PLATT BURIAL GROUND (Part 1); Westport, Connecticut
Submitter: Anonymous
Date: 7 May 2000

"I reserve the west side of my lot appropriated for a burial ground for me and my children
 and my children's children forever..........."      Samuel Platt 1812

Maintained by the town of Westport and the Westport Garden Club. Located on Westport Ave.
(U.S.1) right at the border of Norwalk and Westport, Connecticut.



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        ELLA NEWCOMB					        HENRY PLATT
	daughter of Joseph and Sarah Platt			died 4/7/1870
	died 4/12/1860 					        age78 years, 2 months

        SARAH G. PLATT					        SARAH BURWELL
	died 5/20/1897, age 65 years				widow of Henry Platt
        JOSEPH H. PLATT						died 7/17/1887		
	died 1/2/1873, age 41 years, 1 month			age 88 years
	and 18 days

        several unmarked graves				

        CHARLOTTE E. BRADLEY		     	        ELIZA
	daughter of Edson and Sarah F. Bradley		daughter of John and Esther Platt
	died 12/25/1852, age 14 years, 2 months		died 1/9/1810, age 4 years, 2 months
	and 2 days
		
        two unreadable markers

        SARAH FRANCIS EDSON BRADLEY		                In memory of HANNAH PLATT
	died 5/13/1850, age 32 years, 9 months		        who died 18__
	and 14 days
						                age 81 years ?
        EDSON BRADLEY
	died 10/13/1886, age 71 years, 6 months	unreadable marker
	and 6 days

        MARIA R. BRADLEY				In memory of BETSY PLATT
	wife of Edson Bradley				who died 12/23/1845
	died 12/17/1899, age 71 years, 2 months		age ??
	and 5 days

        In memory of JOSEPH STURGES			In memory of  JOHN STURGES
	son of John and Ann Sturges		        who died 6/29/1846
	who died 4/8/1844, age 29 years			age 65
	____, 14 days
					                        In memory of ANN
        In memory of SARAH ANN 					wife of John Sturges
	wife of William Burwell and former			who died 8/2/1864, age 83 years,
	wife of Joseph Sturges				        5 months and 26 days
	who died 12/14/1849, age 38 years
	5 months and 8 days				In memory of JABEZ(?) PLATT
						        who died 4/12/1827, age 65 years
        In memory of JILLIN (?)
	wife of Jabez Platt
	who died 3/20/1845, in her 80th year