SMART CEMETERY - RUMNEY, Grafton County, NH Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Charolett Shorey-Bromley Croshaw ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. CharFive@aol.com SMART CEMETERY - RUMNEY, Grafton County, NH Location: Highway 25 West from Plymouth, NH. From Highland Street go 8.6 miles to Sandhill Rd. Turn right, go over a green bridge and go 0.3 miles to a fork in the road (Buffalo Road and Sandhill Rd) . On the right side of that fork is the Smart Cemetery. There is no name on the cemetery, however, Mrs. Iona Foster White, 89 year old resident of Wentworth, says as far as she knows it was always called The Smart Cemetery. It is a lovely, small cemetery, well kept with a white picket fence around it. The fence is held up by the original stone fence posts and you can see the peg holes in the stone posts. Old cemetery stones are sometimes hard to read or cannot be read at all. This information should be verified by cemetery records or town vital records. Compiled by Charlotte Shorey-Bromley Croshaw, September 2001. To be used for family genealogy research. This is a free service and cannot be reproduced for profit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Front row from left to right Nancy H. wife of Henry Heignez Died Jan. 6, 1890 - age 83 years 9 months. Henry H. Heignez Died April 25, 1886, age 82 years. Ruth G. Clifford June 11, 1810 - Nov. 11, 1826 Nathan Clifford Sept. 23, 1778 - Jan. 22, 1821 Lydia, wife of Nathan Clifford October 7, 1773 - June 30, 1869 Across the center path and way over to the right: Ancient stone - Cannot be read. 2nd row from left to right. 2 Ancient stones - cannot be read Helen Augusta (h?) Behind that stone: Mary A. dau. of Samuel and Mary Ann Burnham Died April 16, 1850 - age 3 years 8 months Helen Augusta was the dau. of Col. John or Jonathan P. ? and ?____ (cannot read), Burnham Died August 30, 1836 - age 8 (?) months old. (hard to read) Abigail Burnham Died March 12, 1863 - age 68 years. To the right of that stone: ancient stone - cannot read. Samuel Burnham Born in Hampton Falls, NH March 17, 1772 - Died in the town October 8, 1839, age 67. Honored as a man, beloved as a friend - (?) a Christian philosophy and lover of (the rest is unreadable) Mehitable, wife of Samuel Burnham Died March 5, 1845 - age 63 Third Row back on the left side: Eunice, wife of Samuel Smart Died April 18, 1859, age 90 years 11 months. Samuel Smart Died April 8, 1847, age 84 years 2 months. (Cannot read inscription) Military honor flag - Rev. War Vet. Big white Stone - 4 or 5th row back: Captain Samuel Smart Died August 19, 1895 age 78 years 6 months son of J and R Smart Flag holder in shape of a star with US in the middle of the star. Lucetta Williamson Dec. 24, 1827 May 3, 1907 Cora, dau. of David C. and Lucetta Williamson Died July 5, 1865 age 9 years 4 months Captain James Smart son of J and R Smart Died March 26, 1885 age 71 years 2 months Military Flag - GAR Same row but way over to the right: Elisha, son of Jeremiah and Relief Smart Died Jan. 6, 1847, age 23 years 3 mo's. Infants of J and R Smart (no dates) Jeremiah Smart Died Feb. 23, 1860 age 71 Relief, wife of Jeremiah Smart Died Dec. 8, 1876, age 81 years 5 months. Behind the Smart family stones is a regular white sandstone marker. Lucy wife of Mahurin (?) Haines Died April 4, 1858, age 41 years. Mathius Haines Died Nov. 15, 1825, age 33 years. Sarah, wife of Mathius Haines Died Dec. 5, 1846, age 52 years. Behind the Haines stones is a built up, garden like, plot with 3 stones. Hezekiel Mathews Died April 25, 1867, age 69 years. Sarah Piper, wife of Hezekiel Mathews Died Oct. 24, 1881, age 83 years, 2 months. Behold I come and ? (cannot read) Greenough - Creenough? M. Sawyer Died Oct. 22, 1875, age 23 years 8 months. Far left - very back row: Charles F. Sandborn Feb. 25, 1835 - March 17, 1910 Celia, (spelling ?) wife of Charles F. Sandborn Died July 10, 1891, age 61 years Ne_son F. Sandborn (Stone chipped Nelson ?) Jan. 22, 1888 - June 16, 1908 Lyoia Piper, wife of John Sanborn Died Oct. 29, 1868, age 78 years ? Mother - Heaven with you? (cannot read) At the far right, very back of the cemetery: GWB died (82 years?) cannot read and second stone cannot read. Very back, right hand corner of cemetery, a tall white steeple like stone: In Memory of Mrs. Esther Burns wife of Honorable Samuel Burns Who died Aug. 11, 1846 - age 68 years. The sweet remembrances of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust. Second side: My father Third side: In memory of Honorable Samuel Burns Died March 29, 1849, age 76 years. Who does not feel, Who does not mourn his loss Fourth side: My Mother. Right of this stone, a small white stone: GIBSON (on top of stone) Front of stone: David G. Burns May 10, 1823 - Feb. 2, 1886 In front of these stones is ancient slate stones, not readable. Up front on the right side: Ancient stones, military flags, possibly from the Revolution- cannot read Benjamin Clifford Died Jan. 1, 1857, age 62 Charlotte, wife of Benjamin Clifford Died Sept. 17, 1854, age 58 Sara Ann, daughter of Benjamin and Charlotte Clifford Died June 16, 1842, age 13 Benjamin A., son of Benjamin and Charlotte Clifford Died May 1, 1850, age 15 Far right of the Clifford stones are two ancient stones. One is unreadable: JH died March 4, 1815, age 18. This stone is on the far right of a stone which says: Elizabeth A. Blodgett Died Feb. 17, 1873, age 57 years. Jonathan Blodgett Died June 18, 1827, age 77 years 10 days Inscription - cannot read - Rev. War Soldier Esther, widow of Jonathan Blodgett Died May 28, 1840, age 89 years 11 months 2 days. Major Jonathan Blodgett Died Aug. 25, 1827, age 57 years Flag holder - circle with a star in it - US Sarah, widow of Major Jonathan Blodgett Died Oct. 23, 1849, age 73 years 2 stones - cannot read. Roxanna F. Blodgett Died Sept. 17, 1859 Betsey Blodgett Died Sept. 25, 1851 - age 57 Elizabeth A. Blodgett Died Feb. 17, 1873, age 57