Union Cemetery is located on Ball's Pond Road (Route 39) Just
south of Ball's Pond. The Beers Atlas Map of New Fairfield dated
1867 shows the Union Church on the North side of the Cemetery.
The earliest legible stone in this cemetery is that of Jabez
Sherwwod who died in 1825. Mr. Edward Pearce copied the tombstones
prior to 1850. These were published in 1897. Eight of those stones are
missing. In 1982 there were 84 stones remaining of the 104 stones
counted in 1934.
After the period of carving, death's heads winged angels, etc.
on stones, poems or sayings became popular. Such as the one inscribed
on the stone of Horace Hodge who died Oct. 14, 1849.
Do you think as you pass by
How sudden was my death.
And may you all prepare to die
before you end your breath.
Or on Gilead Hyatt's stone who died April 1, 1881;
Gone but not forgotten.
*H*---------Information taken from Connecticut Library records Hartford, Ct.
*H* infant dau. of George W. & Clarissa died
May 10, 1853.
*H* infant dau. of George W. & Clarissa Adams,
died June 28, 1863.
BARNUM
In memory of / Goreham Barnum / who died /
May 29, 1839 / aged 41 yrs. 8 mos. & 25 ds. /
Thankful / dau. of / Ira & Nancy Barnum /
died Dec. 27, 1836 / AE 4 yrs. 2 mos. & 20 ds. /
BLAUVELT
In memory of / Abigail / wife of Nathaniel Blauvelt /
who died / Aug. 19, 1853 / AE 29
yrs. & 13 ds. /
BRADLEY
*H* Alba Bradley, died Apr. 16, 1829 age 39 yrs. 6 mos. & 4 ds.
CARLSON
Martha Mertens / Carlson / Jan. 1, 1892 - Apr. 19, 1969 /
CHAPMAN
Henry W. / son of Charles & / Violetta H. Chapman /
died July 6, 1847 / aged 7 mo. & 29
ds. /
CONVERSE
George H. Converse / died Aug. 16, 1863 / aged 19 yrs. /
In memory of / Nancy, wife of / Joseph Converse /who
died / Oct. 17, 1833 / aged 25 yrs. /
EASTWOOD
*H* Harriet Ann Eastwood, dau. of Alanson & Polly Eastwood,
died Feb. 11, 1849, aged 3 yrs. & 10 mos.
ELWELL
Barnum Elwell / born Nov. 30, 1794 / died Mar. 21, 1864 /
Laura / his wife / born Aug.6, 1794 / died Dec. 14, 1876 /
Sherwood / their son / born Sept. 23, 1820 / died Apr. 3, 1864 /
Harriet / their dau. / born July 12, 1822 / died July 21, 1838 /
In memory of / Philetus R. / son of Noah & Susannah
Elwell /
who died Aug. 25, 1845 / aged 5 yrs. 8 mos &
13 dys. /
EVERITT
Lucy E. Everitt / wife of / George W. Everitt / and dau. of/
Darius & Clarry Hoyt / died / Feb. 22, 1853 /
aged 25 yrs.
5 mos. & 6 dys. /
FANTON
In memory of / Lucy wife of / Bradley B. / Fanton /
who died / Sept. 23, 1848 / aged 46 yrs. 8 mos.& 12 d's /
In memory of / Sherwood Fanton / who died / Sept. 16, 1841 /
aged 66 yrs. 5 mos. & 24 d's /
Thankful / widow of / Sherwood Fanton / died / Feb. 9, 1865 /
aged 89 yrs. & 10 mos. /
In memory of / Walter B. Fanton / who departed this life /
Jan. 9, 1854 / AE 55 yrs. 11 mos. & 7 d's /
He died in Jesus and is blessed
How sweet his slumbers are
From
Suffering and from pain
Cleansed and freed from every care.
GRAY
In memory of / Elias Gray / who died / Nov. 27, 1826 /
aged 80 yrs. 7 mos. & 12 dys. /
In memory of / Hiram B. / son of Russel & / Hannah Gray /
who died / at Steubenville, Ohio / April 12, 1849 /
aged 20 yrs. & 6 mos. /
In memory of / Jemina Wife of / Elias Gray / who died /
March 27, 1828 / aged 69 yrs. 11 mos. & 8
dys. /
In memory of / William Gray / who died / April 22, 1841 /
aged 77 yrs. /
HASSAN
Elsie Hassan / Sept. 13, 1890 / Nov. 18, 1969 /
HAVILAND
Mary / widow of Joshua Elwell / & wife of David Haviland /
died / Oct. 3, 1858 / aged 65 yrs. & 5 mos. /
Calm on the bosom of thy God.
HAWLEY
*H* Charles H. son of D.L. died Feb. 7, 1847, ae 7 wks.
HODGE
died / Oct. 19, 1826 / Abigail wife of / Capt. Thomas
Hodge / AE 60 yrs. 4 mos. & 13 dys. /
*H* Alexander Hodge, died May 1, 1864, age 35 yrs. l0 mos.
& 8 dys.
Amos Hodge / April 4, 1848 / Feb. 6, 1900 /
In memory of / Horace Hodge / who died / Oct. 24, 1849 /
aged 54 yrs. 8 mos. & 24 d's. /
Do think as you pass by
How sudden was my death
And may you all prepare to die
Before you end your breath.
*H* Huldah Hodge, wife of Horace, died Jan. 2, 1882, age
86 yrs. 11 mos. & 24 dys.
*H* Lavina Hodge, at Roseville, Staten Island, wife of
Oliver P., died Dec. 23, 1869, age 48 yrs. 7 mos. &
21 days.
In memory of / Richard H. / son of / Oliver P. &
Lavina Hodge / who died / Feb. 7, 1849 / aged 1 yr. 1 mo. & 24 ds.
*H* Sally Hodge, wife of Reuben, died Feb. 7, 1835,
age 34 yrs. 10 mos. & 8 days.
In memory of / Sarah Eliza / dau. of / Oliver P. &
Lavina Hodge / who died / Mar. 2, 1848 / aged
5 yrs. & 3 mos. /
*H* Reuben Hodge, died Oct. 8, 1872, age 73 yrs.
4 mos. & 24 days.
In memory of / Capt. Thomas Hodge / who died /
Sept. 6, 1832 / aged 68 yrs. 1 mo. & 5 ds. /
(War of 1812 marker & flag)
HOLMES
In memory of / Jane / wife of William Holmes /
who died / Feb. 8, 1841 / 53 yrs. 10 mos. & 19 d'ys. /
In memory of / Polly E. / dau. of / William & Jane
Holmes / who died / Sept. 11, 1831 / AE 3 yrs. 9 mos.
& 7 ds. /
HOYT
In memory of / Amy wife of / Daniel Hoyt / who died /
Apr. 6, 1849 / aged 78 yrs. /
Amzi H. Hoyt / died / Nov. 3, 1850 /
aged 31 yrs. & 9 mos. /
In memory of / Daniel P. / son of / Darius &
Clarry / Hoyt who died / Aug. 29, 1826 /
aged 6 yrs. 10 mos. & 3 days /
In memory / of Daniel Hoyt / who died /
July 24, 1851 / aged 84 years /
Daniel / son of / John & Hannah / Hoyt / died
Feb. 21, 1861 / AE 11 days /
Darius Hoyt / died March 20, 1876 / aged 84
yrs, 10 mos. & 16 d'ys /
Clara / his wife / died March 27, 1891 / aged
96 years /
Amzi / Daniel P. & Lucy / children of /
Darius & Clara Hoyt /
Hannah / wife of / John Hoyt / died / May 13, 1866 /
AE 48 yrs. 11 mo. & 12 d's. /
John Hoyt / died / July 23, 1895 / AE 82 yrs. 7 mo. /
HYATT
*H* Edward C. Hyatt, son of Levi N. & Mary J. Hyatt, died
July 8, 1864, age 2 yrs. 9 mos. & 21 days.
Gilead Hyatt / died / Jan 1, 1881 / AE 86 yrs. /
Gone but not forgotten.
(War of 1812 U.S.Navy)
Levi N. Hyatt / died / April 7, 1872 / AE 50 yrs. &
4 mos. /
Roxcenie / wife of / Gilead Hyatt / died / July 30, 1871 /
AE 77 yrs. & 20 d'ys. /
INGERSOLL
Jane Ann / Ingersoll / died / April 3, 1851 /
AE 23 yrs. 22 d's. /
*H* George W. Ingersoll, died Oct. 11, 1850, age 24 yrs.
1 day.
JENNINGS
Eli Jennings / died / Nov. 4, 1833 / aged 50 yrs.
7 mos. & 11 d'ys. /
In memory of / Martha wife of / Levi N. Jennings /
who died / Nov. 13, 1839 / aged 30 yrs. 2 mos. & 3 ds. /
Mary / wife of / Eli Jennings / died / March 31, 1866 /
aged 82 yrs. 4 mos. & 28 ds. /
JONES
In memory of / Phebe wife of / Benjamin Jones /
who died / Sept. 2, 1853 / in her 80th year. /
KEENER
Georgie A. Kenner / died / Sept. 13, 1870 /
aged 21 yrs. 9 mo. & 4 dys. /
KINNER
Elizabeth / wife of / Horace Kinner / died /
Jan. 18, 1852 / aged 40 yrs. 9 mo. / & 18 d's. /
Horace Kinner / died / Nov. 25, 1859 / aged 46 yrs.
3 mos. & 8 d's /
KNAPP
*H* Abijah Knapp, died Jan. 14, 1840 age 72 yrs. 2 mos. & 29 dys.
In memory of / Grace wife of / Abijah Knapp / who
died / July 2, 1845 / age 68 years. /
LEE
Frank S. Lee / 1884 - 1917 /
(died Jan. 13, 1917 age 32 yrs. & 10 mos. )
LESSEY
In memory of / Abigail / wife of / Alanson Lessey /
who died / Dec. 12, 1852 / aged 57 yrs. & 7 d's. /
also her son / Richard C. Lessey / who died in
California / Dec. 12, 1849 / aged 25 yrs. /
In memory of / Alanson / Lessey / who died /
April 7, 1874 / aged 81 yrs. 8 mos. & 11 ds. /
*H* Chauncey S. Lessey, son of Syvester & Frances A.
Lessey, died Nov. 27, 1862, age 1 year.
Chauncey W. Lessey/ died / Sept. 26, 1826 /
age 12 yrs. 23 ds. /
Hannah S. Lessey / died / Feb. 5, 1875 / AE 85 yrs.
8 mos. & 18 dys. /
Ida F. / dau. of / Sylvestoer & Frances / Lessey /
died / Jan. 24, 1876 / aged 14 yrs. & 14 ds. /
*H* Mercy Lessey, wife of Chauncey W. Lessey, died
Dec. 9, 1831, age 66 years.
Sylvester Lessey / Co. A. 11 Inf. / Conn. / Vols. /
died Jan. 30, 1873 / AE 36. /
Civil War Flag
*H* Victor A. Lessey, son of Sylvester & Frances A.
Lessey, age 18 yrs. 7 mos. & 11 dys. died
Aug. 8, 1876
MERTENS
Carl W. 1880 - 1946
Edie M. 1890 - 1971
Friedericke Thiemann, wife of Christian, born
Mar. 28, 1823, died April 4, 1896.
Christian Mertens, born Sept 29, 1817, died
Feb. 2, 1903
Hier Ruhen in Frieden
(Wording on tombstone all in German)
OAKELY
In memory of / Rhoda Wife of / Thomas H. Oakley /
who died / Feb. 11, 1835 / aged 32 years. /
OLMSTED
Amza R. Olmsted / died / Oct.14, 1866 / AE 69 Yrs.
2 mos. & 26 d'ys.
A sinner saved by grace.
Sarah Roberts / wife of / Amza R. Olmsted / died /
July 7, 1867 / aged 70 yrs. 8 mos. & 2 dys. /
(widow of Rufus)
PHILLIP
John S. Phillip / died / Dec. 23, 1827 / AE 59 yrs.
6 mos. & 6 dys. /
ROSEBOOM
Burton L. Roseboom / died / Oct. 27, 1879 / aged 37 yrs. /
(Civil War)
ROWLAND
*H* Cynthia Jane Rowland, dau. of Daniel & Rachel
Rowland, died June 16, 1845 age 6 yrs. 9 mos. & 23 dys.
*H* Daniel Rowland, died May 16, 1852 age 65 years.
*H* Lucena Rowland, dau. of Daniel & Rachel Rowland
died Aug. 23, 1844 age 24 yrs. 6 mos. & 18 dys.
*H* Rachel Rowland, wife of Daniel Rowland, died
Nov. 13, 1861 age 67 yrs.
SHERWOOD
Abel M. Sherwood / who died / April 12, 1866 /
aged 88 yrs. 10 mos. & 16 dys. /
In memory of / Betsy Wherwood, wife of Abel M. /
who died / May 21, 1828 / age 45 yrs. 11 mos. & 17 dys. /
Clarissa Knox / wife of / Abel M. Sherwood / died /
Jan. 11, 1883 / AE 86 yrs. /
In memory of / Eunice / wife of / Joseph Sherwood /
who died / Sept. 19, 1838 / aged 49 yrs. 11 mos. & 11 dys. /
*H* Harriet Sherwood, died Nov. 19, 1831 age 23 yrs. & 7 mos.
In memory of / Jabez Sherwood / who died July 17, 1825 /
aged 81 years /
(first grave in cemetery)
STEPHENS
In memory of / Asa Stephens / who died / Feb. 1843 /
aged 68 years /
In memory of / Mary wife of / Asa Stephens / who died /
Oct. 18, 1851 / aged 76 years /
STEVENS
In memory of / Benjamin Stevens / who died / March 24, 1831 / AE 82 yrs. /
In memory of /Mary wife of / Benjamin Stevens /
who died / April 8, 1838 / aged
82 yrs. /
In memory of / Poliny Fanton / wife of Zadock W. Stevens /
who died / June 29, 1836 / age 23 yrs.
11 mos. & 6 dys. /
STURGES
In memory of / David Sturges / who died / Jan. 1, 1862 /
in the 92nd year of his age. /
Jerusha / wife of David Sturges / died Sept. 17, 1868 /
aged 85 years /
THOMPSON
Mary E. Thompson / born / May 13, 1817 /
died / Jan. 26, 1894 /
TOMPKINS
Henrietta Tompkins / who died Dec. 14.1864 /
age 5 yrs. 3 mos. & 5 days. /
George Tompkins / who died / Dec. 14, 1864 /
3 yrs. 10 mos. & 11 ds. /
Lillian Tompkins / died / Feb. 27, 1868 / aged
3 yrs. 2 mos. & 14 ds. /
Louisa Jane / dau. of / Warner Tampkins /died /
Oct. 30, 1870 / AE 11 yrs. 2 mos. & 18 d's /
Warner / Tompkins (monument)
TOWNSEND
Harriet A. / wife of / Alonzo Townsend / died /
March 15, 1877 / aged 55 yrs. 8 mos. & 6 dys. /
WILSON
In memory of / Hannah / wife of Isaac Wilson / who
died / May 4,1847 / aged 80 yrs. 9 mo. & 14 dys. /
In memory of / Isaac Wilson / who died / Oct. 5, 1844 /
aged 78 yrs. 5 mos. & 25 ds. /
Ransom Wilson / died / July 19, 1868 / aged 75 yrs. /
7 months /
WIXON
Reuben T. Wilxon / Born May 4, 1811 / died Jan. 29, 1892 /
Helen M. Eastwood / his wife / born Dec. 24, 1846 /
died / Nov. 13, 1899
(Civil War)
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