Lord Cemetery - Town of Gorham NY

Rev. Nov 05

LORD CEMETERY
Jones Road at Twitchell Road
intersection of Route 364
Town of Gorham
Rushville, Ontario Co., NY
Read by Lyn Wilson and Larry King Oct 1995; research transcribed Jul 2002.

Introduction

     For many years, the Lord Cemetery has been known on the records as the HAWLEY-LORD CEMETERY.   It had always been known by locals as the Lord Cemetery.    My cousin finally researched deeds and other documents which showed the correct name was Lord Cemetery. He took his findings to the County, they agreed, and have since corrected the name in their records.

     The cemetery has been surveyed several times, each time with differing results. The first effort to my knowledge was in 1965. The cemetery was heavily overgrown with brambles at that time and several stones were missed. The next was by a cousin in the 1970's. Some effort to clear the area had been made and she and her daughter braved the remaining brambles and recorded much new information. The cemetery was cleared in the 1980's and another effort was made with less than satisfying results. We did our survey in 1995 and, unbeknownst to each other, my cousin who had corrected the name of the cemetery also did a survey at about the same time.

     The combined results of all of these surveys, plus research into the Census, local histories and other local records, and family research have provided the basis for the following information. I have a deep interest in this cemetery as I am in some way related to nearly everyone buried here. It is a research work still in progress.

     As a very sorry commentary on our times, I should note that since our survey in 1995, extensive vandalism has occurred and most of the remaining stones have been damaged or destroyed.

* * *

NOTE: My additions and comments appear in brackets [ ].
             Ages at death appear as 6y 10m 9d = 6 years 10 months 9 days.

Row 1:

1.     YEOMAN, Jane E., d. 17 Sep 1853, 19y
                [d/o Abram and Lovina (Washburn) YEOMAN]

2.      ---stone missing ---

Row 2:
3.     GAGE, William Riley,   d. 24 Oct 1862, 6y 10m 9d
                 s/o Michael & Mary J. GAGE

4.     ---stone missing---

5.     [GAGE, Maria J.], d. 6 Sep 1859, 41y 5m 1d
                 [2d w/o Michael GAGE]
      [Maria J. Harris, d/o Nathan and Hancey (Benton) Harris]
                  ---stone broken---

6.     GAGE, Lucy, d. 15 Feb 1854, 48y 2m 8d
                [1st] w/o Michael GAGE
                [Lucy WRIGHT]

7.     GAGE, Emily A[nn], d. 20 Jan 1853, 23y 4m 7d
                d/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

8.     GAGE, Ira B., d. 5 Dec 1846, 14y 4m
                s/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

9.     GAGE, Infant daughter ,   d. 20 Jan 1839, 6d
                d/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

10.    GAGE, William W.,   d. 30 Jan 1846, 3y 8m 23d
                 s/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

11.    GAGE, Abner. d. 20 Mar 1840, 4y 8m 5d
                 s/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

12.    GAGE, Infant daughter, d. 13 Feb 1855
                 d/o M. & M.J. GAGE
                 [Michael & 2d wife, Maria J. ____ ]

13.    GAGE, Infant son, d. 22 Jul 1836, 6d
                 s/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

14.    GAGE, Samuel, d. 6 May 1850, 21d
                 s/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

15.    GAGE, Mary Catharine, d. 14 Feb 1841, 30d
                 d/o Michael & Lucy GAGE

16.    GAGE, Charles, d. 27 Oct 1859, 2m 11d
                 s/o Michael & Maria J. GAGE

17.    HIX, Mory, d. 19 Jan 1812, 5m 4d
                 twin s/o Jesse & Sarah HIX

18.    HIX, Catharine Abigail, d. 6 Apr 1812, 7m 22d
                 twin d/o Jesse & Sarah HIX

19.    HIX, Catharine Elizabeth, d. 7 Apr 1811
                 d/o Jesse & Sarah HIX
                 ---stone missing---

20.    BABCOCK, Samuel T., d. ___ Apr 1841
                 s/o John & Mary BABCOCK

21.    BRANDOW, John* [G.], 1806 – 1886
                  [s/o Johannes & Gertrude (Decker) BRANDOW]

22.    BRANDOW, Lovintia*, 1804 – 1849
                  w/o John BRANDOW
                  [Lavina/Levyntje, d/o Levi and Charity (Carpenter) FRANCISCO]

23.    BRANDOW, Steven L*, 1842 – 1843
                  s/o John & Lovintia BRANDOW
                  * all on one stone

24.    ROGERS, Valerous E., d. 2 Sep 1865, 1y 11m 2d
                 s/o Thomas & Lovina ROGERS
                 [Thomas, s/o Israel and Mary (___) ROGERS]

Row 3:
25.    Leora, [small stone with name on top - no dates]

Row 4:
26.    FAKE, Ida M.*, b. 15 Jun 1857 – d. 28 Nov 1867
                 d/o G.H. & Bersheba FAKE

27.    FAKE, G.H.*,   b. 27 Jan 1811– d. 11 Apr 1879
                 [George Henry s/o Adam and Sarah (Francisco) FAKE]
                 [Sarah d/o Henry & Elizabeth FRANCISCO]

28.    FAKE, Bersheba*, b. 8 Feb 1815 – d. 8 Nov 1891
                w/o G. H. FAKE
                [Bathsheba LADD, w/o George Henry FAKE; d/o ___ LADD and
                 Rebecca (Curtis) LADD LINDSLEY]
                * all on one stone

Row 5:
29.    GODFREY, Miss Abigail, d. 6 Nov 1860, 93y

30.    ---stone missing –-

Row 6:
31.    GAGE, L.D.*, b. 26 Jan 1817 – d. 21 Sep 1903
                 [Lorenzo Dow, s/o Amasa and Anna Barbara (Overacker) GAGE]

32.    GAGE, Orpha Ann*, b. 10 Jan 1818 – d. 4 Jun 1884
                 w/o L.D. GAGE
                 [Orpha Ann, d/o Ephraim and Cornelia (Francisco) WAGER]
                 * all on one stone

33.    GAGE, Amasa, d. 4 May 1842, 71y 7m 17d
                 [s/o Samuel and Lydia (Fish) GAGE]

34.    GAGE, Barbery A.,   d. [1] Sep 1846, 64y 3m 13d
                 w/o Amasa GAGE
                 [Anna Barbara, d/o Adam & Cornelia (VanDerCook) OVERACKER]

35. GAGE, Katherine, d. 25 Oct 1816, 2y 5m 28d
               d/o Amasa & Barbery GAGE
               ---stone now missing---

36.    GAGE, Orrin D., d. 2 Sep 1839, 20y 7m
    (Orrin Doolittle Gage)
               s/o Amasa & Ann[a Barbara (Overacker)] GAGE

37.    GAGE, Amasa, Jr., d. 2 Feb 1857, 45y 10m 29d
                [s/o Amasa and Anna Barbara (Overacker) GAGE]

38.    BLODGET, Harriet, d. 5 May 1882, 69y 5m 6d
                [m2] w/o Joseph BLODGET
                [Harriett WHEELER; m1 Amasa GAGE, Jr.]

39.    BLODGET, Joseph, ---no dates---
                 ---stone now missing---

40.    OVERACKER, Barbara Ann, d. 25 Mar 1840, 13y 3m 6d
                 d/o John & Cornelia OVERACKER
                 [Cornelia, d/o Amasa & Anna Barbara (Overacker) GAGE]
                 [Johannes, s/o William & Maria (___) OVERACKER]

41.    FAKE, Catherine*, d. 10/16 Jun 1887, 81y 3m 8d
                 [2d] w/o Adam FAKE
                 [Catherine, d/o Henry/Hendrick T. and Elizabeth (____) FRANCISCO]

42.    FAKE, Adam*,   b. 31 Jul 1788 – d. 10 May 1868
                 [s/o John George & Mary Elizabeth (Loanes) FAKE]
                 [Some research shows birthdate as 21 Jul]

43.    FAKE, Sarah*, b. 31 Aug 1792 – d. 1 Nov 1836
                 [1st] w/o Adam FAKE
                 [Sarah, d/o Henry/Hendrick T. and Elizabeth FRANCISCO]
                 [HenryHendrick T., s/o John A. and Sarah (Mandeville) FRANCISCO]
                 * all on one stone

Row 7:
44.    STONE, Elizabeth, d. 4 May 1842, 27y 11M 23d
                 w/o Chauncey STONE
                 [d/o Adam & Sarah (Francisco) FAKE]

45.    JOHNSON, Alice, d. 30 Sep 1865, 3m
                 d/o Charles B. & Sarah (Jane Fake) JOHNSON
                  [Sarah, d/o Adam & Catherine (Francisco) FAKE

Row 8:
46.    SHAW, Jeremiah, d. 24 Feb 1843, 64y
                  [s/o Jeremiah & Phebe (Wilbore) SHAW]

47.    SHAW, Betsy, d. 26 Jan 1846, 63y 7m 23d
                  w/o Jeremiah SHAW
           (Betsey Fitch)

48.    SHAW, Lydia, d. 22 May 1835, 26y
                  [d/o Jeremiah and Betsey (Fitch) SHAW]

49.    POWELL, Mary, d. 8 Oct 1842, 83y 2m 21d
                  w/o Stephen POWELL

50.    POWELL, Stephen,   ---illegible---
                 ---stone now missing---

Row 9:
51.    TURNER, Thomas,   1832 – 19__

52.    [TURNER], Julia Jackson, 1831 – 1904
                 w/o Thomas TURNER
                 [Julia, d/o John & ____ JACKSON]

53.    RAPALEE, Arvilla, d. 3 Apr 1840, 2y 6m 24d
                d/o Hiram S. & Phebe Ann RAPALEE
                [Hiram s/o Joshua & Keziah (Finch) RAPALEE]
                [Phebe, d/o Samuel D. & Elizabeth (Bountain) HEADLEY]

54.    RAPALEE, Miron H., d. 28 May 1849, 6y 8m 3d
                s/o Hiram & Phebe A. RAPALEE

         [Hiram and Phebe and other children are bur. Rushville Cem.]

Row 10:
55.    GIFFORD, Olive. d. 21 Dec 1853, 23y 1m 30d
                [2d] w/o Levi GIFFORD
                 [Olive, d/o Andrew & Anna (Rowland) WEATHERWAX]

56.    GIFFORD, Alida, d. 29 Sep 1850, 25y 7m 23d
                [1st] w/o Levi GIFFORD
                [Alida, d/o Gilbert & Cornelia (Weatherwax) VanDerCOOK]

57.    GIFFORD, Alida J[ane]., d. 19 Jan 1852, 2y 7m 14d
                d/o Levi & Alida GIFFORD
                [Levi, s/o Nathaniel & Elizabeth (Francisco) GIFFORD]
                [Elizabeth d/o Levi and Charity (Carpenter) FRANCISCO]

58.     GIFFORD, John G., d. 28 Aug 1817, 53y
                  ---stone now missing---

Row 11:
59.    Van BUSSUM, Peter*, d. 18 Mar 1877, 77y 9m
                 [Pieter, s/o Harmanus P. & Fytje/Sophia (Gerritse/Garrison) Van
                 BUSSEN]

60.    Van BUSSUM, Martha Van HOUTEN*,   d. 19 Jun 1877, 81y 5m
                 w/o Peter Van BUSSUM
                 [Martha/Metje, d/o Robert & Lenaw/Helen (Van Giesen) Van
                  HOUTEN]
                 *all on one stone

Row 12:
61.    LORD, Ethan*, d. 23 Feb 1871, 72y 2m
                 [s/o John & Olive (Everett) LORD]

         [Ethan Lord owned the property on which the cemetery is located, hence
          the name Lord Cemetery.]

62.    LORD, Paulina*, d. 4 Jan 1892, 85y 10m
                 w/o Ethan LORD
                 [Paulina, d/o Freeman W. & Mary (Skiff) PIERSON]

63.    LORD, Marietta*, d. 28 Nov 1900, 70y
                [d/o Ethan & Paulina (Pierson) LORD]
                * all on one stone

Row 13:
64.    Van BUSSON, Emma S., d. 23 Feb 1861, 20y 11m 18d
                 w/o Aaron Van BUSSON
                 [Aaron, s/o Peter & Martha (Van Hourten) Van BUSSUM

Row 14:
65. WIRE, Abigail*, d. 26 Jan 1842, 53y
               w/o Elder Samuel WIRE

66.    WIRE, Harriet*,   d. __ Dec 1833, 17y
               d/o Samuel & Abigail WIRE
               * all on one stone

Row 15:
67.     OVERACKER, Richard Mead, d. 7 Apr 1842, 11y 8m 16d
                 s/o Henry & Almira OVERACKER
                 [Henry, s/o Michael J. & Catherine (VanDerHoof) OVERACKER]

68.    OVERACKER, Cornelius, d. 29 May 1829, 22y
                 s/o William & Polly OVERACKER
                 ["Polly" is a common nickname for "Maria"/"Mary"]

69.    OVERACKER, William, d. 20 Feb 1825, 56y
                 [s/o Jurry OVERACKER]
                 [h/o Maria ____ ]

70.    ---stone missing---

71.    Van HOUTEN, Helen, d. 22 Nov 1859, 88y 2m 12d
                w/o Robert Van HOUTEN
                [Helen/Lenaw, d/o Johannes & Metje (Van Houten) GIESEN]

72.    Van HOUTEN, Robit,   d. 19 Apr 1827, 54y 21d
                [Robert, s/o Roelof R. & Antje (Hennion) VAN HOUTEN]

73.    ---stone broken---

74.    Van BUSSON, John A., d. 13 Sep 1852, 15y 7m 3d
                s/o Peter & Martha Van BUSSON

Row 16:
75.    DWELLE, Esther Maria, d. 12 Aug 1816, 7y 11m 27d
                d/o Lemuel & Lovina DWELLE

76.    DWELLE, Abraham F[rancis], d. 4 Aug 1816, 1y 1m 27d
                 s/o Lemuel & Lovina DWELLE

77.    DWELLE, Lovina, d. 14 Feb 1840, 61y 4d
                w/o Lemuel DWELLE
                [Lovina/Levyntie, d/o Abraham and Hester (VanDerCook)
                 FRANCISCO]
                [Lemuel, s/o Abner & Elizabeth (Brown) DWELLE]

78.    GAGE, Infant son, d. 22 Aug 1850, 1d
                s/o Marvin & Hester GAGE
                [Marvin s/o Amasa & Anna Barbara (Overacker) GAGE]
                [Hester d/o Ephraim & Cornelia (Francisco) WAGER]

79.    MARTIN, Asa, d. 2 Aug 1816, 3y 3m 3d
                 s/o Jacob & Lovina MARTIN
                 [Lovina/Lavintje, d/o Abraham & Jane (Francisco) GARRISON]

80.    MARTIN, John, d. 2 Jan 1840, 44y

81.    GRIFFITH, John G., d. 28 Aug 1817, 55y 7m 11d

Row 17:
82.    FRANCISCO, Cornelius, d. 5 Aug 1839, 55y 5m 11d
                 [s/o Thomas and Elizabeth (Mandeville) FRANCISCO]

83. GREEN, Caroline Blodget, d. 21 Nov 1841, 6m 11d
                d/o Staats & Susan (Blodgett) GREEN
                [Staats, s/o Richard & Mary (Edmonds) GREEN]
                [Susan, d/o Ludim & Submit (Eames) BLODGETT]

       [Staats & Susan GREEN are bur. Rushville Cem.; Ludim & Submit
        BLODGETT are bur. Baldwin's Corners Cem. - Veteran of Revolutionary
        War]

84.     ---stone illegible ---

85.    RIFENBERGH, Caroline, d. 13 Sep 1844, 17y 10m 15d
                d/o George J. & Phebe RIFENBERGH
                [Phebe d/o Levi and Charity (Carpenter) FRANCISCO]

86.    FRANCISCO, Levi B., d. 18 Apr 1830, 1y 5m 25d
                s/o Stephen L. & Mary FRANCISCO
                [Stephen L. s/o Levi & Charity (Carpenter) FRANCISCO]
                [Mary, 2nd wife, d/o Ephraim & Cornelia (Francisco) WAGER]

87.    FRANCISCO, Phebe, d. 9 Mar 1820, 26y 5m
                [1st] w/o Stephen L. FRANCISCO

88.    FRANCISCO, Charity, b. 3 Jan 1759 – d. 3 Aug 1831
                [2nd] w/o Levi FRANCISCO
                [d/o Benjamin & Mary (Searles) CARPENTER]

89.    FRANCISCO, Levi, b. 12 Mar 1757 – d. 7 Jan 1844
                [Levynus s/o John/Johannes & Aaltje (Doremus) FRANCISCO]
                [Veteran of Revolutionary War]

90.    ---stone broken---, d. __ Dec ___ , 24y 11m 9d

91.    PRATT, Mary L., d. 22 Dec 1851, 11m 18d
                 d/o Avery & Jane PRATT

92.    PRATT, Dorcus Lucretia, d. 11 May 1844, 2y 10m 10d
                 d/o Avery & Jane PRATT

93.    PRATT, Jane, d. 21 May 1858, 32y 1m 17d
                 w/o Avery PRATT

94.    GARRISON, Betsey, d. 29 Apr 1822, 27y 2m 2d
                 [1st] w/o John GARRISON, Jr.
                 [2nd wife, Elizabeth GAGE, d/o Amasa & Anna Barbara (Overacker)
                  GAGE]

95.    GARRISON, Jane, d. 1 May 1832, 66y 6m 2d
                 w/o Abra[ha]m GARRISON
                 [d/o John/Johannes and Aaltje (Doremus) FRANCISCO]

96.    [GARRISON, Abraham,   b. 25 Dec 1760 - d. 11 Aug 1833
                  [generally believed to be grave of Abraham GARRISON]
                  [Veteran of Revolutionary War]
                  ---stone missing---

Row 18:
97.    GREEN, _____, d. 9 Mar 1834, 4m 14d
                d/o ___d & ____ GREEN
                ---stone broken---

98.    DWELLE, Edwin D., b. 6 Dec 1832 – d. 19 Dec 1861, 29y 13d
                s/o Jervase & Eleanor DWELLE
                [Jervase s/o Lemuel & Lovina (Francisco) DWELLE]
                [m2 Eleanor ____ ]

99.    DWELLE, Abner,   d. 13 Oct 1839, 3y 7d

100.   DWELLE, Mary E.,   d. 8 Jan 1842, 17y 10m 14d
                 d/o Jervase & Polly DWELLE

101.   DWELLE, Lovina,   d. 22 Mar 1843, 14y 10m 4d
                 d/o Jervase & Polly DWELLE

102.   DWELLE, Catharine, d. 8 Feb 1844, 5y 8m 4d
                 d/o Jervase & Eleanor DWELLE

103.   DWELLE, Jervase,   d. 23 Sep 1850, 4y 20d
                 s/o Jervase & Eleanor DWELLE

          [Jervase DWELLE, Sr. and other family members are bur. Rushville Cem.]

104. DAYTON, David,   d. 1 Nov 1823, 39y

105.   DAYTON, Mary Fires*
          FIRES, Mary*, d. 20 May 1861, 74y 3m
                  formerly w/o David DAYTON
                  [d/o Levi and Charity (Carpenter) FRANCISCO]
                  [m2 John FIRES]
                  * on same stone

Row 19:
106.   GREEN, Mary, d. 18 Oct 1855, 83y
                  w/o Richard GREEN
                  Mary EDMONDS

107.   GREEN, Richard, d. 5 May 1819, 51y 5m 12d
                 [s/o Richard and Eva (Yates) GREEN]

108.    DWELLE, Polly, d. 3 Jan 1831, 32y 7m
                 [1st] w/o Jervase DWELLE

109.   HENIKA, Emanuel,   d. 14 May 1832, 75y
                  [his son, John, md. Hannah/Anna Barbara OVERACKER, d/o William
                   and Maria OVERACKER]
                  [Veteran of Revolutionary War]

110.   HENIKA, Rachael, d. 1 Sep 1829, 66y
                 [possibly a second wife]

111.   FRANCISCO, John, Jr., d. 27 Sep 1827, 56y 21d
                 [s/o John A. & Sarah (Mandeville) FRANCISCO]

112.    ---stone broken---

113.   FRANCISCO, John, d. 31 Dec 1832, 84y 5m 28d
                 [John A., s/o John/Johannes and Aaltje (Doremus) FRANCISCO]
                 [h/o Sarah, d/o Hendrick & Magdalena (Spiers) MANDEVILLE]
                 [Veteran of Revolutionary War]
                  ---stone now missing---

114.   FISHER, Jane,   d. 27 Feb 1826, 37y 4m19d
                consort of Christian FISHER
                [d/o Abraham & Jane (Francisco) GARRISON]
         [Abraham was a veteran of the Revolutionary War]
                ---stone now missing---

115.   WOOD, Morgan Monroe, d. 19 Oct 1833, 1y 5m 12d
                 s/o Lorin & Catherine WOOD

Listed in Thomas-Fisher Funeral Books and/or George Walther burial diary as buried Lord Cemetery:

116.   ABEAL, Eliz.-Mrs. Betsey, d. 27 Oct 1883, 83y
                bur. 29 Oct 1883, Lord Cem.
                [w/o Joseph M. Abeel]
                [Elizabeth, d/o Orrin & Harriet (Wilson) GAGE]
                ---stone missing---

117.   BLODGET, Harriet -Mrs. Joseph, d. 5 May 1882, 69y 5m
                 bur. 7 May 1882 Lord Cem.

118.    FAKE, Mrs. Ba[th]sheba B., d. 8 Nov 1891, 76y 9m, of pneumonia,
                 bur. Lord Cem.

119.    GAGE, Henry C., d. 3 Feb 1882, 38y, funeral at Middlesex,
                 bur. 5 Feb 1882, Lord Cem.
                 ---stone missing---

120.    GAGE, Infant of Uren, d. 20 Feb 1903 [town of] Gorham, 16d,
                   bur. Lord Cem.
                   [d/o Lorenzo D. "Ren" & Maude (Bellis) GAGE]
                   ---stone missing---

121.   GAGE, Henry, d. 26 Mar 1906, 3y, [town of ] Gorham
                   [s/o Lorenzo D. & Maude (Bellis) GAGE]
                   ---stone missing---

122.   GAGE, Lorenzo D., d. 21 Sep 1903, [town of] Gorham, 87y,
                  b. [town of] Gorham, bur. 24 Sep 1903, Lord Cem.
                  Charged to [his son] Marvin GAGE.

123.   GAGE, Michael, d. 13 Mar 1882, 77y, of typhoid, bur. Lord Cem.
                  [Michael, s/o Amasa & Anna Barbara (Overacker) GAGE
                  ---stone missing---

124.   LORD, Maryett, d. 28 Nov 1900, [town of] Gorham, 70y,
                   b. [town of] Gorham, bur. Lord Cem.

125.   LORD, Paulina, d. 4 Jan 1892, 86y, of LaGrippe,
                   bur. 6 Jan 1892, Lord Cem.

126.   SMITH, Wm, d. 27 Feb 1882, 16y, of typhoid, bur. Lord Cem.
                   ---stone missing---

127.   TURNER, Julia, d. 2 Mar 1904, [town of] Gorham, 73y, bur. Lord Cem.

128.   Van BUSSUM, Martha - Mrs. Peter, d. 19 Jun 1877, 81y,
                  bur. 21 Jun 1877, Lord Cem.

There may be, and it is believed there are, others of whom we have no record.

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