WASHBURN CEMETERY

(Formerly known, incorrectly, as the Conklin-Washburn Cemetery)
Deep Run Road (County Rd. #1) at Conklin Rd.
Town of Gorham, Ontario Co., New York
Read by Lyn Wilson and Margaret Maysonet ca. 1995 - verified and transcribed 2000

Row 1:
1.        WASHBURN, Marshall, 27 Mar 1830 - 24 Jun 1849
                      s/o J. & C. WASHBURN
                      [s/o Joshua & Christina (Wager) WASHBURN]

2.       WASHBURN, John W., 1828 - 1903
                     [s/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN; b. 15 Jan 1828 -
                     d. 26 Mar 1903]

3. DAINES, Mary C., w/o John W. WASHBURN
[b. Oct 1843; d/o George Y. DAINS, town of Torrey, Yates Co., NY]

Row 2:
4.       WASHBURN, Alida J., d. 23 Oct 1860, 27y 23d
                     d/o R. & E. WASHBURN, w/o Byron GAGE
                     [b. 30 Sep 1833; d/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN]
5.       WASHBURN, Mary Ann, d. 23 Jan 1853, 25y 8m 16d
                     d/o Richard & Elizabeth WASHBURN
                     [b. 7 May 1827, Ontario Co., NY]

6. WASHBURN, Marshall, d. 14 Oct 1858, 2m
s/o Joshua & Phebe WASHBURN

7.       WASHBURN, Richard, d. 20 Jun 1867, 79y 4m 24d
                    [s/o Isaac & Sarah (Purdy) WASHBURN; b. 26 Jan 1787, Dutchess Co.,
                     NY]

8.        WASHBURN, Elizabeth, d. 15 Feb 1855, 64y 8m 8d
                      w/o Richard WASHBURN
                      [d/o Abraham and Hester (VanDerCook) FRANCISCO; b. 12 Nov 1790;
                      chr. 3 Jul 1791, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY]

9.        GAGE, Amasa, 30 Nov 1826 - 26 Sep 1903, 76y 9m 27d
                       [s/o Marvin & Hester (Wager) GAGE; b. town of Gorham, Ontario Co.,
                        NY]

10.        WASHBURN, Elizabeth F., d. 6 Jul 1864, 34y 10m 19d
                       w/o Amasa GAGE, d/o R. & E. WASHBURN
                       [Elizabeth Frances; b. 18 Aug 1829; md. 29 Nov 1848;
                        d/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN]

11. GAGE, Infant, d. 2 Jun 1852, age 9m
ch/o Amasa & Elizabeth GAGE

12. GAGE, Infant, d. 12 Jun 1853, age 1wk
ch/o Amasa & Elizabeth GAGE

13. KETCHAM, William, d. 24 Feb 1887, 68y
[b. ca. 1819, s/o Joseph & Alida “Ollie” (VanNess) KETCHAM]

14.        WASHBURN, Emmaline A., d. 6 Feb 1912, 88y
                       w/o William Ketcham
                       [b. 25 Aug 1825; d/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN]

15.        KETCHAM, Alida, d. 14 Oct 1864, 4y 14d
                      d/o Wm. & Emmaline A. Ketcham    "Our Alida - Our Pet, we miss thee"
                      [d/o William & Emmaline A. (Washburn) KETCHAM]

Row 3:
16.       WASHBURN, Richard O., d. 7 May 1844, 6y 11m 12d
                      s/o Joshua & Christina WASHBURN
                      [b. 25 Jun 1837, town of Gorham, Ontario Co., NY]

17.       WASHBURN, Christina, d. 31 May 1844, 38y 2d 11m
                     w/o Joshua WASHBURN
                    [b. 20 Mar 1806; d/o Ephraim & Cornelia (Francisco) WAGER]

18.       SNOOK, Mary, d. 4 Aug 1849, 80y 1m 20d
                     w/o James Snook
                     [b. ca. 1769, Orange Co., NY. Sister of Sarah (Purdy) WASHBURN;
d/o Stephen and Hester (Bailey) PURDY]

19.       WASHBURN, Mary, d. 28 Sep 1842, 46y
                      [d/o Isaac & Sarah (Purdy) WASHBURN; According to Bible:
                       b. 3 Sep 1796 - d. 18 Sep]

20.        WASHBURN, Sarah, d. 16 Aug 1821, 21y
                       d/o Isaac & Sarah WASHBURN
                       [b. 31 Dec 1800, Rensselaer Co., NY]

21.        WASHBURN, Sarah, d. 20 Apr 1839, 77y
                       Consort/o Isaac WASHBURN
                       [Sarah PURDY, b. 12 Nov 1762, Orange Co., NY; md. Sep 1781;
d/o Stephen and Hester (Bailey) PURDY]

22.        WASHBURN, Isaac, d. 14 Sep 1829, 77y
                       [s/o Isaac and Mehetebel WASHBURN; b. 7 Apr 1752, Westchester
                        Co., NY; Dutchess 2nd Regt., Revolutionary War]

23.        WASHBURN, John, d. 7 Jul 1856, 72y 3m 16d
                       [s/o Isaac & Sarah (Purdy) WASHBURN; b. 22 Mar 1784, Dutchess
                        Co., NY]

24. WASHBURN, William K., d. 10 Mar 1892, 24y
[s/o Michael & Catherine (Fisher) WASHBURN; b. 28 Dec 1867]

25. WASHBURN, Michael A., d. 26 Mar 1871, 51y 5m
[s/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN; b. 8 Oct 1819]

26.         WASHBURN, Catherine L., d. 2 Oct 1879, 41y
                        w/o Michael WASHBURN
                        [d/o Christian & Candace (Case) FISHER; b. 13 Jun 1838, town of
                         Gorham, Ontario Co., NY; md. 27 Mar 1861]

27.        WASHBURN, Norman W., d. 22 Mar 1862, 5m 9d
                       s/o Marvin G. & _    WASHBURN
                       [s/o Marvin G. & Philinda (Fake) WASHBURN. Marvin, Sr., s/o Joshua &
                       Christina WASHBURN; Philinda d/o Henry & Bathsheba ( Ladd) FAKE]

Row 4:
28.        WASHBURN, Benjamin, d. 14 Jul 1873, 84y
                       [s/o Isaac & Sarah (Purdy) WASHBURN; b. 18 Nov 1788, Dutchess Co.,
                        NY]

29.         WASHBURN, Lovina, d. 21 Jan 1875, 82y
                        w/o Benjamin WASHBURN

30. WASHBURN, Lyman, 4 Apr 1818 - 28 Jun 1887
[s/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

31. WASHBURN, George T., d. 27 Mar 1884, 46y
[s/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

32. ARNOLD, Ema S., d. 13 Dec 1855, 12y 7m 14d
d/o Alex & S. E. ARNOLD

33. ARNOLD, John W., d. 13 Nov 1855, 20y 7m 23d
s/o Alex & S. E. ARNOLD

34. ARNOLD, Allethra, d. (stone broken)
d/o Alexander & Samantha ARNOLD

35. ARNOLD, William A., d. 8 Apr 1835, 1y 10m 25d
s/o A. & S. E. ARNOLD

36. WASHBURN, Frank G., d. 29 Jun 1891, 29y
[Franklin G.; s/o Richard M. & Anna Barbara (Gage) WASHBURN]

37. WASHBURN, Richard M., 18 Feb 1822 - 15 Jan 1878
[s/o Richard & Elizabeth (Francisco) WASHBURN]

38.        WASHBURN, Anna B., 1838 - 1919
                       w/o Richard M. WASHBURN
                       [Anna Barbara, d/o Marvin & Hester (Wager) GAGE; b. 26 May 1837,
                        Ontario Co., NY; md. 5 Mar 1856; d. 3 May 1919]

Row 5:
39.        WASHBURN, Wellington E., d. 3 Apr 1858, 24y
                       [s/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

40.        WASHBURN, Zephaniah, 24 Aug 1818, 4y
                       [s/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

41. WASHBURN, William, d. 29 Aug 1816, 2y
[s/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

42. WASHBURN, Margaret, d. 12 Apr 1834, 3y
[d/o Benjamin & Lovina WASHBURN]

43.         FRANCISCO, Clarissa, d. 26 Sep 1852, 52y
                       [d/o Abraham & Hester (VanDerCook) FRANCISCO; b. 27 Dec 1796;
                        chr. 4 Feb 1797, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY]

44.        WAGAR, Ephraim, d. 7 Apr 1848, 81y 9m
                       [Eberhard Ephraim, b. 24 May 1766, Rynebeck, Dutchess Co., NY;
                        s/o Eberhard & Catherana (Scheever/Shaver) WAGER]

45.        WAGER, Cornelia, d. 22 Oct 1852, 78y 7m 16d
                       w/o Ephraim Wager
                       [d/o Abraham and Hester (VanDerCook) FRANCISCO; b. 6 Mar 1774,
                       Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., NY; md. 3 Feb 1791]

46.        VAN VLECK, Esther, d. 6 Mar 1837, 49y
                      w/o Joseph Van Vleck
                      [d/o Abraham & Hester (VanDerCook) FRANCISCO; b. 16 May 1789,
                      Rensselaer Co., NY]

47.        READ, Emma A., 1857 - 1927
                      [Emmaline A., d/o Richard M. & Anna B. (Gage) WASHBURN, b. 17
                       Dec 1857, Ontario Co., NY; w/o DeForest READ]

48.        READ, DeForest E., 1858 - 1947
                      [b. 31 Jan 1858, town of Potter, Yates Co., NY; s/o Austin & Elizabeth G.
                      (Irwin) READ]

Burials noted in Thomas-Fisher Funeral Books, but for which there are no existing headstones:

49. GAGE, Clara, d. 4 Apr 1899, town of Gorham, 26y; b. town of Gorham;
Funeral charged to family. [d/o Orrin D. and Harriet (Wilson) GAGE]

50.        GAGE, ____, Infant of Burt Gage, d. 9 Apr 1899, 2m 1d, b./d town of Gorham;
                      Male, b. 9 Feb 1899, d. 10 Apr 1899; Parents: Burt [Albert Earl] and Mary
                      [L.] (Sherborn) / [Sherburne] Gage.    Albert Earl, s/o Orrin Doolittle and
                      Harriet N. (Wilson) GAGE]

51. GAGE, Byron, d. 12 Oct 1901, 70y 2m 19d, d. town of Gorham, funeral
charged to Richard Hall. [s/o Marvin and Hester (Wager) GAGE]

52.        WASHBURN, Mrs. Phebe/Phoebe, d. 18 Mar 1902, 86y, d. town of Gorham
                       [w2/o Joshua Washburn; d/o Joseph and Alida “Ollie” (VanNess)
                        KETCHAM]

53. BELLIS, Edna, d. 23 Sep 1906, Potter. Father: Storey, b. Ontario Co.,
Mother: Katie [Cooper], b. Ontario Co. [Related to the Gage family]

NOTES:
Christina (Wager) WASHBURN, Joshua WASHBURN and m2 Phebe (Ketcham) WASHBURN were reinterred in the Rushville Cemetery at the direction of Edwin Washburn, s/o Joshua and Phebe. They are buried along with children of the second family.)

Abraham & Hester (VanDerCook) FRANCISCO are bur. Pine Corners Cem., Rushville, Yates Co., NY. Abraham, s/o Johannes and Aaltje (Doremus) FRANCISCO; Hester, d/o Michael and Cornelia (VanNess) VanDerCOOK.

Alexander & Samantha ARNOLD are bur. Pine Corners Cem., Rushville, Yates Co., NY. Not related to the WASHBURNs, the ARNOLDs were neighbors briefly and initially bought 5 ac. from Isaac WASHBURN between Isaac and Benjamin's homes. Alexander s/o Abraham, b. NH and Lorain (Slipperly) ARNOLD.

Sources:
Thomas-Fisher Funeral Books; Town of Gorham Vital Records; Washburn Bibles; Schagticoke Dutch Reformed Church Records, Rensselaer Co., NY; Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Dutchess Co., NY; “History of Cottage City”, unpublished notes of Leora Cratsley, Historian (and family descendant); Washburn Cem. tombstones; Diary of Ephraim Wager; William Arnold notes; Pine Corners Cem. tombstones.

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