CEMETERY: Old Burial Ground; Camden, Oneida co. NY submitted by Kathy Last (kllast at juno.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/newyork/newyork.html http://files.usgwarchives.org/ny/oneida/cemeteries/camden/oldburial.txt submitted date: June 8, 2006 ************************************************ Old Burial Ground, Mexico Street, Camden This cemetery is located on Mexico Street in the village of Camden. Many of the early settlers of Camden are buried here. The cemetery is well maintained however many of the stones are badly worn, some to the point of being totally illegible. In addition to the 20 stones that were completely illegible there were approximatley 20 field stones with no inscriptions. The tombstones in this cemetey were copied by Kathleen Last and Virginia Ackerman on May 9, 2000. Allen, Isaac died Jul 24, 1848 age 79 yrs Allen, Sally, wife of Isaac Allen, died Sep. 6, 1846 Allen, Semantha died April 19, 1839 age 33 yrs Bailey (rest of stone illegible) Bailey, Elijah died Aug. 11, 1838 age 76 yrs Bailey, Roxana, dau of Elijah & Sarah Bailey, died Sep. 17, 1824 Bailey, Winthrop died June 20, 1836 age 37 yrs Baldwin, Easter, wife of Rufus Baldwin, died July 15, 1832, age 62 yrs Barnes, Abigail, wife of Robert M. Barnes, died Mar. 5, 1818 age 52 yrs Barnes, Clarissa, wife of Tillotson Barnes, died May 14, 1826 age 33 yrs Barnes, Garry died Oct. 24, 1812 age 21 yrs Barnes, Harriet died Sep. 12, 1812 age 19 yrs Barnes, Isaac died May 29, 1819 age 75 yrs Barnes, Lucy, wife of Isaac Barnes, died Feb. 18, 1819, age 67 yrs Barnes, Saly, son of Tillotson & Clarissa Barnes, died July 7, 1827 age 10 yrs Brown, Elizabeth, wife of (illegible) Brown, died May 27, 1824 age 42 yrs Brown, Nathan died June 3, 1831 age 38 yrs Bryan, Sally, wife of Lemuell Bryan, died Aug 17, 1834 age 44 yrs Byington, Heman died Sep. 27, 1834 age 60 yrs Byington, Patience, wife of Heman Byington, died June 7, 1844 age 70 yrs Clark, Fanny, dau of Bennet & Mercy Cobb, (no dates) Cleaveland, Samuel H. died Aug. 11, 1820 age 52 yrs Cobb, (ilegible), dau of Bennet & Mercy Cobb, died June 1 1836 (age illegible) Cobb, Bennet, Deacon, died April 8, 1870 age 84 yrs Cobb, Joann R. dau of Dea. Bennet & Mercy Cobb, died June 17, 1838 age 23 yrs Cobb, Matilda, dau of Bennet & Mercy Cobb, died Dec. 3, 1836 age 18 yrs Cobb, Mercy, wife of Dea. Bennet Cobb, died April 18, 1838 age 49 yrs Cook, Elvira, wife of Solon Cook, died May 4, 1823 age 25 yrs Cook, Oliver died Dec. 30, 1838 age 83 yrs Cook, Submit, wife of Oliver Cook, died July 20, 1846 age 94 yrs Curtiss, Elihu died Jan. 11, 1815 age 59 yrs Curtiss, Joseph died Jan. 11 1812 age 67 yrs Curtiss, Major Jesse, Revolutionary War, died Mar. 28, 1821 age 88 yrs Doolittle, Louisa, wife of Charles H. Doolittle, died July 20, 1836 age 26 yrs 7 mos Doten, Ebenezer died Feb. 22, 1856 age 93 yrs 6 mos Doten, Rebekah, wife of Ebenezer Doten, died Aug. 1, 1837 age 77 yrs Dunbar, Capt. Joel died Dec. 31, 1827 age 75 yrs Dunbar, Rebecca, wife of Joel Dunbar (stone broken no dates) Elden, Elizabeth, wife of John Elden, died Oct. 19, 1834 age 82 yrs Frisbie, Maria, wife of James Frisbie, died Dec. 15, 1833 age 30 yrs. Humeston, Lucy, wife of Zenas Humeston, died Mar. 3, 1827 age 52 yrs Humeston, Zenas died Dec. 8, 1833 age 60 yrs Johnson, Eliphalet died Mar. 3, 1818 age 72 yrs Johnson, Honor, wife of Calvin Johnson died Mar. 30, 1819 age 27 yrs Johnson, Joseph E., Rev. War, 5th Conn. Batt., (no dates on stone) Johnson, Mary, wife of Eliphalet Johnson, died Feb. 26, 1817 Matthews, Lyman, son of Aaron & Sarah Matthews, died Jan. 13, 1838 age 4 yrs Matthews, Thaddeus H., son of Aaron & Sarah H. Matthews, died June 28, 1840 age 4 yrs McIntire, Burdet, son of Horace & Belief McIntire, drowned Sept. 28, 1828 age 3 yrs 8 mos Miner, Judson Newell, son of H. J. & A. M. Miner, died Feb. 26, 1836, age 8 mos 19 dys Miner, son of H J. & A. M. (rest of stone missing) Northrup, Hannah, wife of Gideon Northrup, died Sep. 10, 1824 age 69 yrs Norton, Irene B., wife of Orson Norton, died Jan. 11, 1838 age 72 yrs Norton, Maryann, dau of J. & M. Norton died Apr. 11, 1833 age 7 yrs Osborn, Esther, dau of D. & E. Osborn, died Jan. 21, 1818 age 3 yrs Osborn, Mercy D., wife of David Osborn Jr., died Mar. 14, 1842 age 29 yrs Osborn, Potter, son of D. & E. Osborn,, died Apr. 11, 1816 age 12 yrs Peck, Elizabeth, wife of Henry Peck, died Sep 11, 1842 age 77 yrs Peck, Henry, died Feb. 24, 1833 Peck, Mary, dau of Henry & Elizabeth Peck, died Mar. 17, 1820, age 26 yrs Peck, Melzar, son of H. & E. Peck, died June 23, 1822 age 23 yrs Pike, Harriet, wife of Thomas Pike, died Mar. 10, 1838 age 25 yrs Pond, Bartholomew died Mar. 21, 1810 age 73 yrs Pond, Bartholomew died March 31, 1859 age 95 yrs Pond, Beriah died Mar. 14, 1836 age 78 yrs Pond, Elizabeth, wife of Bartholomew Pond, died December 8, 1839 age 72 yrs Pond, Hannah, wife of Willis Pond, died Dec. 22, 1857 age 71 yrs Pond, Lucy widow, died Mar. 1, 1822 age 84 yrs Pond, Martha, dau of Curtiss & Martha Pond, died Nov. 11, 1833 age 19 yrs Preston, (illegible) wife of John Preston, died Nov. 11, 1835 age 32 yrs Preston, Abner died 24 Nov 1833 age 52 yrs Preston, Amy, wife of Caleb Preston, (date illegible) age 73 yrs Preston, Caleb died Feb. 27, 1813 age 67 yrs Preston, Frances, dau of William R. & Sarah Preston, died Nov. 11, 1832 age 4 yrs Preston, Honor, wife of Noah Preston, died Nov. 22, 1847 age 82 yrs Preston, Noah died Apr. 04, 1835 age 72 yrs Preston, Olive dau of Noah & Honor Preston, died Oct. 17, 1815 age 19 yrs 7 mos Preston, William R., died Aug 4, 1834 age 44 yrs Ranson, Dr. Whitman V. died Nov. 3, 1847 age 26 yrs Root, Lavenia, wife of Riley Root, died June 25, 1834 age 31 yrs Sanford, Jane F., dau of S. & P. Sanford, died Oct. 19, 1839 age 22 yrs Sanford, Jonah, died Nov. 15, 1824 age 75 yrs Sanford, Laurana died Mar. 26, 1837 age 78 yrs Smith, Anna, wife of Ephriam Smith, died Sep. 11, 1827 age 73 yrs Smith, Ephriam died Dec. 11, 1831 age 79 yrs Smith, Rev. Henry, 2nd. Minister of the 1st. Congregational Church & Society in Camden, died Jul. 19, 1826 age 48 yrs Soper, infant son of Amos Soper, died Apr. (rest illegible) Spencer, Caroline, wife of Watson Spencer, died Oct. 26, 1833 age 42 yrs Spencer, infant son of Watson & Caroline Spencer, died Oct. 3, 1821 Spencer, William S. died Aug. 23, 1831 age 28 yrs Sperry Charlotte, dau of Josiah C. & Charry Sperry, died Mar. 8, 1815 age 19 dys Sperry, Betsey, wife of Andrew Sperry, died Apr. 18, 1835 age 37 ys Sperry, son of (illegible) & Abigail Sperry, died (illegible) 24, 1810 Stevens, Gilbert M. son of Wm. & Merinda Stevens, died Nov. 2, 1820 age 4 yrs Stevens, Helen, wife of M. H. Stevens, died Aug 19, 1835 age 23 yrs Stevens, Henry Dewight, son of M. H. & H. Stevens, died Mar. 21, 1833 age 1 yr Stevens, Martin died Feb. 14, 1832 age 72 yrs Stevens, Nettie C., dau of Samuel H. Stevens, died Sep. 16, 1825 age 2 yrs Stevens, Sybill, dau of Sam'l H. & Susanna Stevens, died June 24, 1822 age 12 hours Stevens, Sylvester died Oct. 3, 1812 age 22 yrs Stevens, Wealthena died Aug. 18, 1812 age 18 yrs Stone, Isaac died Nov. 2, 1839 age 72 yrs Stone, Nancy, wife of Isaac Stone, died Feb. 1, 1838 age 65 yrs Strong, Martha E., wife of Solomon Strong, died 27 Dec 1808 Tillson, Catharine L. dau of T. & H. Tillson, died Sept. 25, 1838 age 15 yrs 4 mos (Tillson), Hannah died Dec. 3, 1843 Tillson, Lucy D. died July 20, 1845 age 49 yrs Tuttle, (illegible) died Oct. 3, 1836 age 28 yrs Tuttle, Andrew died Oct. 19, 1829 Tuttle, Elizabeth, dau of Andrew & Philone Tuttle, died Feb. 1811 age 10 yrs Tuttle, Philone, wife of Andrew Tuttle, died Nov. 7, 1836 age 77 yrs Tuttle, Sarah, wife of Andrew Tuttle, died Oct. 16, 1813 age 37 yrs Upson (illegible) dau of Erastus & Cynthia Upson, died Apr. 9, 1820 age 11 yrs Warner, Capt. Henry died May 17, 1821 age 79 yrs Warner, Lemuel died July 23, 1824 age 46 yrs Whipple, John, son of Anthony & Sarah Jane Whipple, died Feb. 12, 1840 Woods, Samuel died Apr. 16, 1824 age 32 yrs Last name illegible: , Sally, wife of Ebenezer (?), died May 3, 1837 age 75 yrs , Mary, wife of Louis H....., died Mar. 4, 1834 age 27 yrs , Ruth, wife of (?), died Oct. 17, 1842, age 65 yrs , Nancy C., dau of John & (illegible) died Mar. 26, 1811 age 1 yr 3 mos , Joel H. age 3 yrs , John H. age 3 yrs Complete name illegible: .......died Sep. 30, 1815 age 19 yrs There is a large monument in the front section of the cemetery with the following inscription: A Memorial to the Patriots who served in the War of the Revolution and are buried in the Town of Camden. Erected by the Camden Chapter of D.A.R. July 4, 1899. Bailey, Elijah Johnson, Joseph Barnes, Jonathan Munson, Lieut. Levi Barnes, Zophar Parke, Daniel Brown, David Penfield, Jesse Brown, Ichabod Pond Beriah Cain, John Pond, Bartholomew Collins, Abel Pond, Iri Cook, Oliver Preston, Noah Curtiss, Benjamin Rice, Aaron Seth Curtiss, Major Jesse Sanford, Jonah Dean, Daniel Steadman, Lemuel Dunbar, Joel Stevens, William Elden, John Upson, Ashbel Harvey, Jonathan Whaley, Theophilus Johnson, Corp. Joseph Wilson, Capt. John Johnson, Eliphalet Wood, Samuel