Old Orchard Cemetery,

Hillsdale,  Columbia County,

New York

Copied by Mrs. Harriett M. Wiles

in 1934

Pages 1 to 29

As with any transcription, use with caution, mistakes are some times made.  The figures, i.e. 20-10-27 are 20 years, 10 months and 27 days. Notations made in [ ] are mine.

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"This old abandoned cemetery lies a short distance off Route 22, in sight from the highway, and is about opposite the cemetery no is use.  Some stones are undecipherable so this list is incomplete."

ALBO

Mary, wife of George Albo, died  June 23, 1807, in 62nd yr.
BEARDSLEY

Josiah, d. 1819, age 85 years.

HUNT

Hannah Hunt, wife of Isaac Benedict, d. May 26, 1856, ae 36.

 

BENEDICT

BOSWORTH

 

Catharine, wife of Nathaniel Bosworth, die. Mar. 22, 1815, in the 65th year of her life.

Leaning David Bosworth, son of Mr. Leaning and Betsey Bosworth, d. Apr. 28, 1818 age 5 yr. 4 mo.

BRISTOL

Abner, d. Aug. 14, 1867, age 84 yrs.

Lydia, his wife, d. 187(?), age 86 yrs.

BRASEE

Andreas H., d. July 12, 1825, age 88 yrs.

BRAZIE

Gabriel, d. Apr. 15, 1836 in 65th yr.

Susanna, his wife, d. Jan. 26, 1826, in 51st yr.

BRYAN

Ambrose, d. Feb. 28, 1826, aged 28.

Purnelly, his wife, d. Aug. 26, 1813 in 34th yr.

James, Esq., d. Feb. 17, 1852, aged 77 yrs.

James Bryan - - -

BUCKLEY

Clarissa, dau. of Calvin and Grace Buckley, d. Sept. 3, 1817, age 24 yr.

BRYANT

James, d. June 11, 1789, 61st yr.

Mrs. Abigail, consort of James, d. Nov. 3, 1792, in 45th yr.

Lydia, their dau. d. Sept. 6, 1788, in 3rd yr.

CROCKER

Hellen M., dau. of Riley and Maria, d. Dec. 20, 1853, ae 16 m.

DAKIN

Joshua, d. Oct. 24, 1813, in 67th yr.

Benjamin, d. Oct. 30, 1813, age 37 yrs., 4 m. 4 da.

JUDSON Phebe, dau. of Joshua, and consort of Ezariah Judson, d. Sept. 18, 1817 in 47th yr.
DAVIS

John, d. 1810, age 58 yrs.

DOWNING

Peter, son of Joseph and Abby Downing, d. 1819.

EVERTS

Charles, d. Mar. 14, 1826, in 46 yr.

Mary, his wife, d. Sept. 14, 1850, age 60 yrs. (She was the dau. of Andrew and Cornelis Sharts.)

Infant son of above, d. 1816.

FOSTER Hitty, wife of Alfred, d. Jan. 17, 1802, age 32 yrs.
HOLLENBECK

Aaron, b. Sept. 5, 1810, d. July 5, 1851.

Peter, son of Nicholas and Hannah, d. Apr. 11, 1840, age 18.

William Hollenbeck, d. Feb. 25, 1840 in 28th yr.

Mariah, his wife, d. Mar. 16, 1840 in 25th yr.

Dewit, son of William and Mariah, d. Mar. 22, 1840, ae. 1 yr. 5 mo.

Nicholas, d. Mar. 1, 1837, age 55 yrs.

Hannah, his wife, d. Apr. 29, 1860 (stone broken).

Nicholas, son of William and Mariah, d. July 9, 1841, aged 5.

HUBBARD

Chester R., d. May 30, 1879, aged 71 yr. 10 m., 28 da.

Lucretia, his wife, d. July 20, 1853, aged 43 yrs.

Ruth M., dau. of C. E. and L. Hubbard, d. Nov. 19, 1839, aged 2 yr. 6 m. 27 da.

Jane Hubbard, d. Apr. 22, 1892, aged 50 yrs.

HUNT

Benson A., d. Jan. 3, 1891, aged 82 yrs.

Eleanor, d. Oct. 13, 1871, aged 92 yrs.

Mercy, wife of Capt. William Hunt, d. Nov. 16, 1797, aged 20 yr.

Benson A. Hunt, d. Jan. 9, 1842, aged 42 yr. 2 mo. 4 da.

Hannah, wife of Isaac Benedict, d. May 26, 1836, aged 36 yr.

JUDSON

Azariah, d. Nov. 6, 1832, aged 71 yrs. 7 mo. 18 da.

Phebe, his wife, and dau. of Joshua Dakin, d. Sept. 18, 1817, aged 47.

Judson, Henry, d. Jan. 9, 1842, aged 42 yrs. 2 mo. 4 da.

William, d. Aug. 24, 1856, aged 44 yrs.

MANSER Sarah E., dau of Peter J. and Margaret, d. Sept. 28, 1861, aged 2 yrs.
MILLER

Betsey, dau. of William J. and Cornelia, d. 1843, ae 11 yrs.

Louisa, dau. of William J. and Cornelia, d. 1848, ae 7 yrs.

Chris, d. Apr, 9 1849, aged 72 yrs.

Mary, wife of Chris., d. Jan. 29, 1867, aged 83 yrs.

Henry, d. - - - -

MITCHELL

Children of George and Hannah;

Ann Eliza, d. 1808, at 9 mo.

George H., d. 1835 at 13 yrs.

Ally Maria, d. Mch. 28, 1835 at 25 yrs.

Daniel, d. Aug. 24, 1840, at 25 yrs.

McGONIGAL

Mary, d. - - - - at 86[?] yrs.

John, d. Jan. 29, 1776, aged 65-6 yrs.

John, d. Feb. 11, 1815 in 60th year.

Thomas, d. 1818 in 59th yr.

McINTOSH

Hannah, dau. of Alexander, d. Dec. 14, 1858, aged 57 yr. 5 m. 10 d.

Epha, wife of William McIntosh, d. Jan. 12, 1864, aged 64 yrs.

MOON

John, d. May 31, 1866, aged 70 yrs.

John, son of John and Malinda, d. Aug. 31, 1828, aged 5 yrs.

Sarah, dau. of John and Cornelia, d. May 15, 1878, aged 39 yrs.

Nancy, dau. of John and Cornelia, d. Dec. 12, 1813, aged 6 yrs.

Nancy, dau. of Stephen and Tryphena, d. Jan. 17, 1824, ae 5 mo.

Mary E., dau. of Sylvanus and Hannah P., d. Sept. 6, 1839, ae 15.

William Moon, Jr., son of John and Triphena, d. 1837, ae 3 yrs.

Elizabeth, wife of Joseph, d. - - - -

PETERSON

Rowland, d. Mar. 8, 1815, aged 31 yrs.

PIERSONS

Rowena, wife of David, d. Oct. 30, 1831[or 1881], aged 21 yrs.

POTTER

Jeremiah, b. Jan. 30, 1865, d. May 18, 1812.

Hannah, his wife, b. July 13, 1771, d. Apr. 11, 1851.

These inscriptions are on a large monument, erected in 1857 by P. W. Potter. (This was Peter Potter, their son.  Hannah was the dau. of Peter White and his wife, Catharine Roorbach).

REED

Lydia, d. Apr. 10, 1813, aged 8 yrs.

Orville, son of Aaron and Lydia, d. Sept. 12, 1804.

SHAVEL Abby, wife of William H., d. June 1, 1858, aged 54.
STICKLE

Frederick P., b. Mar. 19, 1785, d. July 14, 1841 in 57th yr.

George, son of Frederick and Jane, d. Sept. 22, 1835, aged 10 yr. 10 mo.

SHARTS

Nicholas, d. Dec. 4, 1828, aged 96 yrs. 26 das.

Mary, his wife, d. Nov. 9, 1815, age 78.

Andrew N., d. July 28, 1835, aged 70 yrs. 10 mo. 18 das.

Cornelia, his wife, d. Nov. 18, 1848 in 80th yr.

Eliza J., dau. of Andrew A. and Catharine Sharts, d. May 19, 1819, aged 3 yrs 4 mo. 17 das.

Nicholas, son of Andrew and Catharine, d. Feb. 24, 1836, aged 1 yr. 10 das.

Ira L. son of Andrew and Catharine, d. May 6, 1830, aged 3 yr. 10 mo. 8 das.

Infant son of A. & C. Sharts, d. Aug. 18, 1817, aged 1 day.

Infant dau. of A. & C. Sharts, d. May 21, 1825, aged 1 day.

Abraham Sharts, d. Apr. 16, 1830 in 29th yr.

Jane, his wife, d. Feb. 2, 1843, aged 39 yr.

Oliver M. their son, d. Oct. 7, 1841 in his 17th yr.

George, d. Jan. 1, 1831, in his 70th yr.

Mary, his wife, d. Feb. 26, 1847 aged 68 yrs.

Elizabeth, their dau., d. June 15, 1815 in 7th yr. of her age.

Amelia A., dau. of John N. and Jane Sharts, d. Sept. 18, 1849, aged 2 yrs.

Russel L., son of John N. and Jane, d. July 24, 1830, aged 4 yrs.

Children of John and John:

Willie, d. Mar. 1, 1861 ae 1 yr.                    

Carrie, d. 1851, ae 1 mo.

 

Andrew, b. Sept. 8, 1755, d. May 8, 1825, aged 69 yr. 8 mo.

TRUESDELL

Grove, d. Jan. 30, 1818, ae 15 yr.

John W., d. Sept. 23, 1806, aged 24.

WHITE

Isaac, d. Aug. 12, 1829, in 56th yr.

WHITEMEAD

Rufus, d. Sept. 16, 1844, aged 35 yrs.

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Earnest, son of  - - - - - - -

Mary, wife of William   - - - - - - -ar, d. 18??, aged 80 yrs.

CHACE

Mary, wife of Abraham, d. June 7, 1767, in 20th yr.

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