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Book Title: Irondequoit Story

TOWN CEMETERIES

    The Hooker Cemetery is located on the east side of Portland Ave. behind the
old Hooker Home, now occupied by Mrs. Ailing Clements, a descendent of the
Hooker family. This cemetery was a gift to the Town of Irondequoit by Mr.
Alexander Hooker in 1840, a year after the town was organized. It was used as a
public burying ground by the town until 1895 when the Culver Road Cemetery
ground was purchased.

   Until the Culver Road Cemetery was opened, the grounds of the Hooker Cemetery
were cared for by men known as Cemetery Trustees appointed by the Town Board.
From 1895 to 1932 some attention was given this plot by these trustees, but in
the face of indifference by the Board they became discouraged and since then the
grounds have received no attention. The law states that a sum of $300 annually
must be spent to care for such cemeteries. Since 1932 this sum has not been set
aside by the Board. This is the burial spot of all the early pioneers and is
really THE HISTORICAL SPOT of the Town. In respect for those citizens who
"cleared the forests and excited the earth to production" and made Irondequoit
"one of the best places in the world to live" we owe them a decent burial spot.
It is hoped that the present Town Board will remedy the mistake of previous
boards and make this a plot of ground to which we may point with pride.

   In 1953 and 1954 at the request of the historian, the Culver Post No. 2691 of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars undertook the job of clearing away the underbrush
and located the graves of thirteen veterans, including that of a soldier of the
Revolutionary War, one of the Black Hawk War, a third of the War of 1812 and ten
who served in the Civil War.

   Many of the men who served this town as Supervisors, Town Clerks, Justices
and many other capacities are buried there but their graves have been sadly
neglected for many years. The Town Board did replace the fence in 1955, but
there are many dead trees that should be removed, the ground should be cleared
and seeded and the fallen stones replaced.

   The Bradstreet Cemetery is located on Culver Road at Sea Breeze. It is a very
small private plot containing about seven graves. Its origin dates back to 1830
when a man by the name of Stephen Woodman who owned 100 acres of land at Sea
Breeze had a private cemetery on his farm. When Samuel Brad-street bought the
Woodman farm, the Woodman Cemetery became the Bradstreet Cemetery.

    Irondequoit Post No. 134 of the American Legion has assumed the care of this
plot.

   Rogers Cemetery is located on Armstrong Ave. near St. Paul Boulevard. It is a
very small plot of ground surrounded by a very fine iron fence.

   This ground was set aside by Ezra Rogers, brother of Hosea Rogers, as a
family burial plot. There are about five or six graves there. One grave contains
the body of Mr. Rogers' dog, Fred, his favorite hunting dog. When the dog died,
it is said that Mr. Rogers mourned many days. In a sentimental mood, he buried
the dog in the cemetery and placed a marker on its grave.

   Culver Road Cemetery is located on Culver Road near Hoffman Road. It was
formerly a part of the Evershed farm.

   Five acres were purchased by the Town on April 17, 1895 and on December 31,
1942 another 4.91 acres were added.

   There have been other private cemeteries in various parts of the town but
they have been closed and the bodies moved to other plots.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

IRONDEQUOIT STORY
A History of the Town of Irondequoit
(Suburb of Rochester, County of Monroe, State of New York)
COVERING THE YEARS 1839-1957
Collected and Compiled
by
MAUDE I. WEST, Town Historian

Published by The Town of Irondequoit


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