| Bushnell Cemetery - DAR Cemetery Transcribed by Evalena
Hubbard - Annotated by Sandra B. Wilsey 2008 |
| Surname |
Given Name |
Inscribed Dates |
Stone Inscriptions |
Notes from
census, obits, family records & church records |
| ? |
Almira |
7/17/1865 |
ae 17, an orphan girl |
Almira May ?, b.Oneida Co.,
NY, lived with Wm & Abby Bushnell,
buried near them |
| Bushnell |
Abby L. |
12/19/1811-4/21/1885 |
wife of William |
Abigail Langdon b. Oneida
Co., NY, her father was born in MA & mother born in CT, had a sister
named Sarah |
| Bushnell |
Addison |
1818 - 1901 |
|
b. Lakeport 3/22/1818, son
of Deacon Reuben Bushnell (1773-1858) & Betsey Chapman (1776-1866), m.abt
1841 Amelia Keeler (1824-1877), m 9/11/1878 Emma Barnes Harpham
(1839-1900), built the Bushnell
homestead on Lot # 1 of the School & Gospel Tract, d. 12/18/1901, bio.
sketch appears in Smith's Hist.of Madison Co. |
| Bushnell |
Alice |
10/6/1843 - 1/6/1862 |
daug. of Addison and Amelia |
Alice Amelia Bushnell, only
daug, m.George Tripp, d. of TB - no children |
| Bushnell |
Amelia E. |
8/19/1824 - 7/5/1877 |
wife of Addison |
b. 8/19/1824 Spencertown,
Columbia Co., NY, daug. of Edward Keeler (1797-1834) & Agnes Barnes
(1800-1842), only child was Alice Amelia (1843-1862) |
| Bushnell |
Betsey |
9/12/1866 |
ae 90yrs-5m, wife of Reuben |
b. 4/12/1776 Saybrook, CT -
Elizabeth Chapman, daug. of Wm Chapman (1745-1828) & Lydia Ingham
(1744-1823), m. Reuben Bushnell
4/11/1794 in CT, they had 10 children:
Elizabeth (b.1795), Ezra (b.1800), Sylvia (b.1803) Reuben (b.1805), Emily
(b.1807), William (b.1811) Frederick (b.1813), Benjamin Franklin (b.1816),
Addison (b.1818), Caroline (b.1821) |
| Bushnell |
Delina Clark |
7/16/1896 |
ae 56, wife of Jefferson Bushnell |
b. 10/9/1839 Lakeport, NY,
probably related to early Lakeport pioneers Joseph &/or Reuben Clark, names of children listed with husband |
| Bushnell |
Emma |
8/25/1849 |
ae 1yr-4m, daug. of Franklin & Susan |
see info listed for her
parents |
| *Bushnell |
Franklin |
|
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b. 5/18/1816 - Benjamin
Franklin Bushnell, son of Deacon Reuben Bushnell (1773-1858) & Betsey
Chapman (1776-1866), he built the "Brown Derby" on Rt. 31- noted in
his daug's obit as the "Bushnell Mansion", Children: Jefferson
(b.1840), Cady J. (b.1841) Adelaide (b.1843) Jennett (b.1845), Ellen (b.1846)
Emma (b.1848) Franics (b.1854), Mariam (b.1859), d. 12/11/1893, originally
buried in Bushnell Cemetery - removed to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Canastota,
NY prior to DAR Inventory, his obit describes him as a "milk &
cheese baron" |
| Bushnell |
Jefferson |
10/21/1893 or 1898 |
ae 58yrs |
b. 1840 Lakeport, oldest
son of Benjamin Franklin Bushnell (1816-1893) & Susan Lampman (1820-1889)
m. 10/12/1865 Delina Clark (b.10/9/1839), 2 children: Nettie (b. 1866) &
Adelbert (b.1871), d. 1898 |
| Bushnell |
Jennett |
5/2/1851 |
ae 6yrs-8m, daug. of
Franklin & Susan |
b. Lakeport, daug. of
Benjamin Franklin Bushnell (1816-1893) & Susan Lampman (1820-1889) |
| Bushnell |
Joseph |
1/14/1842 |
ae 5yrs-11d, son of Ezra
& Louisa |
b. Lakeport, son of Ezra
Bushnell (1800-1876) & Louisa Williams (1806-1886) - they were
homesteaders in Nebraska in 1870's & died there |
| Bushnell |
Reuben |
3/8/1858 |
ae 84 yrs-8 m |
b. 5/2/1773 Westbrook, CT,
son of Reuben Bushnell (1743-1802) & Martha Jones (1744-1802), m Betsey Chapman, early 1800's they settled
briefly in Greene Co., NY, In 1811 he & his brother, Stephen, brought their
young families to settle on the shores of Oneida Lake, Reuben & Betsy had
10 children (see names of children listed with info
for wife Betsey), many of their decendents
resided in the immediate area for several generations, Reuben was a founder
of the Oneida Lake Cong.Ch.serving as Deacon for many yrs. |
| Bushnell |
Reuben |
5/27/1871 |
ae 66yrs-3m-16d |
b. 2/11/1805, Windham,
Greene Co., NY, son of Deacon Reuben Bushnell (1773-1858) & Betsey
Chapman (1776-1866), m. 2/1827 Sabrina Adams, Built the circa 1835 Bushnell
House near intersection of Rt 31 & Bushnell Shore Rd., children included
Frederick (b.abt 1831), Emily S.(b.abt 1834),
Adison (b.abt 1841) & James (b.abt 1842) |
| Bushnell |
Sabrina Adams |
11/22/1877 |
ae 77yrs-1m-8d., Wife of Reuben |
b. Stephentown, Rensselaer
Co., NY, daug of Nathan Adams (1778-1847) & Sally Cook (1784-1842), names of children listed with husband |
| *Bushnell |
Susan Lampman |
|
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b. 9/2/1820 NY, prob. daug.
of Abraham Lampman & Susan Hoffman, wife of Benjamin Franklin, d.
7/20/1889, originally buried in Bushnell Cemetery - removed to Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery in Canastota, NY prior to DAR Inventory, children
listed with info for Franklin Bushnell |
| Bushnell |
William G. |
3/10/1811 - 8/12/1890 |
|
transcription error - the
"G" should be a "C".- family records & will list him
as William Chapman Bushnell, b. Lakeport, NY the same yr. his parents settled
in that area, m. 3/8/1838 Abigail Langdon (1811-1885), they resided on south
side of Rt. 31 east of Clark Rd. nearly across from his birth place, no
descendents |
| Bushnell |
Winfield |
1/19/1842 |
ae 2yrs-6m, son of Ezra
& Louisa |
see info listed for her
brother Joseph Bushnell |
| Chapman |
Angeline |
2/12/1863 |
ae 50 |
b. 4/1/1813 Durham, Greene
Co., NY, daug. of John Chapman (1776-1813) & Clarissa Bushnell
(1771-1854) |
| Chapman |
Calvin |
1809 - 1876 |
|
b. 5/9/1809 Durham, Greene
Co., NY, son of John Chapman (1776-1813) & Clarissa Bushnell (1771-1854),
He & wife Lavina resided in the home that stood where the Chapman Town of
Sullivan Park is located on Rt. 31 |
| Chapman |
Clarissa |
10/20/1854 |
ae 83yrs-1m, wife of John |
b. 9/20/1771 Westbrook, CT,
daug. of Reuben Bushnell (1743-1802) & Martha Jones (1744-1802), m. John
Chapman (1776-1813) - son of Phineas Chapman (b. 1732) &
Mary Hillier (b. 1747), soon after her husband's death she settled
along Rt. 31 near brothers, Reuben & Stephen, where she raised her
children: John (b.1800), Richard (b.1802), Eliza (b.1804), Orville (b.1805),
Calvin (b.1809) Clarissa (b.1810), Angeline (b.1813) |
| Chapman |
Cordelia |
1835 - 1854 |
daug. of Calvin & Lavina |
see info listed for her
parents |
| Chapman |
Harriett A. |
9/25/1855 |
ae 46yrs-26d, wife of Orville |
b. 8/31/1809 Westbrook, CT,
daug. of Deacon Edward Chapman (1782-1837) & Lydia Kelsey (1788-1837), m.
Orville abt 1835 |
| Chapman |
Lavina |
1814 - 1866 |
wife of Calvin |
daug. of Enos Hubband
(1780-1860) & Anna Morenus (b.1788), Lavina was a decendant of Rev.
Thomas Hooker, |
| Chapman |
Nancy |
12/20/1836 |
ae 30 yrs |
prob. Nancy Bushnell
b.1806, daug of Stephen Bushnell (1779-1867) & Vincy Tuttle (1782-1854)
m. Richard Chapman (b.1802) - son of John Chapman (1766-1813) & Clarissa
Bushnell (1771-1854) |
| Clark |
Joseph |
11/23/1868 |
ae 84 |
b. MA, probably related to
Lakeport pioneer Rueben Clark who moved west to Lisbon, Kendall Co., IL |
| Clark |
Mary |
? |
wife of Joseph Clark, ae 30 |
b. NY |
| Clark |
Mehittabel |
8/25/1840 |
ae 56, wife of Joseph |
prob. 1st wife |
| Collar |
Mary S. |
3/3/1853 |
ae 43 or 48 yrs. |
1850 census estimates b.
abt 1808 in MA, mother was Rebecca ? (b.abt 1770 MA), Mary S. was 1st wife of
Walter Collar, |
| *Collar ? |
*Walter ? |
|
DAR Survey Reports - Stone
face down beside Mary S. Collar |
prob. Walter Collar b. MA,
son of Reuben Collar (b.abt 1773), husband of Mary S. & Lydia J.
Bushnell, he was b. CT abt 1808, d. prob.1870's, 2nd wife was Lydia J.
Bushnell (1815-1890) - daug. of Martin Bushnell (1784-1878) & Lydia
Whittlesey (1788-1859), Lydia is buried with her parents at Oneida Lake
Cemetery |
| Crouch |
Fanny |
6/13/1864 |
ae 3yrs-1m-18d, daug of Francis & Hannah |
|
| Crouch |
Fanny |
9/9/1861 |
ae 1y-8m-22d, daug of Francis & Hannah |
|
| Crouch |
Hannah |
8/24/1870 |
ae 49, wife of F.J. |
She & her husband,
Francis J. Crouch, were born in NY, children included Mihetable, Theodore,
Louisa, Leroy, Fanny & Fanny |
| Dixon |
Joseph |
2/5/1852 |
ae 25 |
probable son of Benjamin
& Rachael Dixon (both b. Albany Co., NY abt. 1802), wife was Adelia ?
(b.abt 1831) |
| Foster |
Leonard |
8/4/1815 or 1818 |
39y, 1mo, * "Stand
still kind reader, drop a tear on the cold dust that slumbers here. And when you read the fate of me, think of
the glass she runs for thee" |
estate file lists death
date as 1815, 1st burial in Bushnell Cemetery, original settler of Lot #12 of
School & Gospel Tract, Oneida Lake Cong. Ch was built on a portion of his
land. Listed in his estate papers, signed 1822, were wife Catherine and 5 children:
Almon, Bemus, William, Candace & George. George Messenger was appointed
as their guardian. |
| Green |
William |
7/25/1865 |
ae 47 |
b. England, m. 11/9/1838
Clarissa Chapman (1810-1863) - daug of John Chapman (1766-1813) &
Clarissa Bushnell (1777-1854), their sons were Albert (b.abt 1840) &
Irwin (b.abt 1845) |
| Green |
Clarissa |
3/16/1863 |
ae 53 |
b. 11/20/1810 Durham,
Greene Co., NY, daug. of John Chapman (1766-1813) & Clarissa Bushnell
(1777-1854), m. William Green 11/9/1838 see info for
Wm. Green for names of children |
| Hood |
Caroline |
8/12/1843 |
ae 14, daug. of John A. & Sophia |
her mother was b. in
CT, her parents came to the area
abt.1818 from Windham, Greene Co., NY |
| Hopper |
Adelbert |
1882 - 1906 |
|
son of William H. Hopper
(1820-1886) & Martha A. Patterson (1840-1911), family records list birth
date as 1862 |
| Hopper |
Douglas |
1867 - 1887 (or '81) |
|
son of William H. Hopper
(1820-1886) & Martha A. Patterson (1840-1911), believed to have frozen to
death along Douglas Ditch during a bad winter storm, family records give
death date as 1881 |
| Hopper |
Martha A. Patterson |
1840 - 19ll |
|
daug. of David Patterson
(d. 3/7/1865) & Esther ? (1812-1896) b. Ireland, 2nd wife of William H. Hopper (1820-1886), names of children listed in notes for Wm, last burial in cemetery |
| Hopper |
William H. |
1820 - 1886 |
|
son of John & Catharine
Hopper, William & Martha had 5 children: Ester A.(b.1859), Adelbert
(b.1862), Douglass (b.1867), Frederick (b.1870), Newton (b.1871) |
| Hubbard |
Martin |
1765 -1862 |
|
b. MA, decendant of Thomas
Hooker, |
| Hubbard |
Rebecca |
? - 1834 |
|
wife of Martin Hubbard
(1765-1862), maiden name possibly Miller, church records list Dianna Hubbard
who died 1824 as Martin's wife |
| Hubbard |
Rebecca |
1809 -1837 |
daug. of Martin & Rebecca Hubbard |
buried near her parents |
| Hutchinson |
Clara Estella |
7/29/1862 |
ae 4yrs-2m-7d, daug. of
Warren & Emily S. |
father - Warren (b.abt 1831
NY), mother - Emily (b.abt 1834 NY), sister Eva living at the time of Emily's
death, family moved west & resided in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI |
| Johnson |
Frankie |
11/9/1871 |
ae 1yr-5m-10d, son of Elmer & Ellen |
b. Lakeport, son of Elmer
Johnson (1842-1924) & Ellen Bushnell (1846-1904), his siblings were
Gertrude & Frederick |
| Patterson |
David |
3/2/1865 |
ae 50 or 56 |
b.abt 1814 Ireland, wife
Easter (or Esther) b.abt 1815 Ireland, children were James (b.1834 Ireland),
Martha (b.abt 1840 Ireland) Joseph (b.abt 1848) |
| Petrie |
Elmer |
1/19/1863 |
ae 8m, son of Henry &
Elizabeth |
b. Lakeport, child of Henry
Petrie (1824-1890) & Elizabeth Dodge (1826-1898), Petrie family moved
west, Henry & Elizabeth died in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa |
| Petrie |
Emma R. |
11/20/1869 |
ae 23yrs-2m-17d, daug. of
Henry & Elizabeth |
see info listed for her
brother Elmer Petrie |
| Ray |
Llindiff |
11/26/1830 |
ae 3yrs-8 m, son of Gilbert & Louiza |
parents moved west, in 1850
Gilbert (b.abt 1798 VT) & Louiza (b.abt. 1808 NY) resided in Lake Mills,
Jefferson Co., WI |
| Rich |
Amelia |
3/30/1854 |
ae 17yrs-1m-10d, daug. of
Asaph & Harriet Rich |
b. prob. Lakeport, NY,
oldest daug |
| Rich |
Asaph |
5/17/1841 |
ae 36 yrs |
Asaph's wife was Harriet ?,
(b.abt. 1808 CT), in 1850 she was raising their 3 children: Emily
(b.abt.1836), Amelia (b.abt.1837), Eugene (b.abt. 1829), 1860 - Harriet
resided with daug. Emily & her husband, Harrison Allen, in Bridgeport, NY |
| Tuttle |
Ellen Louisa |
3/1/1855 |
ae 6m-16d, daug. of Reuben
& Armenia |
b. Lakeport, her father was
Reuben Bushnell Tuttle (1823-1879) b. Lakeport, the son of Ephriam
Tuttle(1799-1867) & Sylvia Bushnell (1803-1888), her mother was Armenia
Bushnell (1831-1908), daug. of Zina Bushnell (1793-1869) & Therina
Langdon (1803-1850) |
| Ward |
Anna |
5/22/1856 |
child of Lott & Mary Ward |
news accounts & census
mention child named Elizabeth b.Lakeport abt.1853 (no Anna listed) |
| Ward |
Elizabeth |
3/20/1880 |
ae 30 yrs, 2nd wife of Lott Ward |
1860 census estimates birth
as 1826 |
| Ward |
Emma |
5/22/1856 |
child of Lott & Mary Ward |
b.abt 1851 in England, was
an infant when she came to America with her parents |
| Ward |
Janatte |
5/22/1856 |
child of Lott & Mary Ward |
b abt 1855, Lakeport, NY,
Jenette |
| Ward |
Mary |
10/6/1892 |
ae 63 or 69, wife
of Lott |
b. England, 1860 census
estimates b. 1826, arrived in NYC 6/5/1851 from Liverpool, England with
husband Lott & children: Charles age 2 & Emma, an infant, On
5/22/1856 she murdered 4 of their children - son Charles (b.abt 1849)
escaped. Mary's suicide attempt was
prevented by her husband when he arrived home from fishing. Mary was taken to
an asylum in Utica. She was released
in 1892 and having no relatives in the US & nowhere to live, Lott allowed
her to return home where she died of cancer that same yr., a quoted obit
states her age as 66. |
| Ward |
William |
5/22/1856 |
chiild of Lott & Mary Ward |
b. Lakeport, NY, probably
an infant |
| Wilsey |
Alexander |
5/23/1895 |
ae 69 yrs, Co. G. NYV |
*Vol. Co. G. 2nd NY Heavy
Artillery (transcribed 1974), b. prob.Oneida Co., m. Catherine Fox, was a canal laborer
& perhaps a farmer, they resided in Town of Lenox, his wife Catherine
(1831-1925) filed for a military pension on 8/27/1895, she is buried in Mr.
Pleasant Cemetery Canastota, NY |
| Wilson |
Alexander |
5/23/1895 |
ae 69 |
no such stone located,
probably transcription error - see Alexander Wilsey info |
| Wilson |
Caroline Bushnell |
2/22/1821 - 8/17/1873 |
wife of Lyman H. |
b. Lakeport, NY, daug. of
Deacon Reuben Bushnell (1773-1858) & Betsy Chapman (1776-1866), m. Lyman
H. Wilson in Town of Sullivan 3/14/1842, see names
of children listed with Info for husband |
| Wilson |
Emmett M. |
1/22/1838- 3/11/1882 |
|
son of Lyman H. Wilson
& Caroline Bushnell |
| Wilson |
Frances L. |
8/25/1850 |
ae 16 |
daug. of Lyman H. Wilson
& Caroline Bushnell |
| Wilson |
Fred |
|
ae 6 mo, |
Ford, son of Lyman H.
Wilson & Caroline Bushnell |
| Wilson |
Hayden |
|
2 yrs |
son of Lyman H. Wilson
& Caroline Bushnell |
| Wilson |
Julia C. |
7/8/1863 |
ae 19 |
daug. of Lyman H. Wilson
& Caroline Bushnell |
| Wilson |
Lyman H. |
8/15/1801 - 9/1/1892 |
|
b. CT, he and Caroline
lived east of the intersection of Eddy Rd. & Rt 31, referenced as Dr.
Wilson, occupation - farmer, children in addition to those buried here are
Duane, Gertrude, Adelaide, Fannie, Grant |
| Wilson |
|
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2 infant children of Lyman & Caroline |
perhaps references to
Hayden & Fred (Ford) Wilson |
| Winter |
Abraham |
2/13/1872 |
ae 63 |
b. NY, family included at
least 6 children: Mary (b.abt 1838), Martha (b.abt. 1840), Kate (b.abt.
1846), Irvin (b.abt. 1848), Ellen (b.abt. 1850), Almeda (b.abt.1854), they
resided on the lake side of Lot #1 just west of the original school house |
| Winter |
Elizabeth |
9/23/1863 |
ae 48 yrs-1m-20d, Wife of
Abraham |
b. NY, children listed in
notes for husband Abraham |
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