8dys
            John M.   born 1794  died 13 Jan 1852 age 58-1-27
            Amanda  w/o John M. died 17 Jan 1851 age 56y 11m
            John M.  s/o John & Amanda  died 4 June 1838 age 8yrs 6mos.
 

SWEET       Sally  w/o/ J.N.S.  - died 15 Mar 1831  age 36
            Sarah  dau          died  1811
            John  son           died 1827
            Hiram S.            died 29 Nov 1857 age 29-10-17

BATES           Rhoda           died 1811
                Andrew          died 1830

LOOMIS          Elizabeth  d/o Nath’l & Destramona - d. 5 May 1816
                        age 7yrs
LOOMIS          Nathaniel W. s/o Nath’l & Destramona  d. 11 Aug 1825
                Patty M.  d/o/       “       “        “    d.  ?
                Rodolphus  s/o/    “       “         d. 28 Mar 1833
                             age 21yrs  6mos  15days.

QUA        Abigail d/o (obliterated)  b. 12 Aug 1807 d. 22 Feb 1855

HOLT       Austin               died 11 Apr 1843 age 24yrs

MORSE      Sarah L.     d/o/ S. & E.     died 12 May 1855
                        Ella           (obliterated) - (no obit found)

CHESBRO         John            died 1855  (no obit)

RANKIN          Eliza   d/o Aaron & Lydia     died 17 Oct 1835  age 26

BUEL                    Rebecca died 1855  (no obit found)

SMITH           Philander   s/o E.G.  & Louisa  died 1842

NASH       Abigail  died ? (an Abigail Nash died 4 Feb 1890 but
                reported buried in Hanover Cemetery)

CLOTHIER                Artemus R.      1787 - 1879 (War of 1812)
                        Mary                died ?  w/o/Artemus ?
                        Lucy T.C.       died ?
 

going South - 4th Row

THOMPSON        Nathan  died 2 Feb 1839  age 74yrs 6mos
                Electa    died 21 Jan 1839  age 57yrs 6mos 19dys.

CUTLER          Cassinda        died 3 July 1843  age 22 yrs.

STEBBINS        Hezediah     born 25 Oct 1754 - died 12 Jan 1824 age 70
                                (Rev War Vet)
                Hezediah  s/o Rev War soldier born 1777 at Monson, Mass.
                                died 1834  age 56
                Asenath (Greene)   died 29 Mar 1839
                Asenath Emeline  d/o Marcus & Emeline  d. 28 May 1851
                                age 1yr 7mos 16dys.

DAVIS           Anson   died 26 Jan 1854  age 23y 4mos.

EDMUNDS         Andrew   s/o Jared C.  died 27 Apr 1836 age 1y    8m 11d
                Asenath  d/o Jared C.   died  9 Aug 1836 age 1y 11m 27d

HETH            Harrison        died 8 Aug 1850  age 2yrs
                Charles         died 1 June 1851 age 11 mos
                  (children of Harrison & Lowana Stebbins Heth)

CHAPMAN         Thomas  died 10 July 1846  age 64 yrs.
                Anna, his wife   died 28 Dec 1863  age 77yrs.
                Minerva, d/o/ Thomas & Anna died 28 July 1846 age 17y

NEWELL          Thomas  born 28 Sep 1785   died 25 Jan 1852
                Martha  w/o Thomas   1792-1868
                Delilah         died 22 April 1843  age 20yrs
                Finette         died  4 April 1845   age 20yrs
                Chauncey        born 31 May 1827 -  died 27 Nov 1898

DEAN            Walter (father)     1807 - 1894
                Almira M. (mother)  1808 - 1852

MAYO            James M.        1813 - 1848  (obit 29 May 1848 age35yrs)
                Betty           died 2 July 183?  age 27 yrs.  (no obit)
                Jefferson W.    s/o/ J & JS   died 8 Sep 1842
                Elizabeth        w/o/ Elisha Mayo   died 11 May 1836

SNOW            Julia  Mayo       w/o Levi Snow  1820-1898
                ( obit  died 3 Jun 1898 - son Henry Mayo of Dk)

KEYES           Dolly Mayo      1800 - 1871
                Elizabeth       (obliterated)  (obit died 2 Feb 1899
                            born Perrysburg 1826 - cousin Lucy Dean)

GRISWOLD        Jonathan        died 1 Feb 1820  age 71
                Sarah           w/o/ Jonathan  died 1847 age 98yrs.
                Jno. E.         died 6 June 1868  age 77yrs
                Lucia Ann       his wife  died 17 Feb 1860 age 67
                Louisa A.       daughter  died 1860  age ??
                   (per obit died 8 Sep 1823 age 17mos)
                Albert I.       son   died 17 Jan 1824  age 6 mos.

GRISWOLD        William b 4 Jan 1780  d 9 Feb 1875 (War of 1812)
                Zilpha          b 22 June 1790  d  30 May 1877
                Albinus b 23 Apr 1818  d  8 Oct 1835 age 19
                Juliet C.       b 12 Oct 1814  d  24 Mar 1835 age 20

BARLOW          Samuel          died 11 Apr 1833  age 56 yrs.

LUSK            Correnia   w/o J.W.P. Lusk  died Oct 1844 age 27y 10d
                Oren D.  s/o/ J.P.W. & Correna  d 16 Oct 1843

BRIGHAM         Stephen died 13 Nov 1856

KEACH           Louisa   w/o/Rex  died 1834
 

going North - 5th Row

LAMPHERE        Perry L.        b 7 Oct 1836   died 23 Jan 1889
                Laura, his wife (Johnson)  b 4 July 1838 d 19 June 1922
                Chloe A. daughter  b 18 May 1865   d  9 May 1878
 

BALL            Elmira  w/o D.S. Ball   died 8 June 1841  age 19yrs.

BURGE           Betsy  w/o John Burge  died 2 June 1827  age 46yrs

FULLER          Alvah           died 1831 age 48yrs
                Louisa - w/o Alvah  died 15 Mar 1854 age 46yrs
                Preston K.    1832-1854  (per obit 15 Sep 1854
                                s/o Alvah)

ROBINSON        Lucy  w/o Elisha  died 21 Feb 1846  age 65yrs

STEBBINS        Thomas          died 2 Sep 1843 age 58y 5m 4d
                Marilla,  his wife   died 12 Sep 1862  age 77 yrs

BADGER          George H.  s/o Leander & Polly  died 13 June 1846
                                age 6yrs 1mo 11dys
 

ENSIGN          Otis    born 1762 - died 1855 (Rev War)
                        (obit died 4 Oct 1855 ae 93y 8m )
                Mary  w/o Otis  died 1842 (obit 8 Jan 1842)
                Susan           died 1810
                Betsy           died 1811
                William s/o Otis  died 11 Jan 1854  age 63yrs
                Sabra   w/o R. Wm Ensign  died 2 May 1853 age 27yrs
                                (daughter of A & S  Bush)
                Otis   s/o R.W. & Sabra  died 20 May 1853 age 9y 18d

TAYLOR          Edwin  died 1853
                        Alice    ?         ?

OSBORN          Havilla         died 24 Feb 1836  age 32y1m22d
                Pamela  w/o Havilla  died 24 Dec 1858  age 32-5-17
 

going South - Row 6
 

BONESTEEL       Sally  d/o Noul & Jemima   died 2 Mar 1830 age 9m 15d

STROPE          Evelina L.  d/o Levi & Adeline  died 10 Apr 1842

KENELLE         David Lee  s/o Hezekiah & Martha  d 11 Jun 1827 age 3y

FISHER          James           died July 183?  age 34yrs

TADT            Carl  P.        1847 - 1881

SWEET           Mary  w/o Griffin  died 12 Dec 1855 age 58yrs

MCMANUS         Mary            died 1851

JOHNSTON        Joseph          died 16 May 1851 age 23yrs

LEE             George  s/o Dan’l & Calestia  d 1 Nov 1836 age 1y 6m
                Perlia          died 12 OCt 1840  age 1y 18d
 

SWEET           Rev C. (or G.)  (rest obliterated)
                  (Griffin Sweet was a Rev. of Albany Conf. ME Church)

HOWE            Jonah           died 8 Mar 1848 age 65
                Laurinda  w/o Jonah  died 12 Apr 1861 age 75y 3m 16d

ROBINSON        Louis(?)   w/o George  died 14 Oct 1848  age 24y 5m
                Claricy     w/o George  died 7 Feb 1846   age  26y 7m
                        (obit as Clarissa - left 2 ch. youngest 9m)

MYRES           William died 25 Aug 1841  age 53yrs
                Abigail  w/o Wm Mires  died May 1845  age 55 yrs

JONES           John            died 8 Apr 1858  age 58y 4m 29d

FEATHERLY       Polly   w/o Henry       died 29 Mar 1852  age 72yrs

WEEKS           Van Rensalaer           died 1814
                Benjamin                died 1814
                Joseph                  (dtae obliterated) age 71yrs
                Emma Jane  w/o Joseph   died 1831
                George   s/o Joseph & Emma  died ?
                Abiah     w/o Joseph   died 1 Apr 1843  age 73
                Russell  s/o Joseph & Abiah   died 26 Feb 1839
 

HOLMES          Alanson        born 11 Mar 1781  -  died 3 Jan 1815
 

HALL            Harry           died 7 Apr 1850  age 53yrs
                Polly  w/o Harry   died 19 Jan 1851  age 46yrs

GOULD           Edward   bro of Julias -  (no more)
         (this probably Edwin W. who died of wounds rec’d near
         Cold Harbor - of 97th NYVols. son of Newell  date
         of death 21 Jun 1864 at Armory Square Hosp, Wash DC)

BRIGHAM         W.R.    died ???
                Electa,  his wife   died ????
                 (could be Wm who died 28 Jun 1829
                        or Winsor who died 26 Jul 1835)
 

ROBINSON        Lucy  w/o Elisha  died 1846 (obit d. 21 Feb 1846)
                James                 (no dates)

MERRILL         Isaac   died 16 Jan 1843 age 62y 9m

SCOVILLE        James s/o  ? & ?  died 20 Dec 1811 age 17mos.

VAN SCHOONHOVEN Jamie H.  s/o  S.G. & L.E. d. 11 Jan 1866 ae 10m
 

GRISWOLD        Theodore  s/o Warren & Ophelia   died  ?

JOHNSON         Ebenezer     born 16 Oct 1797  died 7 June 1851
                Eleanor Keach w/o Ebenezer b. 4 May 1804 d. 20 Feb 1882
                Andrew J.   born 22 July 1822  - died 15 Mar 1900
                Sallie McManus w/o/Andrew  born 11 July 1825
                                died 29 Feb 1880
 

JOHNSON         Abbie           1832 - 1852
                Willard E.      1838 - 1922
                Sarah Stone  w/o Willard  1839 - 1904
                William 1855-1939
                Cora E.  w/o Wm   1861 - 1927

SNOW            Samuel          died 23 July 1853  age 51yrs
                Wealthy  w/o Samuel  died 14 Aug 1836  age 33yrs
                Betsy      w/o Samuel  died 25 Dec 1854  age 50 yrs
                Seth            died 12 Aug 1841  age  ?
                Abigail    w/o Seth  died 10 Aug 1859
                Children of Seth & Abigail:
                        Sara Ann
                        Minus
                        Mary
                Levi C.         1826-1897 (obit d. 9 Aug 1897)
                Ezra            1828 - 1908
                Jeanette        1831 - 1881 (wife of Ezra)
                Samuel          1862 - 1936
                Minnie  ? w/o Samuel   1873 - 1938
 

HALL            Alexander H.    1805 - 1876
                Elizabeth McMahon  his 2nd wife   1829 - 1909
                Sophia  w/o Alexander  died 2 Mar 1857  age 52yr
 

ROBINSON        George          died Mar 1879 age 65yrs
                   (obit d. 15 May 1879 b. VT to Sher. 1820 ae 6 with
                 parents; wife and 6 ch: Wm, Walter, Nelson,
                    Belinda, Ella, & Edna
                Horace  s/o Geo & Lois  b 7 May 1847 d. 25 Apr 1865
                Irene Drake  w/o George b. 12 Dec 1827  d. 30 May 1903
                Ella L.  d/o Geo & Irene  died 14 Apr 1880 age 28yrs
                Mary E. d/o Geo & Irene  died 1858  age 3y 10m

DRAKE           Francis N.  s/o John & Jemima  died 26 May 1855 age 18y

WILLARD         Ida A.  d/o ________
                Harriet  w/o A.M. Drake  died 24 Aug 1851 age 28yrs

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Additions and Corrections to Cemetery Inventory

Involved are the Sheridan Center Cemetery and the Sheridan Center
Cemetery Inc. often referred to as The Old Cemetery  and the New Cemetery,  terminolgy that
seems to defy over a century oof use by what is still termed new.

A letter to Mrs Marian Jones of  Silver Creek, NY  - the Town of
Sheridan Historian from Jerry Pratt of Honesdale, PA  a descendent of Canning Griswold .

Dear Marian
Inclosed are 5 pages of correstions and additions to 2 of the 3 larger
cemeteries in Sheridan.  Several resources have been used but the Canning Griswold
journals of 1820 - 1902 are the backbone of the work.  Eventually there may be more as
almost half of the books remain to be typed and more than that to be indexed.  Outright
errors were rare.
Erroneous interpretation of limited data and weatherworn monument
engraving seemed responsible for most.....

Most notes derive from the Journals of Canning E. Griswold born in
Sheridan in 1827 and died there in 1909.  Other sources were the family Bibles of Jonathan,
his son John E. Griswold, and miscellaneous documents noted where involved.

OLD PART OF SHERIDAN CEMETERY

HASKIN,  F.C.   Sarah K., his wife, d. Mon 13 Nov 1882.  What  turned out
                        to be fatal injuries resulted from a fall from a farm wagon Sun
                        Aug 20.  Haskin subsequently md 2nd Sue .......  as identified
                        7 March 1892 note in Journal.  Sue was born in 1843.

CLOTHIER,  A.   Mary,  if she was a wife of Artemus Clothier,  died prior to
                        1825 because it was Artemus,  with wife LUCY  who sold
                        land to Samuel Barlow in Dec of 1825.  Deed book 5 page
                        478.  Lucy T.C., whose monument is unencumbered by
                        other information is more likely the wife of Artemus.

GRISWOLD                Louisa Adaline.  Daughter of John E. Griswold was born
                        17 March 1822 and died 11 Sep 1823 - not 1860.
                        Albert.  son of John E. Griswold was born 29 June 1823
                        Family Bible of John E. Griswold.

BARLOW          Samuel Barlow was born 1797.  He was therefor 36 years
                        old at the time of his death.  Bible of Jonathan Griswold.
                        Samuel Barlow was buried in the Jonathan Griswold lot.
                        Bible of Jonathan Griswold.

GRISWOLD, W.    Zilpha was named in the will of William, as his wife.  Also
                        named were a son William B. of Sheridan,  a daughter
                        Ursula Turner of Westfield, NY.  A son Lewis M.
                        Griswold of Chautauqua.  A son Merritt W. Griswold of NYC.
                        A son Otho E. of Ashland, Dodge Co., Minn.  A daughter
                        Malovia G. Phillips of Spencer, Clay County, Iowa.  a
                        grandson Owen Griswold, a son of Wm. B.

STEBBINS                Wife Marilla was Marilla Griswold,  daughter of Jonathan
                        and sister of John E. Griswold.  Bible of Jonathan Griswold.

ENSIGN, Otis            Mary was Mary Patrick,  wife of Otis  b. 13 Nov 1769 at
                        Stillwater, NY.  William, son of Otis & Mary was born
                        6 April 1791 at Stillwater, NY.  He md 1. Betsy MILLER
                        1794-1841.  This is probably the BETSY whose date of
                        death on the old marker was misread 1811.
                        William md 2.  6 April 1842  Hannah Potter Orton.
                        SABRA- was NOT the wife of R. Wm. Ensign but rather
                        was wife 1 of William’s son Richard Wright Ensign.
                        Sabra Amanda Bush Ensign died 27 May 1853.
                        Based on  information from The Descendents of James
                        Ensign in America.

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SOURCE: The readings of the cemeteries in the Town of Sheridan were read and recorded by Marian Jones while Town of Sheridan Historian.  Transcribed (digitized!) by Donna Mills.